Jakarta City Tour: Explore Historic Sites and Culture

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.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Glodok Chinatown - Drive through the China town area known as Glodok. We’ll stroll through the traditional market in alley where you’ll find everything from Chinese style, to fresh vegetables and local fruits market.
  • Dharma Bhakti Temple - visit to the oldest Buddhist temple in Jakarta, Vihara Darma Yakti that was built by the chinese captain…
What's Included
  • 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
What's Not Included
  • Have additional pickup and drop off at outside Jakarta area
  • tipping for crew
Additional Information

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…

Location
Glodok Chinatown
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Extraordinary812132
Feb 8, 2025
Jakarta revisited - We returned to Jakarta with our children and their partners after 35 years. Mr. August, our guide, and his extremely patient driver did an amazing job locating our old haunts and introducing our adult kids to the marvelous chaos that is Jakarta. We were extremely pleased that they modified the tour to include locating our old home, which was no small feat! Another highlight of the tour was our visit to the Makutharama Puppet Studio. Our group was fascinated to see first hand how the puppets are crafted and enjoyed the impromptu wayang kulit performance. We also soaked in the ambiance at Fatahillah Square and the Cafe Batavia, and marveled at the scale and serenity of Istiqlal Mosque. Jakarta has undergone an amazing transformation in the past three decades, yet still had the same familiar feeling of being a large urban village. We felt very fortunate to see the city anew with such a knowledgeable and personable guide as Mr. August! Terima kasih!
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Mark
Jan 23, 2025
A good tour with knowledgable guide and good driver in a private car - This is a good half day trip to orientate around old Batavia (Jakarta). My guide, Mr Julfrid was very knowledgable and had lots of information on culture and history of West Java and Indonesia. Traffic is always bad, so our driver expertly kept us on schedule. The puppet maker was closed today, so we had a longer walk around the central area. The lunch was excellent (quality and choice) and I was the only European in an Indonesian restaurant, as place was used by local people (which shows it was good). The mosque and cathedral were good visits. Jakarta has a lot of infrastructure developments so traffic is always bad. So be ready to be flexible. Thank you
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370lapriaj
Dec 15, 2024
Great tour - I had a great time touring Jakarta. My tour guide Vicky was extremely knowledgeable. He took me to a great souvenir shop and lunch spot. I would highly recommend this tour for those that want to see the city of Jakarta.
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Neilalvinl2024
Dec 11, 2024
Day tour in Jakarta - Amazing day tour in Jakarta! We visited great places and have a delicious food after the tour! Ms ida, the people and the tour has a happy vibes.
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Birdy36
Nov 4, 2024
Perfect Half-Day Tour - I had a wonderful time on my half day tour with guide Annisa. The car we went around in was clean and spacious, and it was wonderful not having to think or navigate Jakarta traffic on my own! We saw a lot in just half a day, and I really enjoyed the traditional Indonesian lunch we had towards the end of the trip. Highly recommend!
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Jimgi4501eg
Oct 19, 2024
Fun tour in Jakarta - August was fantastic! We all became quick friends!! August is friendly, funny, extremely knowledgeable of the history. Throughout the tour August was telling us interesting facts and stories. We would recommend him to anyone visiting Jakarta. If you are fortunate enough to have August as your tour guide, be prepared for a wonderful day!!!
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Jenny_d
Oct 11, 2024
Good city highlights tour - My guide Annisa and driver Ali were very good. I didn’t know what to expect because all the tours I looked at used cars and were priced pp, but assumed two people. I was traveling alone. I’d never been to Jakarta before but now I understand the value of a private tour given the traffic and the opportunity to customize, to an extent. I appreciated seeing some of the main sites and learning more about Jakarta and Indonesia
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Ian_h
Feb 25, 2025
The details in your... - The details in your description should make it plain that 3 hours of the tour were travelling around Jakarta and most of the time spent at the mosque. The guide was very informative and explained things well.
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Bron_m
Nov 2, 2024
No Show. - Book a tour for my partner and I. Tour didn't arrive, tried to contact them both through the website and via phone call and there was no answer. Doesn't help that the customer service is closed on a Sunday.
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Compass67742612294
Nov 2, 2024
Terrible Service - My partner and I booked the half day tour, paid for it and recieved a booking confirmation to be collected at 9am. We've been waiting for multiple hours outside our accommodation and never got picked up by the driver. There has been no response from the company or driver (we have tried multiple times to contact them). The company seems to be happy to take our money and not give us the tour that we booked.
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