Bandung is an easy trip by train from Jakarta. ‘Bandung, Indonesia: Planning a Trip’ provides further details about where to stay and eat and how to get there.
Shopping
Bandung has some good discount clothing and shoe outlets.
Braga Citywalk mall - there are a couple of good discount outlets here. ‘The Sports Warehouse’ for trainers and ‘BSE Factory Outlet’ for various clothes. Both are located on the ground floor.
Jl Cihampelas – at the northern end there are rows and rows of shops all specialising in bargain priced clothes and shoes.
Cihampelas Walk mall – this is a modern shopping complex with a pleasant, partly open to the outside setting. Here there are numerous branded shops and nice places to eat. Many places have Wi-Fi. There is an upmarket cinema on the top floor.
Sightseeing
The Asian African Conference Museum, Jl Asia Africa no. 65
This museum is at the site of the 1955 (and subsequent 2005) Asia-African Conference. The entrance is actually located around the corner on…Bags must be left in a locker before going in. This costs nothing. Entry is also free of charge, which really is great as you will get a personal guided tour by one of the staff who will take you to have a look at the actual conference room, which is said to resemble a Dutch opera house. Afterwards you will be shown to another large room with various displays such as the original printer used to print the conference photos as well as a lot of information about the objectives and outcomes of the conference and much more. Well worth a visit.
Tours
‘Enoss Traveller’s‘ organises day trip tours, one goes to the south of Bandung and one to the north of Bandung. The northern one visits Tangkuban Perahu volcano, Gracia Ciater hotspring, a tea plantation, the flower market and Dago View. The southern one visits Rengganis active crater volcano, Cibuni natural hotspring, a tea plantation, rice field, strawberry field and bamboo weaving. The northern tour departs at 8 am and the southern tour departs at 9 am. Both return at 5 pm. The price for either tour is 200,000Rp per person with a minimum of two people and includes car, petrol and driver, but excludes entrance fees. If you are on your own you will have to do the tour by motorbike. These tours can be arranged through Guest House Pos Cihampelas.
Tourist Information
There are Tourist Information office outlets at the southern train station entrance, attached to the northwest corner of the main mosque and just off Jl Cihampelas at the Xtrans station.
Exchange Rate
At the time of writing US$1 is worth approximately 9,000Rp.
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