Because of its easy access, the Mount Gede-Pangrango National Park with its spectacular panorama is a favourite site with visitors.  Located in the province of West Java this Park encompasses the peaks of Mt. Gede, Mt. Pangrango.  Around these peaks are tea plantations, recreation parks, waterfalls, hot springs, lakes and accommodation facilities within the park as around its periphery. The Park was declared nature conservation area in 1889, although prior to this the Cibodas Botanical Gardens was already established here in 1830, where cinchona (quinine) and coffee were first cultivated to become Java’s most prominent exports in the 19th century.