Orchid Forest Cikole — Attraction in West Java

A very WOW place 🤩🤩 I really enjoy every facilities and service they provide and offer here. Totally neat, clean, and complete. I spent almost 4 hours maybe, but time seems flies easily. Well spent!

At first, we need to purchase the entrance ticket per person and per vehicle at the front gate, and then drive up to a kilo more to reach the parking area. Once you enter the garden, there's already a nice spot to take a picture! The ticket checking gate was also beautiful, there is an officer that take a picture for you and family.

Stepping into the garden there's Pine Kitchen that has instagram-able cutey seating area. Usually beautiful cafe or resto has so-so taste, but I think this kitchen has delicious main course (I didn't buy thr snacks). The air was fresh with morning sun rays; it's perfect!

Walking down the areas, surely every turns and sides has amazing spots to take pictures. Along our walks, there are also speakers that play instrumental music. It spices up the experience! There are some officers that guide you which way to go to explore the whole Orchid forest.

In the middle of the walking there are also separated resto/food stalls, and food court. So you don't need to worry to get hungry and thirsty.

There are some other areas inside the forest that required some payment (optional, only if you wish to) like the orchid store (they sell cacti and varied orchids), rabbit house (hands on experience with rabbits--suitable for kids), Orchid Castle (suitable for kids), Wooden Bridge (20K per person--free flying fox), and if you wish to take home the pictures taken bu the Orchid Forest officers there are booths to print and copy the soft files (2 printed photos plus all soft files...

I would have loved to give this attraction 5 stars, but was unable to view it completely due to inclement weather! The air was however very clean and fresh, and decidedly cool, in addition to very wet!

For me as an orchid lover, it was worth the travel time and price to view the orchid tunnel and associated exhibits. I wish that a little more information was available on the individual species displayed. It was also most annoying to not be able to see the rarer specimens without having to view through perspex or acrylic which destroyed the view of these beautiful plants.

Pricewise, as I have said it was worth it to me. Some commenters on here have said that the price is for a meal which you have to buy, I would say that the price is for the attraction and the meal if you decide to have it, is a bonus. Can't comment on the quality of the food, but tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and other drinks were fine.

I thought that the shop for orchid sales was not stocked with enough varieties for the true orchid officionado, and the prices were quite high; for example 150k for common dendrobiums, which I can purchase for less than 30k close to my house. Some orchid books, and accessories for the orchid lover would be a bonus as well. We will definitely be going back with our son, who is also very interested in orchids, worth the trip from Tangerang to Bandung I would say. Sorry can't comment on the other facilities as the rain was too heavy to even contemplate walking through the forest, but what we did see was beautiful, the gardens and park are clean and well maintained, and for the Instagramm addicts there were many, many photo...

Hmmm.. I do want to give this place a perfect 5 stars. No really I do. This place is much much much better than kebon Raya Cibodas or Kebon Raya Bogor. Much better.

Colder weather, beautiful place with many instagramable place to take photos. Dedicated children playground, amazing wooden bridge and zip lining to the lower ground after going to the wooden bridge is one of the highlights of this place.

The air is really really really clean and fresh. Surrounded by lots of trees you have to breathe in the morning air.. It is so fresh!

Granted it is further from Jakarta than Kebon raya Bogor or even Kebon Raya Cibodas, but this place is also worth the trip.

With all the amazing view, amazing air and amazing places to take photos, why not 5 stars?

It is only because of the road to get here. The last 1km or so is covered with 100% potholes. I really recommend you use SUV cars, especially if your car is in full capacity. If you use sedan or any other low ground clearance car, prepare to have your car "mentok" the potholes. And even if you use SUV prepare to buy a new pair of shock breakers for your car because it is almost qualified as an off road track.

Seriously, I'm not the only one who complains about those nasty potholes everywhere. I don't know if the local government or the place who is responsible for the repairing but somebody gotta do something asap. It is too bad that this place could be THE PERFECT place to bring your family to breathe in fresh air while learning...