Traditional sports in Indonesia include bull races, bullfights, rowing, and unique ram fights, all of which are held as part of special festivities.

Silat, a martial art, can be performed as a dance or an exercise and is comparable to Karate or Kung Fu. However, the most popular sports in Indonesia are soccer, badminton, and table tennis. Golf is becoming more and more popular and a number of excellent golf courses can be found across the archipelago. 

Most major hotels have their own tennis and squash courts, swimming pools, health clubs and those at seaside resorts provide equipment for sailing, surfing, scuba diving and windsurfing. There are also a growing number of dive shops, which provide necessary equipment and professional services.

Jakarta

Jakarta and its surrounding areas have over thirty golf courses to choose from. In the center of town the Senayan sports a stadium is a good venue for sports with complete facilities for most ports like tennis, baseball, swimming, badminton, jogging and many more. Swimming pools, health and fitness centers are available at sports clubs and major hotels. Near the mountain pass are of puncak, visitors can enjoy more adventurous activities like paragliding, horseback riding, and white water rafting.

Jakarta's main roads from Jalan Sudirman in the south all the way north to Monas are closed to traffic and open for leisure sports activities early every Sunday morning.