(Seat in Coach) Old Banten Tour

(Seat in Coach) Old Banten Tour

You're going to each destination with our air-conditioned coach. Our tour guide will be explaining the history of each destination and get into discussion with you, don't hesitate to ask if you have any question.

Most visitors head straight from Jakarta to Merak on their way to (or from) Sumatra, simply because there’s not a lot in this area to attract your attention. Banten, however, can be an interesting if not happy diversion if you have time to kill. Once set where the Dutch and English first landed in Java to secure trade and struggle for economic supremacy.

Explore Old Banten with Gray Line Jakarta.

Please note that this tour is based on Seat in Coach.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Vihara Avalokitesvara, Serang 42113 Indonesia

Avalokiteshvara Temple is the oldest Chinese temple in Banten. This temple was built around 1860 and in this temple visitors can see a representation of the Goddes Kwam Im and relics from the Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Benteng Speelwijk - Banten Lama, Kampung Pamarican, Banten, Kec. Kasemen, Kota Serang, Banten 42191, Indonesia

Speelwijk Fort was built by the Dutch in 1685. It is surrounded by an artificial moat around its periphery for defense.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Situs Keraton Surosowan, Jln. Banten, Serang 42113 Indonesia

This place was built during the reign of Sultan Maulana Hassanudin (1525 – 1552). Most of the buildings partly or totally damaged. What remains is essentialy only the wall of the fortress circling the ruin of the monument. (Monday& Public Holidays Closed. We’ll visit Karang Harbor instead).

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Old Banten Archaeological Museum, Kecamatan Kasemen, Serang 42162 Indonesia

In Banten Museum, you can learn the history of Banten and the first time the Dutch set foot on the island of java. Weapons, household good, clay pipes for running drinking water and pieces of broken ceramics are also on display. Across the road you can still see the foundations and remains of the old palace, Surosowan.

(Monday – Public Holiday Closed. We’ll visit Ruin Kaibon Palace instead).

Duration: 2 hours