Kaibon Palace Serang

Queen Asyiah. Since the king who supposed to be in throne was not adult yet. Sultan Rafiuddin was 5 months old when he got the reign. Now remain the ruins with moats and Small River nearby and have gorgeous gateway.

Keraton Kaibon lies about one kilometer from the Banten Grand Mosque. This palace had erected in the early 19th century, it sits on an immense 15,000 square meters. The premises were broken into at the order of Dutch Governor General Daendels in 1813, (subsequently ending the sultan’s reign) and then damaged by the Dutch in 1832. Today, the ancient walls, foundations, the gateway and main gate bear truth to the once-powerful Banten Sultanate. The admission of this area is free.

Curug Gendang Waterfall in Banten

Was in height 170 metre from sea level and far from the bustle of the city, the thunderous voice the waterfall that his spring came from the Pangajaran Mountain upstream was felt really enchanted.

The waterfall be as high as 7 metre with the depth 13 metre and the area 10 metre that was in the area of the Carita Kabupaten Pandeglang Subdistrict named Curug Gendang. ‘Curug’ meant the waterfall and according to the inhabitants’s local belief, the fall voice of the waterfall was similar very much with the chubby voice or the drum. Then the waterfall that originally was named Curug Citajur was more known with the term of Curug Gendang.

The footpath and the scenery

From the Carita highway, with the distance 2 kilometer to head Curug Gendang, was needed by time around 30 minutes car drive. But afterward the vehicle must be left in the area parked and the visitor that want to enjoyed clear him water of Curug Gendang must be willing had off-road cheerful the alias walked. Be careful, the footpath that was followed was rocky also slippery, because of humidity of the plain forest that always wetted the road.

Around one kilometer the trip was complicated, climbed and descended towards the location will become the special exploration experience because as long as the visitor’s trip could enjoy the beauty of scenery that was spread our. Various crop sorts that grew wild, like the durian tree etc brought nuance cool that was natural. The chirping of the birds voice also various faunas like the wandering monkey also gave the beauty impression of the location of Curug Gendang.

Not only that, the footpath among the mountain backs at the edge of the chasm headed curug also gave ocean scenery that was unfolded the area, green him trees in foot the hill even the Krakatau Mountain that far apparently. The nature panorama that ought to be immortalised.

Visited or camped

Arrive in the location, thunderous and the sprinkling of the waterfall of Curug Gendang began addressed. Clear him water made who the visitor wanted immediately to enjoy him with soaked second foot after tired went. His water was felt cold and calmed. Want to be continued by soaking all the alias body bathed? Please then. When certain, if by chance had village children who also visited to Curug Gendang, we will witness the free attraction from them that is entering free and swimming under the waterfall. They were very clever did that.

Around the location of the waterfall also was available the area that often was used by the visitor to camp with only paid Rp.3000 per the person during one night. For them who wanted to feel the adventure in the wild to be outside, spent the night in the location of Curug Gendang ought to be tried.

The History Of Curug Gendang

Curug Gendang was the place that was historic enough for the struggle for the nation in the Dutch colonisation period beforehand. According to people’s story around, the Alam Tourist Attraction (TWA) that at this time often was visited by good tourists local and these foreign countries could be used as the hiding territory of the heroes during warfare. *** source from Banten tourism

Karangantu Harbor

In this harbor, in October or November the party “Sea Queen”. In addition to the traditional fishermen, the sea party and to the memory of past glory, as the century XIV This port is the busiest port of Sunda Kelapa Harbor before in Batavia. In its time, the largest port in Serang many ships stop off Persian, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, English and Dutch who holds trade relations with the Sultanate of Banten.

Vihara Budha

Shrine was built in the early era of the kingdom of Banten is located approximately 50 m west side Speelwijk fort. Shrine of the oldest in Indonesia is estimated this is also used for worship for Buddhist, is also often utilized visitors dai various major cities in Indonesia to try to read the fortune of his life.

Banten Antiquities Museum

The museum store all archaeological objects and cultural objects the Old Banten. This museum is right in front of the Great Mosque of Banten. In addition to used to store objects of history, this museum is also often used for educational purposes, research, and increase public knowledge.

Keraton Surosowan

Keraton Surosowan  is located very close to the Great Mosque of Banten, facing north. Building of  the Palace is now destroyed, which still seems only the remnants of a foundation, building debris waste bathing pool known as the sultan’s family with a gold shower, and used a garden pond

Great Banten Mosque

This mosque has a high historical value in the area of Banten. This mosque founded by Sultan Maulana Yusuf Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin son or grandson of Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon in 1566 AD (966 AH).

This mosque is located only 10 km from Serang and can be achieved with a variety of transportation, both motor vehicles and trains. Sightseeing is usually packed with visitors on the day-Islamic religious holidays, such as Idul Fitri, Idul Adha and Maulud.
In the southern part of this mosque is a building called Tiyamah addition, built in the style of old Dutch architecture by Hendrik Cardeel Lucas, a Dutch Muslim architecture.

In the front yard with a grand mosque stands a tower that was built between the years 1560-1570 (Crucq KC) with a model of solid construction and climbed the ladder-like cave, which was built with the help of Cek Ban Cut, an Mongolian architect.

Tasikardi

It is located at Margasana Village, Kramatwatu district as a part of archeological complex of old Banten. It is a lake on a sand hill made by humans. Its size is approximately 5 hectares and in the center of the lake is a square formed ” Island ” . During the period of the Kingdom of Banten, the water of Tasikardi used to irrigate the rice fields. It also flows to the Surosowan Palace through pipes and sfiltering sytem at two location.