Obama gets the grand tour of Indonesia's royal palace

When the President is your own personal tour guide.
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Obama gets the grand tour of Indonesia's royal palace
Mandatory Credit: Photo by ADEK BERRY/POOL/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (8886092m) Barack Obama and Joko Widodo Former US president Barack Obama on holidays in Indonesia, Bogor - 30 Jun 2017 Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) gestures next to Former US president Barack Obama (L), during a visit at the presidential palace in Bogor, Indonesia, 30 June 2017. Obama is in Bogor as part of his ten-day family holiday in Indonesia. Credit: BERRY/POOL/EPA/REX/Shutterstock

Obama is definitely having the best vacation ever.

The former U.S. president got a tour of Indonesia's Bogor Palace, from Indonesian President Joko Widodo himself.

The duo is seen on video whizzing around all 28 hectares of the palace on a golf cart and enjoying the company of a dozen or so deers that live on the palace's garden compounds.

They also had a meal at the palace's on-site restaurant before Obama left for Jakarta, where he was due to speak at a conference on Saturday.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGOES RUDIANTO/POOL/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (8886092o) Barack Obama and Joko Widodo Former US president Barack Obama on holidays in Indonesia, Bogor - 30 Jun 2017 Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) rides a golf car next to Former US president Barack Obama (L), during a visit at the presidential palace in Bogor, Indonesia, 30 June 2017. Obama is in Bogor as part of his ten-day family holiday in Indonesia. Credit: POOL/EPA/REX/Shutterstock

Indonesian first lady Iriana Widodo and the couple's youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, also made an appearance.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (8884185a) Barack Obama, Joko Widodo Former U.S. President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana upon arrival for their meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, . Obama and his family are currently on a vacation in the country where he lived for several years as a child Obama Visit, Jakarta, Indonesia - 30 Jun 2017 Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

The palace -- located in Bogor, just south of Jakarta -- is one of six presidential palaces in Indonesia.

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Presidential House in Bogor, Indonesia; Shutterstock ID 410993407 Credit: Shutterstock / Andreas H

The palace visit is part of the Obama's family vacation in Indonesia, with Michelle, Malia, and Sasha tagging along for the initial leg of the trip.

The Obamas kicked off their holiday in Bali, where they were seen rafting down a river.

The family had also earlier visited the ancient temple of Borobudur, in the city of Yogyakarta.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by BOY TRIHARJANTO/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (8883097a) Barack Obama Former US president Barack Obama on holidays in Indonesia, Yogyakarta - 29 Jun 2017 Former US president Barack Obama (C, back) visits the Prambanan Temple during a family holiday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 29 June 2017. Obama is in Central Java and Yogyakarta as part of his ten-day family holiday in Indonesia. Credit: TRIHARJANTO/EPA/REX/Shutterstock
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (8882371d) Former U.S. President Barack Obama, center, uses his mobile phone to take pictures during a tour at Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, . Obama and his family wrapped up their five-day vacation on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and headed to the historic city of Yogyakarta on Wednesday during a nostalgic trip to the country where Obama lived for several years as a child Obama, Magelang, Indonesia - 28 Jun 2017 Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

Obama spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, living in the country for a few years with his mother before he moved back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents.

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Yvette Tan

Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.

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