Vice President Ma'ruf Reviewed TMII's New Face After Revitalization

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin inspects tourist visits to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Friday (28/4/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPMI Setwapres

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin accompanied by his wife Wury Ma'ruf Amin visited tourist visits at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) which now has a new face after revitalization.

The vice president toured the TMII area to see the enthusiasm of tourists enjoying the various renovated facilities and rides.

Director of Finance and Human Resources of PT Bhumi Visaanda Indonesia as the Company that operates TMII Syafrudin said that TMII has now become a comfortable area for tourists to enjoy cultural tourism.

"So TMII is indeed used to maintain Indonesian culture so that it remains sustainable and known to the public," said Syafrudin as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 28.

According to Syafrudin, TMII carries four pillars in its management as a tourist area.

The first pillar is open inclusive or open, namely TMII becomes a tourist area for all people.

"So we do not limit the class of people who will visit TMII. Please visit Taman Mini with cheap entrance tickets, Rp. 25 thousand. We also do not distribute the ticket class, both for domestic and foreign tourists at the same price," he said.

The second pillar, said Syafrudin, is green or green, namely 70 percent of the TMII area is environmentally friendly green areas. He said not all fossil fuel vehicles could enter TMII.

"So here the concept is electric vehicles. So if children want to ride bicycles or parents want to take the shuttle electricity, it is also provided inside," he said.

The third pillar is smart or smart, where for example, all payment transactions at TMII have used non-cash transactions.

"So at TMII we provide all payment transactions using a cashless payment system to make transactions easier for people," he explained.

The fourth pillar is local culture or local culture, where TMII carries a mission to preserve Indonesian culture.

"The practices we provide at TMII are Indonesian cultural attractions. So if people visit TMII, regularly (every) at 15.00 WIB we (show) cultural attractions. There is dance from Papua, Sumatra, Kalimantan, we show everything," he said.

Finally, Syafrudin said TMII during the 9 Eid al-Fitr holiday held the TMII Eid Week from 21 to 30 April 2023.

According to him, this Lebaran Week has attracted up to 35 thousand visitors per day, not only from Jabodetabek but also from all over Indonesia.

"So this is a place that we think is a new favorite place for people to have a picnic. So this Eid week we welcome people who come with their families, with children, to enjoy the cultural city park," he explained.

As is known, TMII now has a new look after a massive revitalization from January to October 2022.

The TMII area is coordinated by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), by adopting the concept of people's tourist destinations that prioritize a more natural and green atmosphere.

Based on information from the Ministry of PUPR for activities, the renovation of TMII was carried out by the DKI Jakarta Metro Regional Settlement Infrastructure Center (BPPW) with a total budget of IDR 1.08 trillion, which includes the arrangement of a building area of 7.71 hectares and an area of 26.56 hectares.

After the revitalization, TMII now has 70 percent green area and 30 percent for buildings and rides.

The scope of the revitalization work of TMII includes the arrangement of the main gate area, renovation of the main corridors of Sasono Utomo, Sasono Langgeng Budoyo, and Sasono Adiguno, including renovation of the Indonesian Museum, arrangement of the platform and pedestrian landscape, arrangement of outer ring (halt), parking area, and management building.

Not only that, the landscape of islands on Archipelego Lake (promenade, pedestrian bridge, and amphitheater), tower views, Bengal Glass, community center, Garuda Theater Museum, Telkom Museum, and Keong Mas are also arranged.

The arrangement of the TMII area itself is divided into 3 zones, namely Zone 1 with the theme "Elegan and Geometry" Classical Indonesia, Zone 2 with the theme Nusantara Architecture, Tradition, and Slour Culture, and Zone 3 with the theme Indonesia Now Modern.

After this arrangement, it is hoped that TMII will return to The Ultimate Showcase of Indonesia.