Jakarta Heritage of Old Batavia Private City Tour (Historical)

After leaving the hotel or place you stay within 30 minute - 1 hour, visiting national museum. It is popularly elephant museum with standing at forecourt and one of broad collections cover all indonesia territory. As one of finest museum in southeast Asia and has preserved more less about 141.000 objects, prehistoric artifacts, archeology, ethnography, art, history and geography. The guide will explain every object inside. During inside museum you welcome to take photos. While waiting the driver we will have time to tkae photo in front of museum with its symbol "elephant statue" and driver pick up us to istiqlal mosque.

After arrive the mosque 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.

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.

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

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. 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.

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 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.

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 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