The road users who cross the Purwosari highway towards Purwodadi in the last few days will see a big green board at the side of the road. The sign says '' Wisata Kebun Kurma Pasuruan ''. Yes, no wonder. To see the date palm, people now do not have to fly all the way to the Middle East. Because, in Pasuruan regency, it has been established Wisata Wisata Kurma.Kemarin (4/1), when Jawa Pos Radar Bromo visited the palm garden in Pucangsari village, Purwosari subdistrict, Pasuruan regency, there were dozens of motorcycles and cars lined up in place parking is provided on the other side of the palm garden location. The date palm is 1 kilometer from the highway. Although only four days have been opened, apparently, many people are curious and come to the palm garden. The entrance is quite unique. Therefore, the building is made of containers that turned into a counter. Visitors pay only Rp 5 thousand per person to enter the area of 3.7 hectares. The palm garden is lined with concrete as high as 3 meters. In the garden area, visitors can see hundreds of date palms of various sizes; several food booths; lodges, whether made of wood or containers; game arena; as well as a Boeing 737 airplane. The plane looked as it looked on the tour of Saygon Water Park. Understandably, the owner of the date palm and tourist rides tirta is the same person. '' This is not 100 percent so. Parks and plants are still about 90 percent. In fact, the arena is only 25 percent of the game, '' said H. M. Roeslan, the owner of Taman Wisata Kurma, to the Java Post Radar Bromo.Travel Garden Dates are quite unique. Because, indeed rarely, even not yet, seriously working on dates as agro commodities. In fact, Roeslan states, date palm in Pasuruan Regency is among the largest in Indonesia. '' Previously there were, but only a few trees. Including those in Jonggol, Bogor. Trees here are still more, '' he said.Roeslan reveals, making the date palm and make it a tourist spot was not accidental. Initially. there is a friend who offered him the date palm seeds in August 2016. Roeslan was interested and immediately intend to open the palm garden only. '' Back then, I do have land here and confused what to make? There are friends who offer the seeds of palm trees. Finally, tercetuslah idea to create this palm garden, '' he said.In fact, the realization of making the palm garden is short impressed. With a distance of four months from August 2016, as of January 1, 2017, Roeslan's palm garden immediately gained the attention of the people. Roeslan was not even kidding. Facilities will be more equipped. He will build a miniature Ka'ba in the middle of the garden and create a miniature for the Hajj and Umrah, including the road from Shafa to Marwah. '' Hopefully can be routinely made a place of ritual hajj and umrah. I will also provide all the food needs from the Middle East or Arab.
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