The school holiday is here! Plan the perfect school holiday with activities that the whole family can enjoy. There are many family-friendly activities you can do amidst your daily routine. All you need to do is spare some free time and a planned itinerary.
Here are five activities recommended by TRAC to make the best out of the school holiday
1. Museum Hopping!
First, check the museums in your city and plan a travel route. If you live in the Jabodetabek area, you can take your little one to explore the Jakarta Old Town area by visiting the interactive Bank Indonesia Museum, the Maritime Museum, and the Syahbandar Tower. Or you can also visit the lesser-known museum, like the Museum di Tengah Kebun. In Bandung, get your little one to have a blast at the Geological Museum and Sri Baduga Museum. While in Yogyakarta, try visiting the Taman Pintar, the Sonobudoyo Museum, the Ulen Sentalu Museum, or the Merapi Museum.
2. Pleasantly connect with nature
If time is not on your side, you don’t need to force yourself and go the extra mile to explore the mountains and islands of Indonesia. Spending a night at a nearby campsite on the weekends or visiting the tea garden can be an option as the first effort to introduce the little one to nature. Glamping can also be an option if you want more comfort. Some campsites or glamping sites provide game packages you can choose from and play with the kids. Don’t forget to prepare a bonfire too!
3. Take a breather from the city bustle and visit the serene tourist village
This activity may need a bit of extensive research and an extended trip, especially if you live in big cities like Jakarta, Medan, and Surabaya. But don’t worry, thousands of tourist villages are scattered all across the country with various uniqueness. You can visit the ones closest to the city where you live, and the ones with the theme close to your dear.
Some recommended tourist villages you can visit are Batu Layang Tourist Village in Bogor with various adrenaline-pumping activities, Nglanggeran Tourist Village with its unique natural topography, and the historical Majapahit Tourist Village, or Rammang-Rammang Tourist Village in South Sulawesi which is unforgettably breathtaking.
4. Know more about your hometown and tour the city
This activity is more on the cheaper side but fun at the same time. Bring your children to be closer to the city where they live. This trip will be more memorable if you happen to grow up in the same city so that you can take them on a trip down memory lane. Introduce them to monumental places, from the schools to familiar foods or snacks you used to nibble. Slip in a visit to the city park to wind down. You can even ask them to be creative with their culinary itinerary. It’d be interesting to know what kind of viral food and snacks they would like to try and which cafe and mall they would like to visit.
5. Make the holiday worthwhile by partaking in volunteering
Too tired to explore? You can choose a more relaxed activity or participate in joint activities with others. During the school holidays, there will usually be plenty of popup or summer holiday classes that the children can opt to spend their free time in. if possible, look for classes that also involve parents so that you can participate and build bonds with them.
Up for a more unconventional experience?
You can also invite the kids to participate in various social activities. Involve children in sharing activities that you may generally do. Volunteering can hone children's social skills and sensitivity and let them learn about gratefulness and how to care about others.
From the five recommendations above, which one do you prefer? If possible, why don’t you combine the several options to take on one trip like visiting the nature-themed tourist village that provides outbound facilities or tour around town while visiting several museums? Imagine the excitement!
Since you will be spending the entire day of traveling, using a car rental service would be the wisest option. To get the best experience, choose a car rental service with a driver only from TRAC. With TRAC, spare the stress of dealing with traffic jams and other typical city tour problems like finding a parking space.
The more, the merrier, they say. If you’re planning a big group trip, it would be best to use a bigger vehicle. Don’t worry, TRAC also provides a bus rental service in various sizes, from the smaller 13-seater to the larger 56-seater. Adjust accordingly.
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