Calendar of Event: April 14-15, 2007

January 2007 Calendar of Events

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!

Where To Go This Weekend?

Off-Road

My choice would be Gunung Bunder, Bogor and Ruby's in Jonggol.

If you want hardcore 4-wheeling, you should go to Gunung Bunder in Bogor. There are 4 tracks there with distance from 2-km to 6-km. The trip would require winching (strongly advised to have good winch on your rig). Gunung Bunder (alt. 990 meters ASL) is a secondary forest. The place could be reached in about 2-hours drive from Jakarta, heading south to Bogor's Darmaga area. The place has complete tourist facility, from camping ground to cabins. Off-road entry fee for forest preservation is Rp.150,000 per vehicle. Maximum of 10 vehicles only allowed in one day. Don't forget to bring tree trunk protector, snatch blocks and your camera off-course.

For light off-roading, try Ruby's Trail in Jonggol. It is an off-road playground around a wooden villa. You should contact Ruby the owner before going. E-mail me and I'll pass your inquiry to Ruby.

If you just want to warm-up your vehicle, you could try Hills Adventure Zone in Pondok Cabe, Tangerang. Located inside the Villa Bukit Raya housing complex, the 23-hectare playground offers some sophisticated special stages for 4-wheel test drive. Entrance fee Rp.75,000 per vehicle.

Marine Sport, nice, but watch out for tsunamis :(

My choice would be the Thousand Island resorts in Jakarta Bay. You could go scuba diving, ocean kayaking or jetskiing there.

Other places would be in Bali, Menjangan Island or Tulamben wreck. If you like surfing, go to Uluwatu beach.

Flying

Try paragliding at Puncak area, west java. You could do tandem flights with certified tandem masters there. Or, if you are a paraglider, try your aerobatic skills. Excellent thermal at the moment.

Hunting

Try the Gunung Sadon Hunting Resort near Sentul. Take the Jagorawi Highway and head for Bukit Sentul (use the Sentul Selatan exit, Rp.4,000). After exit, follow main road towards the Bukit Sentul housing complex and ask for further direction at the security station.

I'll be home this weekend, too much off-roading already in the past few weeks.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND FOLKS!!

Calendar of Events

July 28-30:
Djarum Super Real Adventure Off-Road (DSRAO) off-road competition, first round, in Kudus, Central Java

August 12-13:
BNR Night Off-Road Challenge, fun off-road competition at Bogor Nirwana Resort, Bogor, West Java

August 4-6:
Crop harvest festival (Seren Taun) at the Ciptagelar village, Mount Halimun. Normally heavy off-road involved

August 19-20:
Fun off-road competition at the Carnival Beach, Ancol

August 18-20:
Djarum Super Real Adventure Off-Road (DSRAO) off-road competition, round two, in Bandung, West Java

August 20:
Ford Fun Rally in Bali, for Ford owners.

Off-Road Experience For First Timers!

Experience off-road fun and thrills with us! Come and visit Belanova Country Mall on Sunday 23rd July 2006 and gain your first time off-road experience.

Only Rp.10,000 per passenger including refreshment. All vehicles are driven by experienced off-roader and well fitted safety equipments. Off-road trip to Bukit Sentul International Off-Road Park, off Sentul Selatan toll exit.

Supported by Belanova Country Mall, Bukit Sentul International Off-Road Park and Bukit Adventure Team.

Where To Go This Weekend?

21 Jul - 30 Jul: Indonesia International Motor Show 2006 at Jakarta Convention Center
23 Jul: Belanova Country Mall, Bukit Sentul, shop and play at Bukit Sentul International Off-Road Park