Checking Out : Godongijo – Fishing in a Deep, Huge ‘Pond’
If you live in Jakarta, yes you are constantly surrounded by traffic jams.
But, one thing I appreciate about living here (say, compared to Singapore), is that within a couple of hours drive, we could be in the outdoors and enjoy a completely different kind of experience.
The other day, we checked out this place called ‘Godongijo‘.
It’s in Depok, just outside of Jakarta.
And it’s one of those few ‘green’ places where you’ll get to do a bit of fishing in a huge ‘pond’ (it’s 5 metre deep!)
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Every 5m or so, they have separate ‘fishing spots’ all around the pond. Each comes with its own ‘lesehan’ (where you can just sit around, like the one in the picture above).
As a mom of a toddler, I appreciate this feature because Brie and I can sit on the ‘lesehan’. We had some meals and drinks, while the others tried fishing or played nearby.
[Nothing much for Brie to do just yet, so she entertained herself with straws and stuff =)]
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Visitors to Godongijo will get to see a green house, a huge variety of plants being grown and sold, and even a giant tortoise, a 7.5m python and a few other animals.
As with almost all other attractions here in Indonesia, I feel there’re always rooms for improvements. Eg. I feel the animals could’ve been housed in better cages, and the overall place could be cleaner and better managed.
(I usually just ‘close one eye’, and enjoy the activities and togetherness with friends and families)
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Anyway.
I did enjoy our simple fishing trip with our friends and kids.
A nice getaway from the usual city life! (which I really needed)
And, what do you know … we caught A FISH too! Haha.
I didn’t catch it, Wilson did!
And, his Mom cooked it for us!
(Note: Somehow other people around us caught SO MANY FISHES! And I mean, a LOT! Big ones too! We on the other hand … =)
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TIPS:
> Fishing rods are available for rent (I think it’s about Rp20,000)
> It has a cafe, so you can order drinks, snacks and even lunch from them (and eat them at the ‘lesehan’ spots, while the others continue fishing)
> You’re charged according to the weight of the fish you’ve caught. I think it’s about Rp35,000 / kg. Ours weighed about 600g, I think =)
> If you happen to catch ‘nothing’, you’ll still need to pay a fee. So better catch something before you go home! =D
> Personally I recommend going with friends and their kids too, so when the kids are ‘bored’ from the fishing (“Why haven’t we caught any fish, Mommyyyy?”), they can always have fun on their own nearby =)
(Our kids and their friends kind of made ‘potions’ by mixing leaves and soil =)
> It’s open from 9am – 5pm, and for more info, check out their website : www.godongijo.com
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belum pernah ke sini, kalo depok, biasanya berburu kuliner 😀
Wah justru kita yang belum explore Depok utk kulinernya nih! =)
Ada nih yang harus kita ‘coba’ kalau ke Depok ya?
wow! i cannot wait to experience godongijo, i think it’s gonna be fun, the scene and the food, and the fishing… hehehehehe.. any suggestion time to visit? 🙂
Yes, a nice quick getaway from ‘city life’ in Jakarta =)
As to the timing, … after lunch time may be? Then you have a good 3-4 hours there =)
(you need to catch at least 1 fish, they say … or you’ll need to pay a ‘fee’ as penalty =)
Have fun @ Godong Ijo! =D
been to godongijo before, used to be a florist. I think i will bring my family there next weekend.. thanks for the idea.
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Sip! you’re welcome! let me know if you manage to catch a huge fish ya!! =D