MANGROVE OF MAEROKOCO

The rise of social media featuring live video and multiple photo updates play a significant role in promoting new travel destinations worldwide, faster than ever before. Internet users, especially those who actively engage on screen, are now sharing every details of their days moreover of where they spend their holidays. One of the places that gains popularity from travel hashtags and holiday images on social media thread is the recently opened Mangrove Trekking of Maerokoco.

Also known as Puri Maerokoco, this site is part of the Central Java's Recreation Centre and Development Promotion area, 3 kilometers east of Achmad Yani Airport. Puri Maerokoco was built in the concept of a miniature province of Central Java, adorned with 35 pavilions. Each pavilion represents the signature style of each region's traditional house within the province along with their best local products. A boat cruise tour will take you on a mini voyage through the man-made Java Sea, passing through the pavilions.

The trekking site is made of semicircular bamboo paths just a meter away from the water surface. It goes in and around the lush mangrove trees, making a photogenic niche among the greeneries and its waterfront settings. People usually crowd the trekking paths in the morning and afternoons.

The visitor rates are excitedly increased after the new trekking paths are opened, from an average of 300 to 1,200 visitors per day. Today, Maerokoco opens daily from 07.00-19.00 Western Indonesia Time.

In the near future, Maerokoco is planned to be revitalized into a better facility with enhanced amenities. The Mangrove ecotourism is the ignition to revive the suspended growth of the old theme park to a brand new recreation centre that welcomes every visitor with awesome experience of Central Java.

Don't miss gazing at the sunset on the bridge overlooking the Marina Beach while sipping on local coffee. You will also find delectable choices of local cuisine to splurge. Rumah Makan Kampung Laut serves seafoods that are freshly harvest from the sea and cooked in various techniques to pamper your taste bud. Get your camera ready and set to explore the Mangrove of Maerokoco.

If you travel from Yogyakarta, you can get here by taking public transportation to Semarang's Terboyo Terminal. From there, catch the minibus to the Central Java's Recreation Centre and Development Promotion or locally known as PRPP (Pusat Rekreasi dan Promosi Pembangunan) Jawa Tengah. Renting a motorcycle or private car can also be an option to access this site with more comfort. From the city center of Semarang, Maerokoco is located 5 km from Tugu Muda area.

Source : http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/point-of-interest/mangrove-of-maerokoco