Jurassic Park ( Taman Festival) Tour
Jurassic Park ( Taman Festival) Tour | Start Time 6:00am : (hotel pick-up 5:45am)
The park closed due to economic issues in 2000 and has been abandoned ever since. Unfortunately also abandoned when the park closed, was a pit full of crocodiles and turtles that were eventually rescued. You can still visit the amusement park, it is interesting to see the slow ruining of the buildings, statues, theatre, eating areas and that the jungle/plants are slowly taking over.
The local name for the abandoned amusement park is "Ghost Town" For the keen photographers there are some great photos opportunities and for those interested in the past the abandoned park is worth a visit. HatiHati, is Indonesian for, be careful, due to the broken glass, open pits and the collapsing roofs etc. You need to be Careful! The ticket boxes are still there but there's no entry fee! The park is in Sanur, a little north of the main tourist area situated at Pantai Padang Galak Sanur, on JL. Pandang Galak. off 11. By Pass Ngurah Rai. The old amusement park is certainly worth a visit.
This tour is for riders who like a bit of adventure in their day. We will begin at 06:00 am from our starting point. Riders will be picked up at 05:45am from their accommodation. From our start point we will begin by riding north along the Sanur beach path. We come off of this path and track down a small gang which brings us to a large shady car park, from here we continue up the beach for several km until we reach the area known as Padang Galak where we see the Ghost Town of Taman Festival in front of us. Your guide will lead you to the east side of the park where you will ride through a gate and begin on a path that leads us through and around this derelict amusement park.
Your guide being from Sanur will explain the history of this place and why it is now Sanur's Ghost Town. You will ride around here and up the hill to where there was the man made volcano. At any time you can stop to take photographs of just walk around the ruins of Taman Festival trying to get a feeling of how it once was and how it would be if operating now. There were plans to build a roller coaster and water park here as well which never eventuated due to the closure of the park.
We recommend that you wear sports shoes for this ride as there are areas where you must get off your bicycle and venture around to take some amazing photographs. You won't be disappointed with this tour. After exploring this park we ride back to the west side of Sanur to explore Pasar Intaran where, your guide will buy some local delicacies for your breakfast. We then venture into the rice fields of Sanur until we reach Warung Belissimo where we sit and enjoy our snacks & morning coffee. After breakfast we take the short ride back to our shop where you will be dropped back to your accommodation, where the rest of the day is yours to enjoy.
Inclusions:
- Late model well maintained Polygon Lovina bicycles
- Infant seat or seat pad if required
- Experienced local guide
- Drinking water
- Light breakfast snacks with included coffee or tea. Juice for the children
- Free pick up if staying in the Sanur area
420,000 Rp per Adult (Light breakfast & 1 hot Coffee, Tea or fresh juice & entrance included).
300,000 Rp per Child (under 12)
170,000 Rp per child in an infant seat.
INCLUSIVE of Bicycle with helmet, experienced guide, drinking water, light breakfast & coffee, tear or a fresh juice
PLEASE NOTE: For a tour to go ahead we must have a minimum number of two (2) persons and a maximum of ten (8) riders per tour.
Please add 10% if you’re a lone rider.
Tour route is subject to change depending on weather, route closures, cyclists fitness & other unforeseen circumstances
We use & recommend Arena Living as our preferred accommodation in Sanur.
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