KARIMUN JAWA ISLAND, Jepara's Tourism

KARIMUN JAWA ISLAND

Tanjung Gelam Beach


Port of Karimun Jawa Island


The gate of the Karimun Jawa island


Cemara Besar Island


Cemara Kecil Island


Menjangan Kecil Island


Cilik Island


Geleang Island


Karimunjawa is an archipelago in the Java Sea that belongs to Jepara regency , Central Java . With a land area of ​​± 1,500 hectares and a water ± 110,000 hectares, Karimunjawa is now developed into a charm of Marine Park tourism that began to favor a lot of local and foreign tourists.
Based on the legend circulating in the archipelago, Karimunjawa Island was discovered by Sunan Muria . The legend revolves around Sunan Muria who is concerned over the mischief of his son, Amir Hasan. With the intention of educating, Sunan Muriathen ordered his son to go to an island that appears "kremun-kremun" (escape) from the top of Mount Muria so that the child can deepen and develop his religious knowledge. Because it looks "kremun-kremun" then called the island is Karimun Island

Ecosystem 

Since March 15, 2001, Karimunjawa was established by the government of Jepara as a National Park. Karimunjawa is home to coral reefs , mangrove forests, coastal forests, and nearly 400 species of marine fauna, of which 242 species of ornamental fish . Some of the rare fauna that habits here are the White Sea Chest Elang , hawksbill , and green turtles .
The plants that characterize the Karimunjawa National Park are dewadaru ( Crystocalyx macrophyla ) found in lowland rain forest.
The waves in Karimunjawa are low and benign, bounded by beaches, mostly white sand beaches.

Population 

Karimunjawa has more than 10,100,000 inhabitants in five uninhabited islands. The three main tribes inhabiting Karimunjawa are the Javanese who farm and produce household utensils, Bugis who are reliable seafarers who work as fishermen, and the Madurese who also work as fishermen but have the advantage of making dried fish.
Education in Karimunjawa has reached up to high school level. In addition to having about 10 elementary schools (five in Karimun, three in Kemujan and one each in Parang and Genting), Karimunjawa also has one junior high school , Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs), and SMK Negeri majoring Seaweed Cultivation and Fishery Products Processing Technology free school, and one Madrasah Aliyah in Penghujan

Transportation 

From the Port of Kartini Beach , Jepara is a Muria Ship that departs every two days, the length of this economic ship crossing +/- 6 hours of voyage. please note to schedule ship from port Jepara usually departs Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 9 am and from karimunjawa to jepara Wednesday, Friday, Sunday at 8 am. this schedule can change according to the weather or the waves in the Java sea. in case of high waves, the port authorities will not grant a shipping permit, and the ship's departure schedule will change following the weather change. Jepara Port can also bring Cars and motorcycles to be crossed to Karimunjawa .The most commonly used transportation to Karimunjawa is the ship from Semarang and Jepara . From the Port of Tanjung Emas , Semarang , the Kartini I (fast boat) boat departs every Saturday at 9 am to Karimunjawa and returns from Karimunjawaevery Sunday afternoon, a 2-3 hour crossing.
Air line can be reached from Ahmad Yani Airport , Semarang to Dewa Daru Airport on Kemujan Island with CASA 212 type charter plane provided by PT. Nusa Permai Sea Tour ( Turtle Resort ). Travel time is approximately 30 minutes.
Location: Karimun Java, Indonesia

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