First place is purwo national park, This 434-sq km national park occupies the whole of remote Blambangan peninsula on the shorten eastern tip of java. purwo national park provides a home for wildlife. The wildlife in Alas Purwo come to the feeding ground of Sadengan every morning. And juggle tracking for explore caves (gua istana) Alas Purwo also has a turtle hatchery in Ngagelan. The mangrove forest at far west of Alas Purwo is considerably well-preserved.Alas purwo means first forest in Javanese according to legend, this is earth first emerged from the ocean.
Second place is rajegwesi village. This village is also located in meru betiri national park area. We will spend a night in this village. More important is we can see village people activities one of them is natural process of coconut sugar.
The next destination is Teluk hijau (green bay) with its Cliffs and white sand beach. A trail leads 1 km from the road down to teluk hijau.
The best destination that we are going to visit is sukamade turtle-spawning ground its located in meru betiri national park, this place is most important turtle-spawning ground. Where five species of turtle come ashore to laying their eggs. Green turtle most common, but giant leatherbacks also visit (now almost every night we can find turtle in shore ). In the middle of jungle still many wild animal such as leopard, wild boars, monkeys, banteng, black giant squirrels, civets, reticulated pythons (the world’s longest snake) bird life is prolific, with Javanese eagle and large number of hornbills – including rhinoceros hornbill which emit a bark –like horn
Let’s fill your vocation by visiting excellent destination with our team
Here the itinerary is:
Day 1: first meeting in Banyuwangi* city area – purwo national park – rajegwesi village (home stay)
We start our tour from HOTEL, We leave at 5 AM. It takes around 4/5 hours to get there. We go straight to the feeding ground of Sadengan in Alas Purwo. We will have breakfast* / just eating snacks while watching the wildlife. Sadengan is grazing ground has the largest herd of wild Banteng in java, kijang (deer) and peacocks are seen here from the viewing tower.
From Sadengan, we go to Pancur 3km south east from trianggulasi beach where there is small water fall that flow onto beach, another PHKA post and camping ground. In pancur we have juggle tracking for explore caves (gua istana) in Alas Purwo. These sites are considered by some people as a sacred site. And many soul researcher and mystic flock here during suro mount, which mark of Javanese New Year. They come here regularly for meditating.
Then we visit Trianggulasi beach with white-sand, here is beautiful, but swimming is dangerous because the underwater current is very strong. After from trianggulasi we go to ngagelan, it’s a semi-natural turtle hatchery by the sea. After visiting Ngaggelan,from Ngagelan, we go to Mangrove forest. The distance is around 7 km from ngagelan. Then, we take gondang-gandung (wooden boat) to across Mangrove Bedul. We’ll have a lunch break in Mangrove forest/ or out side mangrove forest . Alas Purwo tour will end around 2.30 PM. Then we go ot rajegwesi village , at night we stay in raflesia home stay (free program)
Note: * First meeting point can be in city / hotel / wherever you want
**in this day, please prepare your break fast box from hotel.
If you need some snacks in national park, prepare a day before leaving.
Include :
Transprt driver fee and fuel
English-speaking tour guide.
Drinking bottled water (1,500 ml/person).
Boat fee for exploring Mangrove Bedul.
Entrance fee to Alas Purwo National Park.
Entrance fee to merubetiri national park
Raflesia home stay
Dinner in raflesia home stay
guide
Exclude:
Break fast and lunch
Day 2: sun rise in rajegwesi – green bay – off road sukamade – at night watching giant turtle laying the eegs in beach ( at night stay in sukamade guest house)
Sun rise in the beach is very nice then watching fisherman going back from the sea brings their fish also nice.
Wake up at 05:00 the walking to from home stay to beach 500 meters, then in beach we will wait sun rise and enjoy very fresh air
After enjoying the beach we come back to home stay, take shower then eat break fast after that come back to rajegwesi beach again, from rajegwesi beach by traditional boat we go to green bay, after arriving in green bay, you may enjoy nice beach by swimming, sun bathing until in the afternoon around at 01:00 PM. So don’t forget to bring swim suit if you like to swim
If we have felt satisfied to enjoy green bay, we are going to come back to rajegwesi village / home stay for having lunch. And see natural coconut sugar process, After that we have off road to sukamade turtle-spawning ground.
On the way to sukamade we will stop for while to see rubber and cacao plantation. If in the season we can taste cacao fruit.
we drive to sukamade around 1,5 hour We across a river to Sukamade by 4-WD vehicle, When the river flow is too high and strong, we will cross the river with bamboo boat and walk around1 hour to Sukamade, after arriving in sukamade mess pantai. If we still have enough time you can go to sukamade beach it about 700 meter walking from Mess pantai. And then we come back to mess pantai, now its time for having break. Around at 07:00PM we have dinner then at 8 PM we go Sukamade beach with local rangers. In beach we can see turtles lay eggs One turtle can lay eggs around 100, local ranger visits the beach every night to check whether one or two turtles come ashore. after from beach we can see small turtle rise from sand in cage , then it’s time for having rest, Tonight we will stay at the accommodation of Meru Betiri National Park.
Include:
Jeep 4 WD
Breakfast and lunch in rajegwesi village home stay
Traditional boat to greenbay (if the wave is not big, if the wave is bi we will walk down 1 km)
Dinner in Sukamade (usual food, because inside national park such as fried rice, noodle, soup)
Overnight in basic accommodation in merubetiri the national park.
One team Rangers during watching night turtle conservation in Merubetiri national park area.National park ticket
Excluded:
Private Torch light / lamp / lighter for sukamade night tour.
Personal expenses (toilet, extra snacks at local warung, drinking beer).
Mosquito lotion
Warmer jacket.
Day 3: Release Baby Turtle In Sukamade Beach – Back To Banyuwangi City
weak up in the morning at 06:00. Then go to beach for releasing baby turtle competition. then have breakfast, after that pack up then drive straight to town on the to Banyuwangi town we might stop for having lunch, we arrive in town around at 01 or 2 PM
Include:
4 WD jeep
Breakfast in Sukamade (usual food, because inside national park such as fried rice, noodle, soup)
guide
Excluded:
Hotel in the city
Lunch on the way to city
donation for releasing baby turtle (how much is it? The answer is UP TO YOU)
Personal expenses (toilet, extra snacks at local warung, drinking beer).
Mosquito lotion
Extra tips for guide and driver if fell happy with our services
