Indonesia · Culture

Jakarta Indonesian Culture in half Day

6 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Central Jakarta. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit Taman Mini Indonesia Indah for a glimpse of Indonesia’s provinces and cultures
  • 02 Explore Museum Indonesia’s collections of art, crafts, and traditional clothing
  • 03 Pass by Jakarta landmarks including Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, and MONAS
  • 04 See Glodok Chinatown and its traditional market atmosphere
  • 05 Take photos in Jakarta Old Town among historic colonial-era buildings
  • 06 Visit Sunda Kelapa Old Harbour and see traditional Phinisi schooners
  • 07 Stop at a batik shop to discover one of Indonesia’s best-known cultural arts

Discover Jakarta through a half-day journey that blends Indonesia’s cultural diversity, historic landmarks, and local atmosphere. Begin at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and Museum Indonesia, where traditional houses, regional culture, arts, crafts, and clothing offer a snapshot of the archipelago in one place.

Continue into the city for a look at Jakarta’s historic and civic highlights, including pass-bys of Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, and MONAS. The experience also takes you through Glodok Chinatown, Old Batavia, and Sunda Kelapa Old Harbour, with time to stop at a batik shop and enjoy local food at your own expense.

Discover Jakarta through a half-day journey that blends Indonesia’s cultural diversity, historic landmarks, and local atmosphere.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Jakarta
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Beautiful Minipark of Indonesia

We leave the place you stay to Indonesia miniature park of Indonesia normally 45 minutes, then we will spend time in go around the area, inside of miniature park you can see a lot of Indonesia pavilions in total provinces is 34 right now with different houses and Its culture, sometimes there are a lot of festival, event and gathering from inter-island which you Will see in this park within 1 hour or less. After that we drive to central Jakarta visiting museum, Chinatown and old town.

Museum Indonesia

Still inside miniature park area, beside of pavilion, also museum Indonesia is interesting to explore.

This museum concentrates on the art and culture of various ethnic groups that inhabit the archipelago and form the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia. This museum has a Balinese architectural style and is decorated with various fine and beautiful Balinese carvings and statues. This museum holds a collection of various arts, crafts, traditional and contemporary clothing from various regions in Indonesia. After explore the museum and miniature park we proceed you to north passing by Central Jakarta.

Local Food or cafe Batavia

After Miniature park of Indonesia we just exit the area, back to Central city within 1 hour or less and we stop at the restaurant. You have to try the local food, served by medium class not so street food or Batavia cafe is recommended by your additional expenses, We just spend time for relaxed before continue to other experience.

Batik Shop

Arriving at Batik shop you can select to buy. Batik is the work of the Indonesian people which is a combination of art and technology from the ancestors of the Indonesian people. Indonesian batik can develop to an unmatched level both in design/motif and process. Various batik patterns containing meaning and philosophy will continue to be explored from various customs and cultures that have developed in Indonesia. After that Proceed to Old town.

Pass by Istiqlal Mosque

After the miniature park, lunch and Batik, we just pass by in sightseeing the modern mosque in Jakarta called Istiqlal design by famous architect of Indonesia against cathedral was build formerly and it is one of a symbol of tolerance and harmony between the religion Continue By passing.

Pass by Cathedral Jakarta

Still in sightseeing passing by the old Catholic church was formerly standing before istiqlal,

It was built on a plot owned by a Dutch nobleman named de Kock that was purchased with the help of the Catholic colonial commissioner-general, Leonardus du Bus de Gisignies.

Photostop Monument and sighseeing Presidential Palace

We are also passing by The presidential palace and snap or take picture at MONAS as a capital and a landmark of Jakarta with 80Ha area in front of presidential palace.

Pass by Glodok Chinatown

Driving to the Old town by passing Chinatown in 30 minutes and you will see traditional market with a lot of local things. This market is a largest in city and also call Pecinan area in Petak 9.

Jakarta Old town or Old Batavia

After arriving the Old town Batavia Jakarta, we snap or take some picture of the main canal and old building along like you are in Amsterdam, see the historical building of the neo - gothic or European chinese style, and as a Dutch city hall called Batavia or fatahillah garden. Then drive the last program to Old harbour.

Sunda Kelapa Old Harbour

Then the last or before finished we visit the last tour to old "1527" harbour Jakarta with Phinisi schooner and wood style are very old and strong. And come back to hotel or place you stay into 40 minutes.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Central Jakarta. 1 city · 6 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

At local experience best food taste. we also recommend you to cafe Batavia with personal expenses without lunch package

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • License of professional guide
  • All Entrance Fee
  • Pick up and drop from your place

What's Not Included

Tipping is optional

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • -We pick up and drop our customer to the first meeting point. - We pick up and drop from other hotels, seaport and airport also apartment. - Our guide bring paging or direct call.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Central Jakarta.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Central Jakarta.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Central Jakarta..

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