Where To Go This Weekend?

4-Wheeling:

For those looking for hardcore 4-wheeling, try joining the Seren Taon event at the Southern Banten Cultural Kingdom (Kasepuhan Adat Banten Kidul - Ciptagelar) on Mount Halimun. Check out the trip plan at the 4-Wheeler Group Page or Indonesia Off-Road Group Page.

Other place of destination nearby Jakarta would be Bukit Adventure Park Camp Bravo at Gunung Bunder, Bogor (call me for info). Forest preservation fee would be applied at Rp.150,000 per vehicle for the weekend (Sat-Sun).

Or, you could try the Bukit Sentul International Off-Road Park (BSIOP) at Sentul Selatan (take the Jagorawi Toll Road heading for Bogor, exit at Sentul Selatan ramp located about 500-meter after the Sentul Rest Area).

If you are visiting Bandung, West Java, you could try the Oray Tapa off-road playground. Please call IOF Komda Jabar (West Java Region) or visit www.iofkomdajabar.org for info.

Very near Jakarta, try Hills Adventure Zone in Pondok Cabe. It's a small park though, not much challenge but still okay. The park is catering mostly dirtbike players.

Flying:

The weather forecast for the weekend would be lots of sun. Expect excellent thermal for paragliding or hang-gliding. Head to Puncak area to find the flying spot there. There are tandem flight operators such as Get Airborne Asia. Call them for more info.

Anyone interested of Skydiving? Too bad, we have not found a jumping club nearby that service tandem jumps on weekend. Go to Singapore and you'll find it there. If you have info of any skydiving clubs nearby Jakarta, please drop me an email.

Water Sport:

I think tsunami threats has passed and so you could start playing at the beach again, or do island hopping at Kepulauan Seribu of Jakarta Bay. Go to the Jaya Ancol wonderland, head for the marina and get the information there. Don't forget to bring your sunblock, sunglasses and camera of course.

Thinking of diving? You could try the Panaitan island at Ujung Kulon, West Java, or the Kepulauan Seribu. Call your dive operators for more info.

White-water rafting would not be so exciting at the moment due to dry season. The rivers would be dry.

Ok folks, have a nice weekend to you all!