The Ujung Kulon National Park is one of the most beautiful and nature rich national parks in Indonesia. It is located in West Java in the southern-western regions along the Sunda shelf. Its location covers the Ujung Kulon peninsular and spans across to many islands along the coastlines here and also the Krakatoa natural reserve. Ujung Kulon National Park is the first national park in Indonesia to be declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO gaining the international recognition in 1992.

Among its main attractions here is being home to the largest remaining lowland rain forest in Java. The peninsular here was previously made up of agriculture land which was widely affected and changed significantly during the 1883 Krakatoa eruption. This is where it is the natural habitat of the endangered species, the one-horned rhinoceros. This is the rarest large animal int eh world and is also home to the Javan Rhinoceros as well. There are only one other known natural habitat to this animal which is in Vietnam’s Cat Tien National Park. There are currently only about 60 Javan rhinos left in Indonesia while in Vietnam only about 10 are left. This is due to the killing of the animals in the 1700s when it was known to be damaging to plantations as well as the hunt for rhinoceros horns.
[B]Getting here[/B]To get to Ujong Kulon National Park, the most convenient and hassle-free way is to engage a tour from nearby Anyer where there are many agents offering such tours. Depending on how long you intend to spend here and what you intend to do, the price ranges from 1.5 million to 3 million Rp. From Anyer, you will need to come through to Peauchang Island.
From the Kalideres bus station, the green coloured buses will go to Labuan for 25,000Rp in a 3 hour bus ride. It will then go through to Sumur before reaching Taman Jaya prior to reaching the park. If you want to continue on bus then be sure to get the 12pm bus because there is only one bus going to Taman Jaya. Otherwise you will need to take the ojek which is on motorcycles.
As it is a nature park, you can be sure to enjoy the rich forests and its offerings to the fullest where you can jungle trek, canoe, snorkel as well as taking a stroll along the rich and colourful flora and fauna here.