Semarang Tourist Destination part 1

Semarang tourist destination

Semarang is an interesting city to visit in Central Java, this historical city has a variety of interesting things. Tourist attractions from the latest to the smell of history.

1.    Lawang Sewu

Lawang sewu seems to be one of the landmarks of Semarang, this building is certainly very popular among travelers. The building that has many doors and is of historical value is certainly very interesting to visit. Although it seems haunted, because this building has existed since the Dutch era and used to function as a station. But it remains a separate attraction, especially now that it has gone through a renovation process so that the aura of awesomeness is reduced. Now, with the Semarang BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) making it easier to access these tourist attractions, even though visitors from the nearest bus stop (Blai Kota Semarang) are approximately 300 meters away, but of course now it is not a problem because the existence of online motorcycle taxi services makes it easier to make sure only. This legendary Semarang city tour is located in the Tugu Muda Complex, Jl. Youth, Semarang. Lawang Sewu is open every day from 07.00 - 21.00 WIB. The price of admission is also very affordable at Rp. 10,000 for adults and Rp. 5,000 for children.

2.    Sam Poo Kong

Sam Poo Kong Temple, this place is also famous as a temple of the past, where to commemorate the visit of Admiral Cheng Ho from China when he landed in Semarang in the 15th century AD. The temple is located on Jalan Simongan No. 129, Bongsari, Semarang City.

This place was a cave where Cheng Ho and his men took shelter. After Cheng Ho left the place to continue his voyage, some of his crew chose to settle down and marry local residents. In this temple complex there are also their graves, as well as reliefs that illustrate the history of their visit to Indonesia.

An annual festival is always held at Sam Poo Kong Temple, where statues are paraded along the road, starting from Jalan Lombok (Chinatown) to ending in the temple. The goal is to get blessings and prosperity throughout the year.

If you want to feel more Chinese-style atmosphere, visitors can rent traditional costumes to take pictures with the background of this red temple. For this package, the price is IDR 80,000 per person including photographer and photo printing with time from 9 am to 5 pm.

As for the price of admission alone is only Rp. 15,000 Prayer Area Rp. 20,000

Interesting right? Come on tour to Semarang.

3.   The old city of Semarang ( Kota Lama Semarang )

Lots of changes in the old city now. This area is a visual image of European architecture because there are so many ancient buildings with European architecture. Now, this area is very crowded with tourists. Arrangement carried out by the city government is also quite a lot. As one of the favorite places for photos, the most favorite areas for photographs here such as the Root House, Blenduk Church, Taman Srigunting, Marba Building, and also Semarang Creative Gallery on Letjen Suprapto street west of Blenduk Church. Now many cafes are appearing ready to welcome tourists after they are tired of going around with coffee or other menus.

For this region itself, of course it's free.

4.   Gedong Songo Temple

Gedong Songo Temple is a Hindu Temple complex in Semarang Regency, precisely in Bandungan sub-district on the slopes of Mount Ungaran. The temple, which was discovered again by Raffles in 1904, is a relic of Hindu culture from the Syailendra dynasty in the 10th century AD (927 AD). the air is quite cool here around 19-27 degrees Celsius because it is located in the mountain region and at an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level. It has a beautiful view and there is also a hot spring tourist attraction, here you can also rent horses, the camping area.

For entrance tickets to the Gedong Songo Temple, it is quite cheap for local tourists, which is Rp.8,000, and for Foreigners, Rp.75,000. For other tariffs namely riding a local tourist horse Rp.25,000, - & Rp.35,000, - for Foreigners per person. Hot water package Rp.60,000, - for local tourists and Rp.70,000, - for Overseas tourists. You don't need to be a Caucasian person, it's more expensive.