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Recreational sites ready for Idul Fitri holiday
Recreational sites across Greater Jakarta are ready to welcome tons of people during the Idul Fitri holiday, which is projected to start on July 28
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ecreational sites across Greater Jakarta are ready to welcome tons of people during the Idul Fitri holiday, which is projected to start on July 28.
It is traditional for people to visit family and relatives on the first two days of the holiday and go to recreational centers on the following days. Families in Greater Jakarta or farther away often rent trucks or minibuses and swarm the venues.
In a bid to enliven Idul Fitri, Taman Safari public relations head Yulius H. Suprihardo said that from July 28 to Aug. 2, visitors could enjoy a night safari, a 45-minute-night trip to see the nocturnal activities of animals. The night safari costs Rp 140,000 (US$12.16) for adults and Rp 130,000 for children. The night safari is normally available only on Saturdays.
'During the night safari, visitors can enjoy various programs, such as animal performances and fire dances at 9 p.m.,' he said, adding that they could also enter a haunted house and enjoy Z-Gorce, the latest entertainment feature at the park, which is located in Cisarua, Bogor.
He added that other popular activities at the park were taking pictures with baby animals and elephant rides.
Meanwhile, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) cultural park manager Suryandoro said that the park, located in East Jakarta, would screen Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, among other films, on the first day of Idul Fitri to entertain visitors.
The TMII has not devised new attractions because, according to Suryandoro, people love the existing rides, such as water-themed park, cable cars and paddle boats.
'After having fun at the TMII, visitors feel like they have traveled to all provinces in the country for just Rp 10,000,' he said.
Similar to the TMII, Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta, Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta and The Jungle Adventure Waterpark, part of Jungleland Adventure Theme Park located in Sentul, West Java, also have not introduced new attractions.
Ancol spokesperson Metty Harahap said she believed visitors were still interested in visiting Ancol to enjoy existing entertainment features, especially an attraction based animated-film Ice Age at Fantasy World (Dufan). Visitors pay Rp 250,000 each to ride all the games at Dufan.
Ragunan spokesperson Wahyudi Bambang Prihantoro, 38, said the zoo never disappointed visitors despite having yet to provide new attractions because it was the most affordable zoo in the world. 'At Ragunan, visitors pay an entrance fee of only Rp 4,500 [39 cents],' he said. 'People love something that's affordable.'
Meanwhile, The Jungle Adventure marketing communications director Kartika Sekartaji said the Jungle Waterpark would offer a promotional rate during the holiday, when visitors could take advantage of the 'Buy 1 Get 3' program. Jungleland ticket holders will be entitled to a 20 percent discount on Jungle Waterpark entrance and free access to JungleFest.
To anticipate an influx of visitors, TMII will be guarded by 200 police and military personnel, Suryandoro said.
Similar to Suryandoro, Wahyudi said he had contacted the police and the military to request security for Ragunan. Larger parking areas will also be available to accommodate the increasing number of visitor cars.
'In order to prevent traffic congestion, we have also made special routes for motorists,' Wahyudi said.
The zoo will open 20 counters to anticipate thousands of visitors during the holiday. He predicted that the number of visitors throughout the holiday at TMII would increase to 400,000, up from 345,000 during last year's Idul Fitri holiday. (alz)
