West
Java is the most humide region in Java island, the cities are
located on the beautyful highlands such us Bandung and Bogor,
the followed informations describe about the most tourist destinations
in West Java with the most legendary volcano Krakatau, use it
to help you visit easier Krakatau, Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung, Pangandaran.
Jakarta
Perhaps the best place to start is around the National Monument
"Monas" which dominates the city skyline. There is viewing
patform at the top from which much of the city can be seen . Around
Monas are several of Jakarta's most important bulidings including
the Presidential Palace, and the National Museum. To the north
of the city center is what what remains of Old Batavia , centred
on Taman Fatahillah square. Around here you can find the Jakarta
history Museum and varety of the old style buildings which still
give some impression of what colonoal Batavia was like. Further
to the north is harbour area, from wich the picturesque Buginese
"Pinisi" sailing ships still set out to trade across
the indonesian archipelago.
Krakatau
The name comes from an old Sanskrit
word, karkata, meaning "crab". It's lies in the middle
of the Sunda strait, right on the unstable "elbow" where
the range volcanic mountain forming Sumatra turns abruptly eastward
to form Java.In the afternoon on August 26th,1883,Krakatau exploded
with a series of roars heard from Rangoon, Burma to Pert, Australia.
A pillar of ash and pumice towered 26 km into the sky. Rock and
dust rained over the surrounding region, forming a blanked cloud
which turned day into night for 150 km in every direction.
Ujung
Kulon Park
The
name means ' western tip" is barely part of Java is a subtle
paradise of endless jungle trails and bright coral coves that
tease the imagination with the promise adventure and wildlife
. Ujung Kulon is the best known for its most exclusive inhabitant,
the Javanese Rhinoceros
Bogor
Botanic Gardens
One
of the world's great botanical treasure troves. The Kebon Raya
was officially established by the Dutch in 1817 under the directorship
of C.G.C Reinwardt, and he and subsequent generation of botanists
performed the Herculean feat of assembling over 15,000 species
of tropical plants from around the world. Within the carefully
laid-out 87 hectares are over 400 palm species, 5000 trees and
orchid house with 3000 varieties.Near the entrance of gardens
is a zoological museum with an immense collections (300,000 specimens)
of land and sea creatures from throughout Indonesia. The museum
also boats a fine library, the skeleton of a blue whale, and the
last Rhino (stuffed) found on the Bandung Plateau.
Bandung
Lying 187 km southeast of Jakarta in the midst of the lovely Priangan
highlands, Bandung enjoys a surprisingly mild climate, with temperatures
averaging a pleasant 225 C. Party as a result, most residents
reckon that this must be the most live able spot on the island,
event if rain falls on an average of 144 days in the year (mostly
between November and April).
The city situated on a high plateau at an altitude of 768 meters
, surrounded on all sides by brooding volcanoes and lofty mountain
ridges. Tangkuban Perahu Saung Ujo, music school Bandung "The
Paris of Java'' is a cool and rather rainy city up in the Parahyangan
hills, as well as being the provincial capital. It was here, too,
that the non aligned movement was born, at the first Asia-Africa
Conference in 1955. Bandung enjoyed something of a heyday in the
1930s, where it was the preffered spot for plantation onwers to
spend their wealth. From this period date many of the charming
"art-deco" building and pavement caf's which give Bandung
so much of its atmosphere.
Within a short drive of Bandung are some wonderful but little
known attraction such as Lembang hill resort up in the mountains,
and the volcano at Tangkuban Prau, which-uniquely in Java- can
be ascendded by car, thus making it accesible to all regardless
of fitness.
Kampung Naga
Is one of the most beautiful and most traditional
villages in West Java. The 400-odd residents of Kampung Naga maintain
one of the few villages built according to old Sundanese custom.
Each of the 102 houses, as well as the mosque, are built on stilts
along east-west axis, using wood, bamboo and thatch. Terrace walls
and walk-ways are fashioned from river rock, and the houses are
laid out in the neat rows, as in the traditional village found
in some remote outer island areas of Indonesia
Pangandaran
Java's foremost beach resort- is a plug of jungle-covere volcanic
rock just off the South coast of West Java, and is liked to mainland
by narow isthmus featuring back to back beaches. The main part
of Peninsula is a nature reserve with pleintiful trails for trekking,
while between bungalows, restaurant, and souvenirs shop. Visit
during the week and aviod public holiday to be sure of peace and
quiet. The boat ride between Kalipucang (just the coast) to Cilacap
in Central Java is one of the most exciting journey to be experienced
in the whole of Java. Pangandaran is a large fishing village situated
on a narrow isthmus of land with Pangandaran National Park occupying
the entire headland. Pangandaran Beach has become increasingly
popular with surfers as there are several beaches and surf breaks
within easy travelling distance. There are also surfboard hire
facilities and surf schools available at the beach. Pangandaran
is also popular with Indonesian domestic tourists, particularly
during the holidays of Ramadan, New Year and long holiday.
