Various Attractions, Culinary Tours and Interesting Activities
Review of Kalijodo Park – The existence of RPTRA (Child Friendly Integrated Public Space) and RTH (Green Open Space) of Kalijodo has given a new face to the Kalijodo area. The area which is located on the banks of the eastern flood canal is indeed very closely associated with high crime rates and slums in the past.
Right in 2016, the Jakarta City Government decided to carry out evictions and change the space in the area into a city park. It is this change in the face of Kalijodo that makes Kalijodo Park the prima donna of the capital’s residents for weekend trips.
Kalijodo Park, which was inaugurated on 22 February 2017, stands on 1.4 hectares of land and is located right beside the Krendang River. Broadly speaking, Kalijodo Park is one of the open parks in the city of Jakarta which of course has its own characteristics. Why not, there are quite a lot of complete facilities available to support the activities of children and families who have cats. For example, child-friendly play areas, parks, and food courts that can be visited while visiting Kalijodoo Park.
Here is a complete review of Kalijodo Park which can be a reference for your vacation this weekend.
Main Attraction of Kalijodo Park
Address : Jl. Prince Tubagus Angke Block Siaga No.4, RT.4/RW.5, Angke, Kec. Tambora, City of West Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta 11330
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Opening hours : 08.00 – 16.30 WIB
After the eviction of residents from the Kalijodo area who have now been relocated to several flats in the city of Jakarta, this area immediately turned into a park with a semi-natural concept. The semi-natural garden itself is a garden concept that unites urban concepts and the park itself.
Kalijodo Park is divided into two parts, namely RTH and RPTRA. With four areas that are the main attraction, namely green parks, playgrounds, international skateboard parks, and amphitheater.
Green Park
As one of the city parks, Kalijodo Park cannot be separated from the presence of greenery. Starting from the grass that forms the base in several areas and shady trees that become a natural roof during the day. The main attraction of this area is the presence of an open function room with a see-through roof. Right in the middle of the transparent roof, planted with trees in the middle. This is very useful to increase the coolness of the wind that enters the area.
Playground
Actually, almost all areas in Kalijodo Park are safe to be used as children’s play areas. However, the special area on the right near the main door is intended as a children’s play area playground in general. In space This building consists of several circular slides to swings decorated with a variety of striking colors.
Amfiteater Mural
This area feels so alive and interesting is the mural amphitheater. The open court or commonly called the amphitheater is next to the multi-purpose room and is surrounded by a 23 meter long wall.
The wall that separates the RPTRA and RTH areas is filled with beautiful murals created by mural artists from Indonesia. There are at least 10 famous muralists who have written their works here. It’s no wonder that this place, apart from being a place for performances, can also be used as a photo backdrop for visitors.
Skateboard and BMX Park
Apart from providing a playground and green open space, Kalijodo Park also has a special area for playing skateboard and Asian standard BMX. Usually during the day or evening, there are many skater professionals also train here. Most of them admit that mini ramp, half pipie, rail, downrail, pool, until funbox what this place has is more comfortable than other places that provide parks skateboard similar. For those of you who like this extreme sport, you can try the BMX area which is built around the area skateboard. In this area you can also practice body balance skills in pump track.
Interesting Activities at Kalijodo Park
Kalijodo Park was built not only as a place for recreation. Apart from the availability of land for skateboarding and BMX, in fact this tourist spot also provides other facilities to support the activities of its visitors.
Exercising
There are quite a number of local residents and visitors from outside the area doing sports every morning and evening. One of which is jogging. In order to support these activities, the manager provides jogging track 1.5 meters wide and hundreds of meters long.
Besides being used for sports jogging, track it can also be used for other sports such as cycling or roller skating. So, if you visit Kalijodo Park to cycle or rollerblade, but don’t bring any equipment, don’t worry. Kalijodo Park provides rental services. you only need to spend IDR 25,000 to IDR 35,000 per item.
Several public facilities in Kalijodo Park can in fact be used for workout, you know. You can use iron poles that stand firmly in various areas of Kalijodo Park workout. So, for those of you who enjoy active sports like soccer, Kalijodo Park provides a futsal field that can be rented out per hour.
Educational Tourism
The Kalijodo Park RPTRA area provides a library with a playground beside it. This library is located not far from the futsal field and next to the lactation room. The library is not that wide, but it is full of visitors. Since this area is in the child-friendly section, the books here are also dominated by children’s reading.
The manager also provides block games to stimulate children’s creativity. Not only that, there is also a playground which is dominated by attractive colors and is also a favorite place for many families to spend the afternoon there. In this place, children can freely play seesaw, slide, or swing. To enter the library, you are required to fill out the guest book first without being charged anything.
On the north side of the RPTRA, there is a monument named Well. This monument itself describes the philosophy of Kalijodo in the 1950s, namely, as a place to find a mate. Suitable for those of you who like to travel with historical themes.
Capture Moments
In addition to sports and educational tours, there are many visitors who want to capture moments while traveling at Kalijodo Park. For example, taking photo moments in the amphitheater which contains murals from many famous Indonesian muralists, to taking pictures with a variety of unique characters.
On holidays or in the afternoon, there are special attractions from street artists in the Kalijodo park area. They usually dress up as unique characters such as Doraemon, transformers, clowns, and even ghosts. You can capture this moment by paying as much as you want.
Play Wahana
Apart from providing rides for free play, Kalijodo Park also provides several rides managed by the local community, such as the mini rickshaw attraction. By spending IDR 20,000 per 20 minutes, you can use a mini trishaw to go around Kalijodo Park while breathing fresh air.
The management of Kalijodo Park really thought of a multifunctional scope thanks to the small roads built in the area. Besides being able to be used for sports, this street can also be used as an arena for playing electric motorbikes by the children there.
The rental price itself is priced at IDR 20,000 per 20 minutes and IDR 20,000 per 15 minutes for trail motorbike rental. For those of you who like extreme sports, Kalijodo Park also provides a flying fox ride that has a 50 meter long track that is ready to test your guts.
Culinary Tour Near Kalijodo
After being satisfied playing in several attractive spots in Kalijodo Park, now is the time to pamper your tongue and stomach while enjoying the serene atmosphere in this place. Here are some references for places to eat, both in the area around Kalijodo Park and outside this unique tourist spot.
Kalijodo Pujasera
There are many Betawi specialties that you can order here, from egg crust to goyang flowers. Not only Betawi culinary delights, Kalijodo Park Pujasera also sells national menus such as brewed coffee, meatballs or fried rice. Well, because it is managed independently by the community, the price is good and the taste is very friendly.
Nasi Goreng Seafood (Ko Gun)
Before becoming popular as a place for young people to find partners in the 1950s, Kalijodo was known as a Chinese settlement. It’s no wonder that there are many restaurants and shops with Chinese accents there. One of them is Nasi Goreng Seafood (Ko Gun) which is 100% halal and open 24 hours. This place to eat can be said as hidden gem because it is on a narrow road. For the menu itself, there are various processed noodles and vermicelli that can be enjoyed starting at IDR 19,000-IDR 35,000 for the special menu variations. Cheap enough right?
Angke Thi Porridge
Chicken porridge lovers must be familiar with the name Angke Thi Chicken Porridge which is located in the Taman Harapan Indah Complex Block BB No. 4, Jalan Tubagus Angke, Jelambar, West Jakarta. This restaurant which is 3 minutes away provides a variety of processed porridge that is guaranteed to arouse your appetite. Uniquely, this restaurant has a menu of porridge with boiled chicken as the topping. Nice mix between juicyits boiled chicken with a savory porridge texture, making this menu the most popular.
Ambon rice
Located 4 minutes from Kalijodo Park, this warteg which is in front of an Ambon tree is almost never empty of visitors. Uniquely, this place only provides uduk rice, not plain rice like most warteg. By spending from IDR 15,000- IDR 25,000, you can enjoy a plate of nasi uduk with side dishes typical of warteg
In Suki Restaurant
The atmosphere of a classic 1980s restaurant is very thick when you enter this place. Nostalgia for the past is also provided by the management through the karaoke service which is a shame not to be missed. Besides being famous for its suki variant, this restaurant is also famous for its yellow rice menu which is guaranteed to be a lot and tasty. You can enjoy this complete plate of yellow rice for only IDR 60,000.
Thus a brief review of Kalijodo Park, which is a new tourist icon in Jakarta. If you want to have a vacation in the capital, you can also visit the following places:
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