Jakarta as the nation’s capital, is one of the entry points to Indonesia, almost all visitors or foreign tourists will start their tour through this city and become a benchmark for distances to get to tourist sites. From Jakarta tourists usually start their journey by using various modes of transportation. With the support of good facilities and infrastructure, visitors can travel through available terminals, ports and airports. In addition, Jakarta is a transit center or moving locations throughout Indonesia.
For land transportation, visitors can use various modes such as buses and trains. Bus land transportation modes can be obtained through Lebak Bulus Terminal, Pulogadung Terminal, and several other terminals, at least 14 terminals spread throughout Jakarta with types A and B. Meanwhile, for using land transportation, in this case trains, Jakarta Kota Station, Senen Station, and Gambir Station can be used as a starting point for departures to various regions in Indonesia. There are 39 train stations in Jakarta.
If you use sea transportation as a starting point for departure, you can go through Tanjung Priok Port, while for crossing ports to the Thousand Islands, you can use the Muara Angke and Marina Ancol deployment ports. For air transportation, you can use Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport. This airport is a military air base, but currently there are several commercial airlines using this airport. Generally for commercial flights using Cengkareng Airport which is located in Banten Province.
It’s a shame to visit Jakarta if you only enjoy urban entertainment. Also come to a historical place that tells how the city’s culture and heritage developed, namely the National Museum. The hundreds of years old museum was founded by the Dutch government, namely Elephant 24 April 1778 ago. The hallmark of this National Museum is the presence of an elephant statue on the expanse of the front of the museum. The bronze elephant statue was a gift from King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) from Thailand when he visited the museum in 1871. People also used to call it the Elephant Museum.
The museum which is adjacent to the National Monument or Monas has a collection of around 141,000 works stored in the two main buildings of this museum. The heritage values and history of the Indonesian nation are all recorded in the Museum. There are also replicas of inscriptions, statues of deities, ceramic artifacts and chronicles of Indonesian ethnic knick-knacks arranged in the Old Elephant Museum Building.
One of the museums in Indonesia which is recognized as the most complete modern museum in Indonesia is very iconic for the city of Jakarta, so it is mandatory for travelers to visit this one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia.
Especially if you want to take selfies in the field in the middle of the museum with an expanse of ancient objects, it will become a mainstay spot for netizens. Now, near the entrance to the museum, there is a statue in the shape of a vortex with the title “I’m Sure You’ll Get Here” by Nyoman Nuarta which is the most interesting spot in the Elephant museum. It’s not difficult to get to the Elephant Museum, because now the tour buses that go around the Thamrin-Sudirman area to Pasar Baru also make the Elephant Museum a stop.
In addition, if you want to enjoy marine tourism, both islands and beaches, visitors can choose a tour to the Thousand Islands. In the Thousand Islands, there are many islands that provide resorts that you can rent to enjoy the beauty of the island.
In addition, several supporting cities for Jakarta have various very attractive tourist locations, such as the city of Bogor, which is located very close to Jakarta, offering various tourist locations, one of which is the Puncak area which offers natural coolness and cold air.
Meanwhile, to enjoy the atmosphere of the night, the city of Jakarta offers a variety of places as many as 328 karaoke places, pubs and discotheques can be used as a place to enjoy the night. For places to stay, tourists need not be confused, because there are as many as 879 star hotels and inns scattered throughout the city of Jakarta. A total of 2625 restaurants and food stalls are scattered throughout the city.