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Jennifer Lee
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We’re very lucky and happy to have found and booked with Jakarta Walking Tour. The booking process was quick and easy through the company’s website. The team was responsive to our inquiry and sent information within 24 hours of completing an interest form. We were able to review the tour itinerary, ask questions, and quickly pay through PayPal once everything was confirmed. We ended up choosing the Religious and Culture tour. The itinerary changed a bit from the website, and started at the National Museum. I think this change was better for the tour, especially for people who are new to learning about Indonesia. What really helped and was the best part of our day, was our tour guide, Vera. She is very knowledgeable about Indonesia, and encouraged us to be curious and ask questions. Monas, the mosque visit and tour, and the cathedral from outside were all lovely. The cathedral was holding mass for Ash Wednesday, which prevented us from entering. The coffee shop break featured delicious Indonesian coffee and snacks! We bought some coffee bean bags to bring home. All in all, we highly recommend Jakarta Walking Tour and especially Vera! Tips - bring a hat, sunblock, and water! It was hot and humid during our visit.
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I had a wonderful time with jakarta walking tours! I requested a special tour on Iftar market and food during ramadan, and they provided a great itinerary. Booking was easy and they communicated promptly and clearly. I had a wonderful tour with Vera!! I highly recommend her. She was so kind and knowledgable. She was open to anything I wanted to change or try. We had a great time, I had delicious food and learned a lot.
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We loved our 4-hour food tour with Ms. Eti! She was organized, informative, and had a great sense of humour. It was great to get out of our hotel and have the confidence to visit a variety of areas and to taste an amazing amount of food. We also appreciated that Ms. Eti took photos of all the food and shared the labeled files via Google Drive, something that improved upon the food tours we had taken in other cities. We would heartily recommend Jakarta Walking Tour and Ms. Eti. Many thanks!
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Amazing tour, delicious food, wonderful host. Can't recommend more highly as a way to see the city and experience the culture. Come hungry!!! Like REALLY hungry! :)
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Fantastic experience with the Jakarta Walking Tour. I booked at the last minute the day before and Yupa replied within the hour and sent me a tailored itinerary. I had booked the Jakarta Cultural Religious Tour with Eti and loved it! She answered all my questions and alongside the landmarks we went to a market to try local delicacies (included in the tour fee). Did not feel rushed at all but we got a lot in. Eti also gave me recommendations for things to do after the tour. I definitely would not have been able to navigate all this by myself so really recommend. Very professional team and super personable ✨
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Many years after covid I finally had a chance to have the Jakarta walking tour i had booked for early 2020 and never got around to doing until now. Compliments to Jakarta Walking tours for staying in touch all these years and honoring the old booking. We had a nice walk with Eti and she showed us some nice spots for food with a good combination of cleanliness and the locations still being local and interesting. She was helpful in understanding the culture and politics, but stayed professional, which is a bit of a shame. It would have been great to learn a bit more about her personal views on things. Also we had visited one of the locations without knowing the day before already and sadly she didn't suggest to change the itinerary. So flexible to a degree but also not deviating too much from the itinerary. It would be great if the tours would feel less like a professional tour but more like a walk with a friend.
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Danke an Eti für die tolle Tour - das Essen war super lecker und wir hatten sehr viel Spass! Ich lernte sehr viel über die verschiedensten indonesischen Mahlzeiten
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My father and me did the walking tour through Jakarta old town and China town a few weeks ago. Our tour guide was Eti. The tour was quite pleasant. It felt like we have seen a lot without being rushed. We were offered to alter the tour a bit before we started, according to our preferences. We were provided drinks and snacks and felt well taken care of. Eti was super nice, and it felt more like a friend showing us around than a guided tour. Throughtout the tour, we learned about history, culture, economics, current developments, food, public transport, some handy information for our stay, and probably more, which I can't recall now. Bonus: None of the snacks we tried gave us food poisoning. I can highly recommend this tour (this was actually my second tour with them). You learn a lot of different stuff, it never gets boring, and you get to meet a local and see how nice they are. Thank you!
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Fantastic tour, expert guide with excellent local knowledge, great food.

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Educational with some adventure thrown in Fun tour of old Jakarta with expert guide Vera
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Do not hesitate to book! We’re very lucky and happy to have found and booked with Jakarta Walking Tour. The booking process was quick and easy through the company’s website. The team was responsive to our inquiry and sent information within 24 hours of completing an interest form. We were able to review the tour itinerary, ask questions, and quickly pay through PayPal once everything was confirmed. We ended up choosing the Religious and Culture tour. The itinerary changed a bit from the website, and started at the National Museum. I think this change was better for the tour, especially for people who are new to learning about Indonesia. The country has such an incredible history of people, art, religion, and the start here ws a good base for future sites. What really helped and was the best part of our day, was our tour guide, Vera. She is very knowledgeable about Indonesia, and encouraged us to be curious and ask questions without any judgement. Monas, the mosque visit and tour, and the cathedral from outside were all lovely. The cathedral was holding mass for Ash Wednesday, which prevented us from entering. Not anyone's fault, just the day we booked. We were able to watch mass for a little bit since the cathedral was projecting onto outside tv's. The coffee shop break featured delicious Indonesian coffee and snacks! We bought some coffee bean bags to bring home. All in all, we highly recommend Jakarta Walking Tour and especially Vera!
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Old Jakarta walking tour Hello, This was my second experience with this tour company. It was a great experience and I appreciated the flexibility they had with our particular interests and schedule. Our guide Farah was fabulous!
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A full meal deal and great introduction to Jakarta's wide variety of food We loved our 4-hour food tour with Ms. Eti! She was organized, informative, and had a great sense of humour. It was great to get out of our hotel and have the confidence to visit a variety of areas and to taste an amazing amount of food. We also appreciated that Ms. Eti took photos of all the food and shared the labeled files via Google Drive, something that improved upon the food tours we had taken in other cities. We would heartily recommend Jakarta Walking Tour and Ms. Eti. Many thanks!
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5 Sterne 🌟🌟!!! Wir hatten die Jakarta Market Tour gebucht. Vera war unser Guide und hat uns über 4 Stunden einen erstaunlichen Einblick gegeben. Märkte, Shops, verschiedenste Transportmittel :-), Snacks... Fantastisch!! Mehr als was wir uns jemals vorgestellt haben ! Danke an Vera und Jakarta Walking Tours für diese Erfahrung!!
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Excellent food tour Really great food tour with Ms. Eti, who spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable. What I liked was trying some more unusual things than the standard rendang, that I would never have tried otherwise.
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The Best Jakarta Food Tour We did the Jakarta walking food tour and it was so so so much fun. It was a private tour, just my wife, myself and our guide Vera. She was great and very quickly picked up on our likes food-wise. Everything we ate was fantastic, and we learned a ton about Indonesian life as well.
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Enjoyable day exploring Jakarta Eti was a wonderful host. We thoroughly enjoyed the day filled with culture and variety. The tour exceeded our expectations! Thanks Jakarta Walking Tours
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Excellent private walking tours Excellent private walking tours of old town Jakarta and (separately) Bogor. Vera and Eti both did a great job in setting up the itinerary and being flexible with what we wanted to do. The company as a whole was very easy to deal with. We cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Food Tour Jakarta Super Erfahrung - empfehle ich allen weiter, welche gerne neues probieren. Konnte die Tour ganz spontan buchen und hatte einen tollen Guide “Eti”. Sie hat das toll gemacht. Vielen Dank.

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 by Thomas A. Ross
Really excellent Street Food Tour

It was our first night in Jakarta and Eti took four of us on a tour of Indonesian street food that was far surpassed our expectations. Lots of endless food (you can order as much as you like as long as you eat it) from all sorts of street vendors, restaurants and stalls. We just kept food hopping including a, trying to pace ourselves with small portions of everything. Even had a 3 wheeled becak or tuk tuk ride to change locations. Eti, who was fun and spoke great english, was willing to keep going but finally we couldn't eat or drink (no alcohol) any more and had to go home. HIGHLY recommended. And she sent us the pictures she had taken of our experience a few days later.

 by Paul Carlile
Amazing 8 hours in Jakarta

I thoroughly enjoyed my walking tour of Jakarta with Vera. I was able to carve out 8 hours to see the City and she filled it full of authentic experiences. We explored several open markets, sampled street food and fruits I have never seen before, the Museum Bank of Indonesia, Jakarta Old Town Square, the Grand Mosque, Catholic Cathedral and National Monument Park. Vera took the time to answer my many questions and also provided details I couldn't have anticipated about Indonesia's history, hybrid culture and religions. Vera personified the vibe I got from Indonesia; friendly, open minded, hardworking and culturally cosmopolitan.

 by Tamara
Food Tour with Eti 🍜🍲🍛

I arrived alone in Jakarta and was quite overwhelmed by all the new impressions. I booked the food tour to get in touch with the street food culture and the locals and can highly recommend it! Eti was great, she spoke perfect english and we chatted 5 hours straight. She even was so nice to take me to a rooftop bar in her free time after the tour so I could see the skyline. Food was tasty and authentic. Definitly worth the money!

 by Dennis
Awesome Tour

Had a great time on our food tour at China town. Vera was great with both my my elderly mom at 74 and youngest son at 5! We had a blast and we enjoy every moment of it. Food was great, chat and sharing was fantastic. Is a must try guys!

 by Tomomi
Aussie Guests

Vera took my family for two half day guided tours of Jakarta, to help us get to know interesting aspects of our new home. She did a wonderful job and the tours were really interesting for our whole group, and lots of fun too. Vera was incredibly thoughtful and even bought special gifts for my kids which was a lovely gesture. We'll definitely arrange another tour with Vera again when we have visitors to Jakarta.

 by Colleen Pilgrim
Visting Professor from USA

I was in Jakarta as a visiting professor. I was new to the city and as a female traveling alone it was great to find this tour group. Vera was awesome in exploring Jakarta with me and I have so many wonderful pictures and information to take back to my students. She geared the entire day toward my interests. Vera knows the city, has great stories and information, and is just an awesome and fun person. She is willing to reach out to others thoughout your walk; indeed we ran into another USA researcher during our walks and ended up having coffee together and chatting. She has a set tour as we saw mosque, cathedral etc., but it is such that you can take advantage of what happens to be in the city on the day of your walk. At the National Monument we stopped to watch the practing for the Independence holiday and stopped for a marching band. Thank you Vera for a wonderful and fun experience of the people and places in Jakarta.

 by Abigail Kelly - USA
Excellent Cultural & Religious Tour

We loved our walking tour with Vera. We took the Jakarta Cultural and Religious walking tour and could not have been happier. We walked through historic markets, saw areas and monuments of historical significance, visited the grand mosque, and sampled Indonesian fruits. Vera had a deep knowledge of Indonesian history and was able to give us a nuanced and fascinating glimpse into the layers that make Indonesia what it is. She even stayed with us an extra 45 minutes to answer our questions about Indonesian politics! Thank you so much!

 by Hidemi - Japan
Cultural & Religious Tour

I really enjoyed the walking tour with my husband.
Vera showed us the way so easily not only in crossing the crowded traffic ^o^
but also in sharing some kind of philosophy. We found it very interesting. Banyak terima kasih.

 by Kathleen
Vera is great!

Vera is a wonderful tour guide. I had one of my friends come and visit me from the U.S., and even though I live in Jakarta she took us to many sights I had not heard of. I highly recommend these tours.

 by Felix and Corinne
Martabak, martabak, martabak!

Remember that word. What is it you ask? It is a concoction of pure deliciousness that you can customize to your liking (sweet, savory, or somewhere in between). Had we not gone on the food tour with Vera, we never would have discovered this pancake/cake/heavenly treat, as well as numerous other goodies to eat.
My husband and I had never been to Indonesia, and we are so so happy that we decided to do this tour with Vera. We arrived just when the holy month of Ramadan was just starting, so nobody was eating anything during the day (fasting). We did the cultural part of the tour, visiting the gigantic mosque and other local parks/neighborhoods, during the day. At night is when the fun truly began, because that's when everyone came out to eat!
Walking along the narrow sidewalks, uncountable motorcycles zipping by, smelling all the different food vendors wares - it was quite an experience. We sampled meatballs, soups, sesame-coated sweets, beef and chicken satay (meat on a stick), vegetables in peanut sauce, fruits we had never seen before, and of course the martabak. We loved the martabak so much we are actually in the process of trying to track down an Indonesian cook who lives in our city so that he can make the martabak for us!
We did a 3-island trip of Indonesia, and Jakarta was our first stop. Overall, the tour was great and I don't have anything negative to say about it. I couldn't imagine experiencing Indonesia without this tour, because it really set the tone for the rest of the trip and was a great introduction to Indonesian culture. As others have said, go hungry and don't be afraid to try something whose name you can't pronounce - you won't regret it! Vera will answer any question you have about the culture and the food, and will customize the experience for you based on your preferences so that you will not be disappointed. Absolutely recommended.

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