Kampung Sumber Alam

West Java


Water, water everywhere at this upmarket resort with attractive thatch-and-timber bungalows built around and over waterlily ponds complete with croaking frogs. If you prefer your swimming a little more chlorinated, there's a large and impressive pool complex. It’s popular with Indonesian families, particularly at weekends, though note that the call to prayer from the nearby mosque is enthusiastic.

It's just outside Garut off the road to Cipanas.


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