DKI Jakarta Offers Various Travel Options During Eid Holidays, Starting From Culinary, City Parks, To Watching The Sunset

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office offers a variety of tourist options to fill the long Eid holiday, ranging from culinary delights to city parks.

"In Jakarta, there are many choices of tourist destinations and activities that can be visited," said the Head of the DKI Jakarta Province Tourism and Creative Economy (Disparekraf) Andhika Permata, quoted from Antara, Saturday, April 30.

In addition, there are also educational tours to shopping tours. DKI Jakarta, he said, there are also museums, 120 urban parks and forests, recreation parks, wildlife parks, shopping centers and culinary places that are ready to be visited during the Eid 1443 Hijri holiday.

Andhika said tourists can also get around Jakarta on foot or using tourist bus transportation. All of these options can be done independently or take advantage of the available tour packages.

Like the museum managed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Culture Office, you can visit it from May 3, 2022 and other museums can be visited from May 4, 2022.

There are a number of parks that will continue to operate during the Eid holidays, such as Tebet Eco Park, Menteng Park, Ayodya Park, Langsat Park, Puring Park and Situ Lembang Park. The parks can be visited at 07.00-17.00 WIB.

Especially on the first day of Eid, the parks started operating after the Eid prayer.

Meanwhile, for the Banteng Field Park, Jakarta residents and tourists can visit starting on the second day of Eid. After enjoying the park, tourists can continue their journey to culinary tours at various restaurants and cafes spread across Jakarta.

The next tourist destination, namely marine tourism in the Thousand Islands, not far from the coast of Jakarta.

There are six inhabited islands, five resort islands, the Thousand Islands National Park and the Archaeological Museum on Onrust Island, Cipir Island and Kelor Island which are ready to welcome tourists.

Various choices of tourist attractions such as snorkeling, diving, fishing, "island hopping" or simply enjoying the beauty of the sunset can also be enjoyed.

The DKI Jakarta Disparekraf also cooperates with various tourism industry associations, including the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) and the Indonesian Recreational Parks Association (Putri).

In addition, the Association of Indonesian Travel Companies (Asita) Jakarta, the Association of Indonesian Airline Ticket Selling Companies (Astindo) Jakarta, the Association of Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI) Jakarta and the Association of Indonesian Tour Guides (HPI) Jakarta.

Through this collaboration, attractive tour packages are available such as "staycation" at hotels or traveling around Jakarta in different ways through walking tours or by using tourist buses provided free of charge by TransJakarta.

These varied tourist options can be a reference for residents and tourists who want to visit Jakarta during the Eid holiday.

Even though tourist attractions in Jakarta have been opened, the implementation of health protocols remains a priority and must always be applied for the convenience and safety of tourists, as well as tourist destination managers.