Sunda Kelapa harbor - an old port, which is located at the mouth of the river Ciliwung. The name of the river Ciliwung translated from Indonesian language sounds like "muddy river". This river is the largest river in the city of Jakarta. At a time when the island of Java was colonized by the Dutch, the river Ciliwung was important, and the port - an important stop on the path of many merchant ships from around the world. In addition, the river has been a source of fresh water for the residents of the city. Unfortunately, the water Ciliwung polluted by industrial and domestic discharges, but despite this, the water is stored in a sufficiently large number of fish and crabs, shrimp and other crustaceans.

Sunda Kelapa port was once the main port of Sunda kingdom, from which begins the story of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Translated from the Sundanese language, "Kelapa" - a local variety of the coconut, hence the name of the harbor. In the XIII century, trade is one of the sources of income of the Kingdom of Sunda. It should be noted that the port of Sunda Kelapa was one of the few then existing Indonesian ports that are maintained trade relations with Europe and took their ships.

In 1527 Sunda Kelapa was attacked by forces of the Sultanate of Demak, and soon Sunda Kelapa renamed Jakarta. Later, the port has become a part of the Sultanate of Bantam. During the colonization of the Netherlands near the port it was built a new town, called Batavia. As the main port it functioned until almost the end of the XIX century until it was built Tanjung Priok new port to unload the flow of arriving ships. The new port is located 9 km to the east of the old port. After Indonesia became independent, the port of Batavia again returned to its original name - the Sunda Kelapa as a tribute to the historical past of the harbor, was at the forefront of Jakarta.