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Surabaya Zoo, Lungs of the City

Surabaya Zoo, Lungs of the City

It’s been four years since the last time I went to this zoo. It’s pretty long time ago. But still I can feel the ambiance. Because in the morning when I entered Setail Street, sometime I heard the roaring lions, bears, shrieking primates, and singing birds. Those voices reached the street. Yes, Surabaya Zoo...

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Kerinci Places in Half Day

Kerinci Places in Half Day

When I went to Kerinci, Province of Jambi, it was night. Too dark. All my driver did was driving away from a forest just for entering another. But after six hours of speedy-thrilling trip, suddenly … a city! Yeah, Kerinci regency is a civilization surrounded by thick forests.

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11 Facts about Komodo National Park

11 Facts about Komodo National Park

The Komodo National Park (Taman Nasional Komodo or TNK) is one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature’s nominees. And these are the 11 facts you probably didn’t know. TNK is populated by roughly 2,400 komodo dragons, the greatest lizard in the world. TNK comprises the islands of Rinca, Padar and Komodo. The Indonesian...

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Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

“Only few hours after the escape, that monkey’s carcass was hung on a tree branch. Its face was ruined, its limbs were tore apart, it was all messed up! That must be the act of the native monkeys here,” told Firman Arifin, the manager of Wisata Anyar Mangrove (WAM), Gunung Anyar, Surabaya.

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Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

I never thought such place exists in Surabaya. It’s called Wonorejo Mangrove Forest Tour. This is one of Pamurbaya (Pantai Timur Surabaya a.k.a. East Coast Surabaya) ecotourism sectors, beside Gunung Anyar mangove conservation. You should not come there if you are not interested with ecology, especially with the nature life of the mangrove forest.

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