Come along for a moment, take a walk to a place where you can feel the atmosphere of a cowboy farm.
You don't need to go to Mexico at all because in Bandung there are natural attractions that show an atmosphere like in the cowboy era. The name of the tour is De Ranch Lembang which is located on Jl. Maribaya Bandung.
A Horse Farm Become Cowboy Destination
At 2007, before become tourist destination, De ranch, Lembang originally was an ordinary horse farm. This area has been opened to the public as a horse riding tourist spot. But seeing the potential that exists, eventually developed into a family tour by carrying the concept of a thick cowboy.
Then this place continues to improve and develop its facilities. Finally, it is now one of the favorite tourist attractions in Bandung. Local visitors and from outside the city feel less satisfied when visiting Lembang, but don't come to De Ranch.
This cowboy-style tour idea came from a land owner who wanted to ride horses around the farm he owned. Then the farm land was used by some visitors from outside Bandung to ride horses so that the land owner opened it in general as a De Ranch tour.
De Ranch itself is taken from English which means 'Farm' where we are treated to the natural scenery of Bandung which is indeed beautiful. But have to hold your breath a little because De Ranch has a distinctive smell. I felt this when I was on a trip, not yet entering the location, the smell of horses (tai) immediately greeted my smell. At first I wanted to just turn around and not go in, but once I got inside, I couldn't smell the same smell anymore. Replaced with a very fresh natural smell.
foodcourt De Ranch where the seller is cowboy style
De Ranch not only offers horse tours, there are also outbound arenas, culinary tours, and water rides that are a pity to miss. In addition, the natural scenery combined with the cool mountain air makes visitors make this tourist spot very worthy to visit.
De Ranch which has 'Food, Leisure, and Knowledge' as its tagline is very suitable as a place for a vacation with family because in this place there are many games for children. There are also traditional villas for guests who wish to stay. For those who want a total cowboy-style horse riding, De Ranch also provides cowboy costumes for rent. There is also a tour around De Ranch by renting a Delman which can be filled by 3 people. The one-way fare is only Rp. 30.000,-.
De Ranch For Family And Friends
If you interest to visit De Ranch, Lembang, go with family or friends, cause you will get more excitement and more fun there. When I visited De Ranch, I went with my friends, and we were done something fun like the pictures below.
Entrance tickets to De Ranch tours are quite affordable, Rp. 15,000/person and can be exchanged as a drink voucher when you get inside. Let's play at De Ranch and feel the natural scenery in the cowboy era.
The price of admission to De Ranch Lembang is still relatively cheap and affordable. The entrance ticket to the area is IDR 15,000, and can be exchanged for pure milk drinks too.
To use each ride, you have to buy a separate ticket. The following is a list of ticket prices for the De Ranch Lembang game:
- Delman IDR 30,000 for 1 round/3 people
- Triker IDR 25,000 for 15 minutes/person
- Horseback Riding IDR 25,000 per 1 lap/person
- Pony IDR 25,000 for 2x rounds / child
- The Gold Hunter IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/person
- Fun Boat IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/person
- Fishing Pool IDR 20,000 for 30 minutes/person
- Flying Fox IDR 20,000 for 1x slide/person
- Water Balloon IDR 20,000 for 5 minutes/person
- Bike Track Rp. 20,000 for 15 minutes/person
- Toddler Bike IDR 20,000 for 30 minutes/child
- Skipping Kids IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/child
- Toddler Fishing / Catch Fish IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes / child
- Trampoline IDR 20,000 for 5 minutes/person
- Archery IDR 20,000 for 10 arrows/person
- Indian Totem Web Pool IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/pax
- Pony Kidz IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/child
- Kidtrik IDR 20,000 for 15 minutes/child
- Swing Horse Rp. 20,000 for 3 minutes/person
- Skateboard Rp 15,000 for 2x slides/child
- Outer Delman (around Lembang) IDR 40,000 for 3 people
- Riding out IDR 200,000 for 60 minutes / person (minimum 2 people)
*price may be different for now
Opening hours
De Ranch operates daily. The opening hours are as follows:
Monday - Friday (weekdays) open from 09.00 to 17.00 WIB
Saturday – Sunday (weekends) and holidays open from 08.00 – 18.00 WIB
All photos taken by Canon D1000
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