Mercinova's Google Earth Tutorial
Tour in Indonesia
 
Indonesia is a big archipelago country with thousand of islands and hundred millions citizen, a lot of interesting places can be found in this country, I'm trying to give you some virtual tours to visiting several exotic places in Indonesia, lets we started with Jakarta the capital city of Indonesia.

 

This is Jakarta Amusement Parks Tour page, the other tour can be found if you click on the menu below:

Jakarta Monuments Parks Tour
   
  Jakarta Amusement Parks Tour

There are lot of amusement park places in Jakarta, usually in the weekend people go to the amusement park for refreshment.

Taman Impian Jaya Ancol (Jaya Ancol Dream Park)

 

Ancol is a beach recreational place, you can swimming, riding a boat or jet-skiing over the ocean, get fishing on the dock, or just walking around the beach. Located at the North of Jakarta, Ancol has a lot of amusement and recreational places, you can go to Dunia Fantasi (Fantasy World) the modern theme park, and riding the frightening jet coaster, the high climbing Ferris well, the enjoying merry go round, the bumping boom-boom car, or go to Puppet Castle to see animatronics dolls that can singing and dancing. In this place you also can check-in to Hotels, Villas or Bungalows if you want to staying overnight, have a great vacation enjoying the rumble sound of wave that splashing the shore, felling good and back to the embracing of mother nature.
 
Theme parks in Ancol Dream Park:
Dunia Fantasi/Dufan (Fantasy World)
Gelanggang Samudra (Ocean World)
Gelanggang Renang (Swimming World)
Pasar Seni (Arts Market)
SeaWorld (Big Salt Water Aquarium)
Hotels:
Putri Duyung Cottage
Raddin Hotel
Mercure Hotel (ex Horizon)

Pubs & Restaurants:
Hailai Club
Copacabana Club
Bandar Djakarta Restaurant

Ancol

     
     

Dufan

     
 

Links:
http://www.ancol.com
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/TamanImpianJayaAncol

Virtualtourist.com - Taman Impian Jaya Ancol
Sastracrew.tripod.com - Dufan with Icha, Moli, Hana, & Henry

 
Taman Ria Remaja (Teenager Fun Park)

  

Located at Senayan area in center of Jakarta, a recreational park that not only for teenager even its named with "Remaja" (teenager), you can ride cycling boat on the lake, riding a big Ferris wheel or jet coaster, or having lunch on restaurant and cafe in this park. It's easy to reach this place because its located in the middle of business area in Jakarta. Now the park name is changed to "Taman Ria Senayan."
 
Ragunan Zoo

  

This is the one and only zoo in Jakarta, located in the South Jakarta that can be reached using the Busway transportation. The place is very green with a lot of tree, far away from the polluted air in Jakarta, and you can see a lot of animal from all islands in Indonesia. Also you can see primates in "Pusat Primata Schmutzer" (The Schmutzer Primate Center) inside the center of zoo area.

Links:
Jakarta.go.id - Ragunan Official Site
Primata.or.id - Pusat Primata Schmutzer - Ragunan
Educationschmutzer.multiply.com - Photo Gallery
Trekearth.com - Ragunan Photo Gallery
Fotopic.net - Suriani Photo Gallery

 
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
(Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park)
TMII logoNitra - White Monkey - The Mascot of TMII

   TMII Map

You can see all of territories in Indonesia in one place, no need to traveling on each island in this big country Indonesia. You can learn the tradition from each province and in the scheduled time you can see the show like dancing, drama or other performance. If you tired walking you can ride mini train, monorail or cable car (sky lift) to traveling around the area, you can see the miniaturize Indonesian Island in the artificial lake, and you can enter the museum or the big bird cage that located in the east park. This place also has Imax theater named with "Keong Emas Theater," where you can see movies in very large screen.

Links:
http://www.tamanmini.com/
http://www.keongemas.com/

 





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