Jakarta Travel and Tourism Guide

Located on the northwest coast of the island of Java, Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It is also the economic and political capital of Indonesia, it attracts many foreign as well as domestic immigrants. As a result, Jakarta has a decidedly cosmopolitan flavor and a diverse culture.

With more than 12 million residents, Jakarta is one busy city representing the ethnic diversities of Indonesia and foreign nationals. Jakarta embraces history and modernity. Great statues are landmarks of the city and nightlife is a blast.

In the central Jakarta, the heart of Jakarta (Jantung Kota Jakarta) houses the biggest mosque in South East Asia called Mesjid Istiqlal and the beautiful old (dutch) townhall is now museum Fatahillah. Go and look at the oldest wooden commercial shipping fleet still functioning at Sunda Kelapa!

In the south of Jakarta, a beautiful miniature park of Indonesia called Taman Mini Indonesia is located. One can find and learn more of the diversities of Indonesia, a country of more than 17.000 islands and more than 300 native languages, with its different kind of traditional houses which symbolise almost each provinces in Indonesia in one area!