Top 10 Things To Do and Must See in Jakarta

Top 10 Things To Do and Must See in Jakarta - If you are only in Jakarta for a day or even a week or more, there are bound to be places of interest to you. Jakarta is filled with sightseeing and tourist attractions, lots of shopping malls and hidden back streets for nightlife, food and fun.

In Jakarta, you will not find it short of tourist places to visit or tourist attractions to see or things to do. Here is our list to help you out.

Top Must See Tourist Attractions in Jakarta

1. ANCOL DREAMLAND / DREAM PARK (TAMAN IMPIAN JAYA ANCOL)

If you are looking for a break from the rough and tough, this is as cheesy as it sounds, Ancol Dreamland is could be your dream place. It is open for 24 hours with amusement park – Fantasy World (Dunia Fantasi (dufan)), Atlantis Water Adventure, Ocean Dream Samudra (pentas lumba) for animal shows, Seaworld, beaches (pantai), Art Market (pasar seni), golf range, bowling, Ocean Eco Park, gondola, Hailai club, art academy, paintball and wakeboarding.

Ancol Dreamland, Jakarta

2. NATIONAL MUSEUM

Being two centuries old, National Museum of Indonesia (musium nasional) is an icon that you must visit. It is located at Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat in center of Jakarta city and it is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum. Jakarta’s national museum is well known as Elephant Building (gedung gajah) because of the elephant statue there. Visit here to get yourself acquainted with Jakarta and also Indonesia’s history and culutre.

National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta

3. NATIONAL MONUMENT

In Jakarta’s city centre of Merdeka Square, stands the National Monument (Monumen Nasional (Monas))tower. It is a must visit for every tourist in Jakarta as it is a symbol to be beckon with. It stands to symbolize the fight for Indonesia and constructed under direction of President Sukarno. It is open daily from 800-1500 everyday except last Monday of the month.

National Monument (Monumen Nasional/Monas) Tower, Jakata

4. NATIONAL GALLERY

National Gallery of Indonesia is a combination of museum and art gallery in Jakarta, where you can enjoy culture, history and visual arts. Your visit to Jakarta would be well rounded with a visit to this place to admire the local arts.

National Gallery, Jakarta

5. GEDUNG KESENIAN JAKARTA (JAKARTA ARTS THEATER)

Built during the Dutch colonial period, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta is a concert hall in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is situated close to the Istiqlal Mosque and the Jakarta Cathedral. Check out the various arts program lined up, ranging from theater shows to musical performances. This is definitely the place to visit to stock up on cultural shows and concerts.

Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Atrs Theater)

Top Things To Do in Jakarta

1. SHOPPING IN JAKARTA

If shopping is your thing to do, Jakarta offers a lot from high end to budget shopping from malls to markets. You may also want to look at places to stay near Plaza Indonesia * to maximise your shopping spree. Recommended Shopping malls or shopping centers or markets in Jakarta:

Shoping In Mangga Dua, Jakarta

• Plaza Indonesia of FX Mall – designer goods
• Grand Indonesia
• Mangga Dua – cheap yet quality imitation goods
• Blok M – shoes, clothes, bags
• Pasar Ikan – souvenirs and household items

2. EAT

Don’t forget to check out our Top 10 Best Indonesian Food to try all the delicious local delicasies and where else but Jakarta is the best place to hunt for them! One of my favourite restaurant in Jakarta that served really good local Sundanese food is Pondok Laguna. This place is popular with the locals and also travelers alike, so you may find it really pack during peak hours like lunch and dinner.

3. NIGHTLIFE

Jakarta, being a large city, is definitely not short of things to do at night. For nightlife, you have many choices of clubs and bar. There are places like Kemang for the younger but dynamic crowds in Jakarta clubbing scene or cafes like Ecobar. It is one of the coolest place to party in Jakarta and the club are trendier yet affordable. Or you can go to the more famous traveler street Jalan Jaksa for some choices of bars, clubs and cafe, the better reason to party here is there are more food choices.

4. SPA AND MASSAGE AND BEAUTY

There are many choices of a spa, massage or beauty here in Jakarta for self-pampering. You can go for traditional Indonesian massages, or soothing spa in the middle of the city, or even go for manicure and pedicure, facial and hair wash and styling in various malls and establishments, ranging from affordable to splurge. If you have more time in Jakarta, you can go for a weekend getaway at the Javana Spa, only 2 hours drive away from the city.

5. WALK AROUND PASAR BARU (JAKARTA’S MARKET)

Walk arround pasar baru, Jakarta's Market

Come here for the nostalgic walk down the memory lane in Pasar Baru, where it is one of the rare streets of Jakarta that is actually pedestrian friendly. You will find many locals here and family-run business selling clothes and watches. There are many vintage fashions here such as shirts, dresses, belts and jackets selling as low as USD1 from second hand / old to new. Also, catch the best local Indonesian food you can find, for example, bakmi. Start walking from Metro Atom at Jalan H. Samanhudi and then walk towards the rear end which is the Jakarta Art centre ( Gedung Kesenian Jakarta).

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Day trip from Jakarta or a weekend getaway

If all the above is not enough or you have more time, there is always day trip from Jakarta like Bogor and Taman Safari or escape to nearby Bandung for more shopping.

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