Jakarta Private City Tour: Explore Historical Sites, Visit Local Market, Puppet Maker, Obama School

Embark on a private city tour of Jakarta and discover its rich history and culture. Visit historical sites, explore local markets, meet a puppet maker, and even visit the Obama School!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sunda Kelapa Harbour - Sunda Kelapa Harbour is Jakarta’s oldest port, dating back to the Hindu era. It served as the main gateway to Jakarta and continues to handle domestic cargo today. Here, you can enjoy views of traditional Indonesian boats known as phinisi.
  • Jakarta Old Town - Explore Jakarta’s Old Town, known as Kota Tua, which features…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Tour guide service
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This tour is excellent for first-time visitors. Travelers can explore the highlights of Jakarta, learning about the city’s history and culture. Additionally, this tour offers a local experience by exploring the market in Chinatown, observing activities at the traditional harbor in North Jakarta, visiting a puppet maker, and understanding Indonesia’s…

Location
Sunda Kelapa Harbour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Yiqi_j
Sep 4, 2025
Great hot day in Jakarta.... - Great hot day in Jakarta. Our guide Neti and driver Harry made this big sprawling metropolis manageable. Neti met us at hotel lobby on time. Her English was impeccable. She was warm and energetic and enthusiastic. Loved the Obama school, the mosque. We were so lucky there was a 100 couple mass wedding at the mosque. Another highlight is Cafe Batavia. Thank you Neti and the company she works for.
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Sarah_w
Aug 19, 2025
Brilliant tour of Jakarta - Brilliant tour. Netti did a great job of making sure we were comfortable as we visited the key sights of Jakarta. Her knowledge of the country was exceptional and it felt like we were walking around with a friend. We loved the whole trip, particularly visiting the school and meeting people in the square. I’d recommend this trip 100%.
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Franchesca
Aug 11, 2025
Touring Jakarta our way!! - Mr Jefri was extremely knowledgeable, on time, flexible and very pleasant. We were able to adjust our schedule to meet our needs. The driver was very skilled and we arrived at every destination safely. Considering the traffic, that was a monumental feat!
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Gordon_y
Jul 5, 2025
Excellent tour! - Our guide Neti is wonderful. She was at the hotel lobby on time with a great introduction of herself and today's tour. We have to rearrange the order to the tour according to the traffic condition as Jakarta is crazy busy with traffic. All done professionally and without any issues due to her excellent knowledge of the capital. Neti came across as a passionate and happy lady and love her country. She should be an ambassador for the Indonesian Tourist Board. I don't write too much about the things we done and seen of today's tour but I can say it was excellent. You just have to book and ask for her, I'm sure you will have an excellent time like us. A special thank you to our driver "funday", his driving skill is exceptional and can squeeze into tight spaces just to get ahead within traffic jams.
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Zoe_g
Apr 21, 2025
Great trip around Jakarta with very knowledgable guide. 😀 - Really comprehensive tour around Jakarta. Ms Sharia was very knowledgeable and loved her city. We saw all the main sites and had all our questions answered with lots of extra information offered. Any photos we wanted were taken so some great memories to take home. Thank you for a great trip! 😀
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Bigmal60_10
Mar 17, 2025
INTERESTING & ENTERTAINING EXCURSION - My wife & I had a great a great excursion with Erni. Not only very knowledgeable, but good fun & easy to get on with. Our first stop was the Obama School, where Barrack Obama had gone to school for 2 years when he was 8 yrs old. A very colonial building. We were entertained by the school band who were practising for an Inter-school competition. Afterwards we interacted with some of the pupils who wanted to practice their English on us. Great fun. Afterwards we had the obligatory photo. Next we were taken for a photo stop at the Memorial Park to see the National monument, which is quite impressive. Then to the old China Town where we visited the beautiful Temple, then strolled through the narrow alleyways, again interacting via Erni with some of the shop holders. Again good fun. Then had a lovely lunch at one of the oldest establishments in Jakarta called the Cafe Batavia where the waiters are dressed in old colonial outfits. Afterwards a visit to the old dockyard where goods were being loaded & unloaded in the old fashioned way from old wooden merchant ships. Overall a great day. Thanks Erni.
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Bigmal60_10
Mar 14, 2025
A day off the beaten track in Jakarta - My wife & I had a wonderful day with our guide Erni. The visit to the Obama school was very interesting & the bonus seeing & hearing the school band practise for a forthcoming inter-school competition. Afterwards we had a lot of interaction with the kids who wanted to practise their English on us. Then a brief photo stop at the National monument (which is very impressive) in the memorial gardens, before a stroll through China town. Visited the very interesting local Chinese temple & more interaction (through our guide) with some of locals, was good fun. Then a lovely lunch (at our cost) at the famous colonial restaurant Batavia Cafe. After which we were taken to the old harbour to see old wooden merchant ships which still ply their trade, being loaded & unloaded in the old fashioned way. A far cry from the enormous container port of Jakarta. A great day with a great guide. Thank you Erni.
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Linda_k
Mar 9, 2025
Fabulous tour with Netti - Netti was an excellent tour guide. We loved her vibrant energy and her ability to make the tour both very informative and fun! She took us to all the highlights of Jakarta in 6 hours and shared the history of Jakarta beginning in the 1500’s until now. We learned a lot! We really enjoyed going to the biggest mosque in Asia during Ramadan and seeing all the people praying and looking forward to the boxed dinners they were providing. I highly recommend Netti for the tour of Jakarta! You will love her!!
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Daniel_n
Oct 30, 2024
Hanging with Nettie - We feel so blessed to have had the incredible Nettie for this tour. As we moved through our day, it became obvious that everybody seems to know Nettie. She ensured the day had many highlights for us, from helping local school students converse in English (optional, but we loved the interaction with locals) to meeting arguably Indonesia’s greatest living puppet master to having our photo taken with a local military helicopter crew. Nettie just excelled all day long and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to travel under her guidance.
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Yvonne_o
Aug 14, 2024
Wonderful introduction to Jakarta - Our tour guide and driver were excellent. Our guide spoke English well and provided interesting and informative commentary on history, religion and culture. We were picked up on time and delivered back to our hotel to meet the very tight schedule we had set so some members could catch afternoon flights.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).