Bogor city was known as Buitenzong previously. It is situated in western Indonesia, on western Java island, near Jakarta. It was founded by the Dutch in 1745. Bogor is locate 300meter above sea level and is a popular summer tourist spot. It enjoys a cool and wet climate. The city has around712400 population.
Bogor has been noted in the Guinness Book of Records for the “most days per year with thunder and famously lush Botanical Garden, founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1811. this garden is famous for various kind of tropical tress like bougainvillea, waterlilies, bamboo. The best flower that the garden includes are giant rafflesia and bungu banakai, world's two hugest flowers.
Zoological Museum can be found near the main entrance of the garden. It has got a complete skeleton of a blue whale, a stuffed Javan rhino and Komolo dragon. Wayang golek puppets are made at a workshop to the northeast of the gardens.
Pak Sukarna's factory on Jalan Oancasan is waiting for you to the southwest of the garden if you take interest in Gamelan and Javanese songs. The instruments are forged here using traditional method and are also foe sale.
University of Bogor and the faculty of agriculture of the University of Indonesia is situated here. The place also has a prosperous trade. Coffee, tea, rice, sugarcane, rubber and assorted spices are the main source of income.
The hotels of Bogor give you a warm welcome.
Novotel Coradia Bogor
The Jayakarta Cisarua Mountain
Safari Garden Hotel
Novus Resort and Spa
Wisma Hijan Bina Swadaya
Bogor offers you some wonderful places to explore
Taman Safari Indonesia
Kebun Raya Bogore
Puncak Highland
Perkebunan the Gunung Mas
Batutulis Area
Sukarna Gong Factory
Istana Bogor
Bogor Museum of Ethnobotany
Bogor is a nice tourist spot to be enjoyed in summer.
