Holiday Ayo - If you are going to Surabaya City of Indonesia and looking for a peaceful place to escape the hubbub of the city, then you may want to visit Pakal City Forest. This tourist destination is located in Sidorejo area, Pakal District, West Surabaya.

Pakal City Forest is 6 hectares wide. The place is very cool because it is full of lush trees of various kinds. Among them are Horsetail She-oak, Senna Alata, Caqui, Swietenia mahogany, Acacia, Mangrove, Monkey pod tree, and Portia tree.

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Many citizens go to Pakal City Forest to enjoy the nature scenery and to relax from their daily lives. This is a place where they can feel the sensation of being in the countryside in the middle of the city.

“This city forest offers something that we seldom find in big cities. We can enjoy the green scenery and the cool sensation like in the countryside,” says Cindy, one of the visitors, as cited from Kumparan.com.

Other than trees, Pakal City Forest also has fishponds that are used to breed several species of fish, such as milkfish and carps. There are also 6 small lakes. One of them is in the shape of a butterfly. If you want to rest, there are gazebos where people can sit and lounge while enjoying the view.

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Citizens love Pakal City Forest because they do not have to go outside of the city to find a cool and peaceful place full of greeneries. However, some of them commented that the access to this place can be dangerous, as they are required to walk through a railroad that is still actively used, without crossing gate. They hope that the government will improve it.

As cited from Lenteratoday.com, Pakal City Forest is managed by the Food Security and Agriculture Department of Surabaya. It has beautiful nature scenery and many Instagrammable photo spots. Unfortunately, this forest does not have many supporting facilities, such as children playground.