Seoul Zoo - Taman Safari Indonesia

- May 03, 2012

SEOUL ZOO - SOUTH KOREA

Pass Namtaeryeong, the first gateway to Seoul from the south, and you will be greeted by Seoul Grand Park, a landmark recreational site with people and nature in perfect harmony. Seoul Grand Park is internationally renowned for its scenic beauty and natural environment consisting of the Education, Natural Culture, and Amusement areas.

During the period of the Great Han Empire, Japan turned time-honored Changgyeonggung, one of the royal palaces in Seoul, into a zoo, in 1909, in an attempt to undermine Korea’s national sovereignty. As part of its effort to restore national pride and preserve its cultural assets, the Korean government created Seoul Grand Park, which opened on May 1, 1984, and transferred the animals in Changgyeonggung to the park for the restoration of the palace. Today, Seoul Grand Park is one of the world’s top 10 zoos in size and scale.

Seoul Zoo

Map of Seoul Zoo

TAMAN SAFARI INDONESIA - INDONESIA

Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) is an ex-situ conservation site which was inaugurated as a national tourism object on March 16, 1990 by Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication, Soesilo Soedarman. the park located on the village Cibeureum - district Cisarua - Bogor - West Java, which is included on the buffer zone and non-agricultural cultivation area designated for the National Park Tourism Mount Gede Pangrango. The park also located at an altitude of 1076 - 1416 on sea level, with average temperatures between 18-24'C. The park located on 20 km from the Bogor City, on 78 km from Jakarta City and on 80 km from Bandung. Functions of existance of TSI are: Ex-Situ Conservation Site, Education, Research and Recreation.