nusakambangan island

kambangan or nusakambangan island is located in the indian ocean, separated by a narrow  strait off the southern coast of java island, the closest port is cilacap in central java province. dubbed as the alcatraz of indonesia, the island is notorious for its maximum security prisons, home to convicted murderers, terrorists, drug dealers and those convicted in high profile corruption cases.

for the mid 199os, the island was intermittently promoted by local authorities as a tourist destination, primarily for its caves, beaches, and unusual wildlife that is extinct on java. notable attractions include permisan beach with its beautiful white and gray sands near the permisan jail lighthouse, ranca babakan on the west coast of the island, white sands beach and several caves such as a quess's cave.