Tasik Malaya

Tasikmalaya is a city in southeastern West Java, Indonesia, located between Bandung and Purwokerto on the southerly of the two major road routes across Java. It is also the administrative capital of a regency bearing the same name. The city is located in the mountainous Preanger region of Java at an elevation of 351 metres. 

Sixty kilometers from Garut, Tasikmalaya is known for its plaited mats, painted umbrellas and batiks of particular designs and colors. Geographically, Tasikmalaya is situated between 107° 53' to 108° 20' eastern longitudes and between 7° 3' and 7° 49' southern latitude. 112km from Bandung, takes about 3 hours drive from Bandung to Tasikmalaya. The population of the entire regency (the city and rural area around it) is about 1.58 million. Like most of West Java, Muslim, ethnically Sundanese people, mostly populates it with a small Indonesian Chinese minority. A quarter of Tasikmalaya Regency, which has an area of about 256,756,692 hectares, is covered by forest. This Regency may be divided into two areas, lowlands and mountainous regions.

Kampung Naga

One of the most interesting villages in all of Sunda land is Kampung Naga (Dragon Village). Despite its fierce name it is in reality a very peaceful place that has preserved its traditional village layout, architecture, and way of life. The village is scenically located near the road connecting Garut and Tasikmalaya. From the road to Kampung Naga and back, including a short walk around the village, takes about an hour.

The uniqueness of this village lies in the uniformity of the houses: the direction they face, their design, and the building materials. All the gables of the houses pace the river and are aligned along an east-west axis. The thatching material for the roofs is ijuk (sugar-palm fiber). There are no motorcycles or any other vehicles in or near the village, - they could not negotiate the stairs, anyway. The narrow lanes between the houses are made of round cobble stones, as are the retaining walls and the stairways which lead to the upper parts of the village. There is no electricity in Kampung Naga, and even the use of window glass is very recent. All in all, Kampung Naga has just over a hundred houses and as many families.

     

Rajapolah Craft Center

Rajapolah handicraft center located in Tasikmalaya regency. Rajapolah itself is a center of handicrafts and the marketing production areas spread over several areas in Tasikmalaya. This craft centers sell various goods with unique design and attractive to international quality ranging from umbrellas, slippers, decorative lamps and others. Here also the visitors can buy goods from these crafts with variable values.

Goods of handicrafts are sold in this tourism object uses the basic material of natural fibers such as Bamboo, Pandan, water hyacinth and other fibers that have environmentally friendly nature. handicraft making in this area is different from other crafts. Rajapolah is 13km from the town of Tasikmalaya can daluli from Bandung city with route Singaparna, Tasikmalaya town, and ends at Indihiang Rajapolah.

 

Pantai Cipatujah

Cipatujah coast, with an area of 115 ha, is rich in rocky coastal reefs for fish spawning and breeding. This beach is the widest and longest beach in the South Beach neighborhood, as well as offering an excellent iron sand for sunbathing and other beach recreation perform activation.

Cipatujah beach beauty looks from the fusion of a sloping stretch of beach, the ocean waves, lush coconut plantations, as well as a vast expanse of lawn. The buffalo ranchers who live near coastal areas often buffalo graze in the fields and the occasional water buffalo race held attraction accompanied wasps martial, rampak drums, plus a lot of angklung invite people to watch. A local cultural performances certainly interesting to watch.

Many of the usual beach activities done by tourists when visiting this area, such as swimming, beach volleyball, sunbathing, and fishing in estuaries Cipatujah.