Quick escape from the city bustle : Bogor Botanical Garden.

The title said it all.
When you're tired of the bustling Jakarta with its famous traffic jam and pollution, come get a quick escape here in Bogor Botanical Garden. Located just 60 km (1 hour or closer if you stay in southern Jakarta) from the city, bogor is a great escape destination. Bogor is famous for its food and natural environment. It has big old trees everywhere you look. Although is has too much Angkot (mini bus) and it gets packed during weekends, it wasn't very crowded when I came, maybe due to the Ramadhan Month.

The garden entrance. It was recently fixed I guess, as I didn't recall ever passing this door when I came to the botanical garden in the past. 

The view from my picnic spot. quite pretty isn't it?

When you decide to visit the garden, a couple of thing that you need to remember :

1. There are no food stalls in the garden, so you have to bring your own, and make sure they are heat tolerate food as it may end up soggy on your way to the garden. Remember, Indonesia is a tropical country. I packed some fried rice and salad for my picnic.

2. Clean up as you go. Bogor Botanical Garden doesn't employ many cleaning services, but only landscape gardeners. They are not responsible for your trash, and any non-environmental friendly things you left behind may ruin the plants habitat. Don't forget that Bogor Botanical Garden is also functioning as a reserve area.

Have fun escaping! 

Kebun Raya Bogor (Bogor Botanical Garden)

Rangga Mekar, Bogor, Indonesia

Phone : (0)25 132 2226

Travel options :

By Train : Get off at Bogor Station, then take Mini Bus or Angkot to the Botanical Garden. (costs IDR 6.000 for the train, and around IDR 3500 for the Angkot ride)

J.