Jakarta Highlights Private Tour - Monas, Cathedral & Old Batavia

Make the most of a short stay
with a private tour of Jakarta's top sights

This is an approx. 4.5-hour private tour with an English-speaking guide for your group only. After pickup from your hotel in Central, South or North Jakarta, travel by air-conditioned vehicle to Merdeka Square, the National Monument, Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Cathedral, Old Batavia and Sunda Kelapa Harbor before returning to your hotel. Entrance fees, bottled water, parking and toll fees are included.

Visit the National Monument in Merdeka Square

Explore Merdeka Square, the heart of Jakarta surrounded by government offices and the Presidential Palace, then spend about 1 hour at the National Monument (Monas) in the middle of the square. The 132-meter tower is topped with a gold-leaf flame symbolizing independence, and its basement houses 48 dioramas showing Indonesian history from prehistoric times to the present.

See Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral

At Jakarta Cathedral, built in Gothic style in 1891, admire the tall spires with stained-glass windows and the three altars arranged in a semicircle. Almost facing the cathedral, Istiqlal Mosque is known as the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and stands as a symbol of peace and religious tolerance.

Explore Old Batavia and the old harbor

In the old town of Batavia, once the center of Dutch colonial rule, learn about wayang puppet making from a puppet maker, see a collection of wayang puppets from various regions of Indonesia and learn how they are played. On the way to the old Sunda Kelapa Harbor at the entrance to Batavia, pass an old drawbridge believed to date from the 17th century, and see from the harbor walls how the sea level is higher than the land in parts of Jakarta.

※ Istiqlal Mosque is closed on Fridays and the National Monument is closed on Mondays.
※ The itinerary and order of visits may change due to local traffic conditions.