Despite a 6-hour road journey, 90% of visitors to Ujung Genteng still come from Jakarta and Bandung, who visit the area as this is still the nearest beach to these major cities that is virtually untouched.
As the area is growing in popularity, tourism is becoming the main source of income for the local population and part of the rich tourist heritage of Indonesia.
Plans by the government are already underway to develop and preserve this area for the future.
The Japanese occupied this area as strategic location during the World War II, with Christmas Island directly south and a link to Australia.
Relics of their occupation in the area are still well preserved, the old Japanese harbor is broken but still the main landmark, Lookout towers and hidden caves can still be visited and seen at the end of the Ujung Genteng peninsula.