FROM FREE TO THE EXPENSIVE ONE IN JAKARTA

Like something free?

Want something cheap?

Want to try the expensive one?

Jakarta provides all...

Numerous top recommended destinations are easy to find.

Need educational site? historical site? Or refreshment in an amusement park? You can find them all...

One of the most well-known "Culture-based" recreational park is Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). It's located in East Jakarta. It's pretty cheap, IDR 20,000 only to enter the park and then you can enjoy whole Indonesia culture in a single place.

You can just take a walk around here or go round by Bicycle. It's quite exciting to have a sightseeing or take a picture on Indonesian traditional house.

Here, we recommend you to visit IMAX Theater "Keong Emas", Cable cars, Bird park, PP IPTEK (Science and Technology Display Center), some Traditional Pavilion of Indonesian Provinces .
One day is not enough to spend your time here, remember that!

Let's move on to historical site; Kota Tua (Old Town) Jakarta! All history will be revealed here through paintings, miniatures, statues, inscriptions, etc...

Enjoying Kota Tua Jakarta is free. The Old Town is like a very big square that will bring you back to year of 1527, when Fatahillah attacked Portuguese, then Sunda Kelapa (the Origin of Jakarta)

was renamed Jayakarta.

There are some good spots to enjoy like Batavia Cafe or Fatahillah Museum. The museum ticket costs about IDR 5,000. I think it's too cheap regardless the building was built in Dutch colonization era.

Now, let me take you to the best and the greatest amusement park in Indonesia (IMHO), Fantasy World or Dunia Fantasi (DUFAN) Ancol. To feel the sensation of the entire rides and attractions here, I guess it will take days!

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DUFAN is actually located in an integrated area calledAncol Dreamland (Taman Impian Jaya Ancol). Ancol is the largest integrated Amusement Park in South East Asia (Wikipedia said). You've got to pay IDR 25,000 first to enter the dreamland, till drop!

DUFAN is a part of Ancol Dreamland, you'll find Ocean Dream Samudra, Atlantis Water Adventure, Ecopark, Putri Duyung Cottage, some international festival at the beach, and Sea World of course.

Sea World, would be one of the best site in Ancol (after DUFAN). It's a marine giant aquarium, the biggest in Indonesia. There are some aquariums here; shark aquarium, Deep sea aquarium, Turtle Aquarium, "Touch pool", and the giant tank that we can walk through it! Attractions are held regularly, kids usually like them.

There are three kinds of ticket price:
IDR 115,000 (weekend/ holidays) for Sea World only.
IDR 350,000 (weekend/ holidays) for Sea World and DUFAN bundling.
IDR 200,000 (weekend/ holidays) for Sea World and Gelanggang Samudera Bundling.
And don't forget to buy the souvenir.

Jakarta has more than those. You'll be "super duper" fantastic if you can visit them all in only one day, I DARE YOU!!! Can't wait any longer to visit them? Get your bag ready, because several modes of transport can take you there very easily.

DON'T TRY NASI GANDUL IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET ADDICTED

The title may sound ridiculous. The only way to prove it, is to try! Once you try Nasi Gandul, you will understand.

First, let me introduce you to Pati, the place where my father was born. Pati is a regency in the northern part of Jawa Tengah Province. Pati shares border with Java sea in the north and other regencies such as Rembang, Kudus, Jepara, etc.

Nasi Gandul is considered as a typical food of Pati. It is served on a plate covered by banana leaf. The word "gandul" means carrying. That's right, Nasi Gandul was named after its history, where people sold Nasi Gandul by carrying it, walked from one village to another village.

In some traditional places, you won't see any spoon to enjoy Nasi Gandul. you'll use "Suru" instead of spoon or fork. Suru's made of banana leaf, too. But don't worry, the vendors will always provide the spoon or fork in case you can't use Suru. Nasi Gandul consists of Rice (of course), gravy, a slice of meat, you can add an egg or soybean if you like.

One of the most well-known Nasi Gandul in this town is Nasi Gandul "Bu Mira", located only 2 kilometers southward from Joyo Kusumo Stadium. Trust me, once you put your first "Suru" into your mouth, you'll get addicted.