Songgon is one of destination we’d like to offer for you because this village is fresh village, large rice filed, munch water everywhere, and location in close from raung mount one of active volcano in east java. we can see this mount from the top of ijen. Not so far from this village there is beautiful water fall namely selendangarum.
In every area has traditional dance, in our regency also has very beautiful dance, if you want to learn as you souvenir when you come back to your country, If you you want to take waterl fall and learning traditional dancing or spectacular rafting leaning dancing. you can contact JET java eco tour .
Second day we visit alas puwo, 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. have 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.
After exploring alas purwo national park 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 (usually between December and February). 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
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.
Here the itinerary is:
Day1: visiting to selendang arum waterfall
– We take you at 6.00 AM in hotel in Banyuwangi
– we drive to songgon village by car around 2 hour from hotel
– after arriving in Songgon village you will be accompanied by ojek (motor cycle) and one local guide,
– from this village around 1 hour to get selendang arum water fall,
– Before arriving in this place you across bumpy road, pine plantation, Mohoni trees, and also coffee
Plantation.
– The location of parking and ticket post in coffee plantation, from here you walk across very
Beautiful seladah farm,
– in seladah farm there are much water and often raining, so little bit cool
– after walking around 30 minutes, you arrive in beautiful water fall.
– in selendang arum waterfall you might bath in very cool water.
– don’t forget to take photos
– After already finish you will be back to parking place, get ride motorcycle then
– Back to Sonngon village
– Have lunch
– have rest for moment
– learn traditional dance (this is optional program, if you are okay we will give it)
– you spent a night here (local home in songgon village)
Day 2: go to alas purwo national park
We start our tour from sonngon village ,we take you in local house in village. We leave at 5 AM. It takes around 3 hours to get there. We go straight to the feeding ground of Sadengan in Alas Purwo. We will have breakfast 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. Then, we take gondang-gandung (wooden boat) to across Mangrove Bedul. We’ll have a lunch break in Mangrove forest. Alas Purwo tour will end around 2 PM. Then we go to sukamade (merubetiri national park)
GO TO SUKAMADE –OPTIONAL PROGRAM (GREEN BAY)- RAJEK WESI
we drive straight to sukamade , 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 time (around at 4 -5 PM) we can relies baby turtle in sukamade beach. And then we come back to mess pantai, now it’s time for having break at 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.
Day 3: Go to rajekwesi beach – back to Banyuwangi town / hotel
weak up early morning at 06.30. then have breakfast , after that pack up we go to rajekwesi beach then drive straight to Banyuwangi town we might stop for having lunch, we arrive in town around at 12 or 01 PM
note: optional program after from sukamade, we might stop in teluk hijau (green bay) here we walk down to white – sand beach, it possible for swimming.
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It include:
Transport from hotel to songgon village
Jeep 4WDs refer to itinerary
Local guide to water fall
Drinking bottled water (500 ml/person) in water fall
One ojek/person in water fall
Ticket and parking in water fall
Snack for morning breaking in alas purwo national park
Boat fee in Mangrove Bedul.
Fee for learning traditional dance (if you want to do that)
A night accommodation in songgon village
Local ranger in merubetiri national park (sukamade)
Overnight in basic accommodation in the national park.
Dinner in merubetiri national park (sukamade)
Breakfast in merubetiri national park (sukamade)
It excludes:
Accommodation hotel in Banyuwangi town
Entrance fee to Alas Purwo National Park And camera ticket
Entrance fee merubetiri National Park and And camera ticket
Lunch in Mangrove forest (alas purwo national park).
Lunch on the way back to town (in the last day)
Optional program in teluk hijau (green bay) if you want to take it
Personal expenses.
Travel insurance.
Extra tips for guide and driver if you fell happy with our services.
We would suggest you to bring:
Personal items (toiletries, snacks).
Some snack for eating in merubetiri national park
Sunscreen.
Mosquito repellant.
Comfortable walking shoes and sandals.
Swimsuit, if you feel like swimming in Teluk Hijau.
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