Showing posts with label park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label park. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Ragunan Zoo

Want cheap holiday planning and education to your child? Ragunan Zoo is one alternative for you. Located in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. We can introduce a variety of animals to the children so they can see directly the animals that may have only seen on television or in books. To reach this place, if you do not use a personal vehicle, you can use TransJakarta (busway) Brass-Ragunan majors that ended right in front of the zoo, or if you do not directly use these directions, you can transit to a stop first for the Upper Hamlet then use this line. So the cost of Rp 4.000, - you can go to the Ragunan easily and quickly.
Zoo entrance ticket you can buy it for USD 4000, - for adults and Rp4.000, - for the children. The animals here are fairly complete as a variety of birds (birds pelicans, peacocks, eagles, and others), various primates (monkeys, proboscis monkey, and others), various types of snakes, sun bears, elephants, deer, camels, kudanil, bull, bats. For wild animals, you can see tigers, white tigers, lions, crocodiles, bears. Besides seeing the animals, you can also take your child to play in the children's playground, where there are a variety of games and different game from the balloon.
At the zoo there is also "Schmutzer Primate Center". You have to buy a ticket for Rp 5,000, - to go into these places. This place is special to display different kinds of primates with a different atmosphere and there are museums primates to increase knowledge of children. The first time you log in, we have to climb the stairs, then from above we can see the gorilla the size of humans. Other primates is here among other gibbons, hoops, white monkey, and various other types.
There are also "World Orang Utan", here we enter the long, dark tunnel that was made to resemble caves, where between each section separated by ropes that resemble tree roots. On the sides of the tunnel in a particular section will appear thick glass so that we can see the orangutans outside.
Once out of the tunnel, we can climb the tall tree house, or walking among the trees hanging over the bridge. On the other hand, there are garden bali. This place is made to resemble the atmosphere bali. There is also a playground for children like swings, tree trunks can climb, dangling from the rope or play sand.
If you are planning to place, should bring drinking water supply is sufficient, because to see the animals and the other one you must walk. Provide also a hat or umbrella to protect from the sun. So, for the holidays does not mean having to spend a lot of money.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

National Monument (Monas)

Monument or National Monument is an icon of Jakarta. Located in downtown Jakarta, a place of tourist and educational center of interest to citizens of Jakarta and surrounding areas. National Monument was established in 1959 and inaugurated two years later in 1961. Monas is always crowded of tourists visit to see the beauty of the city from the top of Monas Jakarta, Indonesia broaden the horizon of history in the diorama room or enjoying the fresh forest area of the city approximately 80 acres in downtown Jakarta. Every holiday, Monas always visited a lot of tourists. Here you can enjoy many kinds of tours and educational materials. You can climb the towering monument to the top of Monas. You can also exercise with friends and family. You also can enjoy a beautiful garden with lush trees and beautiful. Or you can enjoy the entertainment interesting fountain.
 
History Monument 
 Monas began construction in August 1959. Overall Monument building designed by architects of Indonesia Soedarsono, Frederich Silaban and Ir. Rooseno. On August 17, 1961, the Monument was inaugurated by President Soekarno. And began to open to the public since July 12, 1975.
Meanwhile, the forest park areas around the city formerly known as National Monument Field name Gambier. Then she could change her name several times into Field Ikada, Merdeka Square, National Monument Square and later became National Monument Park. The size and contents of Monas
Monument was built 132 meters tall and yoni phallus-shaped. The whole building is covered with marble. 

Monas Park  
Facilities within the Monas also clear out your saturated with enjoying the Parks Monument, which is an urban forest that is designed with a beautiful garden.
In this park you can play with the herd of deer that had been imported from the presidential palace in Bogor to jazz up this park. In addition you can also workout at the park with friends and family.
Monument Park is also equipped with dancing fountains. Dancing fountain show is very interesting to watch at night. The fountain will be moved by the beautiful liukan appropriate strains of the song being played. There was also a laser show on the colorful fountain is.
For those of you who want to maintain health, but exercising in Monas Park, you can perform a free reflexology. Is provided in the park rocks sharp enough to massage your foot while reflection. In this park also provided some futsal and basketball court that can use anyone.
If you're tired of walking in a park covering 80 hectares, you can use the train tour. The park is free to visit anyone and is open free to the public.

 
Tourism Monas  
To visit the National Monument, there are many types of transportation that you can use. If you train users, you can use the KRL Jabodetabek types express a stop at Gambir Railway Station. You also can use the facilities Trans Jakarta bus transportation. If you use a private vehicle, special parking available IRTI, or you can park your vehicle at Gambir Railway Station.
To get into the building Monas, you can pass through the entrance near the statue of Prince Diponegoro. Then you will go through the underground tunnel to enter the Monument. You also can pass through the entrance at the court of northern Monas. Monas Opening hours are 9:00 am to 16:00 pm.
Monument may be one of your choice to tour with family and a place to educate children to become familiar with the history of Indonesia. You too can enjoy the fresh air from the shade of trees in the Monas. And do not forget to keep clean Monument Park in order to stay beautiful for everyone to enjoy.

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Surabaya Zoo

The zoo can be a fun family recreation. Can also be a valuable educational tours for helping you or your child saw firsthand the various types of animals that may have only seen on television or books. In the city of Surabaya, there is the zoo's oldest zoo in Indonesia. Surabaya Zoo (KBS) that is located on Jl. Setail no. 1, right next to the statue suro fish and crocodiles who are icons of the city of Surabaya can be one leisure destination in the city of hero.
Animals Collection at KBS
Komodo and Animal LainnyaKoleksi animals in Surabaya Zoo is complete, there are more than 300 species. Various types of animals from poultry (aves), mammals, reptiles, and many fish can you meet at the Surabaya Zoo.
Animals are grouped in cages of animals. For example poultry or birds (aves), where there are Australian pelicans, peacocks, Bali starlings, and ostrich. Wild animals here including Sumatran tigers, leopards, white tigers, lions, and bears.
On the back, there is a primate animal cages containing an orangutan, chimpanzee, baboon, proboscis monkey. After that, you can see the giraffe cage with a long neck, horses, deer, camels, hippos, and the American bison was old age.
There is also a collection of rare and protected animals such as the Komodo dragon can be found at the Surabaya Zoo. Other animals that may have also rarely seen here as tapir, deer and pigs anoa. The zoo was also serves as a place for the conservation of these animals.
Arapaima gigasSelain see land animals, you also can see the fish fresh water and sea water is located at the Aquarium named. To get into this area, you must buy a ticket for Rp 3000, - per person. Aquarium is in the room is not too much. Which draw attention to this area is a pond fish Arapaima gigas, which is the largest freshwater fish in the world. This fish comes from the Amazon River, South America, with a length that can reach 3 meters and weighing 200 kg. In this area there are animal species of reptiles such as some types of crocodiles, snakes, iguanas and turtles are large.

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Mekarsari Park

If you are a lover of growing plants and planning a vacation, you try to come visit Mekarsari Fruit Garden. Resort located on Highway 03 KM Cileungsi this is the largest fruit garden in Indonesia and there are various collections of plants that have fruit in the Fruit Garden dunia.Tiket in this Mekarsari Rp. 10,000 / person and tickets for the car as much as Rp. 5000 and Rp motorcycle. 3000. So, at a cost that is not too expensive, you can go into the garden area of 265 hectares of fruit this.
You can see see the collection of plants here by riding the train around by buying a ticket is Rp. 10,000. However, you must be patient if there is a long queue. While on his way to see the see the collection of plant collection, you will not wonder about the benefits of plants that you see, because there is a description of the tour guide who will give information about the uniqueness of the fruit from these plants.
Once you got off the train around, you'll see the outbound area. So, for you who like adrenaline, this area should you try. In addition to these outbound area, there is also a lake where you and your family can enjoy sailing or rowing boat. For those of you who want to enjoy the atmosphere with a partner, you can rent a duck. So the atmosphere will not feel romantic?
There is also a suspension bridge above the lake. You and your friends can take pictures of this bridge above the background that you rarely find in Jakarta. When he arrived at lunchtime there is also a food store that can store your messages, while enjoying the food under the tree with the base mat and berlesehan.
After you are satisfied with enjoying all of this, you can board the train again for the return tour to where you board the train early. Before you leave, you can buy souvenirs as by the by. And before you leave the fruit garden was built on the initiative of late. Ibu Tien Soeharto, the sempatkan a minute to enter the area "Garden Paradiso". This place sells bonsai collection and sold at affordable prices. So, for you who like to plant, try to enjoy your vacation by visiting Mekarsari Fruit Garden.
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Selecta, Batu Malang

Selecta
Ordinary cold air blanketed the city of Malang and surrounding areas, including in the town of Batu. This is the major attraction for tourists both domestic and foreign tourists. This place can be an oasis, especially for visitors who live in big cities full of pollution. Here, you can enjoy the fresh air to meet your lungs. As an addition to the refreshing pleasure, you can enjoy the panoramic beauty of nature.

One of the places visited are common sights Selecta. The strategic location with good infrastructure already gives customers the ability to arrive at this place. Selecta sights surrounded by mountains so that the atmosphere really feels natural. Various facilities are available to you and the kids, make this place fit into family attractions.


Selecta Park

Selecta, in this place, you can view a large aquarium with a variety of fish exist in it as the first thing that will be enjoyed before the other interesting things to be found in these places. Entering Selecta recreation, you'll be treated to a beautiful natural panorama. This recreation area is made to resemble the park with flowers, colorful a very interesting subject. Living flowers looks fresh and more broke than you normally might see in urban areas, probably because the air that supports the development of these flowers. There is also a patron of green trees so that the atmosphere of the garden fresh. This park is neatly organized and supported by elements of the park, such as rocks, a path or a fish pond where garden look more beautiful.


Games at Selecta

Various games such as water bicycles, horse riding or driving mini games that can be done with your child. For those of you who want to linger here, available hotels for lodging. Friendly service and clean hotel along a variety of amenities will make you feel comfortable. In the morning, you can exercise by jogging in the area.

This place has long been known for Selecta have become tourist attractions since the 1930s, since I was a Dutch colonial rule. His experience as a tourist spot does not necessarily make managers complacent, because the manager trying to continually improve this site to keep it interesting to visit and be able to become the tourist attraction that gives comfort to all visitors. Selecta is one of the major tourist attractions can be visited while in Batu, Malang.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ancol Ocean Arena

Want to take a vacation the kids this weekend? Try to visit the Ocean Arena in Ancol area. Here you are with the kids can watch a variety of funny animal behavior is trained. Terrestrial animals such as beaver, sun bears and hippos as well as marine animals like sea lions, dolphins and white whales ready to entertain your children with a variety of interesting attractions. Plus a 4-dimensional show can make a separate experience for you and your child.

Ancol Ocean arena is a oseanarium or oceanarium. Oseanarium a marine mammal park and other sea creatures. In addition to enjoying recreation with family, here you will find a variety of interesting knowledge about marine mammals such as dolphins, whales, sea lions and other marine animals. Ancol Ocean arena is also a means of marine wildlife conservation.

There are 4 main vehicle contained in the Arena Samudra, Ancol. First, is the vehicle for various Animal shows, Sea Lion show vehicle, vehicle performance and Dolphin White Whale, and the vehicle Cinema 4D or 4D Theater. Within 1 day there was 3 times the performance for each vehicle, or on holidays will be added the number of performances for each vehicle. In order not to miss, you can see at a show in front of the vehicle. When finished watching one show, the officer will advise you to watch the next perunjukan. If you want to watch all the performances, you should follow these instructions so that you are not left behind and had to wait longer.

Cinema 4D
Another place is no less exciting is the Cinema 4D or 4-dimensional performances. You have to queue to get into this theater building. Inside, the officers will share the 3-dimensional glasses. After waiting some time in front of the door, the audience will go into the theater. The film is presented duration approximately 15 minutes.

With a 3-dimensional glasses, you will find a picture in front of you and like to be touched, plus the chair can be rocked and a spray of water or wind at a certain scene so that you can actually mesakana atmosphere. There are 5 options on schedule Monday through Saturday and 2 times extra performances on Sundays and Holidays. But, you can only watch it one time because to enter into this vehicle should use the tickets found on admission.

Ocean arena
Ancol Ocean arena can be a place of recreation that educate. You can introduce a variety of wildlife on your child. In addition, there are freshwater aquarium featuring a variety of freshwater fish in the river both in Indonesia and abroad. You can also visit the sea-water aquarium that will provide a variety of sea fish funny and unique. You also can visit the tourist area of study as a good learning tool for your children.

In addition to various educational facilities, there are also some interesting games as a vehicle for the ride Kiddy Car Bumper called Logon Events, BOTO-BOTO of miniature aircraft gaming circles for children, as well as the Jellyfish Ballon ride. This game vehicle can add your recreational pleased Arena Ocean.

Ancol does offer a variety of interesting tourist sites. You can visit Dufan, Atlantis, Sea World, and also do not forget Arena Ocean. Ancol Ocean arena is oseanarium (oceanarium), which offers recreation, conservation, and education for the whole family. Tourism in the city of Jakarta can be interesting and educational for your kids.

Gelanggang Samudra
Open:
Senin-Minggu: 09.30 - 17.00 WIB

Ancol Taman Impian
Jalan Lodan Timur 7
Jakarta
14430
Telp: (021) 6471 1111

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Bogor Botanical Gardens

Bogor Botanical Gardens might not be a stranger to you who live in the city of Bogor, Jakarta, or the surrounding areas. Botanical Garden has become one of the characteristic of the city of Bogor. Although, long-established but the tour was never boring to visit again, because in this place there are many interesting things we can get.

Regions with an area of 87 hectares has been established since 1817 on the initiative of Sir Stamford Raffles, a British national who served as governor of Java. The trees in this area hundreds of years old. So not surprisingly, the trees here have a big trunk and reach tens of meters high. In each tree, which contains the label attached to a tree and when trees began to be planted. So, in addition to travel, we can also know the trees that we may not know existed.
A large tree in the Botanic Garden is making the air cool and rich in oxygen. There are more than 17,000 species, including species of rare orchids. The trees are here not only from domestic bersal but many also come from abroad. Which is always interesting to watch is the development of carrion flower (Rafflesia arnoldi). This flower is unique because the large size and when the bloom will remove the stench that was named the dead flowers.
Here we can see the calm green area which we rarely encounter in big cities. The sound of singing birds can also listen to us. To add to her beauty, there is also a swimming-pool with water fountains, so that we could hear the sound of water. For those of you who took the children, this place is perfect because there are many parks, so the sons and daughters wide you can freely play. For example the park near the lotus pond is a favorite place for families to play with their children. There is also a way that resembles the long corridor with large trees on the left and right. The chairs in between the tree into a comfortable place after walking around this area.
  Transportation to the Bogor Botanical Gardens
To travel to this place, you will not be difficult to find. Because of this Botanical Garden is located in the middle of the bustling town of Bogor. Or if you are from Jakarta and the lazily bring cloning vehicle, you can try to take the train. There are many options if you want to train to the city of Bogor, ranging from the economic train to an express train. You do not have to wait long at the city station, because there is a train to Bogor once every half hour.

 
Tourist
Bogor Botanical Gardens mempu attract visitors from various backgrounds, ranging from the young people, families, and even foreign tourists. Not infrequently there are groups of tourists with a guide who explains the details of this botanical garden. This is because the Bogor Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest Botanical Garden in Asia and has its own beauty.
To keep the Bogor Botanical garden remains a favorite tourist attractions, the managers should pay more attention to hygiene at this place. The leaves are scattered, haphazardly dumped rubbish and graffiti on a tree if left to destroy the beauty of this area.
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