Cruises from Benkulu
Benkulu is a Province of Indonesia, and also its capital and largest city, facing the Indian Ocean on the SW coast of Sumatra. Bengkulu is home to many natural resources such as coal and gold, and has large potential geothermal resources. It lies in an active earthquake and tsunami region (the Sunda Fault), and is surrounded by active and extinct volcanoes. Tigers and elephants wander through the remains of the original rainforest, where exotic rafflesia's and orchids grow.