Bandung Car Rental with Experienced English-Speaking Drivers
Hello. We are a group of drivers highly specialized to offer a very good tour in Bandung. We will help you discover the beauty of the city, explore the nature, visit the mountains, taste the food, and bring you to the places you want. Our goal is to provide an enjoyable, comfortable, and memorable journey for you.
Wanna hire a car with an experienced English speaking driver? Please feel free to contact our sales person, Adi via mobile/WhatsApp number: +6285226126069 or email: suwarnaadi@gmail.com.
Our Services
Private Car with Experienced Driver
We offer comfortable car for your trip in Bandung or outside Bandung with experienced driver. Our drivers has good experiences for servicing guests from all over the world. Our drivers are capable to communicate with guests using English.
Private Tour
Visit any places in Bandung with your beloved spouse, family or private group. We also receive solo traveler. You can make your own schedule and choose places you are really interested in. If you don’t know where to go, just ask us. We are ready to give you suggestion.
Airport Transfer
We offer an easy and convenient way to get out from Bandung airport to go to any destination. And also to Bandung airport from your location. We are available for 24 hours pick up at arrival time or transfer to catch your flight. Please contact us to make a reservation first to arrange the driver.
Provide Various Car Type
We have various car to accommodate your needs. We have small sedan, MPVs, van 15 seats, and minibus 20 seats.
Testimonials
We don’t want to claim any achievement to persuade you to use our service. But let us show some words from our clients below.
“Communication with Mr. Adi (via whatsapp) was very good. He responded very quick and arranged a driver (for the next day) to pick us up in Bogor and drive to Bandung. Our driver, Jonatan, was really friendly, showed us some nice places on the way to Bandung and was a very safe driver.”
Ms. Lotte, from Holland
“They were very happy with the driver in Bandung and so I suggested that we contact you only for the same.”
Ashwin, from India
“Hello Adi, thanks for your help and trips. We had a nice journey yesterday.”
Arno, from Holland
“Hi Mr Adi,
Rashidah, from Singapore
Rashidah here. I want to thank you for helping me out for the private driver in Bandung. I did enjoyed myself. Once again thank you.”
Things to Know About Bandung
Bandung, the Capital of West Java province, is a must-see city in Indonesia. It is a lovely and beautiful city with historical value. Bandung is a dynamic city which grow fast and become interesting city for many people to visit.
The Meaning of Bandung
The word Bandung is derived from the word “bendung”, means “dam” because Citarum river was blocked by the Tangkuban Parahu lava. This condition then formed a lake and become dry. Geographically the shape of Bandung city is similar to basin with volcanic mountains surrounding it.
Lush Beautiful Mountains Surround the City
Bandung is located about 768 m above sea level and surrounded by mountainous area. That’s why the city has cooler temperature than other big cities in Indonesia. The mountains areas are very beautiful and attracts many tourists to come. Two famous highlands are Lembang and Ciwidey. In Lembang, there is an active volcano named Tangkuban Parahu. While in Ciwidey, there is a beautiful sulphuric lake crater, named Kawah Putih.
Bandung History
Bandung has long history. To make it simple, here is the history timeline based on its important years.
1808 – the Great Post Road was Begun
Herman Willem Daendels, governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, start built the Great Post Road (De Groote Postweg) connects Anyer (west coast of Java) and Panarukan (east Java) via Bandung with total length 1,000 km. The road was intended to support the defense of Dutch military in Java. It was expected to make making transfer soldiers and supplies easier.
1810 – Bandung City Anniversary
On 25th September, Herman Willem Daendels Daendels stuck a stick next to De Groote Postweg – later known as kilometer 0 of Bandung on Asia Afrika street. Daendels then asked Raden Wiranatakusumah II as the Regent of Bandung at that time, to build some city facilities on the location. That day decided as the anniversary of Bandung city. Raden Wiranatakusumah II then built Grand Mosque and alun-alun (city square).
1906 – Received A City Status
On 1st April, Bandung officially received the status of gemeente (city) from the Governor General J.B. van Heutsz with an area of around 900 ha.
1920 – Gedung Sate was Built
Gedung Sate or Satay Building is the office of the Governor of West Java province. It the icon of Bandung city. It also provides a museum, collecting information about the building and Bandung. For more information about the museum, you can visit their official website: http://museumgedungsate.org
It is called Satay Building because the pinnacle resembles a satay, a famous traditional dish from Indonesia. There are six “meat” at the skewered pinnacle. It represents the cost to build the building was six million gulden. Gulden was the the currency of the Netherlands and Dutch East Indies (former name of Indonesia) before replaced by the Euro.
1920 – The Technische Hogeschool (TH) was Established
The first technology university was established. The name of the university was Technische Hogeschool (TH). It is now known as the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). First Indonesia President, Mr. Soekarno was graduated from this University.
1946 – Bandung Sea of Fire
March 24, 1946, Atje Bastaman, a local journalist was on the hill of Mount Leutik, Garut. He looked towards the city of Bandung. Smoke rised high in the city of Bandung. From Cicadas to Cimindi the fire was burning, making the city looked red.
Arriving at his desk in Tasikmalaya on the next day, Atje immediately wrote to local newspaper what he saw about Bandung. He gave the title of his writing: Bandoeng Djadi Laoetan Api (Bandung Become Sea of Fire). Due to limited space in the Soeara Merdeka newspaper, the title of the paper was shortened to Bandoeng Laoetan Api (Bandung Sea of Fire). Later, people recognized this event as the Bandung Sea of Fire, in accordance with the title of the Atje’s article.
What was happen in Bandung?
After the declaration of Independence day on 17th August 1945, Indonesia’s security and defense conditions were not table. War against the Dutch happened everywhere, including in Bandung. Many Dutch troops were captured. This caused Allies and the British to came to the city and wanted to take control. They used Homann Hotel and Preanger Hotel to be their headquarters. Bandung people didn’t this condition. Many guerrilla troops attacks British troop camps and headquarters.
Three days later, British delivered an ultimatum to the Governor of West Java to evacuate all people including local army out of city. The ultimatum encouraged local army to leave Bandung because the power of British and it’s Allies were to big to be fought. The Bandung local army and people were not willing to hand off Bandung and gave all building with all facilities back to Dutch and British.
On March 24th, 1946, local leaders and fighters decided to destroy important buildings and their facilities by burning them all. People followed them. Within seven hours, about 200,000 residents burned their homes, leaving the city to go to the mountain area in the south of Bandung.
In 1981, the local government built a 45 m height monument at Tegalega field in the center of the city to remember this heroic event. This monument was designed by Sunaryo, a local famous sculpture artist who owns Selasar Sunaryo Art Space gallery. Every March 23, many people visit the monument to commemorate it.
1955, Bandung Held the First Large-Scale Asian–African Conference.
The Conference was held in Gedung Merdeka, on Asian-African street, on Monday, April 18th, 1955. In the morning, before the opening of the Conference, the delegate walks from their hotel, Homann Hotel and Preanger Hotel, to Gedung Merdeka. This walk is known as “the Historical Walk” (The Bandung Walks).
There are 29 countries from Asia and Africa continents participated the conference. Six countries from Africa and 23 from Asia. The Conference discuss about solidarity between countries, promoting peaceful & decolonization, developing economic together, and anticipating conflict during Cold War.
2005 – Cipularang Toll Road was Opened
The name of Cipularang is contraction of the name of the areas conneted by the toll road: Cikampek – Purwakarta – Padalarang. It continues the previous toll road from Jakarta to Cikampek. Spanning 41 kilometers from Cikampek to Padalarang, the road contour is more extreme than other toll road in Indonesia. It is located along the mountains and hills, so the the track is going up and down with many bends. The most extreme road conditions are located on KM 96 and KM 93 on the way down to Jakarta. Both have high angle surfaces with quite sharp bends. Drivers should be more careful and pay more attention on these KMs to avoid any unwanted incident such as cannot control the stability of the vehicle, accident, etc.
The toll road was officially opened by 6th President, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudoyono on July 12th, 2005. It was the short and challenging project because the developer (PT Jasa Marga) was urged to complete the project in one year, from April 7th, 2004 to before April 24th, 2005. The government needed the toll road to be used by delegations from around 100 nations to attend the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta and Bandung. This Summit was held to commemorate the first Asian African Conference 50 years before.
It was very difficult to do the project. The road pass through many hills, valleys, and rivers. At least 10 hills were cropped, low-lands were filled by 18 million cubic meters of land, and bridges were built above the rivers and valleys.