Eid holidays will coming! Who plans to spend eid holidays in Jakarta? Hmmm… There are some activities that can be done along with places that must be visited for quality time to be more exciting during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, what are they? Read this article, yes!

Enjoy a Refreshing Green Open Space

For those of you who prefer to spend time enjoying the refreshing green scenery, you can visit the park in Jakarta, for example as follows:

Tebet Eco Park

First, the newly revitalized Tebet Eco Park Park and there are several recreational facilities such as playgrounds, green open areas, thematic parks, infinity link bridges, and there is a third room as well. This area is open from 06.00–19.00 WIB. To get to this area, you can use public transportation, namely KRL Commuter Line, then get off at Tebet Station, or Transjakarta Corridor 5N (Kampung Melayu-Ragunan), Jak18 (Kalibata-Kuningan Station), and M34 (Kalibata-Manggarai), then later can stop at the nearest stop tebet park.

[Read this article to know Tebet Park more deeply]

Suropati Park

Next, you can also go to Suropati Park. Here, you can picnic, take pictures, reflexology foot massage in one of the areas here, or you can read a book that has been provided by Jakarta Bookhive. Surely you feel more comfortable because of the green scenery of dozens of trees in this park. The area is open from 07.00 to 17.00. If you want to come here, you can use the KRL Commuter Line, then get off at Cikini Station, or Transjakarta route 4 (Pulo Gadung-Halte Dukuh Atas 2), 4D (Pulo Gadung-Kuningan), and 6M (Manggarai-Blok M Station), and then get off at Halimun Stop.

Ragunan

For those of you who want to enjoy the green scenery, as well as meet the animals, then you must go to Ragunan. Ragunan Zoo has thousands of animals, such as giraffes, elephants, and orangutans. In Ragunan, it has a collection of thousands of flora such as Cempaka Putih, Acacia, Melinjo, or Damar. The area operates from 07.00–14.30 WIB and is closed on Mondays. To get here, visitors are required to book tickets online one day before the visit through the bit.ly/PesantiketTMR link. For those of you who want to come here, you can use Transjakarta, then get off at the Ragunan stop.

Lapangan Banteng

For those of you who want to do activities in the green open space closest to the National Monument, you can come to The Bull Field Park. To enter this area will not be charged alias free. Here, you can exercise or take a leisurely walk, can play in the game area, take pictures, read books because there is a Bookhive, and have a picnic. This place is open from 07.00 to 17.00 WIB.

To be able to come here, you can also take advantage of public transportation such as taking krl (destination Jakarta Kota Station) later can get off at Juanda Station or take Transjakarta corridor 6H (Lebak Bulus-Senen) then can get off at Lapangan Banteng Stop 2. Alternatively, another stop with Transjakarta, you can get off at the Juanda stop, which is passed by Transjakarta corridor 2A (Pulo Gadung-Kalideres), corridor 3 (Kalideres-Pasar Baru), corridor 5C (PGC-Harmoni), corridor 5H (Ancol-Harmoni). In addition, for those of you who want to take the MRT can also, how to get off at Bundaran HI Station, then you can continue to take a free level bus or Transjakarta bus.

Go to the Legendary Region

During eid holidays, you can also visit a place that has a strong historical value in the city of Jakarta, there are two recommendations for places that can be visited such as the Old City area and Sunda Kelapa Port.

Jakarta Old Town

There is also a place that is familiar to those of you who want to spend eid holidays in Jakarta. You can enjoy the atmosphere of Jakarta’s strong history here, yes the Old City Area of Jakarta. You can capture the moment with a selection of photo spots, tread the history of Batavia at the Jakarta History Museum, or sit back in the café in this area. To get here, you can take the KRL to Jakarta Kota or Transjakarta, and then get off at the Jakarta Kota Stop. Then, you can enter this area on foot.

Sunda Kelapa

Still close to the Old City of Jakarta, you can explore the coastal areas of Jakarta, one of which is to the historic Sunda Kelapa Port. This area used to be an entry point for Islam and Europe to come to Batavia. Now, the activity in this port is only loading and unloading goods. However, you can visit to see the ship that is leaning and enjoy the sunset. In addition to here, you can also come to tourist attractions around the port, such as the Maritime Museum or Syahbandar Tower. These two places are located close together. In this place, you can see the collection around Indonesian maritime and you can enjoy the view from above if you go to Menara Syahbandar. To get to this area, you can use krl commuterline, then get off at Jakarta Kota Station and connect to take another mode of transportation or take Transjakarta route M15 (Tanjung Priok-Kota) and P02 (Senen-Muara Karang).

Healing on the Beach

In addition to the green area and full of history, you can also go healing to the beach, enjoy a large stretch of sea or stop on the island. This is the recommendation of the place.

Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK)

You want to go to the beach area but while culinary? Very fitting, you can crowd the Kapuk Beautiful Beach area! In this area, you can enjoy culinary with a Chinese feel in the Pantjoran PIK area or eat on the beach at Cove at Batavia. In addition, you can also enjoy a variety of aesthetic spots here or exercise on the San Antonio Promenade. Well, you can also visit the green open area of the beach at Angke Kapuk Natural Tourism Park, you know! And what is not left behind is healing in the Pasir Putih Beach area located in the Pantai Indah Kapuk 2 area. To get to this area, you can take a private vehicle or if public transportation, can take the KRL Commuter Line, then get off at Jakarta Kota Station and continue with online transportation modes, or Transjakarta route 1A (Balaikota-PIK).

Ancol

In addition to PIK, you can also visit the most favorite beach area, especially if not Ancol. This area operates from 06.00–21.00 WIB. The cost to enter here, around Rp 30,000–40,000, does not include the cost of the vehicle entry and the price of admission to the recreation area. In this area, you can enjoy various beaches here, such as Festival Beach, Marina, Ria, or Laguna. In addition, you can enjoy a variety of attractions and exciting games in Fantasy World, Sea World, or Gelanggang Samudera. There is also, the Allianz Ecopark park area which operates until 17.00. This park area offers educational value and several zones you can visit, ranging from games, exhibitions, flora and fauna education, or exercise. To get here, you can use Transjakarta with routes 5 (Ancol-Kampung Melayu), 5D (PGC-Ancol), 5E (Kampung Rambutan-Ancol), and 5H (Harmoni-Ancol) or KRL Commuter Line to Kampung Bandan Station.

Thousand Islands

In addition to the two beaches above, you can also explore the islands around Jakarta, precisely in the Thousand Islands area. To get here, you can go by boat from Ancol or Angke. You can choose various types of islands to visit, such as Pramuka Island, Tidung Island, the famous Bidadari Island. In addition, you can also go to Pari Island, Harapan Island, or Tiger Island. You can enjoy white sand beaches, snorkeling, staying at the resort, cycling, or diving here.

Take a Walking and Museum Tour with Jakarta Good Guide

Finally, you can also enjoy this Eid holiday with a walking tour organized by Jakarta Good Guide starting from April 28 to May 8, 2022. Jakarta Good Guide is an organization that offers tours in Jakarta that are more exploratory by walking and visiting interesting places.

In this Eid Season, you can choose a day and register through bit.ly/jakartawalkingtour. Every day, Jakarta Good Guide offers different destinations, for example on April 28, the route to Menteng which passes through Suropati Park, Bappenas, Proclamation Manuscript Formulation Museum, Obama School, and Menteng Park. Or on other days, there are routes ranging from Glodok to Melawai, some pass through Sunda Kelapa, there are also down the National Museum to Ragusa, and there are also along Senayan and Semanggi.

In addition to walking tours, there is also a choice of museum tours, on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting at 09.00. Schedule to go to any museum in Jakarta, can see the schedule here:

• Saturday, April 30, 2022, there will be a tour of the National Museum
• Friday, May 6, 2022, to the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics.
• Saturday, May 7, 2022, to the Puppet Museum
• Sunday, May 8, 2022 to the Jakarta History Museum.

Well, if you want to see the route more fully per day, you can get the information through Instagram Jakarta Good Guide, @jktgoodguide.

Some activities that you can do during spending eid holidays, ranging from enjoying the refreshing green scenery, tours to museums, can relax on the beach, can even enjoy a vacation by participating in a Tour from Jakarta Good Guide. However, most importantly, before doing activities in this public space make sure you have vaccinations and also maintain 6M health protocols (Using masks, washing hands, maintaining distance, reducing mobility, staying away from crowds, and avoiding eating together) to reduce the rate of spread of Covid-19.