Ragunan Prepares 100 Additional Light Points For Night Operations

JAKARTA - The manager of the Ragunan Wildlife Park, South Jakarta, will add lighting and transport cars (buggy cars) to support operations until the evening or "Night at Ragunan Zoo".

"We have conducted an evaluation regarding the addition of lighting and the limitations of 'buggy cars'," said Head of the Ragunan Wildlife Park Management Unit (UPTMR) Endah Rumiyati when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 14.

The evaluation includes adding lighting in the recreation and sports zones. It is planned to add 100 units.

Then, the "buggy car" is in the further study stage regarding its procurement. "We will maximize it for lighting and we are conducting a 'buggy car'," he said.

A total of 3,713 people visited Ragunan's first day of trial at night (Night at Ragunan Zoo) on Saturday (11/10). The number of vehicles that came was 318 units of cars, 651 units of motorbikes and 39 units of bicycles.

The program is implemented every Saturday or Sunday night with operating hours at 18.00-22.00 WIB.

In this trial, only a quarter of the Ragunan Wildlife Park area was activated covering a 1.8 km walking area, the MSME culinary area around the sheave up to four locations for active animals at night.

The four animal points include small names (binturong, hedgehogs, civets), reptiles (ulars, turtles) as well as tigers and hippos.

To enjoy this activity, visitors are required to use a train car with a capacity of five people on one trip at a predetermined rate.

At that location, there will be attractions for feeding animals and education by zookeepers (zookeeper) with a predetermined schedule.

Visitors who want to go around seeing "nocturnal" animals (active at night) are available for an "e-car" service that is leased for IDR 250,000 per hour with a capacity of five people.

Then, there is the exercise activity, namely "Night Workout at Ragunan Zoo" which offers a unique sporting experience in the middle of the zoo's night atmosphere surrounded by nature, fresh air and the sound of night animals.

This activity is suitable for individuals and communities who want to try new ways to enjoy the evening of Jakarta.

Visitors are invited to actively move through various sports activities with a predetermined distance of 1.8 km.

In addition to nourishing the body, this activity also gives a different sensation because it is done outside the hours of ordinary visits so that Ragunan's atmosphere feels calmer and more magical.