Gede Mountain Of The Landscape

The landscape of Jawa Barat is dominated by a chain of volcanoes, both active and extinct, that from west to east includes Mounts Sanggabuwana, Gede, Pangrango, Kendang, and Tjereme.

The highest of these peaks rise to elevations of about 10,000 feet (3,000 metres).

Gede Mountain located at East Java, Indonesia. Visited almost 18.000 tourist / year and only 3 hours car riding from Jakarta, Gede Mountain is nearest popular hiking destination from Jakarta.

Gede Mountain is part of Gede – Pangrango National Park since 1981 and under three major cities territorial (Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi). 251 birds species you can see there, its more than 65% of total in Java Island. Some rare birds you can find here is Elang Jawa (Spizaetus bartelsi) and Sunda Owl (Otus angelinae).

Salak Mountain Volcano

Salak volcano was constructed at the NE end of an eroded volcanic range. Satellitic cones occur on the SW flank and at the northern foot of the forested volcano.

Two large breached craters truncate the summit of Gunung Salak. One crater is breached to the NE and the westernmost crater was the source of a debris-avalanche deposit that extends 10 km WNW of the summit.

Historical eruptions from Gunung Salak have been restricted to phreatic explosions from craters in a prominent solfataric area at 1400 m on the western flank. Salak volcano has been the site of extensive geothermal exploration.

Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:	Historical
Last Known Eruption:	1938
Summit Elevation:	2211 m	7,254 feet
Latitude:	6.72°S	6°43'0"S
Longitude:	106.73°E	106°44'0"E

Pelabuhan Ratu Beach Ocean

Pelabuhanratu Jawa Barat is located about latittude: -6.75 and longitude: 107.5. This kabupaten / kotamadya has more than 178 street names.









Just about a 4 hours drive to the South of the Indonesian capital Jakarta you may enjoy the little paradise of Pelabuhan Ratu (Queen's Harbour), a picturesque seaside resort with a beautiful harbour









It was Sukarno, first President of Indonesia Republique, and avid hotel builder, who got involved with the construction of the Samudra Beach Hotel









Pelabuhan Ratu belongs to the domain of the Spirit-queen and it takes a long time ago to find some kind of roots about this "Harbour Of The Queen".









Nyai Loro Kidul used to be the daughter of the West Javanese King Prabu Silwangi and his beautiful young Sundanese wife Princess Kadita

Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

On the way back to Jakarta, a scenic drive through Lembang resort brings you to the crater of Tangkuban Perahu









which is 1800 meter above the sea level









After enjoying the breathtaking view of Tangkuban Perahu mountain and its surrounding









take soft tracking to Ciomas crater with its boiling water









Proceed to visit Ciater Hot Spring where has mineral rich of water

Bogor Botanical Garden

The Bogor Botanical Gardens are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia.











The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Istana Bogor (Presidential Palace).









The gardens cover more than 80 hectares and are said to be the inspiration of Sir Stamford Raffles who was governor of Java from 1811-1816.











The extensive grounds of the presidential palace were converted into the gardens by the German-born Dutch botanist, Professor Casper George Carl Reinwardt.









The gardens officially opened in 1817 and were used to research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago for cultivation during the 19th century.








This is a tradition that continues today and contributes to the garden's reputation as a major center for botanical research. Today the garden contains more than 15,000 species of trees and plants located among streams and lotus ponds. There are 400 types of exceptional palms to be found along the extensive lawns and avenues, helping the gardens create a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and for groups of bats roosting high in the trees. The bats can be easily detected by the noise they make while competing for space under the canopies. The orchid houses contain some 3000 varieties.