The Sunda Kelapa port was initially built more than 450 years ago on the location of an earlier settlement created as a result of the local trade in pepper.

The Sunda Kelapa you see today was constructed in the early 1600s when Portuguese merchants created a trading station in collaboration with the Pajajaran Kingdom which controlled the area at the time.

Today the port is still used by traditional seafaring vessels, and visitors will be enthralled by the sight of the handsome boats anchored there. While a popular tourist attraction, Sunda Kelapa port is still an important commercial area with corporate complexes and offices.