Taman Safari

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Taman Safari
6°43′13″S 106°57′02″E / 6.7203156°S 106.9505096°E / -6.7203156; 106.9505096
Date opened	16 March 1990 (Taman Safari I)[1] 27 December 1997 (Taman Safari II) 13 November 2007 (Taman Safari III)
Location	Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia (Taman Safari I) Prigen, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia (Taman Safari II) Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia (Taman Safari III)
No. of animals	3000
Memberships	WAZA,[2] SEAZA,[3] CBSG, and PKBSI
Website	www.tamansafari.com

Taman Safari Indonesia or simply Taman Safari are animal theme parks in Cisarua, Prigen, and Bali. Being part of the same organization, they are known as Taman Safari I, II and III. The most popular is Taman Safari I.^[4]

Taman Safari I

Taman Safari I, or called as Taman Safari Bogor, is located at district

Nine shows are offered, that is the Elephant Show, Safari Theater, Various Animals Show, Tiger Show, Sea Lion Show, Bird of Prey Show, Dolphin Show, Cowboy Show, and The Globe of Death.^[7]

Near the Wild Wild West, visitors can see the Jaksa Waterfall. To reach this waterfall, visitors can use the road train or walking about 500 meter. The height of the Jaksa Waterfall reaches 45 meters. Under the fall there is also a pool that is not too deep so that children can play in the water. The water of Jaksa Waterfall comes from the foot of Mount Gede Pangrango. If lucky, visitors can also see native wildlife, including several primates and birds. According to local legends, if someone who come to wash their face with Jaksa Waterfall's water, it will make them easier to find a mate, stay young, and make their sustenance easier. For other facilities, Taman Safari provides canteen and changing room.^[8]

Every week night or holiday night, visitors can explore the Safari Journey at night with a road train accompanied by guides. Near the end of the trip, visitors can watch the Spectacular Light Dance, where the performers will perform fire performances.^[9] The zoo's Javan warty pig can only be seen in the Night Safari.

Every weekend and holiday, visitors can hike around the forest surrounding the park. Before starting to hike, visitors are guided by a guide to do exercises. Visitors accompanied by guides during the hike. Visitors are taught about medicinal plants by the guide, see native wildlife from a distance, visit the Javan leopard and Javan rusa breeding facility, and visit an abandoned colonial era house. At the end of the hike, visitors can enjoy several games.^[10]

History

Taman Safari I was built in 1980 on 50 hectares of unproductive plantation land. In 1990, the park was named as a National Tourism Object by Soesilo Soedarman, the Minister of Tourism, Postal, and Telecommunication at that time.

In September 2017, Taman Safari introduced two

Bali Safari and Marine Park is a branch of Taman Safari located in Marina Beach in Bali.^[12]

Safari Beach Jateng

Safari Beach Jateng is a branch of Taman Safari located in the Sigandu beach, Batang Regency, Central Java^[13] The park mainly focus on bottlenose dolphin, but the park also have other animal exhibits like sea turtles touch pool, mini safari, bird aviary, reptile exhibits, and freshwater aquarium. It was formerly known as Batang Dolphin Center.

Solo Safari

Solo Safari is a branch of Taman Safari located in Surakarta, Central Java. It is notably smaller than the other three Taman Safari parks, and it was opened back in 27 Januari 2023 by the mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.^[14] Instead of drive-in safaris, Solo Safari has two large walk-in exhibits (or walk-in safaris) featuring faunas from Asia and Africa, as well as waterfowls such as pelicans and cormorants, as well as a number of other exhibits featuring various animals such as binturongs and otters. It was formerly Jurug Zoo Solo (also known as Taru Jurug Animal Park) prior to its acquisition and revitalization by the Taman Safari group and the mayor of Surakarta back in 2022. Some of the animals of Solo Safari came from the old park, with some new additions as well.

List Exhibit Animals:

• Asian Panorama:
  African Spurred Tortoise
• Primate Island:
  Domestic Goose
• Camel Ride:
  Bactrian Camel, Dromedary
• Aviary:
  White-bellied Sea Eagle
• Jungle River:
  False Gharial
• Mankunde Restaurant:
  Leopard Cat
• Petting Zoo:
  Pygmy Goat
• African Savannah:
  Blue Wildebeest
• Bengawan Floating Restaurant:
  Black Swan
• Other species in one Exhibit Animals:
  Javan Langur, Domestic turkey,Domestic guineafowl, Serval
• Other species like Zookeepers for Performance, Keeper's Talk and Interaction Animal:
  Bengal Tiger

Jakarta Aquarium is located inside the Neo Soho mall, Jakarta. The aquarium have saltwater, freshwater, brackish, and land animals from around the world.

Criticism

The company came under fire in April 2016 for its alleged practice of drugging wild animals in order to utilise them as props in photographs with tourists. The company stated the pictured lion had not been drugged and was 'just sleepy'.^[15]

Gallery

Taman Safari I

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  Green iguana
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  Saltwater crocodile
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  Orangutan
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  Proboscis monkey
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  Green peafowl
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  Pygmy hippopotamus
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  Ankole-Watusi
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  Guanaco
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  Sun bear
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  White rhinoceros
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  Lowland anoa
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  Blue wildebeest
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  European bison
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  Common eland
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  Javan Banteng
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  Bactrian camel
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  Capybara
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  Barbary sheep

See also

• List of zoos
• List of amusement parks in Asia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taman Safari Indonesia.

• Official website
• Map of Taman Safari