Besides traffic jams, Jakarta has many fascinating tourist attractions for family vacation, such as one in the East Jakarta area. This area’s Jakarta tourism is pretty diverse, extending from nature tourism and water parks to education and history.
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List of Things to Do in Jakarta
1. Explore Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia Mini Park)
Even though it is a classic tourist attraction, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) is still the prima donna, especially after the restoration and revitalization in 2022. After the revitalization, TMII has more green space.
Moreover, there is the addition of 4 new zones consisting of the Classic Indonesia zone, Archipelago Zone, Modern Indonesia, and World Window (Jendela Dunia). The various museums remain the same, namely:
- Asmat Museum
- Penerangan Museum
- Sports Museum
- Reptile Museum
- Insect Museum
- Technology Museum
- Oil and Gas Museum
2. Shopping at Chinese Village
Kampung Cina (Chinese Village) is located in the City of Cibubur Tourism area, which is a housing complex covering an area of 8 hectares. This complex has entertainment facilities and shopping tours in a Chinese market. There are many typical Chinese goods at low prices here. There are also European, Indonesian, Japanese goods, and Fantasy Land, a children’s play zone.
3. Educational Tour in Cibugary
Cibugary, an acronym of Cibubur Garden City, is a cattle farm and educational tourist spot. Children can learn to milk the cows, see the processing, feed the calves and bathe them.
4. Travel to Among Skyworld
This tourist spot comes with the concept of outer space, which is divided into several zones as follows:
- Space exhibitions that are replicas of spacecraft workspaces.
- Digital planetarium with solar system theme.
- Space action photo booth with backgrounds like in outer space for visitors who want to take selfies.
5. Bee Tourism Park
This park is actually a place for honey bee cultivation and breeding. This type of bee is said to be able to produce 10 times more honey than bees in the wild. You can see firsthand the beekeeping process here, relax in a mini cafe, take photos, or accompany children to play in the play area.
6. Picnic Park
If you want a green feel in bustling East Jakarta, then you can come to the Picnic Park in Makasar District. This park has an artificial moat and pond as well as a jogging track. There is also a children’s play area with slides, obstacles, and many other facilities.
7. Ciracas Apun Park
Ciracas Apun Park is located in Kelapa Dua Wetan Village with the theme of green open space. This park has beautiful vibes and is suitable for an afternoon walk. A pond in the middle of the garden looks like a lake. This pond has many colourful small fish.
East Jakarta offers many activities indeed. If you want free walks in a short time, you can choose a bee park, picnic park, or any park around. If you have all day, you can choose TMII or the Chinese village. Meanwhile, for those on vacation with children, you can try to come to Among Skyworld or Cibugary.