Highlights of Jakarta City : Half-Day Tour All around Jakarta
Description
Join us on this 4.5-hour tour to experience Jakarta's highlights, hosted by a local Indonesian guide who shares personal insights into the people, the landmarks, and the diverse and rich culture of one of the world's largest & most fascinating cities. We will meet at the "MONAS IRTI" entry point to the National Monument of Indonesia. We'll then visit the top sights around the city, including: *National Monument *Car transport to Cathedral (15 min) *Jakarta Cathedral, the largest Christian holy place in Indonesia *Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia & world's 3rd largest *Train ride to Old Town area (30 min) *Kota Tua, the historical colonial square of Jakarta *Local Indonesian Crafts & Arts *Jakarta History Museum *Car transport to Chinatown (15 min) *Jakarta's Chinatown *Local traditional markets with exotic flavors & refreshments *Jakarta's Buddhist temple We will finish at the entry to the Holiday Inn Jakarta Gajah Mada. Let's explore together!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Explore the grounds and the high-rise viewing tower of this well-known obelisk built to commemorate Indonesian independence from the Netherlands. Entry to the grounds is free, but the "Optional Tower ascent has a nominal fee.
Take a brief walk around the cathedral grounds and view the interior and exterior of the cathedral, as well as the prayer garden. This demonstrates an interesting juxtaposition of culture & religion in Jakarta during the tour, showing Christian traditions alongside the (majority) Islamic traditions and also Buddhist traditions.
Explore the largest Islamic mosque in all of southeast Asia, with a welcoming invitation by the mosque staff to view the interior and exterior grounds and structure.
We ride the train to see the bustling historical central city train station and see both modern Indonesia as well as a glimpse at the Jakarta of the past.
The historical and cultural center of Old Jakarta (Kota Tua, the "old city"). Explore with us the different areas of the plaza, including local crafts & arts, museums, street performers, activity centers, live music, and local foods being enjoyed by Indonesians and travelers alike.
Enter a guided tour of this Buddhist shrine dating back to 1650, featuring traditional Indo-Chinese architecture & religious art.
We will ride over to see the markets, eateries, and lively daily activity in Jakarta's most famous Chinatown center. Here, you can try out a delicacy or two, or stop for a restful cold drink, while viewing the exotic marketplace offerings.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
Fifi was our guide and we had a fantastic tour with her. She has excellent English and was very knowledgeable about history and culture of Java and Indonesia. She answered all our questions, was very cheerful and friendly and made the tour quite enjoyable. Our group consisted of two couples on a limited time schedule, and she adjusted the itinerary to spend more time or less time in various places given our preference. I highly recommend her and this trip. It was an excellent value and so much more enjoyable than being on a motorcoach with 30 other people!
excelent! visiting the highlights of the tour with FiFi , a fantastic guide , apporting her very rich knowledge about Jakarta and Indonesia , making the tour an amazing experience together with fine sense of humor. Absolutely recommendable for all publics.
My shared tour got converted to a private tour as I was the only one for the tour today - and boy that was the best thing that happened. Fifi is one of the best tour operators I have been with. She takes her job seriously and she knows her stuff. She gets into detail of every location and tries her best to give the truest picture of history. The best part about the tour is that you get to see the actual city on foot and train and you not just limited to a car which takes you places. Keep it up Fifi. Until next time.
A superb tour in all respects; Fifi is incredibly enthusiastic and knowledgeable about both contemporary Jakarta and Indonesian history. Her friendliness, honesty and diplomacy were a credit to her. The tour was well planned and the use of the local train to cross town for example made the use of our time very efficient. A great tour to orientate you to navigating the city if its your first time here. Fifi offers several tours outside of Jakarta also, and her English is brilliant. Very happy.
Excellent tour, Fifi was extremely knowledgeable and took her time to explain things. Very enjoyable and good way to see the city highlights. Good fun and would recommend.
I had a great & pleasant trip with fifi.The best tourguide.i admire her knowledge and her outgoing ,bubbly & joyful personality makes the trip worth every single penny.She goes the extra mile & making sure her client gets the best of everything.Thank you very much fifi for your time & making sure i had the best of jakarta.
I had a great time with Fifi, she's very knowledgeable about the history of Jakarta and Indonesia, things to do, sights to see, a very gentle and likeable person and went out of her way to make me have a great time in this first time I was seeing the city. After meeting her I feel more confident to explore on my own. I really recommend her tour. Thank you Fifi for the wonderful time!
Thank you Caroline for your time. Very pleased to get to know you, thank you for joining my tour. I hope you are always happy, always healthy, and I hope you have fun in your holiday in Indonesia ..Fifi :-)
What a smart way to see Jakarta for a first-timer like me! I really enjoyed having an English-speaking, local Indonesian guide like Fifi, who showed us some of the main tourist sites but also gave soooo many great tips for things to do, see, taste, and experience. Really worthwhile to have a friendly, eager local to show you around -- feels like I have a friend that really cares about my holiday. Fantastic!
What a great way to see Jakarta for a first-timer like me! I really enjoyed having an English-speaking, local Indonesian guide like Fifi, who showed us some of the main tourist sites but ALSO gave SO many great tips for things to do, see, taste, and experience. Really worthwhile to have a friendly, eager local to show you around -- feels like I have a friend that really cares about my holiday. GREAT!
