When I told my friends that my next trip would be Jakarta, pls guess what was the first auto/default word came out from their mouths????
"SHOPPING!!!"
Of course, it was definitely one of the main reasons why I chose to visit Jakarta,
but I think Jakarta has more to offer than just shopping.
But what?? Clueless.
So, to solve that "mystery," I've spent around two months reading online travel forums, stalking travel blogs,talking to people from Jakarta, etc.
(Up to the extend that people thought that I was so into my academic research! ;p )
Finally, I found another treasure of Jakarta (of course, apart from the malls)..
TAMAN SAFARI INDONESIA,
CISARUA, BOGOR.
http://bogor.tamansafari.com/
So the first program of the trip was to experience the hidden treasure, which is located about 3 hours from Jakarta (it is very much depending on the macet situation ye). So it's better for u to start your journey in the morning so that u could reach the safari early. Trust me that it has so many fascinating things to offer, and you don't wanna miss a thing!
Macet was everywhere! Serious! Since I woke up at 3am, so I decided to take a nap.. Lagipun, bila dah macet non-stop, ala2 bosan plak nak enjoy the scenery! Layan tido and let other family members melayan pak supir bersembang. Macam2 plak topik, dari pelancongan, politik, artis, etc!
Bila terjaga je, dah sampai ke kawasan yg menaiki bukit..masih sesak ok jalan tu..kiri dan kanan banyak kedai2 makan, jualan hasil tani, kedai runcit and etc...senang cakap, macam berasa dlm sebuah pekan di pinggir bukit. Terselit jugak beberapa buah F.O, tp kurang menarik lah! Kalo menarik, sah2 dah suruh pak supir tu berenti kan kereta serta merta kan? Definitely x boleh challenge deretan F.O. di Bandung! (Mode: Rindu plak kat Bandung!)
Pak supir singgah di sebuah restoran makanan Padang. Restoran biasa saja tp ok bersih. Memang perut tgh lapar sgt coz we haven't eaten anything yet since 3am! So as usual, masuk je ke dalam restoran, terus pelayan hidang lauk yg ala2 20 jenis! Efficient giler u ols!! Sorry sgt x sempat pun nak take pic, al maklumlah kebuluran! Sedap sungguh lah masakan Padang ni..especially the sambal! Minuman yg dihidangkan ialah teh tanpa gula. Bagus, kurangkan gula dlm minuman adalah amalan hidup mulia! ;p
Lepas makan nasi, nampak pulak kerepek pisang cheese (sale cheese) yg sgt2 dirindui!! So beli lah sepeket, beli gak tempeyek kacang tanah..murah harga kat sini, rugi x borong banyak2!! Rugi gila! Total costs makan 6 adults (termasuk supir) ialah RP196K = RM68 oklah tu coz makan byk x hengat donia! Kalau kat KL rasanya, mmg x dpt lah harga ni.
Continued our journey to the taman safari dlm sejam lagi..tp dah nampak lah banner2 utk promosi kan tempat ini. Dlm 3km before sampai ke entrance, dah start nampak deretan orang jual carrots yg kurus2. So if you plan to feed the animals, sila beli carrots di sini. Kitaorg dpt RP10K = 5 ikat carrots. Excited! Excited! (Lupa nak ckp, I am not an animal friendly person, but I was excited to go to this place! Sgt ironic lagi misteri nusantara ok! Kucing pun sebenarnya aku takut!!! )
Entrance fees kat sini kitaorg bayar RP595K = RM208.50 utk 6 adults. Lebih kurang RM35 per person. Sgt worth it! Masuk je terus kereta dikerumuni zebra! Animals ni mmg tahu, kalo ada kereta datang, mmg murah le rezeki aku dpt makan carrots! So make sure u beli carrots in advanced ok, kalo tak mmg kesian sgt kat animals tu semua...They were expecting!! Macam2 animals yg akan datang! Part ni mmg agak tension dgn pak supir. Nak tahu kenapa? Sebab cermin kereta penumpang belakang x boleh bukak!! So if korang nak hire supir ke sini, sila specify, make sure semua cermin kete boleh berfungsi dgn baik! Tension gila kot!!! Padahal dah email the itinerary earlier. Hanya boleh bukak the sliding doors on both sides tp mana berani kot tiba2 kena sondol / tanduk dgn binatang tu sumer, sapa nak tanggung???
Taman Safari ni sgt sgt sgt luas! (Ini bukan typo, tp mmg purposely nak emphasis betapa luasnya tempat ni!). The best part, it has been compartmentalized into many gated areas..cth. macam area zebra dgn kambing sama, then ada area HARIMAU, area SINGA, area gajah, etc. Ya Allah, memang menjerit2 dlm kereta bila HARIMAU berjalan ke arah kereta nak beramah mesra!! Tidak dibenarkan membuka cermin kereta kat area2 binatang merbahaya ni semua. Nak cari nahas??
Basically mcm2 jenis binatang ada. Unta, zirafah, gajah, beruang pelbagai spesis, kambing, binatang pelik2 yg tak tahu nama, ba alif ba ya pun ada dilepaskan bebas, so mmg sgt puas hati. Binatang2 pun aktif, tak payah kita plak nak pegi "kejutkan" mereka di dalam sangkar mcm pengalaman di zoo negara & zoo melaka! oopsss!!!
*to be continued.
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