Rockin' Roll in Museum? (Part 1)

Gosh! Get to hibernate like several days to finish my travelling story in Batu, Malang. Ulalaa. This episode, I'll bring you to the imitation of Universal Studio Singapore in Indonesia, haha! For you who have no idea what I'm talking about, don't be confused pals! I'll give you a picture clue:

Get it? Well this is the hype that people are fussing about nowadays, a new (not a brand one new actually) hangout place to go with friends or families. So friendly to be visited by any age range and not pricey at all. And believe it or not, this isn't a theme park like people will probably consider as, but this is a museum. Wow! Taraaaa let me introduce you to the coolest museum in town, Museum Angkut+ and Movie Star Studio.

When I was entering the main gate, my first reaction was shocked. In the first area, visitors directly got into a big display room that were decorated in interesting way. This zone displayed many different series of oldies and antique cars and other vehicles complete with the information about the year of making, the factory, and lil bit of the popular history. The museum collected and kept the vintage cars, motorcycles, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages from various sources. The most attractive one were the limousine that used to be rode by first president, Bung Karno. There were also a mini legendary helicopter of Mr. President.

The picture above was me, Dilla and the historical limousine.

Well, sorry if you'll find my face in every photo ;)

Moved to the second zone upstairs, it displayed traditional vehicles such as pedicab from several region in Indonesia, ox cart, palanquin, etc. It had miniature replica of Pinisi Boat and Titanic as well. There were also education zone where visitors could learn the knowledge base about transportation vehicles from the past century.  

Did I look like really in Machu Pichu? 

On the balcony, we found a replica of Apollo which was actually a tower to sightseeing.Our eyes were feasted by the landscape scenery around.

Took a walk outside the building, we entered the colorful area where was soo photogenic.It represented the nuance of an street with several shops and government office on the right and left side of the road. Indeed, the traditional vehicles were displayed at the edge of the road to strengthen the old market view.

Yes, I took many experimental photo which in some point I felt that my outfit matched with the background. Perhaps, it was because of the contrast colors I wore.

Moved forward a bit, we arrived to the Batavia and Sunda Kelapa zone which represented a port. I was mesmerized by the panorama painting all around the wall. That zone was basically inspired by old Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia that formerly called Sunda Kelapa and Batavia.

to be continued to to the second part..... 

ROAAAARRR!!!

Please don't expect too much because the title won't have a relation with the content. I just like Katy Perry song and this article will retell my zoo visit story and both are related with animals.

Animals is Maroon 5's song but no I don't think it's related. So, before this short of opening speech goes far from the essence, sit back and relax. Enjoy reading!

JATIM PARK 2 (BATU SECRET ZOO & FAUNA MUSEUM)

FAUNA MUSEUM

Whoaaa finally we got the chance to visit this phenomenal tourism destination! My first impression here was, "Is this really in Indonesia?". Google didn't deceive me because the reality beyond prediction, Batu Secret Zoo was totally a place you gotta visit again and again. The funny thing was, in the middle of our conversation while taking a walk around the venue, we discussed about our willingness to bring out our "children-to-be-in-the-future" to play and study both in EGP and JP 2. Haha silly conversation among single ladies. 

Back then, first of all, we entered the building that's looked so eye-catching. It looked like US Parliamentary Building, uniquely flanked by 2 giant elephant statues. This is how it's looked like.

That building was actually a Fauna Museum which kept hundreds collection of animal replicas. When visitors entered the main gate, they would be welcomed by a giant bird cage. Visitors could enter the cage and enjoy photo-taking. In the second room, visitors would be amazed by giant Dinosaurs skeleton replicas.

The museum itself displayed hundreds collection of animals replicas that were separated by zones. The zones included Asia, Africa, Antartica, etc. The management managed the animal replicas inside the glass box and decorated them as similar as in their own habitat. There were also the brief information under the display, so it would be easier for the visitors to read and understand. For me myself, the museum was quite boring because we only saw the unreal animals since I had interacted with the real ones previously. So my suggestion, if you gonna visit JP 2 someday, that will be not much loss if you skip this one. Hehe.

BATU SECRET ZOO

I promise myself not to give so much spoiler for you who haven't visit this place before and I definitely suggest you to witness it by yourselves! Since I often visit zoo, bird park, reptile park, safari park, etc in my travelling, this Batu Secret Zoo is one of the best. Like really! 

First, lemme pose a little bit ;)

The picture above was the first zone after visitors entering the main gate. Literally, that was Monkey Zone, a home of various monkey species. They were organized neatly inside the stables. They could hang from branch to branch freely and of course cutely. Look at the visitors walking path, it was sooo clean.

I am quite difficult to describe the whole zoo because I forget every single zones. Something that I remember is every corner was worth to be looked closer. I took a very close step to Iilama, even tiger (we only separated by glass). My favorite zone was African area, it was colorful and there were corridor where we could see African Animals inside the glass. Nocturnal fishes zone were interesting as well.

In the middle of tour, there were an entertainment area, including many adrenaline-pumping rides, games, and live show. We couldn't believe that we only paid IDR 80k for this breathtaking experience in one package. Then, we decided to watch live seal performance. Their name were Willy and Larro, they were totally coool! Look at the way Laro hugged his trainer, sweet sweet :*

We also took the safari ride into the zones where we could feed the animals directly with our hands from the van. Ulala! Staffs said that we should be careful with the camels because they often surprise the visitors with their saliva-spitting-when-they-are-shocked. Since (again) I am not an-adrenaline-pumping maniac, so I waited my friends took the rides and just took care their bags. We also canceled our plan to enter the haunted house, it was so scary (IMHO). My favorite activity was riding the bom bom car! We did it again and again and again, I loved the way my car bumped into other cars.

We killed quite long times in this zone until the zoo was closed (almost dusk). I didn't have any idea that we were exactly still on our half way to the end of the journey. There were still some zones such as tiger land, giraffe, elephant, so on. I was lil bit disappointed because the animals weren't displayed anymore on our way to the exit gate. I promise myself to surely come back again someday.

Still in the area of JP 2, there was a hotel that looked like giant tree. Yes, that one was Pohon Inn (Pohon means tree). If you were kind of tourist with good pocket money, you could book one of Pohon Inn best room, you could see the Batu Secret Zoo view from the President suit room. They also had a cool restaurant where you could dine with the tigers only separated by glass. Other restaurant provided different nuance by giving you a jungle-looked-alike experience. One day, I'll do my booking here.

Photoshoot Spot:

Jatim Park 2, Batu

Go Green, Why Not?

So, our second day in Batu wasn't started as smooth as we planned. We were late from the schedule so we were going in hurry. We only rent 1 motorcycle on that day, so just imagine it 1 motorcycle for 3 persons. Unfortunately when we passed the main road, there were a parade so we gotta turn back and find another way before we were trapped. I also forgot my cell phone so we gotta back to the hostel to take it. Such a waste of time. But still got time to capture some moments, it was rare experience anyway. Voila! Haha.

ECO GREEN PARK

Shortly, after struggling so hard, finally we arrived to our destination barely midday. Bummer.

It was so hot, but not many visitors were coming because it was Monday. Yeah, we glad owning our private park. After having lunch we started the zoo adventure. Since we only had several hours left, the ticketing staff suggest us to visit Eco Green Park first because it would be closed before Jatim Park 2. So we went there and frankly speaking that was my second time visiting EGP. EGP was still as amazing as the first time I came.

The difference: my first time visit were suck because the venue was totally crowded (It was on year end holiday) and this second time was feel like the whole area was belong to me. Eco Green Park itself is thematic park that brought a go green spirit to the visitor. Besides it provides complete collections of birds, some cattle (sheeps,goat,chicken) and insects, also series of plants and greenery, it has edu-ecology facilities (how to transform water flow into electricity, how to make natural fertilizer, etc) as well.

Every single thing here brings knowledge to the visitor, in the other word you'll be smarter after visiting this park. The concept of the park is another attraction, they package it as a fun study activity. The admission ticket is so affordable, especially for the whole experience you get into. With only IDR 40k, it is totally worth paying. You'll find penguin and giant Arapaima Gigas. You also can interact and take cute pictures together with cockatoo, parrot, owl, even eagles, and we did it! Although it looked scary at first, but the birds were so friendly and gentle. So cute! I really want to brought them home.

We didn't even realize how many hours we spent there because it didn't bore us at all. Actually at the end of the tour, visitors could enjoy some games, birds show, 3D-theater, or 3D trick eyes gallery. We skipped them all because we gotta catch the next destination to explore, which was another huge park.

My kind of story telling it sounds like promoting, but yes it is. This place is one of the good places to go. 

Outfit Details:

White top with golden studs bought at PGC Jakarta

Flowery pants by @tutulopha (Instagram)

Square shawl unbranded

Pink sport footwear by League

Make up:

Wardah Beauty

Photoshoot spot:

Eco Green Park, Batu

Photographer:

Andriani Adilla

Sari Kusuma Wardani