[What To Do in Indonesia] Bandung Indonesia - Part 2

Bandung Indonesia

What To Do In Bandung Indonesia

When coming to Bandung, there are five must-to-do things that have to be on the list of vacation to the city. Where are they?

 

1. Dago and Riau Area; 

These are the places of destination for those who are having passion on shopping great products with good and affordable prices. Mostly, the products are shoes, clothes and bags. It has been known that Bandung is a place where many international designers turn to to order their clothes to be made other than Vietnam and China because of its good material and sewing quality.

 

2. Saung Angklung Mang Udjo

 

Angklung is a traditional musical instrument from West Java and at Saung (means traditional place or home in Sundanese language) Angklung mang Udjo, you can see as well as learn to play the instrument with fun!

3. Kawah Putih

 

 

Located on Patuha Mountain, Ciwidey, Bandung, this is one of the best spots to take pictures and enjoy the scenery. The place however, contains sulfur, therefore visitors usually bring or buy maskers when coming to this place.

Kawah putih means white crater. Visitors who go there will have to take many stairs down to the crater to enjoy the full beauty of the view. Worth the trip!

4. Geology Museum

Another spot to visit in Jl. Diponegoro 57, Bandung. Fossil that is quite popular on this site is T-Rex fossil and although the fossil in this museum only the replica of the real one, but people still keep their curiosity to come and see for themselves as the comparation of size is practically alike to the real one.

 

5. Bosscha Observatorium

 

Bosscha is the oldest place to see stars and planetary objects in Indonesia. No wonder that this place has a lot of giants telescopes and since it locates on a hill where you can enjoy cool breeze as well as learning about stars and planets, the place is a spot to visit for visitors that come to Bandung.

Good Food Places in Bandung Indonesia

Spicy Tuna and Sausage Surabi NHai Bandung

Choco-Cheese Surabi

Siomay Bandung

Milk And Yoghurt Jl. Aceh Bandung

Factory Outlet Bandung

[What To Do in Indonesia] Bandung Indonesia - Part 1

Bandung Indonesia

Where Is Bandung Indonesia

Bandung is the capital city of West Java, & the third largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta & Surabaya. Nicknamed Parijs truck Java (Paris of Java) by the Dutch for its resemblance to Paris & European atmosphere back at the colonial times. Bandung also earned another nickname as Kota Kembang, literally meaning the Flower City since Bandung used to have lots of flowers.

Lies only about two hours away by car from Jakarta, this is the place where people would love to go shopping and spend more time to eat good food at good places with much affordable price on the weekends.

Map Bandung

Located at the altitude of 768 m with the environment of lush & exquisite Parahyangan mountains makes the climate mild & pleasant. The city has been widely known for the universities, apparel products & a great place for gastronomic adventure. Nowadays, Bandung has become a popular weekend escape for commuters and people that live around Jakarta and Bogor.

How To Get To Bandung Indonesia

There are ways to get to Bandung Indonesia. If you're already staying in Jakarta, you can take the shuttle van to Bandung that will take you about two to three hours travel trip depends on the traffic. The price will be around USD $6-$8. Different travel operator will give you different price.

shuttle to Bandung

Bandung can also be easily reached from Kuala Lumpur since Air Asia Airways has already provide a direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bandung with good price that sometimes just too low to be missed.

If you happen to grab the flight to Jakarta and want to go straight directly to Bandung, you can also take direct shuttle from Soekarno-Hatta International airport to Bandung that will take you about 3 hours travel time.

Flight to Bandung

Another option to go to Bandung is by train. The executive train ticket can be purchased directly at Gambir train station.

Executive Train to Bandung

Book Hotel Bandung Indonesia

Choices for hotels are also a lot. When you want to book hotel Bandung you might want to make some searches first to make sure that the hotel is quite around the city area as sometimes taking public car (angkot) takes you longer time to arrive at the destination place. Bandung has smaller area than Jakarta with heavy traffic on the weekends therefore many roads usually modified to become one-way direction.

Budget Hotel Bandung

Budget hotels in Bandung area are on the range of USD $25-$50 per night. If you're looking for a lower price, you can try to find some home stays or hotels that are on the range a bit further than city spotlights and find better price they offer. Home stays are on the range of USD $8 - $15 per night.

Budget Hotel Bandung

Looking for a luxurious hotel in Bandung? No worries as there are also a lot of choices in the city starting from deluxe room, apartment and GH Universal Hotel. If you're coming to Bandung after weekend, ask for a discounted price or try to find a coupon or voucher for a better price they usually offer to stay on the hotel after sundays.

Luxury Hotel Bandung

Luxury Hotel Bandung

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