Pangandaran Beach

Pangandaran Beach One of the West Java' beautiful beach resort lie on the south coast just west of the boundary between Wet Java and Central Java. A small fishing town, it possesses one of Java's finest beaches and Pangandaran Nature Reserve teems with wild buffalo, barking deer and monkeys. The people are very friendly, this combined with the idealize surroundings make this a great place to spend a few days relaxing island-style. This is the second beach resort area on the Indian Ocean after Pelabuhan Ratu.
Pangandaran is 223 km southeast of Bandung, a 4 hour drive and 400 km from Jakarta.  It is easily reached by public transportation.  Over the past decade, Pangandaran has developed enormously.  Tourist facilities have been upgraded to make Pangandaran a prime holiday resort.  Modern classified star hotels, restaurants have been completed. The hub of a visit to Pangandaran is Pantai Pananjung.  Here all facilities a tourist need are available.  The east coast of Pantai Pananjung is quite popular for walking, swimming and eating fresh sea food.  You can find good places to eat at Pantai Timur (the East Coast). Nothing luxurious should be expected. Pangandaran is especially of interest to nature lovers, as there is a wildlife reserve in the vicinity where wild birds and other indigenous animals live about freely to be enjoyed by visitors. In Pangandaran visitors will like fine white beaches, blue ocean and fine seafood. Twelve kilometers before arriving at Pangandaran visitors will see a huge rock on the beach, which is called Karang Nini.
Another place of special interest for nature lovers is a forest Conservation Park, close to the camping ground, which has basic facilities suitable for the younger set. Somewhat further out, west of Pangandaran, driving 23 km on the way to Parigi, lays Batu Hiu, meaning Shark's Rock, a coastal rock that has the shark shape.
A kite-flying festival is held on the beach in July each year. Locals regularly use kites in the evenings to catch bats,which are either eaten or used in Chinese remedies. There is a local belief that wearing any green garment in this area will anger Loro Kidul, the Javanese guardian spirit or goddess of the southern sea, and will bring misfortune.
A tsunami hit the area on 17 July 2006. An undersea earthquake measured at 7.7 on the Richter scale triggered a three metre high tidal wave. Extensive damage was caused and hundreds were killed including a small number of foreign tourists.
After tsunami, Pangandaran Beach is more beautiful now, moreover the sunset in the evening is the most beautiful view in Pangandaran Beach, Happy Travelling