Day 4: Jungle Fever, Taman Safari Indonesia

After 24 hours in Singapore, having a blast even though we've only had a day, which is so short, the last destination awaits. We're going to Bogor, Indonesia. 

Before anything and everything else, we made sure we know how to count their currency!

From Changi Airport, we flew for one hour to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. From here, it's a four-hour travel by car to Puncak ( pronounced Pun-jak) in Bogor-Cianjur-Sukabumi regencies in the province of West Java. One thing I can say, the traffic here is worse!

This is what we're most excited about because we're gonna be staying in a caravan in the middle of the jungle. Awesome, isn't it?

Taman Safari Indonesia. The word "safari" is a given. It's a park full of animals roaming around. But we will be staying at Taman Safari Lodge in the middle of the jungle where you will just hear crickets at night. And occasionally, elephant sounds.

The caravan

What's great about the caravan is that they also have the amenities of a normal accommodation, with free tea and coffee making facilities, toiletries and linens. We don't need the air conditioner since we're up in the mountain and it's freezing cold!

Safari Lodge toiletries

It is a little compact and crowded for us four but it will do. Besides who needs a big space if you're on below zero degree temp. It really super cold!

After checking in and settling ourselves in the caravan, we went to the nearby Restoran Caravan for dinner. We're starving! 

Lamb satay

I ordered teh susu halia/milk ginger tea because it's freezing cold!

After dinner and feeling the day's toll on our fragile bodies, it's time to sleep and rest. It's another long day ahead. 

Experiencing the Indonesian traffic, the long ride up the mountain of Bogor sitting a long time in the car, the darkness along the road while our driver tried to locate the safari lodge, and the notorious language barrier strikes again (since we're so deep in the West Java provinces where mostly no one knows English). 

Welcome to the jungle... really!

Tomorrow, the animals will roar, literally!