10 Interesting Tourist Attractions in Palembang

Among the many cities in Indonesia that have exotic places for tourism, Palembang is one of them. Palembang is the capital of the province of South Sumatra, and also the second largest city in Sumatra after Medan.

Palembang is the historical center of Srivijaya, one of the largest Buddhist kingdoms in Southeast Asia in the 9th century.

Just like other cities in Sumatra, Pempek City also has many interesting recreational areas. Here are some tourist attractions in Palembang that you should not miss.

List of Attractions in Palembang

1. Musi River

The Musi River (about 750 km long) is the longest river in Sumatra. Flowing through the city, this calm river is used as one of the main transportation routes in the city.

At present, the Musi River is also a tourist destination, where you can navigate the river by boat while enjoying the surrounding environment.

There are several interesting places that you can visit along the river side. Among them, floating restaurants, Arab villages, and Benteng Kuto Besak.

If you visit there at night, you can watch the sun set beautifully.

2. Kemaro Island

Kemaro Island is located about 6 km from Ampera Bridge, right in the middle of the Musi River. You can reach this island with a 30-minute journey by traditional boat from the Ampera Bridge. On this island there is a Buddhist temple that is often visited by tourists.

Other points of interest on Kemaro Island are 9-level pagodas that were built in 2006, the temples of the goddess Kwan Im and other statues of Chinese gods, and "love trees".

3. Punti Kayu Nature Park

Located in the district Alang-Alang Lebar, Punti Kayu Nature Park is known as the only forest park in the city and also the largest pine forest park in Indonesia.

With an area of ​​around 50 hectares, this park has quite good facilities for visitors, there are even 3 camping spots for boy scouts and camping enthusiasts.

There are many interesting things you can do here. Among other things, picnic, swim, try rowing boats, ride horses, watch elephant attractions, or visit zoos or crocodile farms.

In addition, several miniature icons from several countries are also here. Like miniature pizza towers, eifel towers, windmills, etc.

4. Ampera Bridge

Ampera Bridge is an icon of Palembang city. Construction began in 1962, and it took 3 years to complete. Standing along the Musi River, this 1,117-meter bridge connects the Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir areas.

Initially, the middle part of the bridge can be lifted so that large-sized ships can sail from under the bridge. Even so, the lifting was stopped in 1970 due to traffic disruption caused by it.

The best time to visit Ampera Bridge is at night. The scenery around Ampera Bridge looks more beautiful and glamorous at night because thousands of lights adorn the bridge. About 50 meters from the bridge you can find a market where you can buy food and souvenirs.

5. Kuto Besak Fortress

Standing firmly on the side of the Musi River, a castle that used to function as a royal palace during the Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam in the 18th century.

Right from the top of the fort located next to the Ampera bridge, you can enjoy watching the boats sail along the Musi River. And the best view you can get especially at night.

6. Grand Mosque Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin's Great Mosque is the largest mosque in the city. Its architectural style is a combination of Indonesian, European and Chinese styles.

Next to the mosque, located not far from Ampera Bridge, there are 2 markets, where you can buy various souvenirs, such as woven fabrics, wooden crafts, or local culinary delights.

7. Masjid Cheng Ho

Mosque located in the district Across the Ulu 1, it has a distinctive Chinese architectural style and is mixed with a bit of Malay architectural style. Therefore this mosque is more like a pagoda than a mosque. Visitors to this mosque even come from other countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore.

8. OPI Water Fun

Water Tourism Park located in the district Seberang Ulu 1 presents various entertaining water game rides. Is a place that is very suitable for recreation with family. In addition to the swimming pool and various water play rides as the main facilities, there are also several supporting facilities such as gazebos, tents for resting, showers and malls.

9. Bird Park

Located near OPI water Fun, this Bird Park is one of the best family tourism areas in the city. There are around 3,000 birds from various species in the country that are collected by this park. Here visitors are also given the freedom to interact with existing animals. In addition, you can also take pictures with animals and give them food directly.

In addition to birds, in this place there are also several other types of animals such as reptiles, fish, cats and mammals.

10 Sriwijaya Kingdom Tourism Parks

Near the edge north of the Musi River, precisely in Kel. Karang Anyar, lies the remains of ancient civilizations, and visitors are free to see this historic site. Previously known as the Karanganyar archaeological site, and it is strongly believed that this place was once the center of the ancient Srivijaya Kingdom.

From the excavation, there are waterways, reservoirs, and floating islands (so-called balai kambang), relics such as Chinese ceramics, Buddhist statues, beads, and pottery all associated with the Kingdom of Sriwijaya.

There are still many other tourist attractions in Palembang. Even so, what is mentioned in this article is the most popular tourist objects in this city of Pempek.