Explore the historic Old City of Batavia on a half-day excursion. Visit China Town, museums, iconic landmarks, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Includes insurance, souvenir, and pick-up from your hotel.
Explore the historic Old City of Batavia on a half-day excursion. Visit China Town, museums, iconic landmarks, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Includes insurance, souvenir, and pick-up from your hotel.
- Glodok Chinatown - Drive through the vibrant Chinatown area known as Glodok. Enjoy a stroll through the traditional market in the alley, where a variety of Chinese-style goods, fresh vegetables, and local fruits are available.
- Dharma Bhakti Temple - Visit the oldest Buddhist temple in Jakarta, Vihara Dharma Bhakti, built by Chinese captain…
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Glodok Chinatown - Drive through the vibrant Chinatown area known as Glodok. Enjoy a stroll through the traditional market in the alley, where a variety of Chinese-style goods, fresh vegetables, and local fruits are available.
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Dharma Bhakti Temple - Visit the oldest Buddhist temple in Jakarta, Vihara Dharma Bhakti, built by Chinese captain Oei Tjhie in 1755 to replace an earlier temple from 1650. The predominantly red interior features ancient bells and drums.
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Kota Intan Bridge - The next stop is a visit to a Dutch colonial landmark in Jakarta Old Town, built in 1730. Made of wood, it was equipped with a mechanism to lift the lower side of the bridge for passing ships or boats.
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Sunda Kelapa Harbour - Drive to the historic Sunda Kelapa harbor, a 500-year-old site that was crucial to the 15th-century Pajajaran kingdom’s trade. It remains a bustling area where traditional wooden phinisi schooners are docked and still sail between islands.
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Jakarta Old Town - Enjoy the view and a coffee break at Batavia Cafe, a 200-year-old building, the second oldest in Jakarta after the Fatahillah Museum. Experience 19th-century Jakarta during the colonial era as you sit by the window overlooking the city hall.
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Fatahillah Square - Afterwards, visit Fatahillah Square in the Old Town area, the former city hall (Stadhuis) during the Dutch settlement. Experience an Indonesian shadow puppet show, recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Makutharama Puppet Studio - Visit the Indonesian shadow puppet show, listed by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Puppets are crafted from buffalo skin, boiled with spices for preservation, and stretched to paper-thinness. UNESCO recognizes wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre, as a significant cultural form in Java, Indonesia.
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Istiqlal Mosque - Visit the Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, accommodating up to 200,000 people. Across from it stands the old Katedral Church, symbolizing religious harmony in Indonesia.
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Jakarta Cathedral - The old Catholic church, built in the neo-Gothic style and consecrated in 1901, stands proudly across from the Istiqlal Mosque, showcasing religious harmony in Indonesia.
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Merdeka Square - Next, visit Merdeka Square (Liberty Square) and the Presidential Palace (Indonesia’s White House).
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National Monument (MONAS) - Continue to Monas (National Monument), a 132-meter-high tower symbolizing Indonesia’s fight for independence.
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Proclamation Monument - Built in 1920, designed by J.F.L. Blankenberg, this Art-Deco-style building covers 1,138 m2 on a 3,914 m2 plot. Purchased by insurance company Nillmij in 1931, it served various roles during the Pacific War and Japanese occupation. It was used by the British as a military HQ until 1981, when it was given to the Indonesian Department of Education and Culture. In 1982, it became an office for the National Library of Indonesia.

- Private transportation
- Complimentary Souvenir Gift
- Expert English-speaking Guide and Driver
- Complimentary bottled water
- Travel Insurance for all passengers
- All entrance fees included
- Lunch provided
- Private transportation
- Complimentary Souvenir Gift
- Expert English-speaking Guide and Driver
- Complimentary bottled water
- Travel Insurance for all passengers
- All entrance fees included
- Lunch provided
- Have additional pickup and drop off at outside Jakarta area
- tipping for crew
- Have additional pickup and drop off at outside Jakarta area
- tipping for crew
Select a pick-up time from the hotel lobby (09.00 am or 13.00 pm). The trip includes a visit to China Town with Temple, Santa Maria de Fatimah (Chinese Catholic Church), Glodok alley marketplace, Text Proclamation Museum, Sunda Kelapa port (Old Harbour), the town of Old Batavia, an Indonesian shadow puppet workshop, Merdeka Square, the Presidential…
Select a pick-up time from the hotel lobby (09.00 am or 13.00 pm). The trip includes a visit to China Town with Temple, Santa Maria de Fatimah (Chinese Catholic Church), Glodok alley marketplace, Text Proclamation Museum, Sunda Kelapa port (Old Harbour), the town of Old Batavia, an Indonesian shadow puppet workshop, Merdeka Square, the Presidential palace, the Istiqlal mosque, the Cathedral Church, and Monas (National Monument). Finish with a meal at a restaurant and a return trip to your hotel. This deal includes lunch, international insurance, a bottle of mineral water, and a complimentary souvenir.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.