Urban tourism
Bandung with its boutiques, distribution stores and factory
outlets is well known by locals and foreign visitors as shopping heaven in
Indonesia
Urban tourism activities includes shopping, sightseeing in
big cities, or enjoying modern amusement parks, resorts, spas, nightlife and
entertainment. To some extent urban tourism might also involving municipal
culture and heritage tourism, such as visits to city museums or parts of
colonial old town. Ancol Dreamland with Dunia Fantasi theme park and Atlantis
Water Adventure is Jakarta's answer to Disneyland-style amusement park and
water park. Several similar theme parks also developed in other cities, such as
Trans Studio Makassar and Trans Studio Bandung. The nation's capital, Jakarta,
offers many places for shopping. Mal Kelapa Gading, the biggest one with 130
square kilometres (50 sq mi), Plaza Senayan, Senayan City, Grand Indonesia, EX,
and Plaza Indonesia are some of the shopping malls in the city. Next to
high-end shopping centres with branded products, Indonesia is also a popular
destination for handicraft shopping in the region. Certain Indonesian
traditional crafts such as batik, songket, ikat weaving, embroidery, wooden
statue and fashion products are popular souvenirs for visitors. Indonesian
textile and fashion products are known for its good value; good quality with
relatively cheap and reasonable price. Bandung is a popular shopping
destination for fashion products among Malaysians and Singaporeans.
Another popular tourist activity is golfing, a favourite
sport among the upper class Indonesians and foreigners. Some notable golf
courses in Jakarta are the Cengkareng Golf Club, located in the airport
complex, and Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club. Bali has many shopping
centres, for instance, the Kuta shopping centre and the Galeria Nusa Dua.
Nightlife of Indonesia is also popular among foreigners, especially in the big
cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Manado, Denpasar and Medan.
