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Guest House Around Bama Beach - Situbondo

Bama Beach

Bama beach is located in east area, in Baluran National Park area. Here, you can see the original and virgin beach with its amazing scenery. Beside that you also can see mangrove forest, Bama spring and Mantingan spring. One of special moment here is that you can see monkey with the long tail (Macaca fascicularis) that fishing crabs with their long tail.

If you pleasure to walk, you can pass the truck and you can see the beautiful panorama of Bama Beach on the height.

This beach also equipped with tourism facilities, such as hotels, restaurants, and some of food merchants. Just with 15,000 Rupiahs per person you can spend the night in Bama Beach to enjoy the beautiful panorama at night here.

More info visit: www.situbondo.eastjava.com

Anjuk Ladang Park - Nganjuk

Anjuk Ladang Park

This nice park is located at the central city of Nganjuk close to the Anjuk Ladang Stadium. It is located in the heart of Nganjuk town and the location is so shady and full of trees. It has equipped with children playground, jogging track, swimming pool and camping ground. The nuance around is so cool and fresh air because it has many trees and grass. Anjuk Ladang Park also has animal collection and the visitors can take a picture with them. Those animals is in various kind, such as; deer, monkeys, birds, etc.

This park is very beautiful and usually use as family recreation object. Anjuk Ladang Park often recommended as family recreation park in Nganjuk and often use as camping activity. This park is also has a stage for some special events. Some performances like; dance, theater, music are often held there.

The park is full of visitors, especially in holiday. There are many family visits this park with their family member and friends. Therefore, it is a very ideal place to relax with family and also has a wide parking area.

Visit Anjuk Ladang Park in Nganjuk tourism and get its fresh nuance.

More info visit: www.nganjuk.eastjava.com

Coban Rondo Waterfall - Malang

Coban Rondo

Coban Rondo waterfall is a beautiful water fall on the slope of Mount Panderman resort that is about 32 km to the west from Malang, it is very interesting to see and visit.

The height of waterfall is about 60 meter. Visitor can find and enjoy beautiful panorama ore peaceful impression around the waterfall.

Facilities: camping ground, jogging track, fishing or playing with elephants from The Elephants’ School Waykambas Lampung – Sumatra.

The waterfall is located at Pandesari village, Pujon District (about 32 km away to the West from Malang).
Visit Coban Rondo waterfall tourism and enjoy its nature scenery with its fresh air.

More info visit: www.malang.eastjava.com

Surabaya Heroes Monument

Heroes Monument & Surabaya Sepuluh November Museum

The warrior monument is located in Tembaan Street. It had built for the agenda of giving high respect to all warriors that had killed during big encounter to fight against ally army being hitchhiked by NICA, which wish to occupy Surabaya in 10 Novembers 1945. It is located in front of luxury Gubenur office. Besides as the big monument as high as 45 foot/feet, for the same purpose, in some famous places as battlefield at that time, have been made a heroic statue like Jayengrono garden (Red Bridge), Plaza Contong, in Tais Nasution street (Sharp-pointed Bamboo), Foreland and in Kombes Pol. M . Duriyat street.

The Heroes Monument is a warrior spirit symbol of “”arek-arek Suroboyo”” (Surabaya’s People) in faced the colonist. This monument is located in front of East Java Governor Office. As cultural pledge building, this monument located in Pahlawan Street Surabaya and very strategic because resides in the downtown of Surabaya, encircled by the main road; Bubutan Street, Tembaan Street, and Kebon Rojo Street.

Heroes Monument is built in “overturn nail” form, seen have monumental philosophic value. This Heroes Monument have of 40,45 meters height or 45 yards, with diameter under 3,10 meters and diameter to 1,30 meters. At underside of the monument is decorated with ‘”Trisula” engraving pictorial, ‘”Cakra”, ‘”Stamba” and ‘”Padma” as fire struggle symbol.

The first stone long had done by Ir. SOEKARNO the first RI President who consorted by Surabaya Mayor, Doel Arnowo in 10 Novembers 1951. One year later, the Heroes Monument had opened by Ir. SOEKARNO on 10 Novembers 1952 witnessed by Surabaya Mayor, R. Moestadjab Soemowidigdo, with the location of precise above the ex- building of Raad Van Justitie area or High Hall of Justice in colonization of Dutch, which at occupying of Japan era applied as Kempetai building or Japan military police.

In Japan government, this building is utilized as Japan Kempetai to judge, torture and arrested Indonesia combatants. By then, it was break a Surabaya encounter; this building mastered by Surabaya youngsters and become the center of the struggle. Finally, this building was breakdown because it had hit by ally artillery gunfire.

The gateway towards the Heroes Monument area, has built to looks like Bentar Temple, which is then called as Bentar Gateway. Bentar gate have of 4,5 meter height and 1,7 meter width, the gateway faced to south, which is the entrance and exit. From front of side, we can look around eight relieves that depict about the development of Surabaya city. Landing story of Tar-Tar army in Hujung Galuh, the development of Kalimas estuary as the Surabaya genesis.

Sepuluh Nopember Museum built to clarify the existence of Heroes Monument to study the network of 10 November 1945 encounter event in Surabaya. The museum building consisted of 2 floors that is floor 1 applied for 10 statue exhibition bunches symbolized the spirit of Surabaya people struggle and the oration social of Bung TOMO drama and encounter film that show of 10 Novembers 1945 struggle (electronic diorama) and space auditorium in second floor as exhibit weapon space, reproduction of documenter photographs and exhibition of Bung TOMO omission collection. Besides, there are two states diorama spaces that presents eight event that happened around of 10 November 1945 Surabaya encounter, complete with its narration.

More info: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Praburoro Traditional Dance - Banyuwangi

Praburoro Tranditional Dance

The word of Praburoro comes from the character of this performance whose name is Roro Rengganis. Praburoro is a type of dramatic dance. The stories that are performed come from the Panji, or the tale of Amir Hamzah, which is influenced by Islamic Persian stories. There are about 40 – 50 people who are involved in this performance. The players are divided into 3 groups.

The musical instrument is the gamelan of Java with slendro tone (a typical Javanese gamelan tone). Praburoro is a very unique presentation. First of all, the dance is a Javanese dance. The costumes are modeled after the wayang (puppet) orang performance. The musical instrument is the Javanese gamelan. The songs are also Javanese. However, the songs can be the songs of the Banyuwanginese; such as Padang Ulan, Waru Doyong, Kembang Waru, etc. The story is about the conquest of a non-moslem country. The performance ends with the scene of the King that has been conquered by Menak Agung Jayengrono and Umarmoyo.

For more details:
www.banyuwangi.eastjava.com

Batik Clothes - Trenggalek

Trenggalek Batik Cloth

Batik is an Indonesian traditional clothes, which popular since the ancient time of Javanese people made it. Hence, the particular mode, design, art and history from each regions are different with other regions. That is why Trenggalek has the term for their Batik clothes. Batik which came from East Java commonly has bright colors than Batik from Mid Java.

for details visit:
www.trenggalek.eastjava.com

Rambut Monte Lake - Blitar

Rambut Monte

Rambut Monte tourism is located in Krisik village, Gandusari district, more or less 30 km from town Blitar. This temple is an altar for Hinduism at Majapahit Empire era. There is clear pool and big water that formed a lake. This Lake has dwelt by hundreds of scarce fish and also sanctify by the local public.

Some while, there are a few people try to fishing in this lake, or have a family recreation and enjoy the fresh air because there are many trees around the lake.

If you interesting in ancient and sacred tourism, then this tourism area is suitable to be visited.

More info visit: www.blitar.eastjava.com

Purabaya Bus Station - Surabaya

Bus Station Purabaya, Surabaya

Purabaya Station is intercity bus station that resides in Bungurasih village, Waru District Sidoarjo regency. So it is known as Bungurasih station. But administratively this Station managed by the Government of Surabaya City. The situation of this station is very strategic only 20 minutes from Juanda International Airlines and close to turnpike access Surabaya-Gempol.

In the case of information to the passenger candidates, installation of good enough guide boards and explain. New passenger alighted from bus in arrival station can continuing journey to other town or will apply Damri town bus.

Besides the facility above, UPTD Purabaya station also provides intercity bus rate list stock watcher in province (AKDP) and intercity bus between provinces (AKAP) both economic class and also non-economics. Other public facilities like Mosque, passenger waiting room, toilet or Peron Locket, Telecommunications Booth. Purabaya station is also equipped with Wide Park, cab and angguna, restaurant and consecutive night bus counter express/executive class, bureau, Indonesia National Maritime (Pelni) agent.

Division of Express Bus Line in Purabaya Station:
Line 1: serve route toward west

Kediri, Tulungagung, Trenggalek, Madiun, Ponorogo, Solo, Yogya, Semarang, Madura, Purwokerto, Magelang

Line 2: bus route toward east, leave every (24 hours)
Malang, Probolinggo, Jember, Situbondo, Banyuwangi, Bondowoso. So also for Bus Economy class and have each Express Night Bus each has separate park to facilitate passenger candidate to get the bus that intended.

Bus passenger which have not time to bring stock food is not necessarily worry because many merchants will draw near to offer various foods like bale rice, cake, bread, fruit of fresh, light beverage, hot coffee etc.

More info visit: www.surabaya.eastjava.com

Dhamar Wulan Natural Pool - Bondowoso

Dhamar Wulan Pool

Dhamar Wulan natural pool is located in one area with Blawan waterfall. It is surrounded with natural scenery. There are many trees and has fresh air. The water comes naturally, so clean and clear. The visitors can enjoy natural situation and having recreation here.

More info visit: www.bondowoso.eastjava.com

Sunan Drajat Mushollah - Lamongan

Sunan Drajat Graveyard

Sunan Drajat is one of the charismatic of an Islam spreaders in Java who is called Wali Songo. He was very intelligent man and people called him Raden Qosim. His father, Sunan Ampel sent him to Aceh and Mocca to study Islam. After finishing his study, he taught Islam at the north coast of Java especially at Paciran, Lamongan.

As a religious teacher, Sunan Drajat was known as the social Moslem who paid much attention to the poor. He developed the social welfare first then he taught his doctrines. To respect his great struggle, the local government of Lamongan Regency built a museum in the complex of the cemetery and it was officially opened by the governor of East Java on March, 31 1992.

This grave is located at Paciran village, Lamongan district. Generally, the pilgrims of this grave are domestic tourist. Besides, tourists from Asian countries also often visit it. The facilities that the tourists can get in this graveyard are; parking area, mosque, restaurants, rest place and bathroom. Those facilities are prepared for the tourists, in order to get their pleasure to come to this place.

More info visit: www.lamongan.eastjava.com