Overview
Bogor is located 54 kilometres to the south of Jakarta. Appropriately named by the Dutch as a town ‘without worries’, Bogor was chosen as the first palace of the Dutch Governor 1745. Restored in 1832, the palace sits elegantly amidst gardens and expansive lawns where deer roam freely under majestic old trees.
The world-famous Bogor Botanical Garden borders the Palace grounds, covering an area of 87 hectares with thousands of species of plant life from all over the world, including towering ancient banyan trees and the world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia. There are over 32,000 specimens of flora, including 550 species of orchids.
