The Sunyaragi Cave is one of the tourist attractions of Cirebon, West Java
Thinking about visiting
the city of Cirebon in West Java, only around 3.5 hours from Jakarta by
car? The city administration has released an app that helps visitors
plan their trip with information on where to go and what to eat.
Named Cirebon Wistakon, the app provides information in 10 categories: Attractions, Food, Hotels, Shopping, Events & News, Favorites, Religion, Healthcare, Finances and Services.
Although tempo.co reported that some of the categories are currently still empty, the Attractions category contains 10
places, namely Taman Sari Gua Sunyaragi, Kacirebonan Palace, Wisata
Kera Plangon, Kanoman Cirebon Palace, Kasepohan Palace, British-American
Tobacco Cirebon, Dewi Welas Asih Temple, Cirebon Waterland Ade Irma
Suryani, Kejawanan Beach, and Setu Sedong. Meanwhile, the Food section recommends eateries for dishes like nasi jamblang (fried sambal for rice wrapped in teak leaves), mi koclok (a noodle dish), empal gentong (a curry-like
beef soup) as well as signature snacks of Cirebon. There is also
information on traditional and modern markets, such as Pasar Harjamukti,
Pasar Batik Trusmi Cirebon, Pasar Pagi Cirebon, the Manisan Sinta souvenir shop and Pasar Mundu Cirebon.
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"Cirebon Wistakon is available on the Google Play Store and connected
with Google Maps," said Cirebon Statistics, Information and
Communications Agency head Iing Daiman in Cirebon on Wednesday, adding
that the app aimed to help visitors explore the city's tourist destinations.
The app is part of the city's Smart City initiative. The Cirebon administration has released several apps and is aiming to develop eight more this year.
Source - TheJakartaPost
