KOMPAS.com – The popular mangrove forest in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), Jakarta is open amid the Indonesian capital city’s transitory large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).
Locally known as Mangrove Nature Park, our Jakarta travel guide takes you up north near the elite PIK area to feature this spectacular site to visit.
With the central government and Covid-19 Task Force recommending that families avoid traveling for Christmas and New Year’s, now is the perfect time to visit this Indonesia mangrove forest in Jakarta city.
In keeping with the transitory PSBB regulations, the number of visitors has been limited and so has the operational hours.
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For further information about this Indonesia mangrove forest, you can visit their Instagram account @twa_mangrove.
Currently, the mangrove forest in PIK, Jakarta opens from 8am-8pm while tickets are sold until 4pm.
Buying tickets
With the Covid-19 epidemic still a concern, this Indonesia mangrove forest in Jakarta applies an adapted approach for purchasing entrance tickets.
All entrance tickets to the location must be bought directly at the park, but here is the catch: If the park has reached its visitor capacity, staff will stop selling entrance tickets where visitors will have to take turns with exiting guests.
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To make it easier for you to plan ahead when visiting the mangrove forest in PIK during Covid-19, then you can contact their WhatsApp number at +628111787890 to find out the live number of visitors that have entered the park.
Visiting the Indonesia Mangrove Forest in Jakarta
As part of our Jakarta guide, it should be noted that when visiting the nature park, you will be required to abide by certain Covid-19 health protocols which we’ve listed below:
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For Muslim visitors who intend to visit during prayer times, there are new regulations on the use of prayer rooms as listed below:
With the transitory PSBB making it possible for the mangrove forest in PIK, Jakarta to reopen during Covid-19, you can include this location on your year-end holiday itinerary.
(Writer: Nicholas Ryan Aditya | Editor: Anggara Wikan Prasetya)
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