FAMILY FUN

Purawisata Amusement Park
Jl. Brigjen Katamso, Jogja. Phone: +62 (0274) 375-705; 413-554.
Amusement Park: open daily, 9 am - 10:30 pm.
Ramayana Ballet: daily 8 - 10 pm. Entrance fees charged.

This amusement park provides recreational facilities including children's playground, live dangdut (popular local music) concerts, and dining. Visitors can choose from Etnik Garden Café, Jimbaran Restaurant or Gazebo Restaurant.

The Ramayana Ballet is performed nightly. The introduction to the performance and characters is in English.

Kids Fun Park
Jl. Wonosari km 10, Jogja. Phone +62 (0274) 435-3435 or 522-484.
Entrance fee charged.

Kids Fun Park is an international standard recreation park for kids and adults built in 1998. Some facilities for fun include: Dune Bug, Harley Davidson, Jet Rider, Forklift, Grand Canyo , Gnome Land, Jump & Fun, Vespa Ciao, SantaFe Express, Ferrari Cars, Star Trek, Aqua Splash, Adventure Mini Golf, and Go-Kart.

Taman Pintar Kids Recreational Park
Jl. Panembahan Senopati, Jogja. Phone: +62 (0274) 583-713; 583-631.
Open daily 8 am ? 6 pm. No entrance fee.

This park is a kids' education center with facilities such as two heritage buildings that include children games, Indonesian culture, computers, science, kids radio and a play ground.

Gembira Loka Zoo Park
Jl. Kebun Raya No. 2, Jogjakarta. Tel: (0274) 373-861; 374-392.
Open daily 8 am ? 5 pm. Entrance fee charged.

This zoo park is located about 4 km east of the Keraton (The Sultan's Palace) on a branch of the Gajah Wong River.

As it is not far from downtown, a relaxing and fun way to go to the zoo is by andong (horse cart) or becak (bicycle pedicab). In about one hour of casual browsing, visitors can see Sumatran elephants, Sumatran tigers, crocodiles, snakes, and several kinds of primates, such as orangutans, macaques, and gibbons. There is also collection of deer and exotic birds.

Warning: The zoo, like all public facilities, is very crowded during public and school holidays.

Kolong Tangga (Space Under the Stairs)
Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Cultural Park), Jl. Sriwedani No. 1 (near Pasar Beringharjo). Open daily 9:00 am – 7:00 pm. Tel: (0274) 523-512; 580-771. See www.tamanbudaya.jogja.com (in Indonesian only) for schedule and opening times.

Named for its location literally under the stairs in Taman Budaya, the purpose of this collection of hundreds of children’s games and toys is to preserve them, many of which have almost been forgotten, and to introduce culture and art to children. Fun for both kids and adults, exhibitions change every three months.

Taman Budaya Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Cultural Park)
Jl. Sriwedani No. 1 (near Pasar Beringharjo).
Tel: (0274) 523-512; 580-771. Open daily 9.00 am – 19.00 pm.
See www.tamanbudaya.jogja.com (Indonesian only) for schedules & opening times.

This government-sponsored art venue houses rotating art exhibitions, music concerts, and traditional performances.

Art for Children programs are held every Sunday 10.00 am – 12.00 noon. Kids are encouraged to develop their talents in dance, painting, theater, music and singing. Children and parents can also hold discussions with Jogja senior artists. Advanced programs in dance and theater for teenagers are held on Fridays 13.00 – 15.00 pm. Taman Budaya also holds classical music assemblies and rehearsals for children and teenagers on Sundays 14.30 – 17.00 pm.

Wanagama Bedrock Forest
Wanagama Laboratory Forest, Playen, Gunung Kidul. Donations appreciated.

The 600-hectare Wanagama Forest is located 36 km south of Jogja in Gunung Kidul regency and is an environmental research and education facility managed by the Forestry Faculty of Universitas Gadjah Mada. Visitors are welcome to stroll through the dense forest, where over 1,500 different plant species - many of them marked with identification tags - were planted in a rocky, barren area by the school's environmental program in 1964. The forest also serves as a model for other reforestation programs.

In April 2007, the Wanagama Bedrock Forest educational center opened with a goal of providing free-of-charge environmental education for all people. Offering programs for kids and adults, participants learn about the elements of various ecosystems and their advantages to humans, as well as how communities can co-exist with nature. The facility also has camping grounds.

Yogyakarta Outdoor Activities:

Beaches | Bird Watching | Caving| Climbing, Trekking & Volcano Views
Family Fun | Fishing | Forests | Golf | Horseback Riding | Plantations
Recreation Parks & Camping | River Rafting | Running