Banyuwangi
Tour
Introduction
The beauty of nature is spread out Banyuwangi, from west
part to east. Mountains, forest and beaches sculpt the Land
Mark of each region. For instance; Ijen Crater, in the west
part of Banyuwangi is famous for its beautiful crater lake,
traditional sulfur miners who amazingly climb up and down
the slope of Mount Merapi, the plantations the hampers the
slope where the Ijen Creater crowned. In the National Park
of Meru Betiri with its Java Tiger, the turtles, that sign
the land of Banyuwangi. The places constitutes the center of
Tourism Developed area which is called Diamond Triangle,
which connect among one Tourism Object to others.Banyuwangi constitutes
an east regency of East Java. In the north part,
Situbondo regency is situated. Jember and Bondowoso
regencies are the neighbor regencies in the West part. In
the East part, Bali is stretched, while in the South part,
the Indonesian Ocean is located. Banyuwangi is situated in
the coordinate between 70 45’ 15” of South Latitude and 113’
38.2” of East Longitude. Because of this position,
Banyuwangi has various natural scenery, richness of art and
culture, customs and traditions.
Banyuwangi also has
the various art and culture, custom and tradition.
One of
the typical arts of Banyuwangi is Gandrung a welcomingdance
for distinguished guests. The dance is typical, then becomes
a Tourism Mascot of Banyuwangi. Beside Gandrung, Seblang,
Kuntulan, Damarwulan, angklung, Ketoprak, Barong, Kendang
Kempul, Jaranan and so on, constitute typical arts that can
be seen here, a typical custom and tradition such as sea
offering, metik (celebration before paddy and coffee
harvesting), Rebo Wekasan, Kebo visit Banyuwangi the Real
Tropical Country keboan, ruwatan, tumplek punjen, gredoan,
endog-endogan, etc. performed every year and package in the
Calender of Events of Banyuwangi.
Grajagan Beach
Grajagan is an interesting beach to visit. A wide
clean sand hampers the beach. The hill across the
sea, stick on the ground strongly. The beautiful
panorama of Grajagan fishing village can be seen
here. The caves for the battle protection in
Japanese Era can be seen here. The cottages and
motel are available for the visitors. Grajagan is
located about 53 km to the South of Banyuwangi.
Plengkung G-Land
Plengkung is known as one of the best surfing
beaches in the world. The word of “G” in “G-Land”
derives from Grajagan, the name of the bay where the
huge waves were found at the south of the Banyuwangi.
It is surrounded by virgin tropical land forest. G
lad offers the worlds most demanding surfing sport,
and recommended for professional surfers only. May
to October is the best time for surfing. No doubt it
is a world of surfer paradise. Most surfers start
from Bali, take an overland to Banyuwangi and
directly to National Park of Alas Purwo, G-Land or
cross the Grajagan Bay to Plengkung beach where the
waves challenge invite the surfers. However it is
not recommended for novices
Alas Purwo
National Park
Wild life reserve at the Blambangan Peninsula is
also known as “Alas Purwo”. Alas means forest or
jungle and purwo is the beginning of everything. The
width of Alas Purwo is 42 hectares square which is
completed by many kind of wild animals, especially
the species of banteng (Bos javanicus), deer, pics,
andpeacocks. There are many caves in the forest
which are blanketed by many kinds of plantations
Tour
Package: US$275/person Minimal 2 persons
Inclusive: Transportation,
Hotel Accommodation, Tour Guide and Mineral Water.
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