Baluran, the African of Indonesia

Baluran National Park is representative of specific dry forest ecosystem in Java, consists of savanna vegetation types, mangrove forest, monsoon forest, beach forest, lower montane forests, swamp forest and evergreen forest throughout the year. About 40 percent of savanna vegetation types dominate the area of National Parks Baluran.

Plants in this national park as many as 444 species, including native plants are unique and interesting is widoro bukol (Ziziphus rotundifolia), neem (Azadirachta indica), and Pilang (Acacia leucophloea). Widoro bukol, neem, and Pilang is a plant that is able to adapt in a very dry conditions (still looked green), although other plants have withered and dry.
Other plants that like acid (Tamarindus indica), gadung (Dioscorea hispida), hazelnut (Aleurites moluccana), gebang (Corypha utan), api-api (Avicennia sp.), Kendal (Cordia obliqua), Burn (Syzygium polyanthum), and bulging (Sterculia foetida).

There are 26 species of mammals such as bison (Bos javanicus javanicus), wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), deer (Muntiacus muntjak muntjak), deer (Cervus russa timorensis), leopards (Panthera pardus weld), deer (Tragulus pelandoc javanicus), and cat mangrove (Prionailurus viverrinus).
Animal bison is mascots / characteristic of Baluran National Park.
In addition, there are about 155 species of birds including rare such as flame kite (Hirundo Rustica), tuwuk / tuwur asia (Eudynamys scolopacea), peacock (Pavo muticus), red jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus), kangkareng (Anthracoceros convecus ), hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros), and stork barrels (Leptoptilos javanicus)
In Hm. 80 bars - Bekol, there is an old well that became legends surrounding communities. The legend tells that the city of Banyuwangi, Bali and Baluran equally digging wells. If, wells in each city's first water out and flying the flag, meaning the city will be the central hustle / culture.

Some locations / attractions to visit:
Bullion. Looking at historical relics / sites of Japanese cave, tomb of the son of Maulana Malik Ibrahim, attractions peacock dances in the breeding season between October / November and camping. Facilities: information center and campground.
Bekol and Semiang. Observation of wildlife such as pheasant, peacock, deer, antelope, bison, wild buffalo, birds.
Existing facilities: researchers guesthouse, guest house, a tower of view.
Bama, Balanan, room. Marine tourism, fishing, diving / snorkeling, and a fight between a stag in July / August; and a pack of gray monkeys crab fishing / small crab with its tail at low tide.
Burn, Water Kacip. Sources of water that never dry throughout the year, the leopard habitat.
Popongan, Sejile, Sirontoh, Kalitopo. Boating on a calm sea, see the various types of ornamental fish, migratory birds observation.
Rainfall cry. Activities of rock climbing as high as 10-30 meters, with a slope of up to 85%.
Bang Temple, Labuan Merak, Kramat. Cultural tourism.
The best visiting season: March, s / d in August each year.
How to reach the location: Banyuwangi-bars with a distance of 35 km, which continued to Bekol with a time of 45 minutes (12 miles) or Situbondo-bars with a distance of 60 km using
the car.

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