From the mountains to the beaches, historical sites to popular tourist spots. Those are the choices of tourist destinations you can visit when you’re in Malang city. Malang is one of the cities with exceptional natural beauty and culture in East Java. The city, known as the ‘City of Rain’, has many interesting tourist destinations that attract tourists from all over the world.
In this article, we will take you on a journey to explore some popular tourist destinations in Malang city during a city tour or Malang City Tour. Famous for its green apples, Malang offers various tourist choices for all kinds of travelers. You can find both modern and natural countryside atmosphere here.
Well, for those of you who are planning to spend Eid in Malang, you will be delighted with the existence of this toll road. Besides making the journey faster, the trip will also be more enjoyable. Of course, it will create a desire to explore around Malang City or take a Malang City Tour.
Tourist Destinations to Visit Using Malang City Tour
Malang is famous for its cool and cold atmosphere. However, it does not mean that the area does not have tourist attractions worth visiting. If you need recommendations for fun and exciting tourist destinations in Malang, check out the list below!
1. Alun Alun Kota Malang
Alun Alun Malang is already very famous throughout the Indonesian society, especially for the locals in Malang. Visiting Malang City will not feel complete if you don’t visit Alun Alun first.
In Alun Alun Kota Malang, there are many enjoyable activities and historical values that are kept. This place can be the starting point of your adventure to visit various tourist destinations in Malang. You can visit Alun Alun Malang by using a Malang tour package offered by travel agents.
Entrance Fee to Alun Alun Malang
To enter Alun Alun Malang, you are not charged any fee. You only need to pay for parking or lunch, and the cost is very affordable as follows:
Retribution Tariff
- Free admission ticket
- Motorcycle parking Rp 2,000.00
- Car parking Rp 5,000.00
The prices listed above are subject to change depending on the policy of each manager. However, this list can be used as consideration and cost estimate if you want to visit Alun Alun Malang.
You can also visit other tourist attractions in Malang at an affordable cost by using a tour package from a travel agency. This package will take care of all your accommodation needs during the holiday and make your vacation the best.
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Location and Route to Alun Alun Malang
Alun Alun Merdeka is located on Jl. Merdeka Selatan, Kidul Dalem, Klojen District, Malang City. Its location is not too far from Alun Alun Bunder, which is only about 700 meters to the northeast.
Address of Alun-alun Bunder is located on Jl. Tugu, Kidul Dalem, Klojen District, Malang City. Both of these squares are very close to various tourist attractions in Malang, one of which is the Colorful Village of Jodipan.
You can easily get to the location of Alun-alun Kota Malang from Malang Kota Baru Station. On this trip, you will also pass Alun-alun Bunder, so you can visit both tourist attractions at once. Access to Alun-alun Kota Malang is very easy, as you can use public transportation or private vehicles.
Operational Hours of Alun-alun Kota Malang
As an open public space, Alun-alun Kota Malang can be visited at any time. This place is open 24 hours every day, but there are the best times to visit.
- First, you can come in the morning when the sun is not too high and the air is still fresh. You can exercise calmly without being disturbed by air pollution from vehicles.
- Second, you can come in the evening until around 11:00 PM. At that time, you can play comfortably around the Alun-alun area with doves and other birds.
2. Ijen Boulevard
Ijen Boulevard or Jalan Ijen is a road that has now become one of the new tourism icons of Heritage in Malang City. The new face of Ijen Boulevard attracts the attention of the public and tourists to visit.
The neatly arranged palm trees in the middle of the park are the main attraction of Ijen Boulevard. Its beauty can be enjoyed not only during the day, but also at night with the city lights that make the road look very charming.
On Sunday mornings, Ijen Boulevard is used as a place for sports, while at night it becomes a place for hanging out and taking selfies for young people. Many young people in Malang spend their time relaxing at Ijen Boulevard.
Ijen Boulevard is also often used as a gathering place for communities such as BMX, skateboarding, antique bicycles, photography, and many more. Due to its large size, Ijen Boulevard is a comfortable place to gather, chat, and relax. There are also other buildings around it that add to the beautiful cityscape.
Ijen Boulevard offers a new free tourism destination for the people of Malang. The peaceful and calm atmosphere makes it suitable for relaxing with family, friends, or partners.
Taman Tugu Kota Malang, also known as the Tugu Monument Park, is one of the landmark symbols of Malang city in East Java. It is a circular park with a monument in the center, located in the heart of the city on Tugu Street, Kiduldalem, Klojen district. Its location, which is quite close to Malang City Hall and the New Malang City Station, makes it easy for tourists to find this place.
The park is equipped with beautiful lights that shine every night. Tourists can enjoy the atmosphere by sitting and relaxing or taking photos. This place also holds historical value, from the Dutch colonial era until now.
Tugu Monument Park in Malang city, as a historical place, receives special attention from the local government, so that the younger generation can remember and appreciate the history of the people’s struggle to drive out the colonizers.
The security, peace, and happiness they feel today are the result of the struggle of Arema’s heroes. Therefore, the next generation can repay their service by contributing to building Bumi Arema (the land of Arema) into a better place.
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3. Brawijaya Museum
The Museum Brawijaya Malang is located on Jalan Ijen no. 25 A, Malang City. Established in 1962 by Brigadier General TNI (Ret.) Soerachman, the Museum Brawijaya serves as a place for education, recreation, scientific research, and fostering the spirit of patriotism and mental development among the people, as well as fostering the spirit of struggle in regional development.
There are many collections that can be found in the Museum Brawijaya, such as vehicles from the past, clothing worn by heroes, weapons used in wars, various keris (traditional Indonesian daggers) from heroes, Gerbong Maut (a train carriage that caused many deaths during the journey from Bondowoso to Surabaya), and computers from that era.
The Museum Brawijaya also has a library that displays books and historical documents about TNI’s struggle, public works, and references related to dedication to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. For visitors who want to visit the Museum Brawijaya, they can purchase tickets for Rp 10,000 per person with service hours from Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free City Tour of Malang by Riding Macito Bus
Currently, residents and tourists visiting Malang City can explore the heritage area by riding an open-air bus called Malang City Tour or Macito. Head of the Malang Transportation Agency, Widjaja Saleh Putra, said that currently there is only one unit of Macito bus in operation.
There are plans to add two more units of the bus next week. Out of the total number of buses, four units are equipped with accessibility facilities for people with disabilities. Each bus has a capacity of between 18 to 20 people. Tourists have shown high enthusiasm, especially on weekends. The bus can depart six times (back and forth), and visitors who want to ride it can use the Macito application.
How to Ride the Macito Bus
To ride the Macito bus, no fee is required. However, there are several steps that must be taken as follows:
- Download the Macito application from Playstore.
- Register by filling in personal information along with a phone number, ID card, and email.
- Book the trip and choose the desired schedule.
- Choose the individual option if traveling alone, or the group option if traveling with companions.
- Select a seat number.
- Get a notification of the booking code that must be shown to the officer of the Malang City Transportation Agency when boarding the Macito bus.
- Come to the meeting point on Jalan Majapahit to get on the Macito bus.
- There will be officers from the Malang City Transportation Agency in the bus to guide passengers on the journey.
Macito Bus Operation Schedule
To maximize your time and ensure that you arrive on time, it’s important to take note of the Macito bus operation schedule. Here is the complete schedule for the Macito bus:
- Monday to Thursday: 09.00 AM to 03.00 PM
- Saturday to Sunday: 10.00 AM to 05.30 PM
Macito Bus Route
The Macito bus will travel from the meeting point on Jalan Majapahit to the Alun-alun Bundaran Tugu. There, tourists can enjoy the view of the Dutch roundabout surrounded by lotus ponds and a monument as a symbol of the Indonesian people’s struggle.
Then, the Macito bus will pass through the Kayutangan Heritage area, which has an atmosphere of Malang Tempoe Doeloe. Here, tourists can still see old shop buildings and antique lamps ornaments like in Malioboro, Yogyakarta.
Additional Route
The Malang City Tourism and Culture Agency (Disporapar Kota Malang) will continue to collaborate with Tourism Awareness Groups (Pokdarwis) to add new experiences for passengers of the Macito bus. One of them is by adding a new atmosphere to the Macito bus route.
In the future, passengers of the Macito bus will be able to enter the Kayutangan Heritage Village for 30 minutes. This will allow tourists to take pictures inside the village and enjoy various tourist spots that are available.
Grand Mercure Mirama Malang Hotel
Hotel Grand Mercure Mirama Malang is located on Jl. Raden Panji Suroso №7, Purwodadi, Blimbing, Malang City, East Java 65126. The hotel is approximately 10 km from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport in Malang, which takes about 30 minutes by car if the roads are clear.
Grand Mercure Malang Mirama has 264 rooms, including 11 suites and 2 presidential suites. There are 3 restaurants, a café, a sky lounge, and a grand ballroom. It also offers 6 meeting rooms and 5 partial meeting rooms, a swimming pool, a gym, and a spa.
One of the attractions of Hotel Grand Mercure Mirama is its waterfall and child-friendly playground facilities. There are various fountains and water slides. In addition, there is also a special swimming pool for children.
These facilities can be seen from the hotel lobby when checking in. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to swim here because, due to fate, our children were not feeling well, so we spent the rest of the day in the room ordering various local foods from Malang and surrounding areas online.
Malang’s Typical Culinary Delights
1. Bakso Malang
- Bakso President
Bakso President is one of the most famous meatball dishes in the city of Malang. This dish has been around since 1977, when the seller used to roam around using a cart. Since 1990, Bakso President has had its own stall and has remained popular until now. With 45 years of existence, this shows that Bakso President really serves delicious cuisine that is timeless.
The menu options are also varied, ranging from beef meatballs, young bone meatballs, fried shrimp meatballs, to siomay. The delicious broth is sure to make visitors unable to get enough with just one serving.
One branch of Bakso President, the Batanghari branch, is located right next to the railway tracks. Here, you can enjoy the sensation of eating the meatballs while feeling the vibrations as the train passes by.
Location:
Main branch: Jl. Batanghari №5, Rampal Celaket, Kec. Klojen, Kota Malang.
Pulosari branch: Jl. Pulosari №19B, Gading Kasri, Kec. Klojen, Kota Malang.
Sudarmo branch: Jl. S. P. Sudarmo №55, Purwantoro, Kec. Blimbing, Kota Malang.
Operating hours:
Main branch: 08.00–21.30 WIB.
Pulosari branch: 11.00–21.30 WIB.
Sudarmo branch: 10.00–21.00 WIB.
Price:
Individual meatball starts from Rp5,000
Meatball package starts from Rp18,000.
- Bakso Kota Cak Man
The next legendary meatball cuisine is Bakso Kota Cak Man. This meatball is famous for its delicious taste and has 36 outlets in various cities in Indonesia, such as Semarang, Yogyakarta, Tegal, Depok, Palembang, Jember, Gresik, and others. The menu options are also varied, ranging from fine meatballs, tendon meatballs, jumbo meatballs, various fried foods, and various noodles.
Location:
Malang branch 1: Jl. Letjen S. Parman №56A, Purwantoro, Kec. Blimbing, Kota Malang.
Malang branch 2: Jl. Raya Mondoroko, Karanglo, Banjararum, Kec. Singosari, Kota Malang.
Batu branch: Jl. Diponegoro №2, Sisir, Kec. Batu, Kota Batu.
Operating hours: 10.30–21.00 WIB.
Price:
Individual meatball starts from Rp4–8 thousand
Meatball package starts from Rp30 thousand.
- Bakso Prima Cak Bowo
For those of you who love to eat meatballs with friends, you must visit Bakso Prima Cak Bowo. With affordable prices, you can enjoy delicious Malang-style meatballs to your heart’s content.
Location:
Branch 1: Jl. Kalpataru №2, Jatimulyo, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang.
Branch 2: Jl. Raya Tlogomas №69, Tlogomas, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang.
Operating hours: 10.00–21.00 WIB.
Price:
Meatball package starts from Rp10 thousand.
Fried foods range from Rp1–3 thousand.
2. Sego Buk
If you want to try a delicious traditional breakfast, you can visit Sego Buk in Malang, East Java. Sego Buk is a typical Madurese dish that is usually served with young jackfruit stew or tewel vegetable.
The side dishes consist of sweet beef jerky, serundeng, and a unique-tasting sambal. For the main course, there is empal daging (sweet and spicy beef). For the adventurous, there are also beef intestines, tripe, omasum, and liver available.
One of the legendary places is Sego Buk Tuni, located on Jalan Kyai Tamin in Malang. Since the 1960s, Sego Buk Tuni has been selling its dishes in front of a store and has become a favorite of the locals.
Every day, starting at 6 AM, customers begin to line up to buy the nasi buk, which is served in a banana leaf package. They are willing to wait in line to get a serving of this famous dish.
3. Sego Resek
Sego Resek has become legendary in Malang city as it has been around since 1959. This fried rice dish can be found in the afternoon until evening, around 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The location is in the Kasin area, precisely on Brigjend Katamso street, Kauman, in the Klojen district, Malang city.
Sego Resek is similar to fried rice, with various vegetables such as cabbage and bean sprouts mixed together with rice, noodles, and shredded chicken so that it piles up like garbage. Sego Resek is also similar to Nasi Mawut, a typical East Javanese dish, only it is cooked using chicken broth.
The cooking process is done in a large wok using charcoal, making the distinctive taste of Sego Resek even more pronounced. Around the frying area, there are various side dishes available such as eggs, chicken liver, head, and wings.
The standard price for Sego Resek starts from 10,000 rupiahs, and it will increase depending on the additional side dishes ordered. For example, if you want to add an egg, the price for a portion of the dish will be 12,000 rupiahs.
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4. Toko Oen
Toko Oen is a culinary destination that offers Western, traditional, and Chinese cuisine as its main dishes. Established since 1930, Toko Oen is one of the oldest and most famous culinary destinations in Malang. The menu and atmosphere have a classic feel with a touch of the Dutch colonial era.
The interior and taste of the dishes are maintained to preserve their historical value. Toko Oen is always a popular tourist destination for foreign tourists when visiting Malang. Some popular menu items include ice cream, steak, and Nasi Sop Buntut.
Toko Oen Malang is located at Jl. Jenderal Basuki Rahmat Number 5, Kauman, in the Klojen District, Malang City. The location is very close to Alun Alun Merdeka Malang, only about 100 meters away.
You can visit Toko Oen Malang every day from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The place will be busier on weekends or holidays with visitors from CFD Malang.
The best time to visit Toko Oen is during the day in the dry season. You can enjoy the refreshing taste of Toko Oen’s ice cream in the heat of Malang, making it taste even better.
5. Pecel Kawi
Pecel Kawi is a culinary dish that has been around since 1975 and has witnessed the development of Malang over time. It is a legendary cuisine founded by Hj. Musilah and passed down through generations, making it worthy of being called a legendary cuisine.
The price for one portion of Nasi Pecel at Pecel Kawi Hj. Musilah is only IDR 14,000. You can enjoy one serving of Nasi Pecel, which is complete with tempeh, rempeyek, water spinach, bean sprouts, long beans, kembang turi, and other vegetables. However, I recommend ordering additional menu items such as Dadar Jagung (corn fritters), Fried Eggs, or Telur Bacem.
The Nasi Pecel menu offered by Pecel Kawi Hj. Musilah is still original and authentic, so it’s no wonder that visitors and tourists always make time to stop by for breakfast or lunch before leaving Malang.
With various interesting destinations that can be visited, Malang City Tour is the right choice for those who want to enjoy the beauty of nature and rich culture. Don’t forget to bring a camera and create unforgettable memories at every destination visited. Come and explore the beauty of Malang City now!