Botanical Gardens, Bogor

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It is located in West Java, Indonesia, 60 km south of Jakarta.

Astrid Plane at Botanical Garden

What and where to eat

Cimory Restaurant

Eat the local specialties which are pickles (asinan) and grilled bean sprouts (tauge
goreng)
Cimory Restaurant
Decent food overlooking the hills for a relaxing meal. Don’t forget to try their yogurt
drink here made from fresh milk from the farm.

Where to stay
There are various places to stay here in Bogor as it is a popular place for getaways and
traveling for the locals as well. You may find from budget to mid-range and to high end
of hostels, guesthouses and hotels here.

Angkot

By angkot
This is the favourite method of the locals, being the cheapest and also better in twisting
around the jams, this minibuses will take you there in the maximum priced of 1000 Rp.
First you need to catch an angkot from Kampung Rambutan (bus station) and ask to take
to Cisalak. At Cisalak you would need to switch and find another angkot to take you all
the way to Bogor.

How to get around

Elephants at Taman Safari

Where to go nearby

Giraffes at Taman Safari

Taman Safari
Well worth to bring family here, especially a delight for kids. It ranges from a ride
through the safari where animal dwell in free range, baby zoo for more intimate view and
take pictures if you like, bird park hosting many wild birds, and even some zoo-like
enclosed animal. The animals here are well taken care of and the place is well
maintained.
Puncak
Go up even higher to the highlands to view the tea plantations and enjoy the cool breeze.

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Bogor is located 90 kilometres and 1.5 hours north of Jakarta at an elevation of between
200 and 300 metres above sea level. It’s a much more relaxed place than Jakarta and it’s
primarily due to the way the city was constructed with an enormousbotanical garden at
its core. This garden is the largest tourist attraction in town, but there are other
things to do while you’re Bogor. Here’s a wrap on the key highlights.
Bogor Botanical Gardens
The Bogor Botanical Gardens are massive. Measuring roughly a kilometre by a kilometre
and covering an area of 80 hectares, the gardens can be an all-day adventure if you love
gardens or simply a two-hour brisk walk if you’re just out to get some fresh air and have
a brief look. The gardens are filled with a massive variety of plants from all over
Indonesia, plenty of fountains, a nifty zoology museum and a great cafe which
overlooks the stunning grounds. The gardens are a fantastic contrast to the hustle and
bustle of Jakarta and reason alone to visit Bogor.
Gong Pancasan
About a kilometre southwest of the botanical gardens past the Bogor Trade Centre on
Jalan Pancasan is a little gong factory, which has been making gongs in this very spot
for the past two centuries. Wiry men pound gongs into shape next to an open fire pit in
conditions that would be illegal in many Western countries. The men earn little for their
daily toil and graciously accept small donations from the trickle of tourists who come to
observe this old tradition. The shop next door has a small selection of items for sale.
While this is an interesting activity, it doesn’t require much of your time. Allow an hour
including the walk to and from the gardens.
Wayang Golek Workshop
Wayang golek are traditional Sundanese puppets made from balsa wood and are
decorated to represent characters from old Hindu stories such as
the Ramayanaand Mahabhrata and in more modern times, political figures. Pak
Dase has awayang golek workshop in his house in the riverside village of Lebak Kartini,
just north of the botanical gardens. In the workshop he displays his collection which of
course he is happy to sell to visitors for prices starting from 560,000 rupiah. Finding the
workshop is half of the fun. The best way to get there is by following the eastern side of
the river at the northern end of the botanical gardens until you reach a red footbridge.
Cross the footbridge and ask for “wayang golek” and a local will take you to Pak Dase’s
house.
These are the three most popular things to do in Bogor, but with a little help from
the tourist information office near the train station, it’s possible to visit nearbyGunung
Salak on a tour — this is an impressive place for trekking and it’s also the site of a series
of plane crashes over the past number of years.
Bogor is a great place to settle into life in Indonesia and prepare for the incredible
journey ahead.

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Bogor has many interesting tourist attraction. Visiting the town of Bogor has a different impression of
depth, looks past the city to visit because there are many relics of the past, such as: Inscription
Batutulis and building relics of the Dutch colonial era first.

also impressed as a city of science, because here we find many prestigious universities such as IPB,
University Pakuan UIK and many vocational schools are well known. Even here we will find that many
institutions / Scientific Research Institutions such as: Rubber Research Institute of CIFOR and also
visited many museums throughout the year such as: Zoological Museum, the Museum was built and
many more.

Impress others as the city of our service to easily find the shopping malls in the city of Bogor, a
comfortable like: Eka Lokasari Plaza, Bogor Trade Mall Mall and Guava Two. No less beautiful we
can still enjoy the beauty of nature in a vast garden of Bogor Botanical Garden and several city
streets cool shady shady trees, such as roads and the streets Ahmad Yani Dr. Semeru.

Bogor has many interesting tourist attraction. Visiting Bogor city will provide many lasting
impression. Poor 'old memories of visiting the city, because here we find many ancient objects such
as Incription Stone and old buildings from the Dutch colonial era.

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Bogor is a small city. Taking on a traintransportation from Kota Station in Jakarta, you can come to
Bogor. It takes 30 to 45 minutes. You just pay 3 ribu to 8 ribu (average $0,3 to $0,8) depends on the
kind of train: Economy AC, Pakuan Express, KRL Ekonomi.

Istana Bogor is unique and historical place. Any kind of myth people believe get here. This
place is closed in the daily activity but be a tourist area and free in the recent day if we enter here.
Bogor is still natural place,
village, mountain, and garden.

Two seasons that always happen in Bogor are sunny and rainy. It is hot enough that why T-shirt is
important to wear.

All of maps (and arrow) is made around the street to let the straight way. Traffic jam is usually
made us tired.

Beside Bogor Station is center place to go anywhere, you can choose Terminal Bogor is another
choice. From Terminal we can go to the other places and the other cities: Bandung, Jakarta, etc.

Usually we called Bogor is Rainy City that because the intensity of raining especially in the
afternoon and in the night. But sunny always happen to make you prepare with lotion.

To buy some kind of bag we can find it at Tajur, the branded is Tas Tajur.

Many tourism places are here. Taman Safari you can visit around Puncak. Local torist choose
Taman Safari because of animal garden. A lot of public transportation we can take: minibus,
micro bus (colt L-300), or bus. Ask how much money there: it is just 10 ribu (average $1)

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 Most people head for Bogor because of its legendarily beautiful botanical gardens, and pretty
spectacular they are too. But Bogor deserves a bit more attention than that. In particular, it's an
excellent base from which to expore Jakarta. Anyone who's spent any time in jakarta will know it's a
horrible place to stay - the pollution is unbelievable and the city dangerous and unpleasant. Bogor by
contrast is clean and cool - a little too prone to rain for my liking, but a very welcome change from
Jakarta. The pace of life is much slower andtransport is a joy, as you can get anywhere for a few
hundred rupiah by catching one of the hundreds of little green bemos that buzz around the city's
streets at all hours. It's connected to Jakarta by train and by bus, commuting (which I did for three
weeks) takes between an hour and two hours, but is worth the trip. You'll save a fortune too, as the
cheap hotels here beat the Jakarta versions hands down and are a fraction of the price.

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DESCRIPTIve
BKOF: Let’s talk about it
Act 1 : To start the lesson, your teacher may ask these questions
a. Do you have any favorite celebrities?
b. Who is your favorite one? Why?
c. Do you have any favorite food? Why?
d. What is your favorite food? Why?
e. Do you have a favorite teacher?
f. Who is your favorite one? Why?

Act 2: You just made description of a person, food or thing. Now you will learn a text in the form of
description. Discuss with your friends
1. Do you know what the function of a text of description?
Yes, it describes a specific person, place, animal, or thing.
eg. Michael Jackson, Borobudur Temple, Javanese Tiger, Hamberger,etc.
2. How is a text of description organized?
A text of description is organized like in the following structure:
The generic Structure
a. Definition/identification
It gives a definition
Eg.: Borobudur temple is one of the seven wonders in the world
b. Description
It may describes the parts, qualities, characteristics
3. Are there any language features?
Yes, Here are the characteristics of language which are usually used in description
The language features
a. Using certain nouns: My cat, President Bush, Gajah Mada University
b. Using detailed noun phrases: a sweet young lady
c. Using linking verbs ‘be, have’
d. Using ‘simple present tense’
e. Using ‘passive voice’

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Descritpive text is used to describe a particular person, animal, place or thing
2. It has two parts:
a. Identification: identifies the phenomenon to be described
b. Description : describes parts, qualities, characteristics
3. It usually uses simple present tense
Example: Malang is located in East Java.
There are many intersting places to visit
It has many outstanding universities

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