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Sunrise

Sunrise at the Statue

Start your day with the golden light hitting General Soedirman before the city wakes up.

Best time: 17:45About 90 min

Timeline

  1. 17:30

    Tanamera Coffee

    Grab a black coffee to go from Tanamera Coffee. It is one of the oldest roasters in Jakarta and opens early enough for a pre-dawn start.

  2. 18:00

    General Soedirman

    Walk to General Soedirman. The statue stands on the avenue named for him, and the golden light will be just starting to hit the monument.

  3. 18:30

    Skye

    Head up to Skye on the rooftop of a 56-floor building. Watch the sun dip below the forest of Jakarta's skyscrapers with European or Asian-twist cuisine and an extensive drink list.

Local tip

The sun sets toward the WSW around this time. Skye is open until 01:00 on weekdays and 02:00 on weekends, so you can stay as long as you like.

Check before you go

  • Tanamera Coffee opens at 07:00 daily.
  • Skye is open Mo-Th 16:00-01:00 and Fr-Sa 16:00-02:00.

Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Jakarta (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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