1. Hints : Taking Taxis in Jakarta
(Travel/Travel)

... are also available in Bali, Bandung, Banten, Lombok, Semarang, Surabaya and Yogyakarta while Silver Bird taxis can be found at four- and five-star hotels around Jakarta and Surabaya as well as at the Soekarno-Hatta ...

2. Newsletter - July 2010
(Newsletter/Newsletter Archive)

... within easy reach of Jakarta. The surrounding provinces of Banten and West Java offer beautiful scenery, volcanic mountains, green rice fields, verdant plantations and tropical beaches as well as fascinating ...

3. Getting Away From It All
(Info on Indonesia/Out of Town)

For day trips, weekend excursions or short holidays there are many options within easy reach of Jakarta. The surrounding provinces of Banten and West Java offer beautiful scenery, volcanic mountains, green ...

4. History of Jakarta
(Info on Indonesia/Destination Indonesia)

On June 22 2009 the city of Jakarta will celebrate its 482nd birthday. This date marks an event in 1527 when Fatahillah, a commander of the Sultanate of Banten, gave the name Jayakarta, meaning perfect ...

5. Bira Island
(Writer/Mehru Jaffer)

... Director. Travel agents further help to discover some of the remaining grandeur of the ancient sultanate of Banten also in west Java and its surrounding areas. There are day tours from Jakarta that include ...

6. Mesjid Agung Banten
(Info on Indonesia/West Java)

Mesjid Agung Banten (Banten Grand Mosque) Jalan Mesjid Agung Serang, 100 kilometers west of Jakarta Jakarta 42191 Phone Number: +62 254 200 010 (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Serang) Description: ...

7. Keraton Kaibon
(Info on Indonesia/West Java)

... one kilometer from the Banten Grand Mosque. The name Kaibon, which means “mother,” was coined from the fact that Sultan Muhammad Raffiudin--the last Banten sultan--built it as a gift ...

8. Keraton Surosuwan
(Info on Indonesia/West Java)

...  Located in the once-prosperous kingdom of Banten, this royal palace was designed by a Muslim Dutchman Hendrick Lucas Cardeel and completed during the reign of the first sultan. Surrounded by a high ...

9. Museum Situs Kepurbakalaan
(Info on Indonesia/West Java)

... Serang) Description: Located in the vicinity of Banten Grand Mosque, this museum exhibits the precious remains of Surosuwan Palace, which was a majestic building during the glory-days ...

10. Banten Lama
(Info on Indonesia/West Java)

Banten Lama (Old Banten) 100 kilometers west of Jakarta Jakarta West Java 42191 Phone Number: +62 254 200 010  (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Serang) This town serves as a reminder of the Banten ...

11. Destination Jakarta
(Info on Indonesia/Destination Indonesia)

... Gede Kramat Jati • ( 021 )8400022 Itiqlal Mosque This is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia Located near Banteng Square Jaya Ancol Dreamland (Taman Impian Jaya Ancol) This dreamland occupies 343 acres ...

12. Nature Reserves In Indonesia
(Info on Indonesia/Adventure)

... is the last refuge for the 45 -50 remaining Java rhinos, and is almost the last lowland rain forest in Java. Other wildlife species, gibbons, macaques, leaf monkeys, deer, pigs, bantengs, (Java's wild ...

13. For the Adventurous
(Sport/Sport)

... check WWW.geocities.com/bali_ultimate Finally, the much-ananticipated Nike Nusantara Cup 2001 - an International meet - is on at Lapangan Banteng seminyak, Bali over Easter weekend. These folks are almost ...