Must Try Walking Tours in Jakarta

1. The Jakarta Good Guide

A pay as you wish walking tour with 5 route option: the Jakarta City center, which includes most important buildings in the modern Jakarta, like the National Monument, the presidential palace, the Istiqlal Mosque; the Jakarta Chinatown which includes walks to Glodok’s Petak 9 traditional market, temples, old Chinese house; Menteng area that covers some famous historical sites such as Declaration of Independence Building, Kuntskring Art Gallery, Suropati Park; and lastly the Pasar Baru walk.

To join, contact Jakarta Good Guide at
Email: jakartagoodguide@gmail.com
Phone: 08567669954
Website: jakartagoodguide.wordpress.com

2. Komunitas Historia Indonesia

The Indonesian History Community is a fast-growing community of people who are passionate about Indonesia’s rich history and culture and hold the occasional walking tours around Jakarta’s old town. Usually done on Sundays, the tour will cover walks to the museums and buildings in the area, guided by an experienced tour guide that will provide insightful and not-so-common facts and tidbits about the buildings and history that might even make some Jakartans tilt their heads.Although most tours are in Bahasa Indonesia, ask directly for special tours in English.

Fee: Rp. 200,000/person (includes Pin, Handout, Tour Guide, Ticket.
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3.Walk Indies

Walk Indies is a tour operator that offers both regular tour packages (Day tours & overland tours) and some interesting walking tours. The price starts from Rp. 250,000/ tour of some popular Jakarta destinations such as the Batavia (old town) tour, Chinatown, and Gambir. These tours are also historically rich and will provide insights about the city, both for tourists or even those that have lived in Jakarta for all their lives.

For more information about the tours,
Email : info@walkindies.co
Phone : +6281282814680
www.walkindies.co

4. Real Jakarta Tour

If you want to see the real Jakarta, this is the walking tour for you. If the guidebooks and the glossy magazines recommend you the glitzy parts of Jakarta, this ‘hidden jakarta’ tour takes you to the nooks and crannies of the city, the kampongs and even slum, where many still live under poverty line. Fifty percent of the surpluses of the fee-donation will be shared to their foundation for emergency, education, and empowerment activities.

For more information:
realjakarta.blogspot.co.id
Facebook: jakarta.tour
Email: jaktour@gmail.com

5. Indonesian Heritage Society National Museum Tour

Explore Indonesia without leaving Jakarta! Experience the archipelago in the company of a guide; see the treasurest of the islands, and learn about diverse cultures. The Indonesian Heritage Society Tour guides give FREE highlight tours at the National Museum (Gedung Gajah) in English, French, Japanese, and Korean.

Tours in English: Tuesday 10:30 am, Thursday 10:30 am, 1:30pm more info on website.
Tours in French: Every third Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
Tours in Japanese: Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., and first Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m.
Tours in Korean: Every third Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
Tours in other languages, or on other days and times, are available on request.
Phone: +62 21 572-5870 (Indonesian Heritage Society Library)
Website: www.heritagejkt.org
Email: museumtours@heritagejkt.org

6. Ladita Tour

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