Pasar Minggu, Jakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 21 7890615
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About
Taman Safari is located near the highway between Jakarta and Bandung, West Java. It is roughly 80 kilometres from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta and 78 kilometres from Bandung. Taman Safari I covers an area of 170 hectares (420 acres) and houses a collection of 2,500 animals, including Bengal tigers, Malayan sun bears, giraffes, orangutans, hippos, zebras, cheetahs, elephants, and komodo dragons. Ragunan Zoo was first established in 1864 but moved to its present 135 hectare location some 20Km from the centre of Jakarta to the southern suburbs in 1966. It is home to over 270 species of animals, 171 species of flora, and employs over 450 people. Many of the animals are endangered and threatened from all parts of Indonesia and the rest of the world. There are a total of 3,122 animal specimens including birds.