"Pelabuhan Ratu (Queen's Harbour)" Sukabumi by lunatique

Sukabumi Travel Guide: 34 reviews and 118 photos

padi field and a glimpse of sea from a distance

Queen of The South

Pelabuhan Ratu is 171 km from Jakarta. The name Pelabuhan ratu (Queen's Harbour) is taken from a local legend about a princess who was once being exiled because she suffered from a strange disease with the body covered cabbies that created the odor of fish. In her exhile she dreamt that her disease would disappear if she leaped into the sea. After she woke up then she obeyed the dream and leaped into the see and all of a sudden her disease disappear and her beauty restored. The princess prefered to stay on the sea and was widely known as Queen of The South. The beach where she stayed was later known as Pelabuhan Ratu or Queen's Harbour

Fish Market

Fishing is the main activity of the local community here. They go fishing at night and come back in the morning with captured fish to be sold in the Fish Market. There are variety of fish can be found in the market. If you're lucky and get up early enough to go the market, you can even see a whole hammerhead shark or 2 meter Marlin. I went there too late and just found ordinary fish and the Marlins were already cut into pieces.

Padi Fields

padi field

Apart from being well known of its ocean, Pelabuhan Ratu also a place where padi (from which the rice come) are planted. The padi fields and sea can be found along the road side by side.

Pros and Cons

Pros:padi field and sea in one place,seafood,
Cons:not many facilities
In a nutshell:quiet and refreshing

Last visit to Sukabumi: Jan 2003
Intro Updated Jan 28, 2003
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Reviews (4)

Brown-water Rafting Off The Beaten Path (1)

Sorry to say, most river in Indonesia who are located near densed population are brown, not white due to sedimentation.... more travel advice

Fresh seafood in front of your nose Restaurants (1)

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Sheep Fighting Things to Do (1)

It's not a regular event here but just happened to take place in this place. more travel advice

A mediterranian style in the middle of... Hotels (1)

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shikokuzen Feb 1, 2006 at 9:04 PM

Sheep fighting!!! never heard of it...do they get hurt??? i mean seriously hurt....bob
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Bokhari76 Dec 21, 2005 at 2:17 AM

Hi dear . Happy Birthday to you. Have great day.
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jenniferchin Oct 20, 2003 at 1:28 AM

Fantastic pictures in your t-logs !! Terima Kasih :-)
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tini58de Jun 25, 2003 at 10:22 PM

Very nice page and travellogues!!
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call_me_rhia May 9, 2003 at 1:36 PM

looks like someone finally got a digicam... FINALLY! well done :-)
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genispp Feb 19, 2003 at 1:13 AM

Beautiful page: good info, photos and travelogues
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ghislain69 Feb 10, 2003 at 3:35 AM

nice pics....
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xaver Feb 2, 2003 at 12:18 AM

rivers are brown also here dear
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acemj Jan 28, 2003 at 8:00 PM

Nice photos! Sheep fighting is unique!