Jakarta Trip Overview
You will see the beautiful city of Jakarta, national monuments, and lunch with local food menus. Jakarta is great place to learn more about Indonesia’s complicated history, variety of culture and unique heritage of Indonesia. There are many historical places that prove that Indonesia’s great history took place in Jakarta. The historical tour presents the uniqueness of Jakarta City with various kinds of history, culture and tradition.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Jakarta, Indonesia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
You will see the beautiful city of Jakarta, national monuments, and lunch with local food menus. Jakarta is great place to learn more about Indonesia’s complicated history, variety of culture and unique heritage of Indonesia. There are many historical places that prove that Indonesia’s great history took place in Jakarta. The historical tour presents the uniqueness of Jakarta City with various kinds of history, culture and tradition.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sunda Kelapa Harbour, Jakarta 12430 Indonesia
To close the trip today, we will visit the oldest port in Jakarta, the port that witnessed the heyday of the Netherlands when it controlled the entire spice trade in Indonesia. Until now, the port is still operating for Domestic Shipping with Traditional Phinisi wooden Boats that are neatly arranged anchored in the Port.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jakarta Old Town, Jl. Kali Besar Timur S parman street, Jakarta 11470 Indonesia
Visit Dutch Town or Old Town which will make you feel like you are in Amsterdam because the entire building in the Dutch Town area has a Dutch style of building. Dutch Town or the old town of Batavia used to be the center of Dutch rule when colonizing Indonesia, therefore in this area, there were former governor’s offices, banks, hospitals, post offices, and courthouses, which are now converted into museums.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Jakarta History Museum (Fatahillah Museum), Jln. Fatahillah Taman 1 Old Batavia, Jakarta 11110 Indonesia
Fatahillah Museum is also known as The Jakarta History Museum. Originally built by Dutch in 1710 used for Jakarta City Hall or “Staad Huis” furnished with antique furnishing, porcelains, old map and portraits, underwater jail and other items used by former Dutch Governor-General. Fatahillah Museum is one of the popular museums which is often visited by tourist who want to know about Dutch Colonialism in Indonesia.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Wayang Museum, Jl. Pintu Besar Utara 27, Jakarta 11110 Indonesia
Visit the Puppet Museum and find great collections of Indonesia’s cultural heritage. An Old Dutch Colonial house which contains great collections of Javanese leather puppets, wooden puppets, and masks of Indonesia and some other parts of the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Monument (MONAS), Jl. Silang Monas, Jakarta 10110 Indonesia
Visit the National Monument which is in the middle of Merdeka Square is a 132 Meter tall monument with a gold-leaf flame on top, symbolizes the nation’s independence. This is one of the highlights of Jakarta City. The basement of the monument houses an exhibit of 48 dioramas depicting the history of Indonesia from prehistoric times to the present.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: National Museum, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12 Central Jakarta, Jakarta 10110 Indonesia
Continue our tour to the National Museum that located in Merdeka square area. The national museum is the first and biggest museum in Southeast Asia. This cultural center offers excellent displays of History, Archeology, and Religion, exhibiting important collections from international sites.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Jakarta Cathedral, Jl. Kathedral no. 7-B Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, Jakarta 10710 Indonesia
Step in together with our professional tour guide to the most famous Neo Gothic Style Architecture Catholic Church in Jakarta built during colonial years. Get a nice photos in many spot of the church while our guide provides you with all required information.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Istiqlal Mosque, Jl. Taman Wijaya Kusuma Central Jakarta, Jakarta 10710 Indonesia
Explore every place of the biggest mosque in Southeast Asia inside and outside of the building and hear the explanation about it from our expert tour guide. Get a recommended place to take a good photo in every beautiful place of the mosque from our guide.
Duration: 30 minutes
