5 Must Visit Attractions in Jakarta.

Jakarta offers a variety of tourist destinations for all walks of life, from family attractions, nature, culture, education, to culinary. Various tourist attractions in Jakarta are also regional icons, suitable for novice travelers who want to get the best experience, especially if there are only a few vacation times.

Do you want to know what interesting sights are in Jakarta? Here are recommendations for 25 tourist attractions in Jakarta that are mandatory to explore when you visit the capital city of Indonesia.

1. Angel Island

Bidadari Island is a small island in the Thousand Islands which is famous as a natural conservation area. The island has mangrove forests, various rare trees such as santigi and kepuh, and animals such as spotted deer, dolphins and eagles. The island also has a floating resort area, complete with traditional wooden cabins that stand on stilts in the water.

Angel Island is one of the islands that was once used as a supervisory post by the Dutch military. Enthusiasts of historical tourism can visit the fortress ruins and watchdogs on this island. Visitors can take a boat from Marina Ancol Beach to reach this tourist spot in Jakarta.

2. Leaf Shrub Island

Semak Daun Island is one of the small islands in the Thousand Islands which is popular as a camping place. Tourist attractions in Jakarta have white sand beaches, clear waters, coral reefs, and areas suitable for camping. Visitors can rent tents and buy drinking water if they want to camp. Snorkeling is a popular activity on the island.

Semak Daun Island also has a turtle and shark breeding ground. If you want to explore the island more comfortably, visitors should come in groups and bear the costs of boarding and renting snorkeling equipment together. Pantai Marina Jaya Ancol has a Pelni ship that serves the Jakarta - Pramuka Island route. From Pramuka Island, visitors can rent small boats to visit the Leaves Bush.

3. National Monument

The National Monument Monument (Monas) is a "must" destination for residents outside Jakarta to take pictures. Monas is surrounded by beautiful gardens on the outside, and on the inside shows dioramas of the Indonesian struggle for independence. There is also an elevator that will take visitors to climb to the top of the monument and look at the panorama of Jakarta from a height.

Since 2016, the DKI Jakarta provincial government opened the National Monument at night, so visitors can enjoy night tours. Visitors can enter the tourist attractions in Jakarta by using the tourist train from Pintu Lenggang Jakarta, especially at night. Hungry visitors can eat at food stalls around Monas.

The National Monument is open every day at 08:00, and closes at 22:00 (00:00 on weekends). However, the elevator to the top of Monas only operates until 16:00, and then starts serving more visitors at 18:30 with a quota of 500 people. This is to maintain the condition of the elevator and provide opportunities for technical maintenance.

The location of Monas is quite strategic because it is in the middle of the city, not far from Gambir Station. Visitors can ride TransJakarta in Blok M - Kota (corridor 1), KRL, and Jabodetabek Commuter trains.

4. Angke Kapuk Nature Mangrove Tourism Park

Angke Kapuk Mangrove Nature Park is also located around Pantai Indah Kapuk. This area is in the form of mangrove forest surrounded by water. Visitors can take a boat with a guide to see the views of the mangrove forest, and find lizards that roam a lot in the area. Visitors can also enjoy the coolness of the mangrove forest while walking down the bridge.

This tourist spot in Jakarta has quite complete facilities, such as restaurants, traditional style lodging, and a place to relax. Visitors can also participate in preserving the environment by planting mangrove trees, simply by paying a low cost for one seed. Planting trees is also often a group tourism activity, for example among school students, students, or employees.

This tourist spot in Jakarta is open every day from 07:00 to 18:00. This tourist park can be reached by city bus majoring in Grogol or Trans Jakarta (corridor 9A). From Grogol, visitors must take public transportation again to Angke Kapuk.

5. Ancol Art Market

The Ancol Art Market is a center for art, culture and shopping, packaged in a design similar to a family amusement park. Ancol Art Market is a place for artists and artisans to exhibit and sell their work. Visitors can also visit various art studios and see the process of making a work of art.

The Ancol Art Market exhibits and sells items such as paintings, puppets, wall hangings, and so on. There are also unique statues that adorn various corners of the park. In addition, visitors can also enjoy performing arts and music from various communities. One of the shows held regularly at Pasar Seni is the Jazz night, which is held every Friday at 19:30 to 22:30.

Because it is inside the Taman Impian Jaya Ancol area, visitors do not need to pay anymore to enter the Art Market area.