Jakarta Heritage of Old Batavia Private City Tour (Historical)
Overview
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 Fatahillah
• 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 Fatahillah 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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What's Included
✓ Included
- Private Air Conditioned Vehicle with Licensed Driver and Guide
- Bottled water
- Walking Heritage with Expert Guide and Tuk Tuk Experience
- Pick up and drop off Service
- Donation of Religion site
- Ticket to Museum national
- At local experience best food taste. we also recommend you to cafe Batavia with personal expenses without lunch package
✗ Not Included
- Tipping is optional
Itinerary
1
Stop 1
After leaving the hotel or place you stay within 30 minute - 1 hour, visiting the Old town and museum. This building was formerly the Batavia City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis van Batavia) which was built in 1707-1710 on the orders of Governor General Joan van Hoorn. There are some collections as well as Museum National with Prehistory and kingdoms of Hindu-Buddhist statues, metal and clay artifacts, pottery, replicas of ancient inscriptions (Tugu, Ciaruteun), and ancient regional maps. Dutch colonial period of antique furniture (chairs, cupboards), household items, maps, documents, ceramics, ancient coins, and weapons. Chinese culture of Ceramics, statues, and ornaments. Betawi culture of crafts (cloth bags), pedicabs. Also Special collections Prince diponegoro's room related to his struggles. Statue of hermes of Greek mythological god symbolizing the protection. Numismatics and philately as a collection of coins, paper, and related objects from various eras.
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Stop 2
The tour can be start from Old town or direct to a central as first site. The mosque as the biggest of SEA and modern design. We can take picture outside and entering the Mosque with other traveler in Joined tour by representative and explore the mosque, while entering the mosque we provides your clothes then take off our shoes due to of regulation. Istiqlal also called Independence mosque which is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest mosque in the world in terms of worshiper capacity. after finished proceed to across the street on one hands off most experience then visit the old church.
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Stop 3
After we arrived at Church then we just take some photos outside and visit. Cathedral almost opposite the mosque as a symbol of peace and religious tolerance. 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.
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Stop 4
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's independence and as the landmark of capital of indonesia, so this is the best spot to photo while you are in Jakarta without spend time in line with lift up. After stop and go then we can spend time for food or go ahead to chinatown in 15 minutes
5
Stop 5
Lunch will be provide local food or you will decided to guide of extra expenses in batavia cafe as recommended restaurant
6
Stop 6
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. Chinese temple is dedicated by Tao, Confusion and Buddhist, a lot of history to dive back such area and its building. Don't missed it with this tour full with heritage site. 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.
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Stop 7
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.
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Stop 8
This is the special for you to explore, you will have the historical site story by exploring All area in Old town with our special expert guide. The experience by walking to visit ruin building and the archaeologist. Explore the the first building of Jayakarta and castle, bastion, house of spices and others.
9
Stop 9
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.
10
Stop 10
Arriving the Old harbour is not so far from old town and passing by Kota Intan Bridge. This harbour is the first step historical begin, 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. Then this is the last program in 15 minutes back to hotel 45 minutes - 1 hour
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Good to Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The price selection based on the experience setting
- If you are archaeologist and historical person, it sets for you
- Istiqlal Mosque closed every Friday
- The tour program is very flexible for whom travel change within area
- Duration of tour is flexible based on the program option and traffic
- This experience accepting sightseeing tour with low price without lunch option or other program provided
- Exploring historical and Museum National
- See Other short program for sightseeing tour Jakarta
- See Other program with monument national lift up
- See Other program with miniature park
- See Other program with Batiks class
- Every museum Monday closed
- Puppet studio closed at 4 pm, might be happen with travelers booked late afternoon
- recommended to all
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FYI - Additional fees 15$ for pick up and drop off Outside Jakarta area (cash).
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