Jakarta tourism

Ragunan Zoo is a zoo located in the area Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. Ragunan zoo was founded in 1864. In which, there are various collections consisting of 295 species and 4040 specimens. Ragunan zoo has a land area of ​​140 hectares. This Ragunan zoo was closed for about three weeks because the animals in which there is infected with bird flu, namely on 19 September 2005 but reopened on October 11, 2005.

Ragunan Zoo is a zoo in Indonesia's first with En Dierentuin Planten name meaning "Plants and the Zoo." Located on a land area of ​​10 hectares in area Cikini, Central Jakarta is the granting of a famous Indonesian painter Raden Saleh. At that time, Planten En Dierentuin managed by the Association of Flora and Fauna Batavia Merciful incorporated in Culturule Vereniging en Planten Dierentuin at Batavia.
In 1949, the name was changed to Planten En Dierentuin Cikini Zoo and in 1969 moved to the area Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta in 1964. DKI Jakarta government donated the land area of ​​30 hectares that is home to the zoo. Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin Ragunan Wildlife Park inaugurated on June 22, 1966.

Thousand Islands
Thousand Islands is an archipelago located in the north of Jakarta, just dealing with the Bay of Jakarta. His name does not mean the Thousand Islands, the islands in the cluster kepualaun it amounted to a thousand. The number of the island is only about 342 islands, including the islands of sand and coral reefs are vegetated or not. Sand and coral reef island itself amounted to 158. Not all islands are included in clusters of human inhabited the Thousand Islands. Like many other islands in Indonesia, most of the islands in the Thousand Islands are uninhabited. Group of the Thousand Islands has the potential are not small for the development of various industries, including mining, fisheries and tourism is the most important.

Environmental sustainability
To preserve the environment and ecological balance, the Government of the archipelago was divided into three zones:

1. The first zone, intended for the exploitation of natural resources. Wealth in it can be retrieved and utilized entirely for the benefit of the industry. Example is the coral reefs die is exploited for the benefit of terrazzo tiles or other industries. 
2. The second zone, the islands are exclusively reserved for national parks or nature tourism destination.
3. The third zone, defined as a protected natural reserve areas.

Thousand Islands Marine National Park set to become the Minister of Forestry Number 162/Kpts-II/1995 and no. 6310/Kpts-II/2002 managed by Hall of the Thousand Islands Marine National Park, Department of Forestry. The total area of ​​107,489 hectares with about 44 islands belonging to the national park. The islands are located in the Thousand Islands National Park is an ideal place for snorkeling, swimming, or diving.
Thousand Islands has designated the island as the island nature reserves such as P. Hair and P. Onrust designated as cultural heritage of the island.
Travellers from the tourist dock transportation Marina Ancol, Jakarta is served by a speedboat owned by or in cooperation with the owner of the resort island. Travel time from Marina Ancol jetty to the islands that became a tourist destination depends on the distance, weather conditions, and speed boats are used.
Departure boat from Marina Ancol resort islands are generally in the morning at 08.00 or at 09:00 and returning from the islands towards the Marina Ancol resort at 13:30 or 14:00 hours, depending on the resort island destination.
Public transportation is also available from the Marina Ancol by ferry operated by the Government of the Thousand Islands District Administration named Transjakarta Dolphin and Grouper. With Transjakarta dolphins taken with a time of 3 to 3.5 hours while the Kerapau only 1.5 hours. However, not grouper at all times operate. But unfortunately today Transjakarta Dolphin and Grouper no longer in operation.

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