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Palabuhanratu beach, or more popular as the Queen's Harbour Beach, is a resort on the Indian Ocean on the south coast of West Java. The location is situated about 60 km to the south of Sukabumi.



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

Because this place has its own charm, resting place of President Sukarno founded 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 war reparations from Japan .

Recreational facilities

The Dutch Harbor on the coast of the Queen (then "Wijnkoopsbaai") in the 1920's
In addition to large hotels and luxury Ocean Beach Hotel, in this area there are also a number of hotels and small inns, cottage resorts resort is one of the luxury villas are quite popular visited by tourists. Not far from the beach Palabuhanratu there are several other tourist locations. Karanghawu beach, which is located about 20 miles from downtown Palabuhanratu, a coastal rock that juts into the sea and 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 Coconut, and Tenjo Official.
Approximately 17 miles of beach Palabuhanratu there are hot springs in Cisolok, where the water contains a high sulfur and useful for health.
Around Palabuhanratu, there are at least nine points for surfing locations, namely at Stone Guram, Karang Sari, Ocean Beach, Cimaja, Karang Haji, Indicator, Sunset Beach, Waves Edge Seven to tile. Each beach has waves with its own characteristics.
[Edit] Myths

Community, especially the south coast Palabuhanratu believe there sea south of the ruling Queen of South. That said, he was a beautiful queen like an angel. In the South Seas - another name for the Indian Ocean - south of the island of Java, he is seated on a royal spirits are great and beautiful.
In April the surrounding community usually held ritual ceremonies Palabuhanratu Fisherman's Day. Fishermen's Day is meant as a celebration of sustenance they have earned from the sea and to be kept away from disaster. Usually the ceremony is provided by the offerings of buffalo head that will be dilarung to sea.
Preservation of fauna

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

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