Kota – the old town of Batavia, now known as Kota, was once the hub of Dutch colonial Indonesia.
Other Attractions
Indonesia’s independence was proclaimed at Gedung Perintis Kemerdekaan (Jl Proklamasi 56) in Menteng, on the site of the former home of Soekarno. A monument to president Soekarno and vice president Hatta marks the spot.
Pulau Seribu
Spend even a day in Jakarta and it seems unlikely that any kind of wilderness could exist within a hundred miles of this vast, urban sprawl. And yet only a short boat rides offshore, the tiny islands of Pulau Seribu (thousand Islands) remain just that.