Mekarsari
is a fruit garden was initiated by Mrs. Tien Soeharto (eq.) That was
built in 1990 and officially opened in 1995. Originally, this concept
Mekarsari park as a place to plant conservation, but this concept was
expanded to the conservation area, reforestation, education, and recreation.
As
a tourist area covering 264 hectares, Mekarsari has 1,470 varieties of
fruit trees and 100,000 trees, including spice plants, medicinal plants,
food crops, ornamental plants, vegetable crops, industrial crops, and
cover crops. Here
there is also a laboratory for cross several varieties of plants that
produce Barbados cherry, guava irung Petruk, rose apple clove, Arnis
pineapple, guava toon klow, and cross pieces of jackfruit called
pedakka, cempeka, and nangkadak. Moreover, in Mekarsari Park, you can also find rare plants such as
carrion flowers, sapodilla kecik, persimmon, as well as tropical plants
such as bark, jackfruit, oranges, rambutan, starfruit, melons, and much
more.
Mekarsari
have a lot of games of water, of which there are fishing, water bikes,
banana boat, aqua bike, geese water, canoes and dragon boats. Water
attractions in Mekarsari also provides facilities Water Kingdom
covering an area of 5.2 hectares, which can accommodate 15,000
visitors and is the largest water games park in Asia.
Patenggang Lake (Indonesian: Situ Patenggang) is a lake located in the area of natural tourist attractions in the southern Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia, to be exact it is in Ciwidey village. Located at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level, this lake has a very exotic landscape.
Originally, this lake is called Situ Patengan by the local society. Since the pronunciation of patengan is too difficult to say in Sundanese, then they call it Situ Patenggang or Patenggang Lake.
The label/name of the lake in maps.google.com is Situ Penganten which Penganten means newlywed couple.
Pelabuhan Ratu or Palabuhan Ratu (Sundanese for: Harbor of Queen) is the administrative capital of Sukabumi Regency. Located at the southwest coast of West Java facing Indian Ocean. It is four hours drive from Bandung and up to 12 hours drive from Indonesia's capital Jakarta due to traffic jam in Ciawi, Cicurug, Cibadak and Pelabuhan Ratu gate, whose residents love to visit the bay Teluk Palabuhanratu, once named Wijnkoopsbaai by the Dutch. The bay is shaped like a large horseshoe and has enormous waves that can be very treacherous. The Sundanese locals tell that the Indian Ocean is the home of Nyai Loro Kidul who reigns along the southern-coast of all Java
The Pelabuhan Ratu white sands beach is also a popular vacation destination for local visitors from Sukabumi, Bogor, Bandung and Jakarta. However, because of high rolling waves, some spots on the beach are considered too dangerous for swimming. Together with Pangandaran, the beach are the popular beach in West Java both facing south towards Indian Ocean. Several hotels, restaurants, resorts, and tourism facilities were built in the vicinity. Among the oldest is The Samudra Beach Hotel, established in 1966 commissioned by then Indonesian president Sukarno. The hotel keeps room 308 furnished with green colours & reserved for Nyai Loro Kidul. Sukarno was involved with the exact location and the idea for the Samudra Beach Hotel. The painting of Nyai Rara Kidul by Basuki Abdullah, a famous Indonesian painter, is displayed in this room.
Palabuhanratu has become a popular location for surfers in recent years, with its Indian Ocean location providing good waves for surfing. Several spots that are popular with for surfers are Cimaja Beach, Sunset Beach, Karang Sari Beach and Karang Aji Beach.
From June 12 to 18, 2011 the second event of West Java Surfing Championship has been initialized at Cimaja Beach which has 750 meter beach and wave about 1 to 2 meters height. The competition got 6 stars surfing premium (the highest rank) as a part of Indonesian Surfing Championship and also Asian Surfing Championship Tours. Cimaja Beach has many rocks, so sometimes it is called as Beach Without Sand
Kawah Putih (English: White Crater) is a striking crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about 50 km south of Bandung in West Java in Indonesia.
Kawah Putih lake (7.10° S 107.24° E) is one of the two craters which make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratovolcano (a "composite" volcano). Mt Patuha is one of numerous volcanoes in Java. Kawah Putih crater lake itself represents a relatively stable volcanic system with no records of significant activity since around 1600.
The Kawah Putih site was opened to visitors in 1987. The lake is 2,430 meters above sea level so the local climate is often quite chilly (temperatures are frequently around 10 degrees Celsius). This makes a brisk change from the humidity of the north Java plain and the capital city of Jakarta. Kawah Putih is a sizeable highly acid lake (pH 0.5-1.3) which changes colour from bluish to whitish green, or brown, depending on the concentration of sulfur and the temperature or the oxidation state. The sand and rocks surrounding the lake have been also leached into whitish colours through interaction with the acidic lake waters (with possible mineral precipitation as well).
The surrounding area is heavily forested. There is a pathway down to the lake which is surrounded by the high walls of the crater nestling into the side of Mt Patuha. The smell of sulfur is strong because there is a good deal of steam and sulfurous gas bubbling from the lake. There are tracks around the lake and through the nearby forest including to the peak of Mt Patuha. Visitors can walk around the crater area or sit in the various shelters. Local plants not widely found in lower altitudes in Java include javanese Edelweiss and Cantigy (Vaccinium varingifolium). Animals and birds which may be spotted include eagles, owls, monkeys, mouse deer, and forest pigs. Panthers, leopards and pythons have also sometimes been seen in the nearby forest.
A range of simple facilities exists near the lake. There is ample parking and public toilets. Entrepreneurial vendors sell trinkets and food. The site is well-signposted. Local farmers often take the opportunity to sell strawberries (widely grown in the area), steamed corn, and various other items such as pumpkin seeds (pepita).
Kawah Putih and the surrounding area (where there are resort facilities such as hot spas) is a popular spot for people from Bandung. On weekends and on holidays, quite large numbers of Indonesian tourists visit Kawah Putih. The site is so far less well-known to international tourists. According to Perhutani staff at the site, up to 10,000 people might visit on busy holidays and the total number of visitors is perhaps 300,000 per year.
Tangkuban Parahu or Mount Maras is one of the mountains which is located in West Java, Indonesia. About
20 km to the north of Bandung, with lush pine trees and spread of tea
gardens in the vicinity, Mount Maras have as high an altitude of 2,084
meters. This is a mountain shape with a central Stratovulcano eruption that moves from east to west. Rock
types are mostly issued by the eruption of lava and sulfur, sulfur
minerals released are sulfur, a mineral that is issued when the mountain
is not active sulfur vapor. Maras Mountain area managed by the Corporation of Forestry. The average daily temperature is 17 ° C to 2 ° C during the day and at night.
The origins of Mount Maras Sangkuriang associated with the legend, told in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi / Rarasati. To thwart his intentions to marry her, Dayang Sumbi stipulating that Sangkuriang create a lake and a boat overnight. When the attempt failed, Sangkuriang angry and kicked the boat that landed upside-down. The boat is then formed Tangkuban Perahu.
Tangkuban
Perahu This includes an active volcano whose status is monitored
continuously by the Indonesian Directorate of Volcanology. Some crater is still showing signs of liveliness this mountain. Among
the signs of volcanic activity of this is the emergence of sulfur gas
and other sources of hot water at the foot of the mountain, among which
are in kasawan Ciater, Subang. Tangkuban Perahu had experienced a small eruption in 2006, which caused three people were lightly injured.
The
existence of this mountain and shape in the form of Bandung basin
topography with hills and mountains on each side reinforces the theory
of the existence of a large lake that is now an area of Bandung. Believed
by geologists that the highlands of Bandung with an altitude of
approximately 709 m above sea level is the remnant of a large lake
formed by the damming of Ci Tarum by the eruption of an ancient volcano
known as Mount Sunda and Tangkuban Perahu is a remnant of Mount Sunda
ancient which is still active. This phenomenon can be seen in Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Strait and the region Ngorongoro in Tanzania, Africa. Sangkuriang
legend so that the region's public story is believed to be a
documentation of the area of Mount Sunda Ancient society to the events
at the time.
Pangandaran Beach is a flagship attraction District Pangandaran (a division of Ciamis Regency) located in the southeast of West Java, precisely in the Village Pananjung, District Pangandaran, Pangandaran Regency, West Java Province. This beach has been named the best beach on the island of Java, according to AsiaRooms.
Besides beautiful beaches, Pangandaran Beach also has several other features, among others:
1. Can see the sunrise and sunset from the East Coast and the West Coast on the same day.
2. The gently sloping beaches with clear water and the distance between the ups and downs are relatively long, thus allowing us to swim with relative safety.
3. There is a beach with white sand.
4. Have rescue teams coastal tourism.
5. Roads paved smooth environment with adequate street lighting.
6. There is a marine park with fish and fascinating marine life.
7. Cave Japan WWII.
