Description of the attraction
Ujung Kulon National Park is located at the westernmost point of Java, in Banten province. The park includes Krakatai, an active volcano in Indonesia, which is located between the islands of Java and Sumatra, the island of Panaitan, which has gained particular popularity among surfers, and other small islands in the Sunda Strait region, such as Pukang and Handeleum.
It is worth noting that the height of the Krakatau volcano today is 813 meters, but earlier it was much higher and was a whole island. In 1883, a catastrophic volcanic eruption took place, which destroyed most of the island, and the volcano itself became smaller in size.
There are legendary surf spots on the island of Panaitan, but novice surfers are not recommended to travel to this island because of the waves that turn into giant pipes - 600-800 meters, which only professional experienced surfers can handle.
The territory of the national park is 1206 sq. Km, of which 443 sq. Km. occupies the sea. In 1991, Ujung Kulon Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the largest part of the lowland rainforest of Java Island.
The park is home to Javanese rhinoceroses - extremely rare animals, the number of which has critically decreased in recent years. In addition, about 57 rare plant species grow in Ujung Kulon, about 35 species of mammals live, among which are banteng (a genus of bulls), a silver gibbon, a shiny gulman (a species of primates and endemic to the island of Java), a Javanese small kanchil (a small deer, the most the smallest artiodactyl on the planet), Javanese leopard, cynomolgus monkey. Among the inhabitants of the park there are rare reptiles and amphibians, birds.
