Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: November 2013

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Ancol Epic Cable Park: Jakarta, Indonesia Series 5

Ancol Epic Cable Park
Jakarta’s Hip Wake Park
(Jakarta, Indonesia Series 5)

Ancol’s Epic Cable Park was not in our itinerary

as we didn’t know Jakarta had its own wake park.

But while we were on board the cable car that

they call Gondolas, we caught a glimpse of
a water sports facility which was unmistakably
a beautiful, brand new cable wake park.

My daughter’s face lit up with a very happy smile,
and without saying, I knew that we had to bid
goodbye to our Bandung side trip to give way
for her to wake board at the Epic Cable Park.

So the next day, after visiting Dufan,
we trooped to the Epic Cable Park,

The cable park was brand new,
only about a year old.

There were only very few people around,

…and it was fine as my daughter would be able
to maximize her time wake boarding,
rather than queuing in line for a ride.

Soon enough,
she was hitting the wake lake.

The facility was not as massive as CWC
(CamSurWatersports Complex) back home,

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CWC_Aerial.jpg

… as it did not have a center island that serves
as a barrier from the waves and ripples created
by the riders to give them smoother rides,

…it also did not have a beach, so fallen riders
had to stay in the middle of the lake where they
would be picked up by a jet ski back to the base,

…which my daughter found hip and cool.

The wake park lake, was not a lake

but actually a salt water cove,

....was rather small so the riders have

to cruise closer to the shore,

What my daughter love with this wake board

park are the all new fiberglass obstacles,

…for a smoother and easier maneuverability
when performing tricks and stunts.

There are several viewing areas where

guests can watch the wake boarders-

like the wave breaker by the lakeside,

...at the main entrance

and by the sidewalk,

…and on the upper level of the wooden
building that serves as a reception area.

Guests may also view the wake boarding

action at the several benches and ledges

the boardwalk near the rider's shack.

There was also a beautiful restaurant
nearby that also offers a perfect view
of the riders and the wake board park.

And just across is the Putri Duyung
that offers nice accommodations and
various water sports to Ancol guests.

It rained hard during our visit at the
Ancol Epic Cable Park that I wasn’t
able to take more photos of the facility
\while my daughter was wake boarding,