NEW Years will occur in a matter of days, bringing the spirit of relaxing on the long awaited holiday. If you are still looking for a fun place to spend the end of 2020, try to take a look at six of Indonesia’s favorite cities and their interesting places that could be your vacation destinations this time, as quoted from PegiPegi’s official statement.
Jakarta
For those who want to enjoy a year-end holiday in the capital city, you can go around this city to find out more about history, culture, nature tourism, to culinary delights. Historical tourism enthusiasts can visit the National Monument or Monas and the Old City. For cultural tourism, there is Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) where you also learn about Indonesian cultures.
Nature lovers who want to go to other places outside Ancol can cross over to Pulau Seribu to enjoy the enchanting beauty of the beach. For those of you who like to eat, you can come to various places to eat, from street vendors to five stars, which can be found easily in this city.
Bandung
Bandung is also one of the favorite cities for domestic tourists. In this Flower City, you can find various natural tourist destinations to special culinary delights that must be visited. If you want to have a vacation at the end of the year, you can visit several favorite places in Bandung such as Farmhouse Lembang to see and interact with various cute farm animals, enjoy the beauty of flower gardens, to take pictures with European-style building backgrounds.
Those who like exciting adventures in the midst of nature can visit The Lodge Maribaya. For culinary tours, there are many delicious foods at various points, from meatballs, bakmie, porridge to toast.
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is also known as a city that has complete tourism potential, ranging from culture, natural mountains and beaches, to unique culinary delights. You can visit the tourist area of Mount Merapi and get around using the jeep rented there. Also visit the row of beautiful beaches in Gunung Kidul, as well as the Yogyakarta Palace which is located in the city center. Finding delicious and affordable food in this city is also really easy.
Besides being known as a shopping city, you can enjoy other attractive vacation alternatives in Surabaya. Visiting the City of Heroes, you can enjoy natural and culinary tours that are second to none, from Kenpark Surabaya, Surabaya Zoo, to the Submarine Monument. Don’t forget to taste the rujak cingur, lontong Balap, rawon rice, to duck culinary which has a distinctive taste.
Malang
Malang has many choices of fun tourist attractions to visit, from natural, cultural, historical, to culinary tours. Malang City is also suitable for those of you who want to travel at affordable costs. Visit Jatim Park 1 and 2, Museum Angkut also enjoy apple picking tour and Hawai Waterpark. Malang also has beautiful natural attractions, from Mount Bromo to Tiga Warna Beach. Don’t forget to taste Malang meatballs directly in this city.
Bali
Bali Island is one of the favorite destinations for year-end holidays. It is familiar, Bali has the potential for natural and culinary tourism that attracts domestic and foreign tourists. You can choose a variety of beautiful beaches to visit.
Apart from that, you can also find a row of attractive accommodations, from hotels to villas with stunning views. Regarding culinary delights, Bali has a variety of choices, from spicy rice, to Betutu duck, which is a must-try specialty. [antaranews/photo special]