Jambi

Jambi or Kota Jambi (Jambi City), is the provincial capital city of Jambi (province) in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Travel to Jambi

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Jambi

Sultan Thaha Airport IATA Flight Code: DJB - It serves only domestic destinations with frequent Flights from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and scheduled Flights from Batam, Palembang, Pekanbaru, and Medan.

Get Around

By public transport

Common public transports are taxis, ojek (motorcycle-based) and angkot (small minivan with numbers and uniform color that has fixed route). Online-based transport are also growing in popularity: Grab & Go-Jek.

What to See

Gentala Arasy - A museum and pedestrian bridge dedicated to the former governor of Jambi, Gentala Arasy, an icon of Jambi city. The pedestrian bridge was built in 2012 over the Batanghari River, with an S-shape if viewed from the top. There's a clock tower and museum just beneath the tower. At night and the bridge is beautifully lit with colorful light.

Muaro Jambi Temple Compounds - Candi Muaro Jambi | Seat of the Melayu Kingdom and Srivajaya Kingdom in the 4th-13th centuries, and Sumatra's largest archaeological site. There's a museum on site housing several artifacts. Rent a bicycle to explore the whole site. There's no public transport to here, you have to rent a vehicle or taxi, or you can hitchhiking (not recommended for safety issue). You can also rent a boat and cruise along the Batanghari river until the Muaro Jambi village.

Taman Tanggo Rajo | Taman Tanggo Rajo is a kind of park alongside Sungai Batanghari river bank. If you go there in the afternoon, you can find a lot of Snacks like grilled corn, bakso, Chicken noodle, and sugar cane juice.

Shopping

There are only several smaller malls in Jambi city, compare to other large cities in Sumatra such as Medan.

Jamtos - One of the largest malls in Jambi city. Jamtos stands for Jambi Town Plaza.

Mall WTC Batanghari One of the oldest malls in Jambi city, WTC stands for Wiltop Trade Center. There are a lot of shops inside, for example: A&W, KFC, J&CO donuts, Bread Talk, Hypermart, and Ramayana.

Matahari | Matahari is one of the city's department stores. There are a lot of shops in front of Matahari. It is next to Novita Hotel.

Halal Food & Restaurants

Pempek Asiong | This restaurant sells an Indonesian traditional food called pempek. Pempek is a kind of fish cake, made from a mixture of fish, flour, and water. It may take various shapes: some are cylindrical, some are curly, and some are round. In addition and they also serve a large variety of other fish dishes, such as model, tekwan, lenggang, and otak-otak. If you are fancy of durian, do try the es durian.

Mie Pangsit Jambi | Mie Pangsit Jambi is one of the most famous Noodles in Indonesia. It could only be found in Jambi, thus, it is one of the must-eat dish in Jambi. There are two kinds of Mie Pangsit; first is the normal size and shape Noodles and the second one is called Mee Pokk, which means that the Noodles are thinner and bigger compared to the normal noodle. Some stores in Jambi sell this Noodles with Beef soup and some stores sell it with Chicken soup (due to Halal qualification).

Durian | Durian is a kind of fruit found in Indonesia. It has a very strong smell but is considered by many in the region to be the "King of Fruits," due to its unique, rich taste. In Jambi, durian is affordable because it grows here.

Sate Padang | Sate Padang is a kind of roasted beef on a skewer, marinated in a traditional rempah (spice mixture). It is a little hot.

H.Hussin Restaurant | This is a traditional Indian restaurant. It has been in business for many years and is said to be the most popular Indian restaurant in Jambi. They serve roti canai, Indian martabak and nasi briyani.

Muslim Friendly Hotels

Abadi Hotel Suite Tower - 24 rooms, 24-hour room service, rose garden, coffee shop & pub grill. Lotus Chinese Restaurant. Anggrek Executive Lounge. Sakura VIP Karaoke Room. Kusuma VIP Jacuzi & Massage Room. Meeting room. Waterpark. Indentified elevator. Safe deposit box. Private mini café. Hot Spot Internet. Access Satellite TV channel. Shuttle bus to airport.

Cosmo Hotel

Novita Hotels - Single, double, suite rooms. Restaurant & café. Karaoke, discoteque. Swimming pool, fitness center. Conference room, convention hall.

Ratu Hotel and Resort Single, double, suite rooms. Restaurant & café. Karaoke, discoteque. Swimming pool. Conference room, convention hall. Souvenir shop.

Wiltop Hotel - 80 rooms with friendly staff, clean and good service. Close to Mall WTC for shopping.

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