This tomb consists of nine levels, and on the ninth level of Sunan Gunung Jati is buried. While the eighth level down is the family cemetery and his descendants, both offspring and descendants of Kanoman Kraton from Kraton Kasepuhan.

In this tomb there malela sand from Mecca who were brought directly by Prince Cakrabuana, son of Maharaja Sri Baduga Siliwangi King of the Kingdom of Padjadjaran. Because the process of taking sand from Mecca it requires a fairly heavy struggle, then the visitors and the locksmith who will come out of this tomb complex have to clean his feet first, so that the sand was not carried out even if only a little complex. The ban is a direct instruction from Prince Cakrabuana own.

The tomb occupies an area of 4 hectares is a pilgrimage that many attractions visited by the tourists / pilgrims both from Cirebon and surrounding cities. The arrival of the pilgrims usually take place at certain times such as Friday POND, warning Maulud Prophet Muhammad, ritual Grebeg Syawal, Rayagung Grebeg ritual, and rituals of washing fetish.

Sunan Gunung Jati's tomb building has unique architectural style, namely a combination of Javanese architecture style, Arabic and Chinese. Java architecture found on the roof of the building that shaped Limasan. China Architectural appear on tomb walls interior design filled with ornate ceramic and porcelain. Besides sticking to the walls of the tomb, antiques are also displayed along the cemetery road. All objects that are centuries old, but his condition was still maintained. The artifacts were brought by the wife of Sunan Gunung Jati, Nyi Mas Ratu Rara Sumandeng from China around the 13th century AD While the architecture of the Middle East lies in a beautiful ornate calligraphy engraved on the tomb walls and buildings.

Another uniqueness looked at the door of the tomb is composed nine storey. Each door has a different name, in order may be cited as follows: gate door, door Krapyak, pasujudan door, door ratnakomala, door jinem, rararoga door, door glass, door bacem, and the door of the ninth named door lotus. All visitors should only be entered through the doors to five only. For door-to-six up to nine only for the descendants of Sunan Gunung Jati himself.

This tomb complex is also equipped with two rooms called Balaimangu Majapahit and Balaimangu Padjadjaran. Balaimangu Majapahit is a building made by the Kingdom of Majapahit to Sunan Gunung Jati was awarded to him when he married Nyi Mas Tepasari, the daughter of one of the Majapahit princes named Ki Ageng Tepasan. While Balaimangu Padjadjaran is a building made by the King Siliwangi for Sharif Hidayatullah was awarded to him when he was crowned as Sultan of the Sultanate of Pakungwati (the empire that is the origin of the founding of the Sultanate of Cirebon).

As well as the unique architecture of the building, tourism pilgrimage is the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati is also famous for various kinds of rituals, the ritual Grebeg Shawwal, Grebeg Rayagung, and washing fetish. Grebeg Ramadhan is an annual tradition, held every day 7 in the month of Shawwal, to commemorate and preserve the traditions of the Sultan of Cirebon and their families who visited the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati every month. While Grebeg Rayagung is visiting local communities to the tomb which is held every holiday Iduladha. In addition, there is also an annual ritual on the 20th day of Ramadan, a tradition called "washing fetish" and the heirlooms (gamelan and a set of blacksmith tools) that are relics of Sunan Gunung Jati. This tradition dilaksakan after Fajr prayers, Quran Nuzulul aims to commemorate the fallen on the 17th of Ramadan.

In the area of the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati there are facilities such as lodging, food stalls, mosques, pavilion, Paseban Large (marquee where the reception), Paseban Soko (a place for deliberation), parking area, and the square. At this location there are also street vendors, kiosks cendramata, fruit stalls, and others.

Tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati is approximately 6 km to the north of the city of Cirebon. To get to the location of this cemetery visitors can use a personal vehicle (car) or ride public transportation (bus) from Terminal Cirebon. From this terminal, visitors take the bus majors Cirebon-Indramayu and get off at the location. Travel from Cirebon to the location of this cemetery usually takes approximately 15 minutes.