Top Aceh Art & Culture

Time-pressed Jakarta visitors can pack an impressive amount of sightseeing into just half a day on this private door-to-door tour, with a separate guide and driver to ensure you don’t waste any time looking for parking. As well as the big hitters—Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, and a photo stop at Indonesia National Monument—see the old port, Jakarta Chinatown, another monument, and even (if time permits) a traditional shadow puppet show.

Say goodbye to Jakarta’s hustle and bustle and unwind in the cool, rainy highlands of Bogor on this private guided full-day adventure that covers sights you’ll find hard to reach independently. Explore the Bogor Botanical Gardens, founded in 1817, visit a wooden puppet maker, hike to the Nangka Waterfall, view the Mulyaharja rice fields, and enjoy a Sundanese lunch. Round-trip transfers from hotels, rentals, ports, and the airport are included.

Jakarta’s public transportation system is challenging to use. Skip the stress and see the historic essentials with a private guide just for your group on this door-to-door heritage tour of Old Batavia plus Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, and Indonesia National Monument (Monas). You’ll explore Glodok (Jakarta Chinatown), Jakarta Old Town, and Sunda Kelapa (Jakarta Old Port), and visit museums and a puppet studio: Upgrade to include a local lunch.

Highly recommendation of this tour with the expert guide and friendly, this experience will tell you in history and the culture of its "Heritage and the highlight of Jakarta". The highlight: Visit the monument and will amazed see the city to the top of monument and The Old City of Jakarta is known as Old Batavia, European sailors and traders in the 16th Century dubbed this place with the beauty city similar to Amsterdam and it was also a trading center on The Asian continent until the Dutch East Indies Company controlled tarea as trading center also as the administrative center power in archipelago. This area is just 139 ha, dominated by European and China building styles. Some of the buildings are used as cafe, museum and office.

Experience the resilience of Aceh on our Tsunami Tour. Visit poignant landmarks, witness survivors' stories and honor the 2004 tsunami's victims. A. Tsunami Museum, Learn about the devastating event's history. B. Mass Graveyard, Pay respects to the victims. c. Affected Areas, Witness the rebuilt communities. D. Survivors' Stories, Hear firsthand accounts. E. Memorials, Reflect at poignant landmarks. Itinerary: 1. 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Hotel pickup and welcome briefing 2. 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Visit the Tsunami Museum 3. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Pay respects at the Mass Graveyard 4. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch break at a local restaurant 5. 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Explore the Affected Areas and rebuilt communities 6. 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Hear Survivors' Stories and firsthand accounts 7. 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Reflect at Memorials and poignant landmarks 8. 7:00 PM: Return to hotel Remembering the Past, Respecting the Present

Access to Bogor is quite close from the city of Jakarta with use highway access, taking approximately one hours and continue to the road to place of performance in 1,5 hours, Cave and waterfall is also quite good, only a few roads are damaged. While you arrive it will be spectacular shows. Gamelan refers to the traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra and to the set of musical instruments used. Consisting primarily of ornate, percussive instruments made such as xylophones, gongs, gong-chimes, drums, cymbals, string and bamboo flutes. Angklung is musical instrument consisting of two to four bamboo tube. The tubes are carefully produce certain notes when the bamboo frame is shaken or tapped. Dance in Indonesia reflects the country's diversity of ethnic and cultures. There are Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal forms are visible, and influences ranging from neighboring Asian and even western styles through colonization. This tour provide the nature side of west Java.