Mekarsari... Amazing tourism fruit park

The garden of Wisata Mekar Sari was one of the centres of conservation of the biological diversity of the biggest tropics fruit in the world, especially the superior fruit kind that was gathered from all over the area in Indonesia, at the same time being the place of the cultivation research (agronomy), breeding (breeding) and the increase in the prime seed to afterwards be spread to the farmer and the public's community. This tour garden was located in the Cileungsi Subdistrict, Kabupaten Bogor, West Java. To head towards this location could be reached by the public's transport from Jakarta, Bogor and Bekasi, the route that headed towards the Representative.

The garden measuring 264 hectare this was supplemented with tour means for Indonesian Archipelago tourists and foreign countries. The tour in the middle of the garden was supported by various vehicles that brought closer the visitor to nature, in anatara him: Family Garden, Rekreasi Danau (20 ha), Baby Zoo, Rusa Tutul, Garden Center, Greenhouse Melon, Outbound, Bunga Bangkai, Kids Fun Valley, Menara Pandang, Bangunan Air Terjun (the Tirto Sari Temple).

The activities that became the visitor's favourite in part: Company Gathering, Piknik Keluarga, Wisata Kebun Buah/Sayur, Barbeque, Senam Pagi, Fruitwalk (walked around at the orchard).

The Tour garden “ the Mekar Sari Orchard “ that was in Cileungsi, Bogor – West Java, actually not the new tourist attraction. Already more than one tourist attraction decade was there. Only unfortunately not many that knew, understand that the promotion of our tour was quite sad. Almost did not can be heard.... his echo, from time to time indeed was in promoted in private enterprise's TV but aura him continue to still was overcast. Moreover the slogan of the government that want to made this 2008 as Visit Indonesia Year.... polished his promotion (to support the slogan) secuil also was not seen in this national tourist attraction.

Beside the draught with various trees that if again the fruitful season could be at once reaped and in ate in the place, this tourist attraction was also supplemented with other tour means like, the circle carriage, the tour car, tuk-tuk, the bicycle tandem, the motor atv, monorail, the duck boat, the rowing-boat, bombom car, the flora theatre, the water lily pond, the water garden, the canal boat, the centre of seedling cultivation, the shop, the shop souvenir the fruit, pujasera, Vila in the orchard forest, the entertainment stage and did not miss also challenge facilities outbound that really defiant as flying slid, descended steep, climbing the rope, went on the rope, climbed askew bamboo and all the rest.

This all was a package of the actual tour had the attraction that was good and appropriate to be visited. However once more love... in the normal day day most quiet the visitor, ‘agak ramainya’ only in Saturday/on Sunday or the holiday day (on Monday the holiday). As the standard, if in Tiongkok there almost all of his tourist attractions always was full was visited by local tourists and manca the country, including during dihari the work even. In fact if wanting to be considered.... our tourist attractions also many that did not lose good beauty and his uniqueness, this Mekar Sari example for example. But the fact is not many people that knew about this. Yes... what can one do... we could only be concerned. Lagi–lagi proved the matter how the weakness of the management to pariwisataan we.

The Grojogan Sewu Waterfall

The Grojogan Sewu tour that was located in the Karanganyar Regency, Central Java this indeed had the special character. Moreover if being enjoyed at the time of the normal day where the number of visitors not too many. With the location of the height approximately 1000 metre on the surface of sea water (this according to Sir Sukino-volunteer), the cool climate was really felt in this place. Moreover in right left the waterfall of many big trees that were tens even hundreds of years old. Went on a trip to Grojogan Sewu indeed almost fully enjoyed beauty of the waterfall, because practical did not have other facilities apart from the waterfall. Was available also several games for the very simple child, if not wanting to be said was not available. Perhaps the tour of the vegetables expenses and typical mountains could increase the alternative to the aim to this place. Moreover around the entrance also was available the leasee of the horse, not there is mistakenly to try to go round rose the horse only denga the cost fifteen thousand rupiah for one round time.

Further information about this place then not we could, because not the availability of the guide and the brochure that explained about this place. In broad outline, indeed Grojogan Sewu be classed as in the concept ekowisata, that is the tour that relied on beauty and the authenticity of nature. In the future, this tourist attraction could become one of the Karanganyar mainstays of the Regency tour, because apart from could be covered easily by the motor driver and the car, was not far from here still one road direction, we could reach the Sarangan Lake.

When seeing the door to the jostling ticket, seldom loosened the spirit to see Grojogan Sewu. What the power, foot we have taken a step and exact stood exact in front of the entrance. Finally must be willing to queue to get the admission ticket into the tourist attraction. Moreover not only that, to menuruni the ladder headed Grojogan Sewu, then must experience the alias impasse must be willing the road was very slow because of the number of people. After one by one overtook in the bend, approximately to the descendants of the ladder to our 70 succeeded in passing several parties of the person and rocking from side to side rather fast down.

Such was Grojogan Sewu tour scenery at the time of the Public Holiday holiday. Indeed according to Mr Sukino (36) sala one Grojogan Sewu additional volunteer during days besar,”Kalau lebaran yes like this Mas his condition, like the market bubar,”. Almost in each place of the rest, in the corner of the place, on the edge tebing, in fact arrive in low the waterfall was full of the person. not this a blessing of the lebaran day? One-sided indeed we could not enjoy beauty of this waterfall optimally, but in other the side definitely this turned on the wheel of economics of many people especially around this waterfall tour. From beginning this place manager to the available sellers certainly felt his positive impact.

Because of the road around the relatively narrow waterfall, whereas the quite crowded person, to take the picture of the location then was forced to have to stop the footpath several times. Be enough to have difficulty taking the good picture, because in all the places always had the person who sat relaxed to enjoy cool him the waterfall from various sides. After going round around the waterfall with the height approximately 81 metre this, we sat sembari enjoyed chicken satay of Mr Kin. Apparently the only chicken satay that was in the location of the waterfall. It seems moderate was glad, and his price then was not too expensive, only dibandrol six thousand rupiah per the portion. Although in right left our place sat many milling people, even increasingly increased the fun ate satay, “nuansa him berbeda”.

Bogor Botanic Garden

Like that entered the main gate that was guarded by two Ganesha statues, the god of the Hindu policy, the visitor could choose four routes that were offered in the garden measuring 87 hectare that. Entered the route of one, we will trace Street Kenari, in accordance with the tree kind had a name latin Canarium commune that often grew in the region. This tree was planted by Johannes Elias Teysmann in 1832, penata the garden from the Netherlands that at that time held the office of the first curator of the Bogor Botanic Garden.

Apart from being overgrown by thousands species the good crop in and foreign, the Botanic Garden also was the "island" of the protected place for was varied birds in the middle of the developing city fast, was recorded by more than 50 birds kinds was here, a fairy kepodang, walik the flower, the thrush, kucica, kowak, the heron, and cinenen grey. Like that was seen that afternoon, dozens of herons milled about on the tree that grew in the middle of the pond, with his voice that was typical.

Continued the trip entered the second route, apart from will meet rimbunan the pandanus tree, the palm, and several ponds with various water crops. Very picturesque scenery could be experienced in Cafe Botanicus that was surrounded the meadow and the big pond were adorned with the water lily crop. In this place the visitor many that made use of him to rest or relax. Lay was based on grass or enjoyed food provisions with the family.

If you were the lover of the kind tree nail-pakuan, then the third route was his heaven this kind. There had the Mexican Garden, the part of the nature forest that was filled by the collection nail-pakuan, spices, the palm and the bat. For the lover of the orchid, in the route of the four Bogor botanic gardens also kept many valuable collections high. It is not surprising that in 1977, Siti Hartinah, the wife former President Soeharto mendanai the production of the special greenhouse for the wild orchid collection available in Indonesia. Unfortunately, to enter him must have special permission and bought the ticket before.

The existence of this garden started from the wish of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Javanese Governor to 1811-1816, to form the Istana Garden that was occupied by him to the stylish English garden. Two penata the garden from the Kew Botanic Garden in London, England deliberate was brought in by him. The arrangement for the sake of the arrangement then was carried out in order to bring about the dream would the beautiful garden. What was dreamt of by Raffles had finally succeeded in being realised by Casper Georg Carl Reinwardt that at the same time was crowned as the founder Lands Plantentuin, the name that was given the Dutch nation for the Botanic Garden. Reinwardt was Germans that that moved to Amsterdam and studied nature mathematics, with spesialisi botany and chemical knowledge.

Reindwardt then decided to gather all this plants in a botany garden in Bogor, that at that time was acknowledged as Buitenzorg, that was significant without the maintenance or the maintenance. This also gave the opportunity for him to collect plants and the seeds from various territories in the Malaya peninsula. This botanic garden that in the long run made Bogor the centre of the development of horticultural agriculture in Indonesia. Just in 1817, the land measuring 47 hectare that shared a border with the palace of Dutch Governor was appointed to become the Botanic Garden. Reinwardt was the first director (1817-1822). In 1830, penata the garden from the Netherlands Johannes Elias Teysmann became the curator of the botanic garden and spent spare time from 50 years to develop this garden.