Cibodas National Park

Location: Cianjur

Established in the date 1 on April 1 1852 by Johannes Ellias Teijsmann, a curator of the Bogor Botanic Garden at that time, by the name of Bergtuin te Tjibodas (the Pegunungan Cibodas Garden). Initially was meant as the place of foreign acclimatisation of kinds of origin plants that had the important value and high economics, one of them was the Quinine Tree (Cinchona calisaya). Afterwards developed by part of the Bogor Botanic Garden by the name of the Branch of the Kebun Raya Cibodas Hall.

Sancang Jungle

Location: Garut

Leuweng Sancang was the forest region took the form of the nature reserve that existency him was protected by regulations as the place of the research for the flora and the available fauna in West Java. Several animals were with rare classification found in the area of this nature reserve, like: the Buffalo, Burung Merak and Check. As for his flora kind could be found by us like: Palahlar, Kaboa and Werejit.
The nature reserve that the width around 2.157 Ha this functioned as the guard of the forest ecosystem that inside was received by conservation of the animal and available plants in West Java at the same time as the place of the absorption of the rain water in the Garut area.
By several people of the inhabitants around, the area of this forest was mythologised as the place mangkat him Prabu Siliwangi King of Pajajaran who was lost whether where. So as in some specific time if we visited this forest, will be met by us several people that was doing pilgrimage with the intention and the certain aim.

Tourist Information Center:

	Dinas Pariwisata Seni dan Budaya Kabupaten Garut
	Jl. Ciledug No. 120 Garut 44112
	0262 - 233529
	kabgarut@westjava-indonesia.com

Monkey Park

Location: Cirebon

Monkey Park Kalijaga garden when previously was the place where Sunan Kalijaga sent religious sermons when broadcasting Islam in the Cirebon area. This place was the area of the very shady luxuriant forest and was met by many trees. Because at that time often many people visited to study the religion and deepened him, Sunan Gunung Djati ordered Sunan Kalijaga to restore the area of this forest to a garden that was comfortable in order to accommodates people who were studying this religion.
Before this area was restored to the garden like during now, this region was the place of the life and bred him the available monkeys in this area. The amount a large number of so as to resemble a special colony.
Available monkeys in this area were very domesticated, and could always adapt to the visitors who came, this made him an interesting and unique attraction, because of the visitors could playing with these monkeys as well as could give ate him without must have the frightened feeling or being bitten by the monkey.


Tourist Information Center:

	Dinas Kebudayaan dan Kepariwisataan Cirebon
	Jl. Brigjend Dharsono 5 - Komplek Perkantoran
	0231 - 486856, 0231 - 486856
	cirebon@westjava-indonesia.com Tourism Information Network: Bandung 022 70697177 webmaster@visitwestjava.com www.visitwestjava.com

National Park Halimun Mountain

Location: Sukabumi

Halimun mountain was one of the protection regions and conservation of the tropical rainforest of nature was expanded in West Java that during 1992 was maintained by the Indonesian government as the national park. The name of Mist was taken from the weather conditions in this region, because in the morning and in the afternoon forest peace and mountains often very much in covered the thin fog or mist (in the Sundanese language) then on the basis of so this region was named the Mist mountain by the inhabitants around.

Halimun mountain national park had the diversity of the very high biological kind, was compiled from low plants, climbing, high plants, and even here was found by 75 orchid kinds that several among them were the rare kind. The interesting matter that was owned this region was a canopy bridge (Canopy walk) that was provided for the visitor to see and enjoy nature coolness in the height 20 - 25 metre on the land, in a long manner 100m canopy walk could help the visitors to see the activity of the animal without made frightened and annoying this animal.

The biological potential or ecological the Gunung Halimun National Park could be gazed at as something that was valuable and decisive for the territory around him. This garden could be regarded as the place of stock of water that was big enough for the North and South West Javanese region.

Tourist Information Center:

Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun
	Jl. Cipanas, Kabandungan - Sukabumi
	0266 - 621256, 0266 - 621257

Ciremai Mountain

Location: Cirebon

Traveling northeast from Bandung towards the coast, the seaport of Cirebon offers a wealth of culture and history. Situated on the border of West and Central Java, it is home to a combination of both cultures. Gemah Ripah Loh Jinawi means a prosperous city that has many people. Cirebon is actually located at the north coast of Java. It is located at West Java. Cirebon has a great resource of sea, especially shrimps. These shrimps are exported abroad to get so much income for city development and education. This city is almost always be passed every time any one wants to go to West Java or Jakarta from Central Java and any east cities of Java. The location of Cirebon is very strategic. In the Indojavanese time it was the most important harbor of the mighty Galuh kingdom, of which the capital was located in the fertile of Citanduy River, not too far away from Ciamis. The harbor also opened the way to the Cimanuk River, which flows through Sumedang to the lake basin of Bandung. Because the coasts of Western Java are swampy and in some places rocky Cirebon and Sunda Kelapa (Jakarta), together with Banten in the far West, the main entries to the blooming highlands.

Cirebon at 14th was a part of Padjajaran Kingdom. The Moslem movement there was so fast and Padjajaran commanded to remove the settlement to Lemahwungkuk, 5 kilometers from Cirebon harbor. In the city itself; the ancient palace (keraton) of Kasepuhan and Kanoman now serve as museums which are open to the public, exhibiting household ornaments, paintings, calligraphy and other art treasures of the courts. The royal carriages are sumptuous in design, one of them a gilded coach in the form of a winged elephant. The three well-known palaces (Kraton) of Cirebon are Pakungwati, Kesepuhan, and Kanoman. The former is the earliest of the three and has said to be occupied by Sunan Gunung Jati himself. In fact, according to the records preserved within the Kesepuhan Palace, and firmly believed by the Cirebon people, the normally accepted account of Sunan Gunung Jati's life is incorrect. Syarif Hidayatullah was, they claim, the son of an Egyptian King and a Sundanese princess. He lived until the age of 120 and died in 1568 A.D.

Across the square from the Kasepuhan Kraton is "Mesjid Agung" (Grand Mosque), in a traditional Javanese style and made entirely of wood. There is an ancient royal cemetery where a holy sultan was buried which has become a place for pilgrimage at the Astana Gunung. Jati Cirebon is also known for its distinct batik, now a flourishing industry in Trusmi village. The local seafood is among the best in West Java. Another specialty this city can offer the visitor is a wide range of seafood, probably the best in West Java.

Nowadays Cirebon is on the crossing of a busy coastal road and the main road to Bandung. The harbor, main depot for the oil from the Java Sea, is famous for it's great catches of fish and other sea animals. Cirebon means 'River of Shrimps' and the city has a nickname 'Kota Udang', 'City of the big Shrimps'; historical sources tell us that the name of the city is probably diverted from caruban, which means 'mixture' - a witness of the very heterogeneous heir of Cirebon.

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER:

	Kuningan Regional Tourism & Culture Office
	Jl. Raya Cilowa No. 40 A Kramatmulya Kuningan
	0232-871378
	kabkuningan@westjava-indonesia.com

Galunggung Mountain

Location: Tasikmalaya

Mount Galunggung is a volcano with 2,167 m above sea level. It is located about 17 km from Tasikmalaya. There are several objects offered, that is forest-tour in at least 120 hectares area under Bureau of Forestry management, hot water bathing place completed with swimming pool, bathroom and hot water tub facilities. Mount Galunggung is a volcano near to Tasikmalaya city. The volcano erupted in 1990 and spread its rain of ash to entire Indonesia and neighboring countries.

An easy trip from Tasikmalaya by minibus, motorcycle ride and then a two-hour walk is Mount Galunggung. An active volcano that erupted less than ten years ago is worth a look-see. Hike around the "Golden Crater" of Mount Papandayan, southwest Garut, which is an active steam-hissing volcano. The mountain is named after its bright-yellow sulfur deposits and gains its fame, or infamy, due to its highly active and potentially dangerous steaming geysers and poisonous gases. Be careful when walking around the volcano's rim.

Information tourism center:

Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Tasikmalaya
	Jl. Otto Iskandardinata No.2 , Tasikmalaya
	(0265) 330165
	kabtasikmalaya@westjava-indonesia.com

Papandayan Mountain

Location: Garut

Papandayan Mountain is situated on the island of Java, at 7°32' S and 107°73'E, rising 2.665 m. Papandayan Mountain is one of the natural wonder in West-Java. Papandayan is a complex strata volcano with four large summit craters, the youngest of which was breached to the NE by collapse during a brief eruption in 1772 and contains active fumarole fields. This interesting place lies in the border of the Bandung and Garut regencies, about seventy kilometers south of Bandung and about 19,25 km from Garut. It is one if the most spectacular volcanoes in this province and the top of the mountain are easily reaches, because there are special road leading to the crater. Mount Papandayans crater is probably one of the most spectacular mountain scenes on Java Island. There is a Cangkuang temple situated by Cangkuang Lake, which was a major discovery of archaeological value as it was the first of its kind found in West Java, dating back to the 8th century. This volcano is situated 17 km from Garut or 50 km from Bandung.