Museum Batik Pekalongan

Museum of Batik Pekalongan was inaugurated by the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia,  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on July 12, 2006. The museum building has an area of approximately 2.500 m2 on a land area of 3.675 m2. The building was a Dutch heritage building that has stood since 1906. This building has functioned as City Hall, the Mayor's Office, the sugar factory up until the municipal government office complex and ultimately Batik Museum.

Museum Batik Pekalongan has a lot of  batik  collection, the old  and modern batik from various Indonesian regions, from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, up to Papua.

Not only exhibiting a collection of batik,   Museum Batik Pekalongan also be a training center and learning center of making batik. Students and  visitors can learn to how to make batik or conduct research on the culture of batik.

Cooperation with some parties needed  to preserve the culture of batik. All done in accordance with the Batik Museum's commitment to continue to maintain and preserve the cultural heritage of high valued.

Museum Batik Pekalongan Address: Jl. Jatayu No. 3, North Pekalongan, Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia. Phone: (+62 0285) 431 698

Angke Mangrove Nature Park in Jakarta

Mangrove Natural Tourism Park is one of tourism destinations which has nature theme in North Jakarta. This park is located in the north jakarta precisely in the residential area of Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK). To access this location is quite easily, it could use a personal vehicle, taxi or public transportation from centre of Jakarta city.

Angke Mangrove Nature Park in Kapuk presents the beautifull natural  of a lake surrounded by a mangrove forest with an area of  approximately 90 hectares, making it the mangrove just like the Amazon forest in Jakarta.

There is a lake that surrounding mangrove which is quite spacious and clean, here we can enjoy the beauty of the lake while boating or canoeing. And other uniqueness of these places is visitors can walk on the wooden bridge which was built just above the lake.

The Mangrove Nature Park  is a conservation area managed by a private company. Decorated green clump of mangrove forests, the region is home to a variety of animals ranging from birds to lizards water.