Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) is a culture-based theme park and recreational area in East Jakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia.

Understand
In the 1970s, the then first lady Tien Soeharto envisioned a park to present and preserve the diversity of Indonesia's 27 (now 34) provinces. What results now is an amusement park with different buildings, and detailed information about each province's cultures, museums, theatres (an IMAX and a performing arts), and a children's park.

By plane

 * is 20 km north-west of the capital city Jakarta, in the neighbouring city of Tangerang, and handles most commercial flights in Indonesia. This airport, along with transportation options to and from the airport, is covered in its own article, Soekarno Hatta International Airport.
 * is smaller and much closer to the TMII because it is in East Jakarta (the same district as TMII), but served fewer domestic scheduled flights than Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in addition to its use by the Indonesian military.

After arrival in Jakarta, you can choose a wide range transportation options explained below to reach Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. TMII is a vast area, so it is advisable to leave your belongings at your hotel or lodge, or renting a car before visiting this attraction.

By car or bike
TMII is located within Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, so it is mostly accessible by any ground transportation; you can even order online ride hailing via Gojek or Grab.

By bus

 * If you are coming from West Jakarta, take the TransJakarta Busway Line Koridor 9.jpg (Grogol-Pinang Ranti). Get off at the Tamini Garuda busway stop.
 * Continue your journey by walking to Gate 3 of TMII, or by using online ride hailing (Gojek or Grab). The distance is 2 km, with a travel time of only 10 minutes.


 * If you are coming from South Jakarta, you can take TransJakarta Line 7D (Pancoran - Kampung Rambutan).
 * From the Tamini Garuda busway stop, you can also take angkot KWK T 01 towards Bambu Apus, or KWK T 02 towards Cilangkap from the front west side of Tamini Square Mall, then get off in front of Gate 1 TMII.

By train
From Tanjung Barat Station, you can continue with the online mode of transportation, or take Jak Lingko S15A to Ragunan-TMII.
 * The LRT Jabodebek Cibubur Line has a stop named TMII station, close to the theme park. From the TMII station, take a free shuttle bus to the theme park's main pedestrian entrance. The shuttle bus runs every 15-20 minutes.
 * For those who come from Bekasi, take the train to Jakarta Kota. Then get off at Manggarai Station for transit to the train for Depok or Bogor line, then get off at Tanjung Barat Station.
 * Those who come from Old Town Jakarta can take the train for Depok or Bogor line, straight to Tanjung Barat Station. And vice-versa.
 * Those who come from Tangerang, take the train to Duri Station or Tanah Abang Station, then continue with the train for Bogor or Depok. Get off at Tanjung Barat Station.

If you are dropping off at Cawang Station, you can connect using the TransJakarta bus 7D (Cawang UKI-TMII) from the Cawang Station bus stop directly to TMII.

Tickets
Rp 25,000 per person above 3 years old. Children under age 3 are admitted free. If you are riding a vehicle, here is the parking fee that apply per unit(s):
 * Car: Rp 20,000
 * Bus or truck: Rp 40,000
 * Motorcycle: Rp 15,000
 * Bicycle: Rp 5,000

Additional entrance fee for each amusement may apply. If you are coming in group, it's better to do a reservation for a special pass, which offers a huge saving.

Get around
Get around the park by monorail, gondola, mini train, or cycle rental.
 * Using Skylift (cable car), you can enjoy the beauty of the TMII from above. This ride was operated for the first time at the inauguration of TMII, and until now it's still one of the favourite rides in TMII.
 * Rent a cycle for Rp 15,000 (single seat) or Rp 25,000 (double seat), per hour.
 * Using Aeromovel Titihan Samirono, an elevated train that loops around the park in a 3.2 km system.  This system has six stations across TMII.
 * Get on a coach (mobil wisata), Rp 15,000 for three times transit.

Religious buildings
Religious buildings of several official faiths are meant to showcase the inter-faiths tolerance and religious harmony in Indonesia.

Museums
There are several museums inside Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex.

Pavilions
Pavilion for each province with different buildings has detailed information about each province's cultures. Since 1975 until the 2000s, the original design of TMII consists of a model of the traditional houses (rumah adat) from the 27 provinces of Indonesia, including East Timor. But after the secession of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002, the East Timor pavilion changed its status to become the Museum of East Timor. Since Indonesia now consists of 34 provinces, the new province pavilions of Bangka Belitung, Banten, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, Gorontalo, Riau Islands, and West Papua has been built in north-east part of the park, although the size and area of the newly built pavilions is much smaller than the previously built pavilions.

Buy
Handicraft souvenirs. Also, there are only two ATMs in TMII: and  (both of them are state-owned banks).

Drink
There are some branded coffee shops in TMII like Starbucks, Excelso, and Kopi Kenangan. Alcoholic beverage and wine are not served in here as this is a child-friendly amusement park.

Stay safe
In this vast area, the security system are sparse. Beware of pickpockets or even child kidnapper. There is no medical or health facilities in here, so you need to get out of TMII to get first aid.

Connect
There is no internet cafe nor call shop in this area. Branded coffee shops such as Starbucks and Excelso are offering free Wi-Fi. For mobile phone, the 4G signal is reasonably strong, since this park is inside a capital city.

Go next

 * To north and west, explore the rest of East Jakarta
 * To east, enter Bekasi.
 * To south, enter Depok.