Start your weekend with a healthy workout and exercise.
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Most urban populations choose biking as their exercise alternative. If you are one of them and want to spend your weekend with your favorite bike, here are the best places to be visited.
1. Ecopark – Ancol
This green space is worth a visit while biking. Clear air and beautiful sights you definitely will not regret. It also provides a cozy ambiance, an easy track for both pros and beginners, even safe for kids. Do not have a bike? Do not worry! Ecopark Ancol is equipped with bike rent. You can rent a bike for Rp10.000,- up to Rp20.000,- per hour.
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2. BKT (Banjir Kanal Timur) Area
Those who are passing through Duren Sawit must be familiar with this area. Straight from Cipinang to Pondok Kopi, this one is worth a visit. BKT area provides a bike track, safe from vehicles. Feeling thirsty after a long bike? You can visit plenty of stalls along BKT's main path. Some of those provide Tikar mats (widely used in traditional houses as sleeping or sitting mats).
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This newest popular area is not only known as culinary heaven, but also the best place for biking. Ride your bike through the magnificent Vihara Dharma Suci along to a mangrove forest with an extremely rare beautiful sight.
4. Car Free Day (Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin, Jakarta)
Most Jakartans gather on the main streets, Sudirman – Thamrin, main streets that can be very crowded especially during weekdays, to bike, jog or run. Hold every Sunday morning, from 6.00 – 11.00 am, Car Free Day (CFD) gives you a unique sensation, biking, jogging, or even running along the crowded main streets during weekdays with skyscrapers sightseeing on your side.
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