7 hours
English
Free Cancellation
Highly recommendation of this tour with the expert guide and friendly, this experience will tell you in history and the culture of its "Heritage". The highlight: The Old City of Jakarta is known as Old Batavia, European sailors and traders in the 16th Century dubbed this place with the beauty city similar to Amsterdam. This area dominated by European and Chinese building styles. You will learn the history with this heritage trip and guide brings you to explore in stepping history, look at the city with our local experience: • Museum National • Old town and puppet studio • Old harbour • Istiqlal Mosque and Cathedral • Chinatown • Photostop Monument and pass by president palace. The best experiences with: • Tuk Tuk • Museum National and Walking tour and visit the historical sites and its archaeologist with history line. Duration, Lunch, and Extra experience of tour could be selected based on the option price. This is the complete program for selection.
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Tripedia
After we arrive at Istiqlal mosque we can do some pictures of mosque and Cathedral at outside. Before we go in the Mosque we the guide bring you inside then Explore the mosque will be completed to other travellers. while entering the mosque providing to take off shoes due to of muslim regulation and we stay waiting other travelers to explore by local guide. Istiqlal also called Independence mosque which is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest mosque in the world in terms of worshipper capacity. after finished proceed to across the street on one hands off most experience then visit the old church.
After we arrived at Church then we just take some photos out side or we can visit while you can see the design of Cathedral in Jakarta. Cathedral is one of the old church standing before the mosque, so the area has in a story since Dutch era. This is neo-gothic church was consecrated in 1901 having been rebuilt at same location. The Jakarta cathedral is located near Merdeka square, presidential palace and in front of istiqlal mosque. we visiting in one step then continue for sightseeing and photostop at monument.
After cathedral proceed to china town, we pass by the president palace then we stop for photo of monument. The national monument is a 132m as the obelisk in the centre Merdeka square, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia and built to commemorate the struggle Indonesia independence and as the landmark of capital of indonesia. After stop and go then we can spend time for food or go ahead to chinatown in 15 minutes
Lunch will be provide local food or you will decided to guide of extra expenses in batavia cafe as recommended restaurant
Visiting the chinatown from the old era, has been built the old pagoda 1650. Jakarta chinatown is one of the busiest and most fascinating. It is the largest Chinatown in the country, visiting the big market and its temple. The guide bring exploring and trying to take a Tuk Tuk to the Old town. We will taking it or not but that is your choice to be experience then have to discuss because of the driver waiting us or just parking directly to the Oldtown.
After arriving by Tuk Tuk or our car at the Old town Batavia, guide explains about Batavia then people call "Kota Tua" and it's a reminder of the centuries of Indonesia history dominated by Europeans. Then there are a lot of buildings are dominated by Europeans and chinese style building. Built in the 17th century as the town hall inside as a square for Dutch VOC colonial era. Then proceed to see the Puppet or wayang studio.
This is the middle activity in Old town area. The museum is located in south side of Fatahillah Square (former Batavia city square) near Wayang Museum. The building is believed to be modeled after Dam Palace.The building where the museum is established was formerly the city hall of Batavia, the Stadhuis. The first Stadhuis was finalized in 1627 in the location of the present building. The construction of this building was continued in 1649. In 1707, the building was renovated as a whole, which resulted in the present building. Several features of the present building came from this year, including the portico. The renovation was completed in 1710 and the building was inaugurated by Governor General Abraham van Riebeeck as the administrative headquarter of the Dutch East India Company.- This Museum tells about Jakarta and colonials. This museum is a replacement of National museum which is fire accident.- The tour price lower due to the ticket and money inflation
Still in the area of Old town, in the colonial era some of the buildings built for kantor/official, church, and bank, now it used for museum, studio and cafe.One of building used for puppet studio is one of nice attraction to see how to make puppet and playing in 9 minutes shows if you still have time. if you are interested to have good souvenirs.
Arriving the Old harbour is not so far from old town, in it is the traders and sailors first come to city and melting and colonize. This is a biggest and old harbour in 15 century dominated by Asian ethnic before european. then this harbour is still active for logistic trading transport with the old boat Phinisi. Trying the best boat we selected for trip with boat in most experience.then this is the last program in 15 minutes back to hotel 45 minutes - 1 hour
Duration
7 hours
Start Times
08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30
Address
Jl. Ki Mangunsarkoro No.85, RT.1/RW.2, Menteng, Kec. Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10310, Indonesia
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No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.