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 come but many also come from abroad. Which is always interesting to watch is the development of carrion flower. 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.

Zoology Museum

There is also a museum containing a replica of Zoology of the animals in Indonesia. At the front of this museum you will see the skeleton of a whale made that had stranded in Indonesia with extraordinary size large. Here the animals are stuffed animals. ranging from insects, reptiles, birds, worms, up to mammals. Everything you can see in real size. For example, a large bull, rhinoceros, tigers, orang utans, etc.. Everything is made with the background of their native habitat. This museum can help to introduce the types of animals in your child.