How to spend top weekend in Jakarta - ideas on extraordinary attractions and sites

Live in a Cannibal Village

If you do not have enough thrills, then you can go from Jakarta to the island of Irian Jaya. You can spend a few days in the village where the Papuans live. They have preserved their ancient traditions, including cannibalism. The cost of the tour is from 2.5 to 5 thousand dollars. This amount includes the price of a plane ticket to the island, which is $600.

The flight will last 6 hours. You will be placed in an empty hut when you reach the island. You and the locals will travel on a tropical river by boat or raft, take part in magical rites, and hunting wild animals. You will use primitive means. The cannibal ritual with the use of animals will be demonstrated to you.

Stay with the Heads Hunters

A two-week ethnographic tour to Kalimantan Island will be organized for you in Jakarta. Wild Dayak tribes live here. They do not recognize the benefits of civilization and live in "long houses". These tribes were at war with each other and hunted for the heads of enemies until the XIX century. You will get acquainted with the life, culture, customs and traditional crafts of the local population here. You will also see the Kutai Sultan's Palace in Tenggarong and go shopping at the floating market. You will move around the island by jeep, boat or on foot through the jungle. Huge butterflies, rhinoceroses, orangutans, and lipped bears are found here. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Exciting Jeep Trip on the Java Island

An exciting tour is waiting for you if you get on the plane to Jakarta. You will take a jeep and take an exciting tour of the island of Java. You will admire volcanoes, visit national parks, see active geysers and admire wild animals during the trip. You will also see the great temples that are famous all over the world. This is the Buddhist Borobudur. There are bas-reliefs and sculptures of 8-10 centuries here. You will also see a Hindu Prambanan with realistic and elegant drawings depicting gods.

Excursion to Bromo Volcano

There is only one active volcano on the island of Java. It's called Bromo. You can go on a tour of it. You will take a taxi to Jakarta airport and fly to Surabaya. After you land, you will take the taxi again. You will pass 130 kilometers in 4 hours. You will get to the hamlet of Cemoro Lawang. You will pay 10,000 rupees to enter its territory.

You will rent a guesthouse here and go to see a natural attraction. The trip will take 2 hours. The road runs from the village to Bromo. There is a post on it. Tickets for 300 thousand rupees are sold here. However, you can bypass it and get to Bromo for free. A staircase leads to the mouth of the volcano. It was cut into the rock. You will climb it without much difficulty. You will hire a motorcyclist to get back to the village.

The Most Interesting Parts of Ancol Dreamland Park

Ancol Dreamland entertainment complex is an integral part of Jakarta. It is located on the waterfront. The theme Park Dunia Fantasi, Water Park and Ecopark will be most interesting for you. They are part of an Amusement Park. If you visit Dunia Fantasi, you will have fun on the extreme rides. There is a roller coaster, "The Descent of Niagara Falls" and "Meteor Attack" here. You can also enjoy the view of the city while riding the Ferris wheel.

If you go to the Water Park, which is stylized as Atlantis, you will see a show of marine life and make a descent into the pool on the water slides. You can also take a boat ride along the 350-meter-long river. It has artificially created waves and rapids. You will also enjoy active recreation in the Ecopark. You can rent a bike, do paintball, and ride on the lake on a jet ski or a boat here. You will also visit the rope park and go on a tour of the apiary.

Entertainment at Ocean Park Water Adventure

Ocean Park Water Adventure is located in the western suburbs of Jakarta. It is open from 11 am to 7 pm on weekdays. The park is open from 8 am to 7 pm on weekends. You can drive here in 20 minutes. The entrance ticket costs 70 thousand rupees. You will overcome artificial waves of the pool called "Pacific wave" on an inflatable tire. Their height is 1 meter. Then a fast river will take you to the "Caribbean Ocean". After that, you will be in the "Bahamas" with waterfalls.