Pelabuhan Ratu Beach

Pelabuhan Ratu is one of the holiday resorts which is usually visited by domestic tourists, especially from Jakarta and Bandung, who want to escape from the busy and crowded situation. This place is only three hours driven from Jakarta. Pelabuhan Ratu - Cisolok is a 15 km stretch of breathtaking beauty with hills, mountains and very wide sandy beaches, set against the deep blue Indian Ocean. There is one four-star hotel, Samudera Beach, about 6 km from Pelabuhan Ratu, but several other smaller hotel and cottages are available at moderate rates.

This place is believed as the home of the mysterious goddess of the South Sea, Nyai Roro Kidul. Don’t ever wear green or red colour on the beach or in the water because these are the favorite colours of Nyai Loro Kidul, the goddes of Pelabuhan Ratu who takes fishermen and swimmers who wears green or red into her watery kingdom.

This beach is good for surfing and sunbathing. Around of this place, there are nine places that are good for surfing; Batu Guram, Karang Sari, Samudra Beach, Cimaja, Karang Haji, Indicator, Sunset Beach, Ombak Tujuh and Ujung Genteng. They have their own characteristic wave.