Jawa Timur Park

Jawa Timur Park, commonly known as Jatim Park or JTP, is a complex of recreational and learning parks located in Batu, East Java, Indonesia. The complex has 3 parks, Jatim Park 1, Jatim Park 2, and Jatim Park 3. Jatim Park is one of the tourism icons of East Java and one of the most famous amusement parks in Indonesia.

Jatim Park
LocationBatu, East Java, Indonesia
Coordinates7.88412°S 112.52491°E / -7.88412; 112.52491
ThemeAmusement parks, education parks, and resorts
OwnerJawa Timur Park Group
Operated byJawa Timur Park
Opened9 December 2001 (2001-12-09)
Operating seasonYear-round
Websitejtp.id

History

Jatim Park was founded in 2001 by Paul Sendjojo. Jawa Timur Park Group has been working with the Department of Education and Culture, Municipality of Batu to ensure that every educational collection displayed is guaranteed quality. In addition, Jatim Park Group is also working with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in developing Jawa Timur Park 2 content. This park also has the most extensive area, which is 22 hectares.[1]

In 2016. human body museum with name or entitled "The Bagong Adventure" was inaugurated. This 1.4 hectare museum is only human body museum in Indonesia. The museum not only from the museum's content about the human body, but also from a collection of cadavers, or preserved human organs. Human Body Museum is the largest and rarest human body museum for having cadaver collections in Southeast Asia. In addition to the Human Body Museum, Jawa Timur Park Group recorded another record with the existence of Museum Angkut as the first and largest transportation museum in Asia. The automotive collection of more than 300 species spread over an area of 3.8 hectares.[1]

In April 2017, Jawa Timur Park Group also officially cooperated with Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to make adjustments to the data collection and management system of flora and fauna in each of the agreed-upon parks.[1]

Jatim Park 1

Jatim Park 1 has 36 amusement lands, including a giant swimming pool (with a background of the statue of Ken Dedes, Ken Arok, and Mpu Gandring), spinning coaster, and drop zone. Educational lands that are the centre of attention include Volcano and the Nusantara Gallery which also has agro plants, dioramas of endangered animals, and miniatures of temples. Jatim Park 1 is located at Jalan Kartika No. 2, which is adjacent to the Flower Club Resort Hotel.[2]

Jatim Park 2

Slightly different from Jatim Park 1 which is more intended as a playground and entertainment, Jatim Park 2 is more showing a learning park than a playground. Jatim Park 2 carries the concept of learning natural sciences, biology and learning animals that are presented with a background according to its habitat. Jatim Park 2 consists of wildlife museum,[3] Batu Secret Zoo,[4] and Pohon Inn Hotel.[5] Jatim Park 2 is located at Jalan Oro-oro Ombo No. 9, which is adjacent to the Batu Night Spectacular.[6]

Batu Secret Zoo

Batu Secret Zoo is a zoo located in Batu, East Java. In an area of 14 hectares, visitors can get a close look at the various animals whose habitats are scattered throughout the world, from Asian tropical forests, African savannah to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

In 2008, the construction of Batu Secret Zoo began. This zoo was originally a place to manage the animals in the collection of Jatim Park 1. Batu Secret Zoo was opened to the public in December 2010 after being inaugurated by the sixth president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Batu Secret Zoo is one of two Indonesian zoo that keep the snow leopard, the other is Taman Safari. Batu Secret Zoo only keep a single male named Sam Leo from 2016 to 2019. Sam Leo's exhibit is now reused as a exhibit for a Sunda clouded leopard. It is unknown if Sam Leo is keep off display or passed away. Jihlava Zoo will sent a male snow leopard named Ounce in the future.

In December of 2016, Batu Secret Zoo acquired a five years old male giant anteater, named Carlitto, becoming the third Southeast Asian zoo that keep this species, alongside River Safari, where Batu Secret Zoo acquired Carlitto, and Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Carlitto is quarantined for three months, displayed to the public on April of 2017.

In June of 2018, Batu Secret Zoo acquired a 10 years old male Indian rhinoceros, named Bertus, from Edinburgh Zoo. Bertus is the first Indian rhino housed at an Indonesian zoo. Bertus is born at Rotterdam Zoo somewhere in 2008, he then moved to Edinburgh Zoo and lived there for 8 years. Batu Secret Zoo planned to acquired a mate for Brutus in the future.

To commemorate the international clouded leopard day on August 4th 2020, Batu Secret Zoo introduced two Neofelis species, the clouded leopard and the Sunda clouded leopard.

On September 18th 2020, Batu Secret Zoo announced that they will introduce the giant otter, the first zoo to housed this species in Indonesia and the second in Asia. The zoo acquired a single male, named Chico, from River Safari. Chico arrived in Indonesia on December 1st 2020, at the Juanda International Airport. The giant otters is displayed on December 18th 2020. The zoo planned to acquired a mate for Chico in the future.

Monyet Dunia (Monkey World)

Reptile Garden

Goa Komodo (Komodo Cave)

Nocturnal House (Entrance to the Aquarium)

Fantastic Aquarium

Lemur Kingdom

Savannah

Pasar Afrika (African Market)

Baby Zoo

Safari Farm

Sea Lion show

River Adventure

Tiger Land

Miscellaneous

Jatim Park 3

The location of Jatim Park 3 is in Beji, District Junrejo. Jatim Park 3 carries the concept of a playground as well as education about ancient animals including dinosaurs. Visitors will be shown life from the dinosaurs and geologic period, from the beginning of civilization until the time after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The geologic era park is Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and Ice Age epochs which became the age of dinosaur extinction because temperatures at this time were so extreme and frozen.[7] East Java Park also has tours of the cultures of various worlds in each house that has architecture according to the culture of the country, known as the 5 periods culture park (Wisata Budaya 5 zaman). Jatim Park also has a World Music Gallery (Museum Musik Dunia), Fun Tech Plaza, The Legend Star and Millenial Glow Garden.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Jawa Timur Park Group". www.jtp.id. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  2. "Jawa Timur Park 1". jtp.id. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  3. "Museum Satwa". jtp.id. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  4. "Batu Secret Zoo". jtp.id. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  5. "Pohon Inn Hotel Jatim Park 2". Pohon Inn Hotel Jatim Park 2 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  6. "Jatim Park 2 Malang: Kebun Binatang Interaktif yang Modern". Pikniek (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  7. "Dino Park". jtp.id. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. ago, Roy Satyanusa • 1 tahun (2018-02-05). "11 hal yang bikin Jatim Park 3 jadi destinasi wisata keluarga paling HITS di Batu, Malang". TripCanvas Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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