Sukabumi

Sukabumi is a city in the Bogor Raya region in Western Java, Indonesia.

Mount Gede

The city of Sukabumi is located in the southwest of the province of West Java, about 75 km south of national capital Jakarta and 75 km west of provincial capital Bandung, as the crow flies. The independent city of Sukabumi is surrounded by the regency (kabupaten) of Sukabumi. The capital of the regency is Pelabuhan Ratu on the south coast. The history of the city of Sukabumi and the surrounding region is closely related to the development of plantations for coffee, tea, and rubber during the colonial time. The city is just south of the volcano Mount Gede and the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park. Most of tourist locations are located in Sukabumi Regency which the second largest regency in Java, after Banyuwangi Regency. Due to it vast, so relatively the Sukabumi Regency have more tourists locations when compare to other regencies. From mountain national parks, waterfalls, beaches, viewing hills and also UNESCO geopark. Mostly are natural, but only several locations can be accessed easily by car and the rest should be accessed use motorcycle or even by foot.

Mount Gede Pangrango National Park

  • Pondok Halimun, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park (about 10 km north of Sukabumi city. At the mountain side of Mount Pangrango, you can find panoramic views of tea farms, with Sukabumi city as the background. You may stop at a local traditional coffee or tea cafe to enjoy the fresh and natural mountain breeze, or do jogging around the tea plantations. There are also several other plantations in the area, such as for tomatoes and chili peppers.

Sukabumi culinary is typically not different with other cities in West Java. Mostly are Sundanese style, but there are several typical traditional food in Sukabumi which are very famous, such as Mochi, Bangket, Pavinder cake, Martabak Bandung and nutmeg candy. Sukabumi chinese food such as Mie goreng is also worth a taste.

  • Mochi Lampion, Jalan Bhayangkara No. 19, +62 266 221 850. Mon-Fri 9:00-20:00. Here in Sukabumi you can find a Sukabumi-style 'mochi', Japanese rice cake.

Department of Tourism and Culture of West Java West Java Tourism

  • Nearby beaches along the Indian Ocean coast: Pelabuhan Ratu, Cimaja, and Sawarna.
  • Or into the mountains to Mount Gede Pangrango National Park.