Nusakambangan island and Pendem Fortress

December 2012, Little has been said about the beauty of Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap regency, Central Java, as it is more famous for its maximum security prison, which is home to criminals and terrorists, than as a tourism destination.

To reach this island people have to cross by boat from teluk penyu ( turtle bay ) in cilacap for about 15 minutes. I am visited the east part of nusakambangan island where there is Portuguese heritage historical fortress and white sandy beaches and beautifull coral one of them called " karang bolong beach ".

To reach the beaches we had to walk about 30 minutes through the woods where there are lots of various plants.especially herb.

Pendem fortress is unique place because almost all of physical part of this fortress are hidden in the ground. In the fortress there is a number of buildings which is built in the ground. Part of the fortress are : barrack, defence, crypt / tunnel, ammunition room, prison, space weapon, accomodation room, health room, well, fortress building, warehouse and kitchen building, stock house building, chamber officer, surveillance building, trench. It is located in cilacap village, south cilacap district in the teluk penyu region.