Rakit Island in Indramayu with Various Uniqueness

Rakit Island in Indramayu with Various Uniqueness

INDRAMAYU-ASWINNEWS.COM- Rakit Island, better known as Biawak Island, is located in Indramayu Regency, West Java, about 40 km away, and can be reached in 4-5 hours by boat.

This information was conveyed by RT. Wari, Tourism Observer, to Journalist aswinnews.com, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

He continued, the name Biawak Island itself was given because of the many monitor lizards that live on this island. The monitor lizards live in saltwater habitats and can be found in the bushes and mangrove forests on this island.

This island has an area of ​​​​about 120 hectares, with about 80 hectares of which are mangrove forest areas. This island also has a lighthouse built by the Dutch in 1872, which is still functioning today.

The existence of the habitat on Biawak Island is very unique, because the monitor lizards that live on this island can swim in salt water and live among the bushes and mangrove forests.

“In addition, this island also has extraordinary natural beauty, with clear sea water and intact coral reefs,” added RT. Wari.

Biawak Island also has great tourism potential, because of the natural beauty and uniqueness of the habitat of the monitor lizards that live on this island. Tourists can snorkel, dive, and take pictures with the natural beauty of this island as a backdrop.

AB Carjito

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