Sunda Kelapa Harbour
Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa
Jakarta's birthplace: the old Sunda Kingdom port at the Ciliwung mouth, where wooden pinisi schooners still load cargo.
- Address
- Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, Ciliwung estuary, Penjaringan
- Area
- Penjaringan, Jakarta Utara (North)
About
From the 13th to the 16th century this was the main port of the Sunda Kingdom, serving its capital Pakuan Pajajaran near today's Bogor. Today the quay is lined with pinisi, two-masted wooden ships that still carry inter-island freight. Come early in the morning for the light and the loading crews, and walk on to the old warehouses around Pasar Ikan.
- Main port of the Sunda Kingdom
- Pinisi schooners at the quay
- Origin of Jakarta
- Near Pasar Ikan
In history: 1522 — Sunda signs a trade pact with Portugal at Kalapa; 22 June 1527 — Fatahillah captures Sunda Kelapa
Nearby
Café Batavia
A grand café in an 1830s building on Fatahillah Square, with a wood-panelled upstairs salon overlooking Kota Tua.
Old town & museumKota Tua & Museum Fatahillah
Batavia's old city hall, finished in 1710 and now the Jakarta History Museum, on the car-free square at the heart of Kota Tua.
Chinatown food laneGang Gloria & Petak Enam
Glodok's narrow Chinatown food alley, with 30-plus legendary stalls, plus the revitalised Petak Enam food hall next door.
Heritage coffee houseKopi Es Tak Kie
Glodok's coffee house since 1927, pouring black coffee and iced milk coffee in Gang Gloria, a walk from Jakarta Kota station.
Heritage listing. Hours and prices change — check before you go.