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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Ijen crater

Ijen Crater is one of the tourist area you can visit during the holidays in East Java. The crater is located on Mount Ijen Crater is one of the most acidic of the largest in the world. Where the location of Ijen? What is interesting from the crater that can quickly dissolve a human body?

Ijen Crater is located at the top of Mount Ijen, which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java, such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Mount Ijen is located to the east of Mount Merapi (in East Java, there is also a mountain that has the same name as the mountain is Mount Merapi in Central Java). Ijen Crater Tour Area or Nature Reserve Nature Trail is located in the subdistrict of Ijen, Glossy, and District Klobang Banyuwangi, Bondowoso.

Ijen Crater lies at an altitude of 2368 meters above sea level. What is interesting is situated in the middle of this crater is the largest caldera on the island of Java. The size of the caldera about 20 miles. Size of the crater itself is around 960 meters x 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters. The crater is located at depths greater than 300 meters beneath the caldera wall.

Why Ijen Crater is one of the most acidic crater in the world? Do you know how many degrees of acidity (pH) of this crater? This crater has a very high level of acidity that is close to zero so the human body can dissolve quickly. In addition, the temperature of the crater that reached 200 degrees Celsius increase will be amazed at this huge crater. However, behind the numbers that make these fears, it presents the enchanting beauty of this crater is also amazing. The beauty of what you can get at the Ijen Crater?

From the top of Mount Ijen Crater Ijen looks very beautiful. This crater lake is a large green with a bluish haze and sulfur fumes are very charming. In addition, cold air with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, and even can reach temperatures of 2 degrees centigrade, will add its own sensation. A variety of plants that exist only in the plateau can also be found, such as Flowers Edelweis and Pine Mountain.

In the morning, when the sun began to shine Ijen Crater region, beautiful scenery you can enjoy. Ijen Crater is bluish green in color will be added to the golden sunlight bounces in the crater. Stunning scenery you can also get by watching the enchanting beauty of Mount Merapi adjacent. Mount Merapi has similarities with the shape of Mount Ijen. The best time to witness the beauty of Ijen is in the morning.

To reach Ijen Crater, you have to down a path along the cliffs of the caldera. Do not forget to bring the lid of life because sometimes the fumes of sulfur in the wind passes through. You can also surround the caldera in this area that takes up to 8 to 10 hours on foot.

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Bromo Mountain

Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java. Natural attractions are located in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the eastern city of Malang, East Java. The crowd was not only the local tourists, even many who come from abroad. With a typical scene makes Bromo worthy of being a tourist destination. What are the privileges of Mount Bromo?

Cold, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. Here the temperature reaches 10 degrees to 0 degrees Celsius even during the morning. So, you should prepare for winter clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to overcome them. But, if you forget about the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares in the form of hats, gloves, or scarves.

Regular visitors to visit this area since the early days with the aim to see the rising sun. To view them, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Field that must be traversed to get to Mount Pananjakan a heavy terrain. To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through the desert-like area that can make you get lost. When the need to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of sharp turns would require a high driving skills. To that end, many visitors choose to rent a car hardtop (a type jeep) driven by the community. The community is derived from the Tengger tribe is friendly with visitors.

Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or tea and a fire to warm the body while waiting for the sun tebitnya time. There are also stores that rent out warm clothing. Watching the sunrise indeed an interesting event. The proof, the visitors are willing to wait since 5 am facing east so as not to lose this moment. You also do not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the roundness of the sun which first matches only small pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete circle and shed light so that we can see the view of the mountains in this region. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Semeru is the highest mountain on the island of Java.

Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain and towards Mount Bromo Pananjakan. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Turns out you pass through the sea of ​​sand which covers 10 km ². Arid regions are filled with sand and just a little overgrown grasses that dry. A gust of wind, making the sand fly and can complicate your breathing.

To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you should hire a horse at a price of Rp 70,000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it should be noted that walking is not easy, because scorching sun, long distances, flying dust can make the trip harder.

Now, you have to climb the stairs that number reached 250 stairs to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at Bromo is the high peak of 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke. You can also cast your gaze down, and saw the sea of ​​sand with a temple in its midst. It's really incredibly rare and unusual that we enjoy.

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