Enjoy, Top Five Favorite Places in Jakarta

Gold Snail Cube (Keong Mas) at TMII

Jakarta as the capital of Indonesia is not only a business and government center. Jakarta also presents a variety of sights that are highly recommended to visit. From a number of tourist attractions, here are five attractions that you should try.

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII)

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) is a wealth of miniature culture of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke. This is an area of cultural diversity and tribal charms that live in the archipelago of Indonesia. You can see a variety of custom home platforms, custom clothes, sacred objects specific tribes, for art and cultural dance from 34 provinces in Indonesia.

TMII is among the attractions in Jakarta with the widest place. TMII has as many art and cultural museums for students. For example, handicrafts and engineering museums, reptile museums, bird museums, and “gold snail” theater. At specific times in TMII, a national cultural arts festival is held with a specific theme.

Taman Impian Jaya Ancol

Ancol is a popular tourist spot in North Jakarta since its establishment in at 1966. Ancol bay city or also known as the dreaming park of Ancol Jaya, is the largest and very interesting of recreational park in Jakarta. Ancol consists of a golf course, an amusement park, a hotel, a nightclub, as well as a swimming pool. Visiting Ancol can provide laughter and happiness in unison with friends and family with various recreation areas that can be visited.

Tourist attractions in Ancol Dreamland:

1. World Fantasy (Dufan). Tourist attractions with over 40 rides games and attractions.
2. Atlantis Water Adventure. Five hectares of large waterfront theme parks of Atlantis mythology with wave pool, waterfall pool, slides, children's pool and restaurant.
3. Ancol Bay City.
4. Sea World. One of Southeast Asia's largest aquariums displays a pool for crocodiles and sharks, and a game pool for companions of the ocean.
5. Art Market. An art market in its 25-year journey has become a center for crafts and other art products, as well as a center for artists to directly create and sell their products.
6. Executive Golf Fun, 18 holes of Ancol's international beach golf course.
7. Beach. In the resort you can find Carnival beach and Beach Festival.

Monas (National Monument)

Monas is among the city's entertainment centers. National monument is an icon city of Jakarta, located at front of Presidential Place. The top of the Monas is gold-plated and bright-lit at night. So it is often to be a gathering area of people of varying social status. Often used as an art center and cultural festival events that can be enjoyed by the general public for free.

Inside the monument complex, there is a museum of Gajah Mada. This museum has a wealth of art and culture from the historic properties of Indonesia. Ancient objects found in Indonesia, many of which are stored in Monas. Monas is also often used to host national and international sporting events.

Ragunan Zoo

Ragunan Zoo is the first zoo in Indonesia. The zoo was founded in 1864. Jakarta provincial government donated 30 hectares of place called house to zoo. Governor Jakarta, Mr Ali Sadikin officially inaugurated the wildlife park of Ragunan on 22 June 1966. The 140-hectare zoo, with a diverse collection of 295 species and 4040 specimens.

Old Town

The old town is also known as Old Batavia. It is a small place which has an area of 1,3 km. The old city is an area that remains strong with the history and culture of the Dutch and China. The old city features an antique situation typical of the old city with many buildings and historic museums. You can also enjoy marine tourism, shopping, historic and cultural tourism, recreation and entertainment, as well as tours with special interests.