24 Hours in Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

Getting our visa extension (in Seoul) before our Indonesian trip was going to be a tight finish. Fortunately, we got our cards renewed on Tuesday and left for Indonesia on聽Saturday morning. The聽minute we boarded the flight to Jakarta from Hong Kong, I was amazed by the cultural diversity of the people聽onboard and felt welcome by their smiles. We clubbed our trip with Basil鈥檚 conference (in Bogor) and our route would take us through an exploratory聽journey of Java (from Jakarta to Surabaya via Yogyakarta).聽

My Indonesian friend, Yuna, warned me about Jakarta鈥檚 heavy traffic congestion. Our flight landed at 8 p.m. on a Saturday evening and we got lucky with our timing. Getting a visa on arrival is pretty fast/efficient at the airport and the security officers will guide you to the designated counter if you鈥檙e confused. Carry the exact fee (35 USD), because the officer won鈥檛 give you change. We took a prepaid taxi from the airport to our hotel, but I鈥檇 suggest walking out and taking a Blue Bird Taxi (Taksi) instead. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: 24 Hours in Jakarta
Guide Location: Indonesia » Jakarta
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Cheryl Dsouza
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Hotel Ciputra
Museum Bank Indonesia
Fatahillah Square
Canals
Toko Mero
The Jakarta History Museum
Wayang Museum
POS Indoneisa
Fine Arts and Ceramic Museum
Cafe Batavia
Port Side
Bay Walk Mall
Monas
Merdeka Square

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