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Parks and the outdoors in Puncak

6 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Puncak.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Puncak

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    Cipanas Palace

    Istana Cipanas

    One of the six presidential palaces of Indonesia, in a garden of about 26 hectares. The building was constructed by a Dutch landlord in 1740. Already during that time, Puncak was a recreation area for the Dutch elite, and governor-general Van Imhoff stayed several times in the palace (1743-1750). Also at the end of the colonial time in the 1930s and 1940s several governor-generals of the Dutch East Indies used the palace as a family residence. Since Indonesian independence, the building is officially one of the presidential palaces. The first president Soekarno used it for one of his weddings, and sometimes the palace is used to receive foreign dignitaries.

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    Kebun Raya Cibodas

    Cibodas Botanical Garden

    Lush and landscaped historical park adjacent to a national forest. This place has plenty of wonderful hiking trails, some leading to waterfalls and a few to hotsprings. One of the longest path lead to the top of Mt. Gede caldera with its widespanning desert.

    Daily 08:00-17:00

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    Taman Bunga Nusantara

    Indonesian Flower Garden

    Public park of over 23 hectares, with flower gardens from around the world, a maze, giant clock and a tower. There is also a leisure park called Alam Imajinasi next to the gardens, with many attractions especially for children. For an additional fee you can go around the flower gardens in the 'dotto train' or 'garden tram' each Rp50,000. The cheapest mass vehicle for explore the garden is Wira-wiri Rp5,000. Greenhouse ticket Rp5,000.

    Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat Sun 08:00-17:30Rp40,000 entrance ticket, kids under 4 years old are free

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    Taman Safari Indonesia

    Zoo, with car safari trail that allows cars and tourist buses to see and/or feed elephants, zebras, goats, hippos and more, hiking trails, petting zoo. Buy carrots from the many vendors by the side of the road leading up to the zoo before your get there to feed to the animals. Inside the zoo there are more animals to see, shows to view such as the 'Wild-Wild West' the Lion show and the Sea-Lion Show. Ride the elephants and ponies. Rides and restaurants/food outlets. The cheapest souvenir shop you will ever find with good quality souvenirs. It is one of the biggest zoo in Indonesia. It also has accommodation in the form of caravans, traditional house or lodge.

    Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun 09:00-19:00The entrance ticket fee to the complex for domestic tourist is Rp85,000 for adults and Rp70,000 for children under 6 years old, while for foreign tourist this is Rp150,000 and Rp130,000 respectively; For Night Safari (only several hours) it is more expensive than during day time

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    Taman Wisata Matahari

    Matahari recreation and education amusement park

    There are water-play attractions: water slides, water giant bucket, water toys (aquabrella, aquacup, aquaslides, aquagate, aquaballs), wave pool, outbound area + rafting, foodcourt, souvenir shop, gazebo, guest house & vestibule. The view of Puncak while having fun at this waterpark can be a terrific and unforgettable experience.

    Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00, Sat Sun 08:00-17:00Weekdays Rp20,000, weekends Rp25,000

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    Telaga Warna

    Coloured Lake

    Beautiful green-coloured lake set in a landscape of rain forest, and near the tea plantations. You can just enjoy the view, or go around the lake by boat or pedalo.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Puncak (CC BY-SA 4.0).