Tourism Potential of District Karawang (West Java)

Tourism development in the field showed good results, programs and activities directed to the collection of tourism tourism potential, as for the tourism potential in the Karawang regency developed into tourist attraction that is:

a. Objects of cultural tourism Site of Ancient Temple Jiwo, Temple Question Wadon Temple, Archeological Sites Kuta game.

b. Sightseeing historical monument monument proclamation Rengasdengklok Rawagede, Joko Patilasan Tingkir, Tubagus Rangin Masjid and Tomb of the former Regent Karawang.

c. Tirta Sightseeing form Walahar Dam, Lake Gempol Slough, Situ Kamojing and Cibayat Dam.

d. Nature Sightseeing Tour of the Village Mekarbuana, Kawasan Wisata Pantai Tanjung Pakis, Pisangan Coast Tourism Region, Cikeong Buana Tours, New Cape Coast Tours, Nature Cave area Taman Sari, the New Ocean Beach Village Sukaye River, White Sand Beach Tourism Village Telaga Jaya Kec. CILAMAYA Wetan, Curug Cigentis, Curug Bandung, Curug Lalay, Curug Santri, Curug Ciampel, and Curug Petei.

e. Object of religious tourism in the form of tomb and monastery Syech Quro Kupoh Sian Jin.

f. However, the spread of the above attractions is not ideal, so that more developed tourism destinations need to involve the business world, so that the Government only set up the infrastructure alone.

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Curug Cijalu "waterfall Cijalu"

Based on the history of the waterfall Cijalu opened since 1 September 1984 the forest located production blocks North Tangkubanperahu Cijengkol RPH, BKPH Wanayasa Cipancar Village Kab Kab Purwakarta and Subang. With an area of 8ha this area is projected as a tourist attraction. Where once before managed a waterfall that was frequently visited by people of Chinese descent. They consider it a bath waterfall of angels, said a village resident who had lived there Cipancar more than sixty years. This belief arises because when the morning sun shine, rainbow-rainbow will appear a small bounce from the waterfall.

Reporting from the site administration Subang regency, described that the waterfall is located in District Cijalu Sagalaherang, located 37 km from the town of Subang to the south (1 hour drive) and about 50 km from Bandung towards the north (1.5 hours drive). Ecotourism is situated at a height of 1:30 m above sea level, the field generally corrugated configuration. This region has rainfall 2700 mm / yr with air temperature 18-26c. As the name suggests, waterfall (waterfall, Bahasa Sunda), only a pair of waterfalls that spill flowing water splitting at the top of Mount Sunda hill, approximately 800 meters above sea level.
Spill water it presents a beautiful panorama of blue sky, cool air, and green trees that blanketed the atmosphere in the tourist district of Subang Regency Sagalaherang. Not to mention the cold splash of a waterfall, cool and white, making the tourists had enough fun to get drenched under it. Curug Cijalu "accompanied by" two sacred tomb and also "accompanied" by another waterfall known as the Women's Waterfall (curug perempuan), located approximately 100 meters before Curug Cijalu.

With access to Wanayasa District (18km), Sagala Herang (20km) and from Subang District (37km) Purwakarta (40km), Bandung (63km) which are known generally paved roads and only a fraction is still a gravel road, can be passed by two-wheeled vehicles and four, the existing public transport motorcycle taxi or rental car (Colt chartered) from Wanayasa.

Ecotourism consists of natural forest and plantation forest, water resources were made available including a spring which is currently utilized for the purposes of visitors. Potential visual landscape in the region of interest are waterfalls, natural forest with the cool air and forest plantations. Where ecotourism is used for daily tours with activities that can be done is to picnics, waterfall shower, cross country and mountain climbing.

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Beautiful Beach Pangandaran

Beautiful Beach Pangandaran a beach located on the southern coast, according to AsiaRooms is the best beach on the island of Java. Pangandaran Beach is a tourist beach in West Java. Pananjung located in the village, district of Pangandaran at a distance ± 92 km south of the city Ciamis. Some features of this beach are:

• Able to see the sunrise and sunsets from the same place
• Sloping beach with clear water and the distance between the ups and downs are relatively long to allow us to swim safely
• There are beaches with white sand
• There are rescue teams coastal tourism The road is paved smooth environment with adequate street lighting
• There is a marine park with fish and marine life is fascinating.
• Place the landing of Japanese troops during World War II and therefore there still are some caves the Japanese army's defense was used as hiding places of Japanese soldiers who intended to attack the Dutch soldiers.

Places of Tourism nuanced, beaches, nature reserves, green canyon, endangered species,
white sand, marine parks, and ornamental fish. Very interesting to visit

Hotel, restaurant, inn, tourist cabin rates to vary among other

    1. Hotel Blue Sea
    2. Beautiful Beach Resort & Hotel Pangandaran
    3. Sunrise Beach Pangandaran Hotels
    4. Surya Pesona  Beach Hotel Pangandaran
    5. PURI Rengganis
    6. Mustika Ratu Hotel

Pangandaran beach, Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia

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Recreational areas that are often visited in West Java

Recreational areas that are often visited in West Java

    * Pantai Pangandaran (Pangandaran beach), Ciamis
    * Pantai Pelabuhan Ratu,(beach) Sukabumi
    * Gunung Tangkuban Perahu
    * Puncak, Bogor - Cianjur
    * Ciater, Subang
    * Linggajati, kuningan
    * Kebun Raya Bogor
    * Taman Safari Indonesia
    * Taman Wisata Mekarsari
    * Keraton Kasepuhan, (palace)Cirebon
    * Keraton Kanoman (palace) Cirebon
    * Situ Patenggang, Ciwidey
    * Cipanas, Garut
    * Pantai Ujung Genteng,(beach) Sukabumi
    * Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda, Bandung
    * Waduk Jatiluhur, Purwakarta
    * Waduk Cirata, Cianjur
    * Taman Bunga Nusantara (flower garden), Cianjur
    * Kebun Raya Cibodas, Cianjur
    * Taman Wisata Gunung Gede Pangrango, Cipanas, Cianjur
    * Talaga Warna, Puncak, Bogor
    * Curug Cibeureum, Cipanas, Cianjur
    * Observatorium Bosscha, Bandung
    * Museum Prabu Geusan Ulun, Sumedang
    * Kampung Toga,(toga village) Sumedang
    * Curug Maja, (waterfall)Majalengka
    * Kawah Putih,(white crater) Ciwidey

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Candi Cangkuang

Cangkuang Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kampung Pulo, Cangkuang region, Leles subdistrict, Garut, West Java. The temple is also the first time found in Tatar Sunda and is the only Hindu temple in Tatar Sunda.
This temple was first discovered in 1966 by a team of researchers based Harsoyo and Uka Candrasasmita Vorderman report (published in 1893) about the existence of a broken statue and the tomb of Mohammed Arif on Leles ancestors. In addition to finding the ruins of the temple, there are also pieces of knives and large rocks that are thought to be relics of megalithic era. Subsequent research (1967 and 1968) managed to dig up the tomb building.
Although it was almost certain that this temple is a Hindu religious heritage (roughly the 8th century AD, an era with the temples on the site and Cibuaya Batujaya?), Which surprisingly is the Islamic cemetery beside it.
Cangkuang Temple located in a small island whose shape extends from west to east with an area of 16.5 ha. This small island located in the middle of the lake Cangkuang.

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Tangkuban Perahu

Tangkuban Perahu, or Tangkuban Parahu in local Sundanese dialect, is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs upclose, and buy eggs cooked on its hot surface. This stratovolcano is on the island of Java and last erupted in 1983.

With lush pine trees and the surrounding expanse of tea plantation, Mount Tangkuban Parahu have as high as 2084 meters altitude.  The form of this mountain is Stratovulcano with eruptive center that moved from east to west. This type of rock that is mostly excreted in the eruption of lava and sulfur, a mineral that is issued sulfur sulfur, a mineral that was issued when the mountain is not active sulfur vapor. Tangkuban Perahu Mountain Region is managed by Perum Forestry. The average daily temperature is 17oC in the daytime and 2 ° C at night.

 In April 2005 the Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation raised an alert, forbidding visitors from going up the volcano. "Sensors on the slopes of the two mountains - Anak Krakatoa on the southern tip of Sumatera Island and Tangkuban Perahu in Java - picked up an increase in volcanic activity and a build up of gases, said government volcanologist Syamsul Rizal.

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