Parks and the outdoors in Jakarta

Parks and the outdoors in Jakarta

1. DoNorth

   Ancol Dream Park

   Ancol Taman Impian

   Southeast Asia's biggest playground! It is where the locals play for the weekend. Highlights include the Atlantis Water Park, the Dufan Amusement Park, Ocean Dream Animal Show, Ocean Ecopark, and the Jaya bowling alley. The only beach in Jakarta (albeit dirty and not a real beach) offers cottages and dining experiences from small stalls located across the area to restaurants offering various cuisines.

   Entry with car Rp 35,000 + Rp35,000 per person in the car. Additional entry fee applies to most attractions

2. BuyWest

   Central Park

   locally abbreviated to CP

   An increasingly well known shopping mall that has branded fashions (not the upscale like Hermes or Louis Vuitton though), Sogo department store and a huge Gramedia bookstore. Huge garden area with fish ponds, gardens and big stage for a night out. Do not miss the Tribeca portion separated by the park for better dining options. Unique eating options especially East Asian, including 1 special food court for a Japanese taste. Right next to Mal Taman Anggrek.

3. BuySouth

   Epiwalk

   Epicentrum Walk

   Much smaller mall because there are just a few options for dining and shopping. Home of the two biggest screening theatres in Jakarta (from 21Cineplex chain).

4. DoCentral

   Ismail Marzuki Park

   Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)

   Home of the city's planetarium, theatres, art galleries, and Indonesia's famous non-profit theatre club, Teater Koma. Planetarium: Rp7,000 children over two years until finishing elementary school, otherwise Rp12,000. Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays shows at 09:00, 12:00 and 15:00. Shows are 50-60 minutes long.

   Daily 08:00-23:00

5. DoEast

   Jakarta International Velodrome

   An indoor cycling track. There is also a park surrounding it.

   Closed · opens 6 am

6. SeeNorth

   Kalijodo Park

   Taman Kalijodo

   Formerly a red-light district, it is the newest park in the city, with 3.4 hectares (8.4 acres) of land area besides the Krendang River. The park has international-standard skateboard facilities, a playground, an indoor football court, and an amphitheater.

7. DoSouth

   Kidzania

   Let your kids (ages 4-16) be an adult for a few hours at this theme park! Fulfill your children's dream job or help them find what is right for them, be it a TV presenter, a detective, or even an F1 racer! On the upper floor, they can visit a mock up factory to see how things are made and try them hands-on.

   Mon-Thu 09:00-16:00 (full session play); Fri-Sun, school holiday 09:00-14:00, 15:00-20:00·Kids: Weekdays Rp90,000; Weekends Rp150,000; school/public holiday Rp200,000. Adults: Rp 90,000; school/public holiday Rp200,000

8. BuyNorth

   Mall of Indonesia

   MOI

   An upper-middle-class style mall with an indoor amusement park with a roller coaster. The best place for lounging with coffee shops and stores outside the mall.

9. DoCentral

   Menteng Park

   40 hectares of excellent parkland. Wide pathways, fountains, collection of plants, are a remedy for the eyes and the body. At night and on the weekends, there are numerous community performances or doing lessons. There is a greenhouse that has no plants.

10. SeeNorth

    Muara Angke Nature Reserve

    Cagar Alam Angke Kapuk

    This is the last nature reserve in Jakarta with mangrove plantations and wildlife still preserved. Look for the endemic birds, plants, monitor lizards and monkeys. Obtain a permit to enter at the Conservation of Natural Resources Office at Salemba, Central Jakarta. The reserve is very quiet, located about 500 meters from Pantai Indah Kapuk, Muara Karang Gate. Although there is no official parking area, you can park on the shoulder of the road in front of the park gate. No permit is required, because there aren't any guards.

11. DoSouth

    Pondok Indah Water Park

    A water park, perfect if what you want is leisure rather than adrenaline. Not many slides but very kid-friendly.

12. EatNorth

    Segarra

    A perfect place for a couple and a candlelit dinner under the open sky. Luxurious hotel-like dining experience with Indonesian, Japanese, Italian, and Western options. The sofa chairs on the beach facing the sea or near the pool are the best seats in the house, yet very often reserved in advance. A minimum order must be placed if you wish to sit there though.

    From Rp90,000

13. DoSouth

    Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village

    This area is a lake, but it is where the indigenous Betawi set up an area for outsiders to know their culture. The weekend is especially the perfect time to visit as the food stalls are set up for you to savor Jakarta's local cuisine and the locals let you learn to perform their dance and play in the orchestra. Despite the lack of advertisement and publication, Setu Babakan has successfully encouraged locals to appreciate their native culture. Children learn Betawi traditional music and dances every Wednesday and Sunday from 07:00-12:00. After watching the children's activity, take a break to scrutinize uniquely the architecture of Betawi traditional house and stop for a breath beside the lake. The available local foods are bir pletok (healthy ginger drink, not an alcoholic beer), kerak telor (grilled egg with coconut shred and sticky rice with shrimp powder topping), otak-otak (grilled fish cake with hot peanut sauce), and roti buaya (crocodile shape bread, popular for Betawi traditional wedding ceremony).

    Parking is Rp2,000 for cars and Rp1,000 for motorbikes

14. DoCentral

    Situ Lembang Park

    A giant lake with a fountain at its centre, jogging track and seating area on its rim.

15. EatCentral

    Skye

    Take your dining experience up, way up on the rooftop of a 56-floor building overlooking the forest of Jakarta's skyscrapers. European and American cuisine, some with an Asian twist, and an extensive collection of booze.

    Mon-Thu 16:00-01:00, Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat 11:30-02:00, Sun 11:30-01:00·Appetisers from Rp55,000; entrees from Rp80,000

16. DoCentral

    Suropati Park

    A smaller park that but has more high trees that can function as shade. Regular community performances, especially classical music under the trees every weekend!

17. DoEast

    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

    Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park

    In the 1970s, first lady Tien Soeharto envisioned a park to present and preserve the diversity of Indonesia's 27 (now 34) provinces. What results now is a pavilion for each province with different buildings (rumah adat) and detailed information about each province's cultures, museums, theaters (an IMAX and a performing arts), and a children's park. Get around the park by monorail, gondola, mini train, or rent a bike. Regular performances occur at selected pavilions and museums, and at the theaters. Taman Mini is vast (about 100 hectares or 250 acres), and seeing all the venues requires more than one day, so plan carefully. The various kinds of tickets can be seen at taman mini. If planning to see Taman Mini for more than one day, two hostels are available and should be considered.

    Rp10,000 per person (from 3 years old); plus Rp10,000/car and Rp6,000/motorcycle; additional entry fee applies to each attraction

18. SeeNorth

    Taman Wisata Alam Angke Kapuk

    Similar to Muara Angke but does not require a permit. Larger, even has a place to stay and playing boats. No DSLR cameras allowed. It is an artificial park, not a nature preserve, and patrons can plant mangrove trees there, if they obtain a ticket.

    Daily 08:00-19:00·Rp25,000

19. SeeCentral

    The National Monument

    Monumen Nasional, often abbreviated Monas

    A towering 137m-tall obelisk of solid bronze platted with 50 kilos of gold shaped into flames up top, this is the most famous landmark in Jakarta. The monument was commissioned by Sukarno in 1961 to celebrate Indonesia's independence, it was completed in 1975 after his death and is consequently known irreverently as Sukarno's Last Erection. The 1 square kilometre Medan Merdeka (Freedom Square) plaza/park around it was created by bulldozing a squatter community. In its basement, look for the collection of dioramas depicting the struggle for Indonesian independence from a firmly revolutionary point of view, while the top has an observation deck. The musical fountain at the east side of the park dances on weekends at 19:00.

    08:00-16:00, except the last Mon of the month·Museum and the first platform Rp 5,000 for adult, Rp 3,000 for student and Rp 2,000 for child; observation desk Rp 10,000 for adult, Rp 5,000 for student and Rp 2,000 for child. Only 1,800 tickets are available per day for the observation desk before noon. Since April 5, 2016, the observation desk is also open from 19:00 to 22:00, with 700 tickets available at Rp 15,000/ticket and ticket sales available only until 9pm, but night observation is closed in Ramadan (fasting) month

20. DrinkSouth Not mapped

    Eastern Promise

    Favorite expat hangout, nice bar with Indian/English restaurant, pool table,darts, big screen, big outdoor garden with live music: every Wednesday live jazz, weekends rock/pop/blues or latin, price: moderate

21. DoSouth Not mapped

    Puri Santi Spa

    Single treatment rooms with ensuite shower / bathtub, VIP couple suite with garden view with private jacuzzi & hot steam shower. A luxurious place and all products are made from pure plant based ingredients. Opening hours: daily 09:00 - 20:00.

22. DoSouth

    Tebet Eco Park

    Taman Kota Tebet

    Jl. Tebet Barat Raya, RT.1/RW.10

    Closed · opens 6 am

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Jakarta (CC BY-SA 4.0).