Leaving hotel to start the tour

Semarang Old City
In this area, you can find an interesting complex of old buildings with European architecture built in Dutch colonial era. Here you find as well the round-shapeddomeProtestant Church Immanuel, so called Gereja Blenduk, which was built in 1753 and Marabunta, an ex Opera House where a big spy at First World War named Matahari had visited the building during her stay in Java. The interior design of Marabunta shows the rest of its glory at that time.

Museum Jamu Nyonya Meneer (Nyonya Meneer Herbal Drink Museum)
Leaving Semarang old city, you may continue to explore one of noble Javanese cultural inheritances, herbal drink (jamu) in Nyonya Meneer Herbal Drink Museum. The museum displays pictures of the herbal drink making process both traditionally and machine-made, herbal drink products, and also anything related to it.

Mandala Bakti Museum
Mandala Bakti Museum stores a wide range of weapons from traditional pointed bamboos to imported guns which were used in the Indonesian battle against Dutch.

Ronggowarsito Museum
It offers historical, pre-historical, archeological aspects of Central Java with its extensive collection of artifacts, relics and fossils.

Lunch is served en-route at a city restaurant in Semarang (see the list of restaurant in Semarang).

Puri Maerokoco
It is the man-made island representing miniature of Central Java Province, which is 23.84 ha in width.  There found 35 typical houses from 35 regencies in Central Java Province. They depict the specific architecture design of house from each regencies/municipalities, and exhibit various kinds of tourist attractions through photo display, handicraft, traditional attire, specific local snack and drink.

Sam Poo Kong Chinese Temple

Proceed to Sam Poo Kong Chinese Temple which was built to commemorate the Admiral Zheng He (an admiral from Ming Dinasty in China) expedition from China to some countries in South-East Asia.

Dekranasda Handicraft Showroom
Dekranasda is the Central Java traditional handicraft and souvenir show room.  Just stop by and grab as many souvenirs as you can to bring home for your beloved ones.

Jalan Pandanaran (food/snacks specialty stalls).
Located on Jl. Pandanaran you can find food/snacks specialties of Semarang such as Wingko Babat (light snack made of sticky rice, coconut, and sugar), Bandeng Presto (ready to eat pressure-cooked milk fish), Loenpia (spring roll containing young bamboo, shrimp, and scrambled egg), and many more.