Formerly known as just a plain fishing village Pelabuhan Ratu has now grown into an important fishing harbor and into a lovely holiday resort, increasingly visited by holiday makers from Jakarta, Bandung and visitors from abroad. A mere three hours drive from both the Indonesian capital and the capital of West Java through cool mountain villages with picturesque sceneries, this area with its vast opportunities for all kind of vacations slowly but surely will catching up with the pace of development of other main touristic destination of Indonesia.