Bogor Tourism Tourism Travel Guide

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Bogor Tourism Travel Guide and Tourist Information.

Bogor Regency is famous with its botanical garden and also called the city of rain, because of frequent rain showers. Bogor is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, which was founded in the 16th century (in the year 1579). Before the Dutch and VOC occupation, Bogor was the center of the Kingdom of Pajajaran. But after the invasion of troops from Banten, the city was destroyed and for one century it was almost wiped out from history. By the time VOC occupied Banten and its vicinity, Bogor also fell under the control of VOC.

Bogor now houses numerous stone inscriptions (prasasti) from both the Tarumanegara and the Siliwangi. These inscriptions, scattered throughout the urban, suburban, and rural areas of Bogor, are written in Sanskrit using the Pallava writing system.

Bogor is on a main road from Jakarta to Bandung, over the Puncak pass. To the south of the city are large tea plantations. During colonial times the Bogor area developed as a centre for plantations. Apart from the tea (Mount Mas), there were coffee plantations at nearby Sukabumi and later vast rubber plantations that stretched from Bogor as far as Citereup and Bukit Sentul.

Bogor has a presidential palace, a deer park and a botanical garden in the town centre. It is known as a major center for agricultural and forestry research and hosts the Bogor Institute of Agriculture. Bogor is also home to two CGIAR (Consultative Groups on International Agricultural Research) research centers, including CIFOR, the Center for International Forestry Research and the World Agroforestry Centre.

Bogor also was popular as tourism destination in west java and Indonesia, because of the history and location, there are a several tourism objects and special events that can be point of interest both for domestic and international tourists.

Bogor tourism travel guide and tourist information popular destination :

Bogor Botanical Garden (Kebun Raya Bogor).
The Bogor Botanical Gardens are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor. The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Presidential Palace (Istana Bogor). The gardens cover more than 80 hectares and are said to be the inspiration of Sir Stamford Raffles who was governor of Java from 1811-1816.
The gardens officially opened in 1817 and were used to research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago for cultivation during the 19th century. This is a tradition that continues today and contributes to the garden's reputation as a major center for botanical research.
Today the garden contains more than 15,000 species of trees and plants located among streams and lotus ponds. There are 400 types of exceptional palms to be found along the extensive lawns and avenues, helping the gardens create a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and for groups of bats roosting high in the trees. The bats can be easily detected by the noise they make while competing for space under the canopies. The orchid houses contain some 3000 varieties. If lucky, you may be able to spot a blooming giant arum (Amorphophallus titanum), the world's tallest inflorescence (flower cluster) which can reach an astounding 2.5 meters.

Presidential Palace (Istana Bogor).
Presidential Palace or in Indonesia call it Istana Bogor is one of 6 Presidential Palaces in Indonesia. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural, historical, features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Originally the building is a colonial building on the site of Presidential Palace was a mansion named Buitenzorg, which was built from August 1744 as a country retreat for the Dutch Governors, including also a period of British administration. Notable occupants of the mansion include Herman Willem Daendels and Sir Stamford Raffles.
This building was substantially damaged by an earthquake in 1834, triggered by the volcanic eruption of Salak Mountain. The palace was rebuilt into its present form in 1856, this time with only one storey instead of the original three, as a precaution against further earthquakes.
After Indonesian independence, the palace was much used by President Soekarno, but then largely neglected by Soeharto when he came to office.
The palace houses an extensive art collection which had been accumulated by Soekarno. A herd of white-spotted deer still range within the palace grounds; a group of these had originally been brought there by the Dutch for hunting and sport.

Puncak (Peak).
Puncak or in English Peak, located in the Bogor - Cianjur - Sukabumi Regencies, in the province of West Java. This area is a popular holiday area for the residents of Jakarta, the capital city, and its satellite cities. It has fresh air and mountain scenery.
Puncak is an ideal place for weekend, as well as a good location to find a fresh mountain air. Besides, many attractions can be found nearby, such as the Bogor and Cobodas Botanical Gardens; the Gede Pangrango National Park; the Plantations and the Safari Park.

Indonesian Safari Park (Taman Safari Indonesia).
Indonesia Safari Park or in Indonesia call it Taman Safari Indonesia located at Cibeureum Village, Cisarua Sub-District, Bogor Regency, West Java, was constructed in 1980. This location was a non productive tea plantation of about 136.5's Ha. given by local Government Governor of West Java to the Oriental Circus to manage as Taman Safari Indonesia.
Taman Safari Indonesia, located in a Buffer Zone of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, stands at an elevation between 900-1,800 meters above sea level, with temperatures ranging between 16-27 degrees Celsius. Taman Safari was established as a National tourism Object by the Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication, (Late) Mr.Soesilo Soedarman, and pronounced as Indonesian Centre for Reproduction of Endangered Wildlife (ICREW) and Ex-situ Conversation by the Minister of Forestry, Mr.Hasyrul Harahap at March 16, 1990. The location is between Jakarta and Bandung, about 80 km from Jakarta and about 78 km from Bandung capital of West Java Province.
Taman Safari Indonesia was designed with two concepts in mind combining modern zoo tourism with an area of natural beauty, opened for the public in 1986, the animals collection in that year held about 250 animals from 100 different species. Ten years later, October 1995, the collection now has more than 2500 animals from 200 different species. More than 50% were born at Taman Safari, other wildlife have been entrusted by th Forestry Department (Directorate General PHPN/Forest Protection and Nature Conservation) the remainder entrusted from public or exchanged with wildlife from overseas zoos. Part of the wildlife collection at Taman Safari are protected species not only endemic in Indonesia, but also from the five continents. Some animals as endangered species, need special care to increase their population with captive breeding.
Like other zoos, Taman Safari has many programs. While as a tourism site, it also support conservation populations of endangered species and their habitat and facilitate the increase of scientific knowledge that will benefit conservation. And also promote and increased public awareness of conservation needs.

Pura Parahyangan Agung Jagatkartta.
Pura Parahyangan Agung Jagatkartta is Hinduism temple that was believed to be the place of King Siliwangi (Prabu Siliwang), a great king of ancient kingdom, called Padjadjaran Kingdom, of Sundanese in West Java, Indonesia. The golden years of the government of Prabu (King) Siliwangi was in the years 1482 to 1521 AD. The government was then continued by his son the King Surawisesa . All of these was written on a stone at Batu-tulis street in Bogor city, which was written in the Caka years of 1455 or 1533 AD.
A several Balinese blessed people in 1985 believe and felt the mystical power of of the King Siliwangi and they also believed that on this place King Siliwangi disapeared by his son The Prince Kian Santang and being forced to convert his beliefs in Hinduism to Islam.
Pura Parahyangan Agung Jagatkartta seems to be the largest Hinduism temple outside the island of Bali, after Pura Besakih. Located in a highland at the foot hill of Mount Salak, Tamansari Village, Bogor Regency, about 12 km from Bogor to the south directions.