Checking Out: Bamboo Bridge, Bagan Fajar at Teluk Naga, Tangerang
Once a while, we simply feel like escaping the busy city of Jakarta, and … do something different.
Recently, we decided to go fishing with friends and their families, and … enjoy some ‘bamboo bridge walk’ =)
It’s near the Soekarno-Hatta airport, btw!
To reach this place, simply google ‘Bakoel Desa Teluk Naga’.
TIPS:
If you’re taking the toll, make sure you head towards the airport!
If you see a sign pointing to the right with ‘Bakoel Desa’ on it, you’re on the right track!
We purposely came at around 8.30am and parked our cars at Bakoel Desa’s parking area.
Then we walked over to the bamboo bridge (before it got too glary and hot).
The bamboo bridge is called ‘Bagan Fajar’.
And right below the sign, it says ‘Rp15,000 / person’.
(Someone most likely will approach you to pay up if you’re near the area)
We had a little over 50 people in our group (adults and kids), and so we negotiated a lump sum of Rp200,000 for everyone.
If you’re wondering, ‘Is the bridge safe?’, well … haha … let’s just say that the people who built it were not engineers with certificates.
The bridge has been there quite a while and fishermen have walked on it and they’re fine.
So.
Walk in good faith.
Yes, the bridge creaks as you step on it.
And, the bamboos are not always close together.
But I guess that’s the fun part of living in Indonesia.
No ‘safety procedures’, but everything’s fine! =)
Anyway.
Parents often wonder and ask, ‘Where can we go? There’s nothing much that we can do except for going to malls!’
Well, actually there ARE interesting spots to visit and activities to do with the family if you live in Jakarta.
The question is, do you want to make the time and visit them? =)
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Have fun with your loved ones, everyone!
