KLATEN - Klaten Regency has a new tourist destination. Pony Park, an\nanimal education park located in Mojayan Village, Central Klaten\nDistrict, officially opened on Tuesday (7\/7\/2026) and is expected to\nbecome a new magnet for the local tourism sector.<\/p>\n
The initiator of Pony Park, Agung Sulistomo, said the idea arose from\nobserving children today who are increasingly familiar with the digital\nworld but lack direct experience of interacting with animals. Adopting\nan interactive mini zoo concept, Pony Park offers visitors, particularly\nchildren, the chance to interact directly with a variety of animals,\nfrom feeding them and animal encounters to riding the ponies that serve\nas the destination\u2019s main icon.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren today are very close to the digital world. Many know\nvarious types of animals from screens, but have not necessarily ever\nseen or interacted with them directly. Through Pony Park, we want to\nprovide a real experience that can foster curiosity as well as empathy\ntowards animals,\u201d said Agung at the grand opening of Pony Park on\nTuesday (7\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
Agung said ponies are the destination\u2019s main icon, complemented by\nactivities such as animal feeding, animal encounters and pony riding\nexperiences designed to be safe for children. In addition, the park\nfeatures more than 80 animal species, comprising various types of birds,\nmammals, reptiles, nocturnal animals and performance animals.<\/p>\n
Going forward, Pony Park will also develop various educational\nprogrammes, ranging from animal introduction classes to simple workshops\non how to recognise and care for animals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want children to return from Pony Park not only with photographs,\nbut also with stories and new knowledge. Our hope is that Pony Park can\ngrow to become one of the educational tourism icons and a source of\npride for the people of Klaten,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pony Park manager Dipta Sulistyanto said the presence of\nthe destination also serves as a gift to the community to mark the 222nd\nanniversary of Klaten Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully this can bring blessings to the people of Klaten in\nparticular. This is a birthday gift for Klaten,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dipta explained that Pony Park is designed as an educational park\nallowing visitors to interact directly with tame animals whilst\nfostering concern for animal conservation. To enjoy Pony Park, visitors\nare charged an entrance fee of Rp 35,000 on weekdays and Rp 45,000 at\nweekends. Besides interacting with animals, visitors can also enjoy\nvarious attractions such as animal shows, pony rides, animal feeding and\nagility attractions, priced from Rp 5,000 to Rp 35,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to provide a service to the surrounding community, and\nindeed the whole of Indonesia, so that people can enjoy tame animals\nwhilst also fostering concern for wildlife conservation in Indonesia,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Regent of Klaten, Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo, welcomed the\npresence of Pony Park as an additional tourist destination considered\ncapable of strengthening the tourism sector of Klaten Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a joyful day for us, the people of Klaten Regency. Thank\nGod, after waiting for so long, we finally have one more tourist\nattraction in Klaten Regency,\u201d said Hamenang.<\/p>\n
Hamenang hopes Pony Park can become a new tourist magnet, as its\nlocation is in the city centre and easily accessible to visitors from\nvarious regions. Hamenang noted that the trend of tourist visits to\nKlaten Regency continues to rise. Last year, the number of tourist\nvisits reached 7.5 million people, so the presence of a new destination\nis expected to further strengthen the local tourism ecosystem.<\/p>\n
He also reminded the management to maintain service quality,\ncleanliness and human resources so that visitors do not come only once,\nbut are encouraged to return for holidays with their families and\nfriends.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur shared hope is that, with the presence of Pony Park in such a\nstrategic location, it will in future encourage people, whether in\nKlaten, Central Java or nationally, to increasingly look to Klaten\nRegency as one of their tourist destinations,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pony-park-opens-as-new-educational-tourism-destination-in-klaten-1783644682", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }