Malang is a city located in the eastern part of Java island, one part of the territory of Indonesia. Malang city has beautiful scenery, delicious culinary variety, cool air, and the most famous is Kota Batu travel. Kota Batu has many exciting tourism venues such as Jatim Park, Batu Night Spectacular, Eco Green Park, Museum Angkut, and the most shocking is the White House. What? Wow, the White House turned out to be in Malang, Indonesia? As we actually know that White House is located in Washington, a building used as a residence American president. It turns out the White House in Malang is not the same as the White House in Washington. Shape and architect of the White House in Malang look similar to the building of the White House in Washington. If the White House in Washington used to residence of the president, the White House in Malang used for a museum. The actual name for the White House in Malang is the Museum Satwa, the museum has some of the various preserves animals that are extinct, endangered, until the animal which is still alive. Architects and design that resembles the White House makes a lot of people call it the twinning of White House. Not only consist of variety of mammals, birds, and insects but also a replica of dinosaur skeleton became collection here.
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As described above, Kota Batu is a tourist city that has many interesting object tourism. Not surprisingly, the city becomes a tourist destination to spend their holiday. The most unique attraction in the Kota Batu is the location of the object tourisms which are on top of the mountains, so visitors not only can enjoy the rides but also feel the mountain air and incredible cool scenery. Places of object tourisms in Kota Batu Malang are located adjacent to each other, it makes visitors more easily to reach several object tourisms in the same time.
Above, we have discussed about the White House in Kota Batu which turned out to be musuem of animals. Next, we will discuss some of the other object tourisms in there such as Batu Batu Night Spectacular, Jatim Park I and II, Eco Green Park, and Museum of Transport (Angkut Museum).
Batu Night Spectacular (BNS) is a object tourism with rides exciting game and challenge, various shapes of lanterns, and the combination of colorful lights. Creative hands of its creators make every visitor in BNS interested to spend the night in this place. Entry fee retribution of BNS (Batu Night Spectacular) is IDR 15.000 or USD 1.5 each person (does not include rides up the game).
Jatim Park 1 and 2 is a zoo that is packaged in a modern shape. Besides having a fairly complete collection of animals in the world, Jatim Park also comes with a lot of rides and Café. In fact, there is a unique hotel building design resembles a tree in near from the Jatim Park II. Jatim Park II is located right next to the Satwa Museum. Visitors usually buy special tickets that can be used to enter the Satwa Museum then proceed to Jatim Park II. Entry ticket for Jatim Park 2 is IDR 75.000 (USD 7.5) in weekdays and IDR 105.000 (USD 10.5) in weekend, while admission ticket for Jatim Park I is IDR 60.000 (USD 6) in weekdays and IDR 80.000 (USD 8) in weekend. Entry fee can be more expensive in high season/holiday.
Eco Green Park is located in a complex with Jatim Park 2 (about running for 5 minutes). The concept of this artificial object tourism is ecosystems. The trajectory to be followed when visiting here is long enough, but not tiring because we were treated to a variety of creative innovations such as elephants made out of stacks of the former television and fresh air in Kota Batu was a bit cold and very cool. Admission tickets fee price is IDR 30,000 or USD 3,
Angkut Museum: Everyone knows that transportation becomes an important part of life. Serves as a tool that is used to move from one place to another. The development of transportation until today makes the job easier. Modern transportation that many of us encounter at this time has a very long history. Angkut Museum makes visitors seemed to be reminded about the development of transportation from traditional to modern today. The admission price is IDR 60,000 haul seasons (USD 6) in weekday and IDR 80,000 (USD 8) in weekend / holiday.
Hopefully, several review of the objects tourism in Kota Batu can be used as a reference when you want to visit Indonesia, Malang especially. Do not forget to taste the culinary variety in Malang. One again, the famous gift from Malang is green apple. In addition, an unique gift that is in the form of a variety of processed fruit chips can be used as alternative other options. The fruit is often used as chips are apples, jack fruit, and bark.
Complex of object tourism in Kota Batu managed by a management. Management provides attractive offer for visitors who want to visit several objects tourism, namely
Ticket price for,
- Jatim park 2 + Eco Green Park or Jatim Park 2 + Wildlife Museum (Satwa Museum) Museum Satwa: IDR 85,000 (USD 8.5) in weekday and IDR 125,000 (USD 12.5) in weekend
- Jatim Park 1 + Eco Green Park or Jatim Park 1 + Wildlife Museum (Satwa Museum): IDR 70,000 (USD 7) in weekday and IDR 100,000 (USD 10) in weekend.
- Museum Transports + D'mask Kingdom: IDR 70,000 (USD 7) in weekday and IDR 90,000 (US $ 9) in weekend
- Sakti package (Jatim Park 1, Jatim Park 2, Museum of Wildlife and Eco Green Park): IDR 175,000 (USD 17.5) in weekday or weekend (valid for 2 days)
