Bogor, Indonesia Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Located 300m above sea level and just an hour's train journey south of Jakarta, BOGOR enjoys a cool, wet climate – the Guinness Book of Records notes the city for the "most days per year with thunder" – and famously lush Botanical Gardens (daily 8am–5pm; Rp1500), which were founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1811. In the gardens, pathways wind between towering bamboo stands, climbing bougainvillea, a small tropical rainforest, and ponds full of water lilies and fountains. Perhaps the garden's best-known occupants are the giant rafflesia and bungu bangkai , two of the … more »