Indonesia has a wide array of attractions for the tourists, irrespective of whether their families travelling with young children, newly married couples on their honeymoon, business executives on a busy schedule, holiday makers or those bitten by the travel bug. Hence there are places of interest to cater to a diverse crowd.
For a family with kids, one of the best places to visit in Indonesia is Kidzania, where the young ones are sure to have a memorable holiday which they will recall with fond memories for the rest of their lives. So, for parent who are keen to show their young ones the world and who want to double up a vacation to an educational and an entertaining time for their kids, this is the ideal place to go to. Kidzania is an indoor park located in Jakarta, Indonesia and it was opened in 2007. Part of a world-wide chain of entertainment and education for kids, it is regarded to be larger than similar settings elsewhere in the world.
When one enters the zone, each one is given a map of the city, a boarding pass and a 50 Kidzos, which is the official currency of this city. The children can engage in more than 70 different professions and earn more kidzos or use the existing money. The whole experience is truly a great memory for any child and it is somewhat similar to real life game of monopoly.
For parents planning to take their children here it would be important to know that Kidzania is open from Monday to Thursday for its 7 hour session from 9am to 4pm and for its 5 hour session from 11am to 4pm. On Fridays, Sundays and also during the Holiday season the first session goes on from 9am to 2pm and the second session is from 3pm to 8pm. From Monday to Sunday admission is Rp. 50.000 for toddlers, Rp. 130.000 for children, Rp. 90.000 for adults and seniors walk in free of charge. But these rates vary during the holiday season.
For any family holidaying at a Jakarta hotel, this is a must visit place. For those planning trips to this city it would be interesting to note that Jakarta hotel deals are offered by esteemed establishments such as Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta and many more.
Umanga Kahandawaarachchi is a passionate travel writer who writes under the pen name, Maggie Tulliver. Her field of writing covers a wide array of content and articles related to travel and hospitality industry. Google+