Well this city of shrimp is definitely very interesting to visit. It is the center of Batik, center of religious activity, important city during Dutch East Indies period and Cirebon has also some natural beauty to be explored.
KASEPUHAN PALACE AND KANOMAN PALACE
Both palaces are situated in the city of Cirebon. Kasepuhan Palace was the center of government in the past. The building architecture is a mix of Hindu, Javanese, Chinese and European architecture. In Kanoman palace you can see the old horse cart in display.
GOA SUNYARAGI
Was a royal garden for where king’s family spend time. The garden material is predominantly coral shipped from Gunungkidul Area. The philosophy behind this was that life is tough and hard until what it looks soft and easy, just like corals when they are taken from water. The corals then attached using white egg to make Mega Mendung batik design, the special batik design from Cirebon.
MUSEUM BATIK: TRUPARK
Is where you will learn about Batik of Cirebon with its special design called Mega Mendung local words for Cloud. You can also take photo with some interesting batik background.
NILEM BLUE LAKE
Is actually situated administratively in Kuningan, yet is accessible from Cirebon, which is only 24 KM away from Cirebon city. The lake has crystal clear water that we can see the bottom. Colorful school of fish swim freely in the lake and when we take picture will make the photo dramatic. Activities that we can do here is swimming, photo taking. Not far from Nilem Lake, situated another lake called Remis Lake.
SITU SEDONG
Is a water retention that was built to keep water in rainy season and used as irrigation during dry season. It can be accessed from Cirebon by 45 minutes drive. This 65 hectares water area offers various activities from boating to fishing, and you can see Ciremai Mountain from here.
PALIAMAN NAUTRAL HOTSPRING
This hotspring is situated about 20 km from Cirebon City and can be reached by 40 minutes drive. The water is clear blue and contains sulfur. The hotspring was discovered accidentally in 2008 when PT Indocement was drilling for water source.
PLANGON MONKEY FOREST
This forest offers tropical rainforest atmosphere with grey monkeys. This area also has two tombs of important persons in Cirebon :Prince Panjungan and Prince Kejaksan. To reach the hill peak , we must walk through hundreds of steps which takes about 20 minutes.
BATU LAWANG
Is where you can observe rock formation. Batu means rock while Lawang means door. Visitors can walk between the big rock formation and take photo along the exploration. The location is not that far from Cirebon and only about 40 minutes drive.
SETU PATOK LAKE
This lake is actually a water retention which function as water storage. Visitors can boat at the lake and each the island in the middle of the lake. On dry season, the water surface is low. This place has been one of favorite place for locals to spend weekend at.
KASIH SAYANG MANGROVE
Is a 7 hectares mangrove forest where visitors can walk along the forest on a jetty. It just takes 30 minutes drive from city to Mangrove Forest.