Top Five Things to Do in Tangerang

In the beginning, Tangerang was a border area between Batavia under VOC (the Dutch trading company ruled Indonesia at that time) and Banten kingdom under Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa. Wars between them lasted several years, so the VOC built a thick fort there. Eventually, people who lived near the fort is called Benteng (Benteng is Indonesian word for fort). Today, this area becomes the city of Tangerang and it is famous as the city with a thousand factories.

Not only factories, the Soekarno Hatta International Airport, also known as Cengkareng (CKG),which is the largest and busiest international airport in Indonesia, is located in Tangerang.

As you can imagine, hundred years old of history mixed with the modern ways of living resulted in the unique charm of Tangerang. So, let's explore this city and find out the top five things to do here :)

One of the Tangerang's city parks on the Cisadane's riverbank.

Cisadane is the main river that runs through Tangerang. This river is very important for the livelihood in the area it passes. Many housing complexes in Tangerang and South Tangerang have water treatment plants on its riverbank to process and distribute clean water to their residents. 

Cisadane is relatively clean from trashes. However, since it carries mud and dirt, the  color is in a range of browns, especially after heavy rains. 

Since Cisadane practically runs through Tangerang, bridges to cross this river is inevitable. However, here you will not see dull steel bridges, you will pass many colorful bridges instead. It becomes merrier during the annual events of the dragon boat race and Cisadane festival.

On top of that, Cisadane river bank is becoming more and more popular for hang out, while enjoying several thematic gardens on the riverbank.

Beautiful city parks in Tangerang.

Do you know that Tangerang has many theme gardens? They are all free for all visitors, most of them are covered with big trees, a true oasis for the warm weather in Tangerang.

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The best shopping malls in Tangerang.

Similar to other cities, nowadays shopping malls in Tangerang have become the one stop place for the whole family activities: buy groceries, fashion, apparels, books, and shoes, dining in various restaurants, play in the game arcade, watch movies, take music lessons, go to the beauty salon, and the list goes on and on.

So, the question is: which one is the best shopping malls in Tangerang?

World of Wonders, a theme park in Tangerang.

World of Wonders is an amusement park inside Citra Raya residence, in Cikupa, Tangerang district. Here you can take many rides as well as stroll around the park and take selfies as many as you like with the backdrop of the miniatures of some iconic buildings around the world, such as Italy's Pisa Tower, China's Forbiden City, and Indonesia's Borobudur temple. 

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