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Private Half-Day Introduction to Batik Heritage with Lunch
Exterior of textile museum with front garden in Bali
Tourist view textiles behind rope lines at textile Museum in Bali
Interior of textile museum with tapestries hanging on walls in Bali
Textiles laid out on stands at textile museum in Bali

Private Half-Day Introduction to Batik Heritage with Lunch

By BMW Tours
Features
  • Printed Voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Jakarta's epicenter of art & culture—the Textile Museum
  • Incredible masterpieces & private guide with amazing facts
  • An array of Indonesian textiles with various weaving methods
  • Chance to learn the secrets behind batik textile production
  • Batik workshop to create your own piece to carry home

Activity location

  • Textile Museum
    • Palmerah
    • Jakarta, Indonesia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel lobby Pickup
    • monas
    • 10120, Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate guided tour for making Batik cloth
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedBatik workshop
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedRoundtrip transportation from and to most centrally located Jakarta hotels
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive tour commentary provided in English
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedtipping for crew

Know before you book

  • Children 2 and younger are complimentary when accompanied by a paying adult.
  • Roundtrip transportation is available from most centrally located Jakarta hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
  • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.

What you can expect

You can choose the time for pickup (09.00 am or 13.00 pm) batik textile production during a guided tour of the Textile Museum in Palmerah. Your private driver shuttles you to the illustrious museum, where you can admire woven Javanese masterpieces and participate in a batik workshop, hand-dyeing a textile to carry home with you.

In the early part of the day, your private guide ushers you from your hotel into Palmerah, where the Textile Museum is situated. A stately colonial structure with a red-tiled roof, the building was used to provide social services during the Indonesian National Revolution. Now, the edifice contains countless examples of Javanese textiles and offers an illuminating look at the time-honored tradition of batik weaving.

After arriving at the Textile Museum, peruse the exhibits and behold an array of colorful garments, hand-wrought in the islands of Indonesia. Traditional tools are also on display. After a stroll through the museum, try your hand at batik production. Experiment with the technique of wax-resist dyeing to create a piece of clothing with an abstract or floral-inspired design. At the end of your workshop

There, immerse yourself in the traditional Indonesian art of batik during a 2-hour batik making workshop. Learn the traditional methods of canting and simmering the wax, then create your own batik piece that you take home with you. After your workshop, tour the Textile Museum, which showcases batik fabrics from all over Indonesia. Wrap up at a batik retail center where you can browse a range of fine batik art. Photo stop at Monas is symbol of Jakarta and Lunch at local restaurant.The last visit to shopping at Batik Store taking the roots of batik as Indonesian national treasure. Batik has gained the popularity for its beauty and elegance, As batik will always be a way of life. At the end back to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTextile Museum
    • Palmerah
    • Jakarta, Indonesia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel lobby Pickup
    • monas
    • 10120, Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia