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Jakarta Into Modern Age

Jakarta : located in the north coast of west Java and it is the main gate to the beautiful archipelago, Indonesia. Our vacation packages to this enormous city has long history. Jakarta offers old heritages or historical places, traditional activities up to modern recreations and shopping malls for travelers.

Back to June 22, 1527 when it was named Jayakarta by Fatahillah of Sultanate of Cirebon, West Java. The name of Jayakarta means City of Great Victory and then changed into Batavia during Dutch accoupation periode in 1619. Shortly after the outbreak of world war II, Batavia fell into the hands of the invading Japanese forces that changed the name of the city into ‘ Jakarta’ as a gesture aimed at winning the sympathy of the Indonesians. The name was retained after Indonesia independence day, August 17, 1945.

Vacation packages in Jakarta (Monas : National Monument)

Jakarta has been preserved its past architecture building and culture by government. Jakarta’s architecture reflects the history of dutch influences such as seaport city, Sunda Kelapa (original name) International port recognized by Portuguese in the past time. The taman Fatahillah Restoration Project, begun in the early 1970’s, has been restored as one of the oldest sections of Jakarta, known as Old Batavia or Kota. An old Portuguese Church and warehouse have been rehabilitated into living museums. The old Supreme Court building is now a museum of fine arts, which also houses part of the excellent Chinese porcelain collection of former Vice President Adam Malik. The old Town Hall has become the Jakarta Museum, displaying such rare items as Indonesia's old historical documents and Dutch period furniture. Its tower clock was once returned to England to be repaired under its lifetime guarantee, which up to now has already lasted hundreds of years.

Vacation packages in Jakarta (historical places)

Not less 9 million people live in Jakarta representing nearly all the ethnic groups in the archipelago. The major groups are Sundanese, Javanese, Chinese, and the native community: Orang Betawi (people of Betawi). The other large groups are the Minangkabau people, the Bataks, the Manadonase, and the other people from Sulawesi and the Ambonase. Orang Betawi emerged in the 19th century from a melting pot of races, ethnic groups and cultures. They have their own culture distinct from other ethnics' cultures. In 1923 they founded an organization called Kaum Betawi, which was in fact a statement about the existence of the Betawi ethnic group.

To see further of what and how those Betawi art forms are, you can join our vacation packages, Jakarta pavilion at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park) which has long been showing Betawi ceremonies such as the Betawi wedding ceremony, the circumcision procession, the baby head - shaving ceremony etc. Today the Betawi culture has a distinct personality of its own, but one can discern the various influences of other cultures by looking or listening to its art form.

Vacation packages at Betawi culture

Today, Jakarta has proudly developed into one of Asia's most prominent metropolitan centers. Skyline is covered by modern high rises. The many state-of-the-art shopping centers, recreation complexes and toll-roads have become hallmarks of the city. The quality of life and the general welfare of its inhabitants have improved considerably with the city's fast pace of development. Jakarta's cultural richness and dynamic growth contribute significantly to its growing importance as one of the world's leading capital cities.

Vacation packages in Jakarta (shopping mall and others)

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