Pelabuhanratu Travel Guide

  Sunset at Karang Hawu beach
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  • Sunset at Karang Hawu beach
      Sunset at Karang Hawu beach
    by theo1006
  • Ritual bathing at Karang Hawu (1)
      Ritual bathing at Karang Hawu (1)
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      Ritual bathing at Karang Hawu (2)
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      Ritual bathing at Karang Hawu (4)
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Pro

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  Queen's harbour, fishing port, sea-life, beach-resort, mythical places, hills, cool and windy 


Con

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  overcrowded on big holidays 


In a nutshell

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  Plenty Of Legendary Myths - Ratu Kidul South-Sea Goddess - Nature In Beauty 

 

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Things to Do  

Sunset Queen's Harbour

Sunset Queen's Harbour, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Sit, wherever, along the Pelabuhan Ratu bay and, facing the Indian Ocean with sunset you might get the idea of Queen's harbour. Because translating into Harbor Queen, in respect of the Goddess Of The South Sea's, known to the Sudanese people as Nyai Loro Kidul or Ratu Kidul,... 

Amazing...

Amazing..., Pelabuhanratu

 black_mimi99 Says:  When I hike to the hill in Karang Hawu....and...a gorgeous beach that I saw. really amazing me....on the right side karang hawu with a nice beach and on the left side another great beach.... this eyes can't stop looking around and keep saying....God is awesome!!!! 

Restaurants  

Sarang Burung - Bird's Nest drink: A SPECIAL DRINK

Sarang Burung - Bird's Nest drink: A SPECIAL DRINK, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Ever heard about the legendary Javanese "edible-bird's nest" gatherer, or shadow hunter and the very special sea-swallow or swift? He is doing the upmost dangerous stunts to harvest the bird nests of the sea-swallow/swift.The birds build their nest deep in the caves of the... 

BAYU AMRTA Seafood Restaurant: Just Try This Fresh Seafood Perfection

BAYU AMRTA Seafood Restaurant: Just Try This Fresh Seafood Perfection, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  The Bayu Amrta restaurant is along the Southern coast of West-Java. Located on a hill the bay-view is phantastic and the seafood is delicious, cooked to perfection. With sunset the bay is colouring onto goldish red and, you'll have a beautiful view at Pelabuhan Ratu. After... 

Shopping  

Samudra Beach Hotel Boutique: Pelabuhan Ratu T-shirt

Samudra Beach Hotel Boutique: Pelabuhan Ratu T-shirt, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  In any shop of a star-qualified hotel you may find some of your preference. I am always looking for t-shirts, because once back home such a souvenir tells a lot of spent time over there. Unfortunately most of t-shirts have bad quality ... Well, a star-qualified hotel also... 

Local Customs  

Labuhan - Offerings

Labuhan - Offerings, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  The Queen Of The South-Sea has been described in a lot of characters. Some think She is rather like a Queen Neptune, with a court of attractive nymphs and other not so attractive guards whose green hair is encrusted with shells, limpets, and seaweed. Javanese mystics do have... 

Ritual bathing

Ritual bathing, Pelabuhanratu

 theo1006 Says:  As the name indicates Pantai Karang Hawu is not your ideal sandy beach: karang means rock. And the rocky coast is full of potholes, where sea water remains at low tide.Here we witnessed some women performing a ritual bath - perhaps hoping for eternal youth or many children?... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN !!!

MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN !!!, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  The colour of "green" is said to be the very colour of the Javanese Spirit-queen. To the traditional and local custom this colour is forbidden to wear ...Along the South-coast all over the Indian Ocean/Southern-Sea the black lava-beaches constantly are blowed a gale out of... 

Crossing A River Mouth

Crossing A River Mouth, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Danger still lurks within the region's of rivers flowing into sea. River mouth is very dangerous on an outgoing tide. And king tides always present a problem, as do rips. During storms the water runs thick with sediment. You can't see to take steps to ... People should be... 

Tourist Traps  

Dangered Ocean?

Dangered Ocean?, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Maybe the best tourist trap that ever happened to me ...A great beach-holiday along the Southern coast of Java we had in mind. Sun, sea and beach, waving palm trees and almost unspoiled culture & tradtions. Well, we were so wrong!No swimming, no sun and bad weather, very... 

What to Pack  

Wet Wet Wet

Wet Wet Wet, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Leaving your big backpack in the hotel, motel, losman wherever... bring a city backpag to travel around. A belly-belt will keep your travel-informations ... Lightweight cotton clothing, a nice shirt for the evenings. Good footwear, hat, sunglasses. The waves always cause... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Anak Krakatau, Child Of A Vulcano

Anak Krakatau, Child Of A Vulcano, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  When traveling around in the Western part of Java (Sunda) head to Western coast of Java to climb legendary Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau). You need a permit for this excursion, which you can get through the PHPA office in Labuan town.Take a day trip by boat to Anak... 

Pesanggrahan Karang Hawu

Pesanggrahan Karang Hawu, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  When visiting Karang Hawu ...climb the towering cliff Gunung Karang Hawu (watch your breath) and find the Pesarean Karamat, a little green house with 2 white lotus flowers. Hear the telling about this special place by the juru-kunci (door-keeper). About the pilgrim who met... 

NYI BELORONG From West-Java

NYI BELORONG From West-Java, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Nyi Belorong or Nyai Blorong is represented as a mermaid, as well a beautiful female with the lower part of the body of a snake. The Javanese Nyi Belorong seduces the weak people, and as soon as the weakness struck she shows herself's true colours, the deep-sea beast. The... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Surfing With Javanese

Surfing With Javanese, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Although West Java for now is known for its Spirit-Queen the region is also known for its mountainous and agricultural character. Historically we know West-Java as Sunda where the Sundanese people live. So passing these lush green valleys and high mountain peaks you may fo... 

SATRIA NUSANTARA

SATRIA NUSANTARA, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Satria Nusantara (SN) is an active, modern and still developing sport. It combines physical aspects with mental training. Over 100 Satria Nusantara branches can now can be found all over the provinces of Indonesia with members in the age ranging from 16 to over 70 years old,... 

SN At Samudra Beach Hotel

SN At Samudra Beach Hotel, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Two main effects result from this sport. First is revitalization of the common body systems and secondly the development of an energetic bodily field. The first results in a better physical condition and a better resistance against diseases. The second results in the forming... 

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park

Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Gn Gede (2.958 m) and Gn Pangrango (3.019 m) are both part of a volcanic chain (with around 35 active volcanoes) from Sumatra through Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Visit Gn Gede area, 150 square kilometres/58 squares miles and closest city Bogor and Jakarta. You can... 

Favorites  

Bewitched Room 308

Bewitched Room 308, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  Whenever visiting the Samudra Beach Hotel, Pelabuhan Ratu - West-Java, you should enter the special hotel-room 308! Here the tellings are still told by insiders for so long time. The original surroundings of the mythical Javanese Ratu Kidul has to derive from the very old... 

Samudra Sport

Samudra Sport, Pelabuhanratu

 RoyJava Says:  In 1989 the Indonesian sport Satria Nusantara started in Delft, The Netherlands. It has now grown to a club with four branches in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Zoetermeer. I started several years ago and joined the SN group in The Hague. That is for for my back which... 

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 Ever heard about the wet trace outside Room 308? Or the man who wanted to sleep in Room 308, got overwhelmed by "something' and woke up on the balcony? Or the... 

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>> mystic rhytm <<

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 speaking about Laut Selatan, the legend about Nyai Roro Kidul still alive nowadays. the story is about beautiful queen, who live at the bottom of Laut Selatan (southern ocean of Indonesia, to... 

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PELABUHAN RATU - West Java

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 Welcome To Pelabuhan Ratu "If you watch the waves, I think nothing can happen, but if you turn your back on them, anything can happen." author unknown Just about a 4 hours drive to the South of the... 

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Pelabuhan Ratu - The Queen's Harbour

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 The fishing village of Pelabuhan ratu is 150 km south of Jakarta. It is a three to four-hour drive along winding roads lined with tin-roofed houses, mosques, coconuts trees, up and down hill, and... 

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Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java

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 Karang Aji beach at Pelabuhan Ratu is the best beach around. It's a secluded beach with perfect waves and spectacular view. It's where the ocean meets with the green rice field! I love this place! 

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Pelabuhan Ratu

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 On the event 'Media Gathering 2002' by Cagiva and Mabua Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles, we're stay overnight at Samudra Beach Hotel. A monumental building which built by idea of our first President of... 

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