WONDERFUL BENGKULU (DE)

WONDERFUL BENGKULU
The province lies on the southwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Stretching along the Indian Ocean coastline are Tapak Paderi beach and the main beach of Pantai Panjang, lined with restaurants, hotels and shops.
The provincial capital, also called Bengkulu, features the 18th-century Fort Marlborough. Nearby, the Thomas Parr Monument commemorates a British governor assassinated during colonial rule.
Bengkulu also well known as the place where was the biggest flower in the world called Rafflesia Arnoldii are blooming.

DESTINATION
SEBLAT ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) which was established in October 1992 called SEBLAT ELEPHANT CONSERVATION. This conservation area width 6865 hectares in the province of Bengkulu on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

RAFLESIA ARNOLDII
Rafflesia arnoldii is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It is especially difficult to locate the flower in forests, as the buds take many months to develop and the flower lasts for just a few days. But they bloom mostly in Sumatera.

AMORPHAPHALLUS TITANIUM
Well known as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. This flower present an which is like the smell of a rotting corpse or carcass.

PANJANG BEACH
Pantai Panjang, translated to mean Long Beach, boasts a coastline of fine, white sands that stretches 7 km.
Unlike many beaches, Pantai Panjang has no coconut or palm trees, but is dominated by Spruces and Pines which create a lovely shelter for beach-goers to rest and relax under.

FORT MARLBOROUGH
Fort Marlborough is an English fort located in Bengkulu City, Sumatra. It was built between 1713-1719 by the East India Company under the leadership of Governor Joseph Collett as a defensive fort for the British Bencoolen.

DISTANCE From JAKARTA
1 Hour 15 Minutes

FLIGHT RECOMMENDATION
JAKARTA to BENGKULU

Garuda Indonesia 07.25

Sriwijaya 08.50

BENGKULU to JAKARTA

Garuda Indonesia 16.10

Citilink 14.15

Batik Airlines 17.50


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by Indonesia Tourism