Taman Situ Lembang: Oasis in the middle of Jakarta


Taman Situ Lembang or Situ Lembang Park is located at Jl. Lembang, Menteng, Central Jakarta. The park is located very close to the Suropati Park. Lembang Lake is an artificial lake built in conjunction with the construction of the houses in Menteng by the Dutch Indies Government. Situ Lembang Park as well as Suropati Park was designed by PAJ Moojen. The park has an area of 11,150 m2. This park is one of the oldest parks in Jakarta and have a little lake water comes from natural springs.

Situ Lembang Park is very popular for the citizens of Jakarta. The park is equipped with fountains, lotus trees, benches that surround the park and children’s playground. You can do some fishing here too. Leisurely jogging is one of the preferred means of recreation in this park. This park will be busy on Saturday and Sunday or on holidays. If you are hungry, there are a lot of mobile food stall that sells variety of food and drink

How to get here (see the route map):

From Juanda/Gondangdia go to platform 2 and take the Red Line or Blue Line heading to Bekasi/Depok/Bogor and stop at Cikini and take a 14 minutes walk to the west

From Tanah Abang go to platform 3 and take the Yellow Line heading to Depok/Nambo/Bogor and stop at Manggarai, go to platform 3/5 and take the Red Line or Blue Line heading to Jakarta Kota and stop at Cikini and take a 14 minutes walk to the west

From Sudirman go to platform 2 and take the Yellow Line heading to Depok/Nambo/Bogor and stop at Manggarai, go to platform 3/5 and take the Red Line or Blue Line heading to Jakarta Kota and stop at Cikini and take a 14 minutes walk to the west

See the link map or the map below

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