Wanna surf? Try Karanghawu Beach

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Karanghawu Beach is located  at Cisolok street about 18 kilometers west of Pelabuhan Ratu district region. Only 20 minutes drive from Pelabuhan ratu or 5 minutes from Cimaja surf spot. The wave is fairly big to swing your surf board. There is a surf course operated by locals.

There is no entrance ticket to enter Karanghawu beach, because you have paid it at entrance portal in Pelabuhan Ratu beach complex (after pass Pelabuhan Ratu Fish Market).

So, why let your surf board dry still?

Tips if you start from Jakarta:

to avoid cruel traffic jam at Caringin (after Ciawi Toll exit) be surely you start very early morning

after pass trough Caringin district, turn left (there's a Goose statue on your right) to alternative road to Sukabumi to avoid traffic jam at Cicurug Market, after pass Cicurug Market turn right at Cibadak T intersection

Museum Nasional

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Located at  12th Medan Merdeka Barat Street Jakarta capital region (west of National Monument -Monas-), maybe the biggest museum in Indonesia.
Collection of prehistoric era, ethnographic, geographic and archeology were fairly complete.

There is a beautiful and detail statue of Ken Dedes, wife of Ken Arok King of Singhasari Kingdom. Some people Ken Dedes was believed as the ancestor of java Kings.

Also enjoy the collection of Gold Crown of Kings all around Indonesia. For example the artistic gold Crown of Klungkung Kingdom, one of former kingdom in Bali.

Tourist guide service:
English Tours : every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30
French Tours : third week Wednesday every month 09.30

Tickets: Rp. 10.000

Office Hour:
Tuesday-Friday 08.00-16.00
Saturday-Sunday 08.00-17.00
Close on Monday and public holiday

Other tourist attraction at / back to Jakarta

Textile Museum

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Located at 2-4th KS Tubun Street, Jakarta Capital Region, the building was built in 19th century, formerly was a villa owned by French citizen. In a need of showing a multicolor of traditional Indonesian textile heritage, the building was inaugurated as Jakarta Textile Museum in June 28th 1976 by Mrs. Tien Soeharto (wife of former President Soeharto).

ATTRACTION:

Collections:

over of 650 batik collections, over of 750 woven, 60 tools.

Workshop:
You can enjoy a short course of batik making.
Library:
Find a series of textile reference.
Natural Dyes Garden:
Find a collection of various plants used to raw material for natural dyes.
Batik Gallery:
Find a number of ancient batik from all around Indonesia.

Office hours:

Tuesday-Sunday 09.00-15.00 WIB (GMT+7)
Closed on every Monday

Tickets:

Rp.2.000

other tourist attraction at / back to Jakarta