![]() It was cool and bug-free (we were there at the very end of the dry season - I didn't see a mosquito the entire weekend!) We did wake up to a rat that had drowned in our bak mandi (water basin for washing.) During the day we swam and explored the islands and did an afternoon canoe trip up the river looking for birds and wildlife – we saw some but really not very much at all. The first night we stayed on Palau Handeuleum in an old building that was the former ranger station - accommodation was rather basic, but clean and electricity was only provided for a few hours in the evening. That kind of money usually goes an awfully long way here in Indonesia, but the boat alone cost about 4 or 5M IDR a day (about $300-$350/day.) It's a 3-hour boat trip to get into the park from Carita luckily it wasn't very windy or rough, but the surf does pick up when you get into the straits. (Boat could probably fit another 3 or 4 people but it would be tight.) I mention all of this, because the bulk of the cost of the weekend (18 Million IDR – or about $1,200) is the boat, gas and crew. The boat was great, clean and about 12 meters w/ dual 40 HP yamaha engines that ran safely and the crew of 3 ran it perfectly throughout the weekend. We drove 3 hours to Carita and then chartered a boat for Sat/Sun/Mon. ![]() We live in Jakarta and took advantage of a long weekend to visit Ujung Kulon National Park. It's about a 10 hour trip by car and boat from Jakarta to get there but for those who value exploring pristine nature it is well worth the trip! Be prepared for an adventure and you will have a trip of a lifetime! It's not cheap, but the experience is once in a lifetime and it is truly pristine and untouched by the crowds of otherwise overpopulated Java island. The Batik Villas on the powdery soft white sand beach of Peucang Island make a fantastic and comfortable base for exploring this, the best of Java's national parks. The hike along Ciremea Beach to Tanjung Layang is spectacular and takes you through a variety of different ecosystems in the park. ![]() However if you are interested in seeing jungle plants, hearing and seeing scores of birds from the beautiful Blue Throated Bee Eater (there are TONS of them around the savanna areas) to the Rhinocerous Hornbill if you are lucky (we were) you will have a great time!. well the jungle, super dense) and we did not see them. It's very difficult to see the Rhinos (the jungle is. The work done by the rangers to protect the endangered Javan Rhino has also done a great job protecting the rest of the life in the park. Ujung Kulon National Park is a massive nearly innaccessible national park covering the Southwest corner of Java and it blows other national parks in Java out of the water in terms of it's biodiversity and life.
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