Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda
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Monday morning hike-trail run from Taman Hutan Raya Djuanda to Curug Omas Maribaya so ... after settling some stuff in Jakarta for a more convenient living including had AC, fridge and washing machine fixed, I finally got the chance to try Bandung's very own conservation forest ... Taman Hutan Raya Juanda is located in the once lush green hill overlooking Bandung as an ancient escarpment. It is still green though, but penetration of human settlement is just way too deep. So sad that it leaves no space between public housing and the provincial (national??) park itself. What is more ironic is that several hundred metres away from the park gate, lies a HIDEOUS high rising CONDOTEL APARTMENT, spoiling the view on my way to Tahura Juanda. But, hey, I'm here to be among the green, instead of whining ... So, my first impression of the park is: Tahura Juanda is quite promising as a regular hiking site, but yes, it needs a lot of improvements, especially in terms of choices of trails and its cleanliness 😩😩 ... By far, on my first trial of the Tahura Park, I found three major trails. The firstbtwo are main official trail varying from main trail from Gate I and trail fromGate II, which actually is the same trail, with a variation of going through the deer breeding area or sticking to the main trail. Should you take Gate I, after paying a Rp.15.000 (less than $1 for locals, but $4 for international.tourist) you will.be greeted by a jungle cafe. Of course the intention is good, but most likely in the end you're sacrificing the park ecosystem and of course its cleanliness ... Somehow I also see it as a chance of educating people in maintaining cleanliness ... The thing about Gate I is you can either choose to take the plain and easy main trail, or take a more adventurous one. It's quite easy for you to gues which one I choose. Gate II which is further up the road, offers an easier access to park. For me it simply means less chance for walking, so I avoid it ... lol 😂😂 The more adventueous trail includes crossing an old suspension bridge, shaky and rusty despite being painted yellow (the smell of rust lingers on your fingers, so having a glove before crossing the bridge is helpful). Under the suspension bridge is a narrow, steep and sharp rocky cliff small meandering gorge. Do not lookdown if you are acrophobic. Well, evennid you are jot an acrophobic, it will still give you the chill or "singunen" in Javanese term. I came quite early in the morning ... at around 6.30, the ticket guy had just arrived and hadn't even sat on his chair, let alone having his morning coffee. He didn't even have any change for me, so he decided that I could get the change later on when other visitors came and paid, giving him some extra change for me. Caves are the first two attractions you will find, an old Japanese cave and a Dutch one. They offer guide for Rp. 30.000 or a little over $2 only. I haven't tried to explore the caves as I left my flashlight at home ... On your trail to the caves, you'll encounter a wuite population of monkeys. Some are familiar with human, especially the adult ones, while the young ones are still afraid of human. As rule of thumb in most conservation area, we are not supposed to feed its wildlife using "human" food to avoid making them dependent to visitors and lost their natural instinct in finding food to survive. The park also serves as beekeeping facilities, so you'll fiind many bee houses along the way after crossing the gorge. The sound of it buzzing somehow give me peace ... lol Deer breeding ground is one of the perks crossing the shaky suspension which can only be crossed by 4 people at a time ... in the deer breeding area, you will also meet locals selling natural honey harveated from the beehive houses scattered around the area. Gotta try it someday ... It is direct from the farmer, so I hope it helps locals community. Not far from the breeding ground, you will find a dam, dividing Cikapundung stream into three streams, one for Bengkok power plant turbines (I should explore this
Eko Bachtiar
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It was my first time visiting this place. I came to this place from the second entrance. This place was very dirty and not maintained. There are 2 caves here. Japanese cave and Dutch cave. The Japanese cave is unique, it is also very spooky, and dark. There is some tour guides outside the cave offering the flashlight and historical explanation while we are inside. We paid 25k to this tour guide to have a tour. It was a good quick tour. We could also see some of the baby bats still live hanging at the ceiling of the cave. The Dutch caves is not really impressive, it is white-painted and cleaned. Nothing much to see here. After we walked and visited these 2 place. We decided to track to the Maribaya entrance. It was a 5.5-km walk. The most disappointing thing was NO beautiful panorama after these tiring walk. There are some guiding arrow after our adventure to the Dutch caves. But after a short walk, we had to go pointlessly without any guidance, we even did not know how long we would walk, and we had to ask others passing by tourists. The forest seemed like a mess to me. Broken glasses at some points, branched road but no map or directions/suggestion where we should go, smelly and dirty water under a bridge on our adventure. We even went to another road to Batu Selendang, but we ended up in a high cliff with messy and grotesque view. I also did not know how to get to others Curug except Maribaya. Even Maribaya panorama was not well-maintained and very dirty. I could only remember a lot of smokes in the air and small food stalls at the sides. One of the most dissatisfying thing is we park our motorcycle at the second entrance and we ended up in the Maribaya Entrance. How can we get to the second entrance to fetch our motorcycle? The local people only told us to walk back 5 km more to fetch our vehicle. I find this is insane and very unpractical. We finally booked a ride with online taxi and get to the second entrance. However, this park was very great says one of my relatives and parents in the past. Why was it so disappointing these days? I find this long walk was neither enjoyable nor memorable. It was a regret to waste 4 hours here.
Marianto Marianto
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an absolute delight! west java's nature attractions are well known to be expensive bcs of its extortion by local thugs but this place is well maintained and managed by the officials: - cheap ticket. for 17000 per person, it's cheap for what you get inside. and no scalpers! - FREE PARKING at the park. unfortunately if the parkings are full, you might have to park outside which are not managed by the officials and you have to pay, so go there early if possible - lots of cafes and food stalls all over the park. visitors wouldn't have to worry when they're tired and hungry walking up and down the park, there are plenty of seats available. the cafes are very hip, suitable for young ppl to hangout. the stalls are also clean and properly maintained and very affordable considering where it was (gorengan for 2000 a piece? at a stall in the middle of the park that is accessible only by walking up and down the hills? that's a steal!) so do shop a lot and help support local ppl there! - the roads are mostly ashpalted or at least paved, so it's very comfortable for ppl walking there. but still, be careful especially when or after raining bcs it's still slippery when wet - the monkeys are somehow well behaved (?). they're not aggressive and won't attack ppl randomly. but be careful if you carry foods near them so pls eat at the provided seats at the cafes/stalls. also, don't purposefully give the monkeys your food - you could explore gua jepang and gua belanda (man-made caves made during the dutch and japan occupation). the caves are very dark (no lights) so bring a flashlight or rent it at the cave entrance for 5000. they also provide a tour guide that would explain the history of the caves for 30000 overall, my experience during my visit here was a blast! i'll recommend this place for visiting when in bandung
MWOA
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Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda (or Tahura, as most locals call it) is one of those places that holds a soft spot in my heart. I used to go here pretty often, and every time I return, it still feels just as peaceful and grounding. The trails are perfect for casual trekking; not too intense, but still enough to get your body moving and your mind cleared. That said, don’t repeat my usual mistake: wear proper mountain shoes or trekking sandals. Some paths can get really slippery, especially in damp or mossy areas. Regular sneakers or flats just won’t cut it. What I love most about Tahura is the combination of fresh forest air, tall pine trees, and the subtle soundtrack of nature all around. Along the way, you’ll come across historical sites like the Japanese and Dutch caves, and if you walk far enough, some small waterfalls. It’s really up to you whether you want to just stroll or go full-on explore mode. There are also quite a few monkeys around, but don’t worry, they’re much more chill than the ones you might meet in Bali. They’ll mostly keep to themselves unless you’re carrying food in plain sight. One downside: there are very few trash cans scattered around. It’s such a beautiful space, so it’s a bit of a shame. I’d recommend bringing your own bag to collect any trash, just to help keep the area clean.
Winda Aulia Pratiwi
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Went here may 2022. My first time hiking and I didn't know back then it was a hiking spot. We used flip flops and luckily we didn't fall along the way to the final spot and back. It was slippery & a lot of wild monkey in the middle of the way. All the caves was good. It was kinda weird because of the cold air in the caves, because as we all know how's the temperature in Indonesia and outside the caves was hot. The last & longest cave was the coldest one, actually it wasn't 'cold' but it was like there was an AC in the cave. Honestly I might not inisist to went here if I knew it was a hiking spot since I can't hike. I was mesmerized by the google images with the bridge & the deer spot (final spot) but unfortunately the bridges was permanently closed and as seen in the picture it was full of wild monkey. As for the final spot I was really disappointed because the deers was really thin and didn't even have any antlers. It was really different with the google images. Beware when you walk & also your stuffs, don't hold any foods in hand as the monkey will snatch it aggresively. Honestly I was disappointed with this experience all this time until I knew that it was a hiking spot, so it was my fault but luckily the caves was pretty good at least.
Felita Gutana
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Visiting this place is one of the many things I'm grateful for. From the view to the air, it is healing me... I love the trails, it's up and down, not slippery. I went there by myself, I was concerned about having a guide, but the gate keeper said it's ok to go there by yourself without a guide. It is safe. My initial plan was to Tebing Keraton, by foot, but the GPS led me to the other way, to Curug Omas (little waterfall), which is beautiful too, maybe I didn't pay attention to the GPS because I was so mesmerized by what I saw. I only paid Rp. 17.000 for the entrance, and that's it. There are a lot of stalls there with decent price, but I decided only to have hot sweet tea and nasi timbel complete for Rp. 30.000 in Warung Bunda Hera in the Curug Omas. Before exiting, I decided to visit the Deer Breeding (Penangkaran Rusa), Batu Batik, and my favorite : Goa Belanda (Dutch Cave), and Goa Jepang (The Japan tunnel), the vibe was goosebumps and exciting. And I am thankful to have the chance to enjoy the rain while having my warm meals (Caramel Banana and Rempah Anget) in Kopi Tahura... which I recommend you to. I definitely should go back there, to finish what I planned. Tebing Keraton. Definitely. What an experience.
Azher Rot
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Nearby Attractions Of Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda
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Nearby Restaurants Of Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda
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Basic Info
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Kompleks Tahura Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No.99, Ciburial, Kec. Cimenyan, Kabupaten Bandung, Jawa Barat 40198, Indonesia
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+62 813-2427-9019
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Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Juanda, locally shortened to "Tahura" is a conservation area and botanical garden in Bandung, Indonesia. The park is named after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister of Indonesia. It is located in Kampung Pakar, Ciburial Village, in the Cimenyan District.
attractions: Gua Belanda, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Wot Batu, Famoso Garden, Hotel Indigo Bandung Dago Pakar, an IHG Hotel, restaurants: Skyline Best View Resto, Mercusuar Cafe & Resto, ARMOR KOPI DAGO, Congo Gallery & Cafe, The Stone Cafe, Cocorico Cafe and Resto, Sierra Café & Lounge, The Valley Bistro Café, Lisung Dulang Resto, Orofi Cafe by The Valley

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