Palabuhan Ratu beach

Palabuhan Ratu beach, is a resort on the Indian Ocean on the south coast of West Java. Its location is situated about 60 km to the south of Sukabumi.

This beach is known to have waves that are strong and therefore dangerous for swimmers beach. Topography in the form of a combination of steep and sloping beaches, steep cliffs, pounding waves, and forest nature reserves.

Because this place has its own appeal, the President set up a resting place in 1960 in the Official Tenjo. In addition, at the initiative of Sukarno also established the Ocean Beach Hotel, one of the first luxury hotel built in Indonesia at the same time with the Hotel Indonesia, Bali Beach Hotel, and Convenience Stores "Sarinah", all of which use the funds from the Japanese war reparations.


Recreational facilities
In addition to large hotels and luxury Ocean Beach Hotel, in this area there are also a number of small hotels and inns, cottage resorts resort is one of the best-selling luxury villas are quite visited by tourists. Not far from the beach Palabuhanratu there are several other tourist locations. Karanghawu beach, which is located about 20 miles from city center Palabuhanratu, a coral beach that juts into the sea and the holes in some parts of it. Corals form more like the furnace, in Sundanese called "Hawu". Other beaches are located in this area include the Coast Cibareno, Cimaja, Cibangban, Break Water, Citepus, Kebon Kelapa, and Tenjo Official.

About 17 miles of beach there are hot springs Palabuhanratu in Cisolok, where the water contains a high sulfur and is useful for health.

Around Palabuhanratu, there are at least nine points for surfing locations, namely in Batu Guram, Karang Sari, Ocean Beach, Cimaja, Karang Haji, Indicator, Sunset Beach, Waves Edge Seven to tiles. Each beach has its own characteristic waves with.

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South coast communities in particular Palabuhanratu authorities believe there is the sea south of Queen of South. That said, she is beautiful like a queen angel. In the South Seas - another name for the Indian Ocean - the southern island of Java, he was enthroned in a kingdom of spirits a big and beautiful.

In April, usually surrounding communities held a ritual ceremonies Palabuhanratu Fisherman's Day. Fishermen's Day is intended as a celebration of sustenance which they have acquired from the sea and so kept away from disaster. Usually the ceremony is provided by the offerings of the buffalo head that will be swept away to sea.



Preservation of fauna

Palabuhanratu beach also known as a place to lay their eggs and breeding turtles are endangered, and therefore one of the protected animals in the world. However, the turtles on the beach Palabuhanratu still often rounded up to eat meat while his body and his skin was used as souvenirs and eggs were harvested for the community.