Indonesia · City Tours

Afternoon Guided Chinatown Tour in Jakarta

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

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Glodok, one of Jakarta’s oldest Chinatown areas
  • 02 Visit a historic temple and old pagoda built in 1650
  • 03 Browse the market at Petak Sembilan
  • 04 See colonial-era buildings and Fatahillah Park in Old Town
  • 05 Optional stop at a traditional puppet studio and short puppet show
  • 06 Experience modern Chinatown at PIK with lantern-lit canals
  • 07 Photo stop at the National Monument at night
  • 08 Private transport with guide and driver included

Discover Jakarta’s Chinese heritage on this afternoon guided tour through historic Glodok, the city’s old Chinatown. Visit a centuries-old temple and pagoda, browse the lively Petak Sembilan market, and explore streets lined with traditional shops, local snacks, and everyday life.

Continue to Old Town to see colonial-era architecture, Fatahillah Park, and buildings now used as museums, cafés, and public offices. If time allows, stop by a puppet studio before heading to PIK, a modern Chinatown district known for its lantern-lit atmosphere, canals, shopping, and evening dining scene. On the return journey, enjoy a photo stop at the National Monument illuminated at night.

On the return journey, enjoy a photo stop at the National Monument illuminated at night.

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

After pick up and drive within 30 minutes from your hotel area, proceed to Chinatown in Glodok area. Entering the Chinatown you will see the temple with old pagoda which was built in 1650 and visit the old temple of "Yin and Yang", Good and Bad, Heaven and Hell or karma. Then exploring the market of Petak Sembilan. Glodok is one of the old Chinatown that people called the area "Grojok" refer to the sound of Sundanese before the colonials, then Glodok also called "Gelodog" refer to the name of the gate of the area Batavia in the colonials time. In this experience is you will be fascinated by area where local people says "Glodok". Many shops you can find such Herbalis and Apotik, Candy, cracker and cakes, etc. After Glodok proceed to Old town into 10 minutes.Entering the area of Old town, you will see old building designed by chinese european style which had been standing since colonials era, inside the Old town there is big garden in 139 Sqm, also called Cityhall, then the people called "Fatahillah park" refer the name of Sultanete of Banten who attacked the area in "Sunda Kelapa" the first of Jakarta side. while you are in the park, you will see some buildings are used for museums, post office, cafe and official. then if you still have time we continued to see the Puppet shows in studio in afternoon, we will spend one hour or less, then proceed to PIK of the highlight of program. PIK is the modern Chinatown in the northern coast Jakarta.

in this program either you can choose your time longer or short depend on your time we provided for half day tour. You can also choose the best place for Dinner time with our recommendation such as Cafe Batavia Jakarta or The Black Owl in PIK Avenue.We are still in the area of Old town, while exploring the area and we are visiting the Puppet studio where the studio making the traditional thing sometimes showing puppet show in 10 minutes rather than short as usual. If you want to see the puppet and also the story we can spend the time. Outside the area, string of building in front of canals called little Amsterdam. Then Proceed to PIK.After arriving "The highlight of the tour" you will have a fascinating Chinatown in afternoon with the light of lantern. This is a Jakarta Business Distric of Chinese dominant area with nice view and more instragamable then you can explore the avenue with long canals and red lampion along, you will have dinner time or just take picture, shopping or hang out.This is the final of our program, and proceed back to hotel, and we make photostop at monument national as the symbol of capital of Indonesia, in the glimmering shinning Gold in the night in the height of 132 metres in 80 Ha area graden in front of presidential palace. drop you to hotel in 1 Hour

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

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Licensed Guide and Driver
  • Pick up and Drop off service

What's Not Included

  • Tip is not compulsory
  • Dinner

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers' name
    Guide pick up you and drop off from your area
    Price from Airport/Outside Jakarta counted for additional highway fee 4 ways, parking Airport, Ring road toll fee, distance more than 25km from Jakarta City

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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