Indonesia · CITY TOURS
Good city tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Jakarta’s Old Batavia private tour, covering Chinatown, mosques, museums, Monas, the old harbor, lunch, and practical travel tips.
“The tour was on-time, the guide Iffah is sweet and respectful. We understand that she is new to the job. I wish we have a tour guide who knows more about Jakarta geography, Indonesia history, and a real storyteller.”
See Jakarta’s mosque, cathedral, monuments, Chinatown, Kota Tua, puppet studio, and Sunda Kelapa on a flexible private half-day tour.
“Both the Guide and Driver were a Great Company. Explained each and every thing in detail. Despite the Weather I, enjoyed the trip.”
Review of Jakarta’s private five-hour Batavia tour, with Chinatown, Old Town, temples, Monas, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical value advice.
“The tour guide did not explain anything. He just sat quietly. Every time we had to ask what is this etc. also half the sightseeing reference in the itinerary was not even visited.”
Compare Borobudur and Prambanan on a private Yogyakarta day trip with hotel pickup, air conditioning, and temple tickets paid separately.
“Borobudur limits the number of people that can go onto the temple and organizes it with assigned time slots which avoids overcrowding and makes it a much better experience. 😀”
Review of Mataram’s private city tour, with temples, mosque, museum, market, palace, hotel pickup, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The guide showed us what real life was like on the island, including an open air market where locals shop plus temples and typical tourist stops”
See Jakarta’s mosque, cathedral, Monas, Merdeka Square, and Old Town on a private four-hour tour with hotel pickup.
“Tommy was an excellent tour guide. His knowledge of the city is incredible. He was on time for pickup and was wonderful to speak with throughout the tour.”
Review of a private Denpasar tour with temples, markets, royal sites, local guides, flexible pacing, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Fantastic tour. I completely recommend. There is nothing like a private tour with a local to give you a feel for the culture.”
See Monas, Istiqlal Mosque, Old Town, Chinatown, and Sunda Kelapa on a practical half-day Jakarta tour with transport.
“The private tour was excellent. I saw all the highlights of the tour, and the tour guide and driver was very accommodative, friendly, and courtesy. Really enjoyed the day trip. Thank you!”
Review of Semarang’s private city tour, with Lawang Sewu, Old Town, Sam Po Kong Temple, lunch, private transport, and practical booking tips.
“we had an excellent tour in semarang with Nita. she was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. We tried the local food at restaurant for lunch it was very delicious. The car was comfortable as well. I will definitely recommend this private tour if you visit semarang.”
Explore Jakarta’s harbor, Old Town, Chinatown, grand mosque, MONAS, and Obama’s former school on a private half-day tour.
“Our guide Neti is wonderful. She was at the hotel lobby on time with a great introduction of herself and today's tour. We have to rearrange the order to the tour according to the traffic condition as Jakarta is crazy busy with traffic. All done proRead more”
Review of Jakarta’s private shopping and food tour, with batik, antiques, malls, street snacks, hotel pickup, and practical value advice.
“Catherine our guide was an excellent resource and fun to be around. Gun our driver was somehow able to keep us safe in the crazy Jakarta traffic. Highly recommend this tour.”
Review of Jakarta’s four-hour city tour, covering Istiqlal Mosque, Cathedral, Old Town, Monas, transport, value, and booking risks.
“We were picked up in a van with 2 other couples, all expecting a “private” tour, we did not see any of the stops advertised, drove around for hrs, went to some cafe for a drink & toilet break & then drove us back to the ship??? in all my yrs of travelling it was the worst experience.”
Explore Denpasar with private hotel pickup, Bajra Sandhi Monument, Badung Market, temples, museum time, and local lunch.
“Was picked up on time, driver was friendly but his English was very hard to understand, therefore little verbal communication, The car was comfortable until it got hot, then the air condtioning did not do a lot for the back seat. BaseRead more”
Explore Jakarta’s top sights in eight hours, with private transport, museums, religious landmarks, Monas photos, and Indonesian lunch.
“DO NOT BOOK! They were a no show for my tour and did not respond to mine nor Viators communication attempts. Luckily my day was not ruined as I was able to schedule a comparable trip through my hotel at a cheaper cost!”
Review of Jakarta’s 10-hour private car service with an English-speaking driver, hotel pickup, fuel, tolls, parking, and flexible city travel.
“Nice car, clean, profesional driver, knowledge for Jakarta road. Very safety Drive. Excellent service transportation”
Start with the kind of day you want, then work down the list.
