Formerly part of West Java Province, Banten, located about an hour from Jakarta, became a separate province in 2000. This city has a lot of treasure to whom that likes history, such as the ruins of Surosowan Palace, Kaibon Palace, Masjid Agung Banten (Banten Great Mosque, enlisted in Moslem’s pilgrimage in Indonesia), Speelwijk Fortress, Chinese Temple Avalokiteshvara, and Karang Hantu Harbor (Devil Rock’s Harbor). This harbor has existed since centuries ago where Sultan Banten’s troopers took fight against the pirates and defensed from the Dutch.

The infamous volcano, Gunung Krakatau (Krakatoa), is located in this province. After the giant eruption in 1883, Krakatoa has a new volcano called “Anak Rakata”. Both of them can be reached from Anyer and Carita, small cities famous with their beautiful beaches. There are 3 beaches situated along the coastal zone of Anyer, i.e. Pantai Anyer, Pantai Karangbolong, and Pantai Carita. Every beach has their own unique but all of them are the perfect places for waiting sunset. There is an old light house made by the Dutch in 1885. Read more about the history of the road of Anyer which called de Postweg Anyer – Panarukan.

Ujung Kulon National Park is situated about 6 hours ride from Labuan (intersection Carita/Anyer – Labuan). You can find rice paddy field, rain forest, beach, and isles of Peucang, Panaikan, Handeuleum, and Honje. If you are lucky, you may as well encounter several animals native of Ujung Kulon, i.e. badak bercula satu/rhino (Primucerus sundaicus), as well as banteng (Bos Javanicus), rusa (Cervus timurensis), muncak (Muntiacus muncak), and kancil (Ragulus Javanicus).

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