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Jakarta - The Threshold Of The Travel Trove Of Indonesia

By: Manoj Mudgel Home | Travel-and-Leisure


Without exploring the capital city of Jakarta, your trip to Indonesia wouldn't get completeness. As the eleventh largest city, fifth largest metropolitan area and the ninth most densely populated city in the world, Jakarta holds a special importance in the travel map of the country. Generally, the city is considered as a starting or ending point for tourists. The city is located on the northwestern coast of Java Island, at the mouth of the Ciliwung River. The northern portion is a plain land, while the southern parts are mainly a hilly area. Mainly, the city enjoys a tropical climate, which causes a hot and humid weather throughout the year.
Jakarta is well-connected by plane, train, bus and boat with the rest of the country as well as other countries. Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta has connected the city with various countries as well as other cities in Indonesia. Besides, trains, buses and boats are other means to explore the country of Indonesia from here.
With the existence of many foreign as well as domestic immigrants, Jakarta has been enriched with a cosmopolitan flavor and a diversified culture. Be it languages, cuisines or customs- varieties are seen everywhere. The city boasts a number of performance centers and the Senayan center is one amongst them. While traveling in the city, travelers will also experience traditional music as well as wayang and gamelan performances.
The city of Jakarta boasts of a number of worth-seeing places. Some of them are like Jakarta Old Town, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Museum Nasional, Pasar Baru, Monas, Museum Sasmita Loka and Museum Adam Malik. With a number of shopping malls, markets, shopping centers and duty free shops, shopping has become a most-enticing-activity to the travelers here. Though the city is not overloaded with discos and clubs, but a handful of nightclubs, bars and pubs are there, where your nights would be vibrant and exhilarating.
Nevertheless, when it comes to accommodation option in the city, a wide range of hotels in Jakarta won't disappoint any traveler here. The city has housed all kinds of hotels ranging from luxury accommodation to budget hotels. All main areas like Central, North, South and West Jakarta bestow guests with manifold accommodation options. The city takes pride of its luxury hotels possessed by renowned hotel groups like Hilton, Intercontinental, JW Marriott, Meridien, Shangri-La, Sofitel, Sheraton, Crowne Plaza and Mercure.
At the same time, Jakarta also features several budget hotels providing accommodation as well as necessary amenities at a reasonable rate. Thus, it can be said that the city has catered to all options for both luxury and budget vacationers. Choose a Hotels in Jakarta that meets your needs and budget and enjoy your days in the capital of Indonesia.
Finally, we would highlight on the hotel reservation process. Since, these days, online hotel booking has become very famous; hence, making reservation of a hotel has become easier. This online process is completely secure and authentic with which you can book any hotels in Jakarta in a less period of time.


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