Thursday 3 November 2011

Jakarta Tourist Attractions



Previously known as Batavia, Jakarta is officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta and is not only the capital of Indonesia but is also its largest city. Situated on the North West coast of Java, it is the centre of the country’s political, cultural and economic activities. Being the tenth largest city in the world, Jakarta is the most populous city in both Indonesia and South East Asia. Its strategic position is also quite known as it serves as significant trading port for the Kingdom of Sunda. In addition to this, Jakarta is one of Indonesia’s designated and very well developed tourist areas and to aid that, it is equipped with various means of modern and efficient transportation by rail, sea, air or bus. To make your trip a memorable one to this exotic destination, we’re offering cheap flights from the UK to Jakarta for a vacation that you and your family would never forget.



Jakarta, diverse in its existence also serves to be a gateway to several other tourist destinations in Indonesia such as Bali, Sumatra and Java. It has the most important harbor in Indonesia and its largest and most modern airport. Jakarta is a city is that is rich in its culture and heritage and represents such traits rather beautifully. An enriching contrasts of rich and poor, traditional and modern and sacral and worldly stands side by side in this busy yet exciting metropolis. And to experience that, would be fun and memorable.

One of the most amusing and popular tourist destinations within Jakarta is the fascinating ‘Sea World’. This is a massive oceanarium which happily introduces visitors to over 4000 fish and sharks of about 300 different species. It offers you with a great chance to experience and enjoy the deep sea panorama as your stroll through an impressive tunnel built over eighty meters. It provides with an interesting insight into the sea life spread throughout the 500 million liters of sea water and their diet as they are fed thrice a day. Some of the sea animals are also hand fed and all of them and looked after very vigilantly.


The Sea World is the first underwater world recreational destination in Indonesia and therefore successfully manages to attract over millions of tourists each year. Apart from the exciting introduction to the underwater world, there are several other attractions. Ranging from the main aquarium to the SharkQuarium to the thrilling touch pool there is also the opportunity to feed reptiles such as the crocodiles from a safe distance. You could even watch the Piranhas grab their food and finish it in a matter of seconds. It would also be an extra ordinary experience for you to see Moray Eel capture their food from a very close distance and see their fang like teeth rip apart their prey.

Perhaps one of the most fascinating features at the Sea World is the AquArapaima where you could see the unique self adaptation process of one of the largest fresh Water fish known as Arapaima Gigas as they roll their body in a rather interesting circular shape and bury them into a hole until the river water rises. They come up to the water surface after every 15-20 minutes as they need oxygen for breathing.
This dynamic Sea World situated in Jakarta aims to fulfill three purposes which are firstly to promote an underwater educational facility, unlimited entertainment and underwater conversation. Till date it has managed to successfully cater to these missions and has simultaneously emerged as a great spot for recreation and fun.


If you want to attain exposure, knowledge and have fun while doing so then the Sea World Indonesia is just the place for you. So book cheap tickets for you and your family from the UK to Jakarta with us and be prepared to have an absolutely fantastic time and you explore the wonders of the underworld.

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