Singosari temple, is also known as Kendedes temple, was founded in honor to the King Kertanegara, who was the last king of Singosari dynasty who died in 1292 AD. This temple was erected in 1300 AD at the same time when the ritual Sradha took place. In the vicinity of the temple there are two gigantic statue called Dwarapala, believed to be the entrance guards to the palace.

Singosari Temple - Singosari, Malang

This temple has saved the historical story that always remember by Malang public. However, Singosari temple is a symbol of the existence of Malang regency from years ago.

Singosari Statue

As the other East Java’s temple, Singosari temple is formed from red bricks and arranged in cone building, called temple. This temple also has beautiful relief that describe the great of Singosari Kingdom years ago.

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May 7
Sunan Giri Haul

At this day is the commemoration the death of Sunan Giri. Sunan Giri is one of the Wali Songo member, and the founder of Gresik regency. There will number of activities related to Islamic things, like Hadrah, reading Koran, Religious preach and more.
Location: GOR Tridarma Petrokimia Gresik.

May 9
Mojokerto Anniversary

At this anniversary of Mojokerto regency, there will flag ceremonial and some cultural activities like traditional dances to commemorate the struggle of Raden Wijaya to build Majapahit. Beside, there is also pilgrim ceremonial to the grave of former Mojokerto regents, sport race and cultural art.
Location: Local Government Office, Mojokerto

May 16 to 20
SURABAYA GREAT EXPO

Surabaya Great Expo is an Industry and Trade Fairs by displaying a variety of superior products from the participants, which consist of several government agencies and private agencies
Location: Gramedia Expo Surabaya

May 26
CULTURAL PARADE

To celebrate Lamongan Anniversary, there will be Cultural Parade, that followed by numbers of participants from each sub-districts and all levels of Government and Educational Institutions in Lamongan.
Location: Lamongan Square

May
MAJAPAHIT TRAVEL FAIR (MTF)

In order to put East Java in the world tourism map as a tourist destination, the Department of Culture and Tourism Province of East Java in cooperation with the tourism industry and related associations, held a regular tourist event annualy in Surabaya.
MTF 2012 will held on May 17 to 20 with activities include: Business Meeting, Seminar (Workshop), Exhibition and Tourism Exchange (Exhibition), Introduction to Tourism (Fam Trip), Cultural Arts Festival and Competitions
Location: Grand City Surabaya, Gubeng

BANTENGAN ARTS FESTIVAL

Banteng is a bull, this Bantengan art is held to commemorate the tradition from ancient time, where one of Majapahit figures was always held the bull fight. This annual celebration is the collaboration between Youth, Sport, Culture and Tourism Department, and followed by 50 groups or Bantengan art.
Location: Great Hall District Trowulan

May
THE ELECTION OF TOURISM AMBASSADOR OF YAK – YUK

This election of Tourism Ambassador of Yuk Yak is a series of Lamongan anniversary events as a media for young generation as well as providing knowledge the field of Touri
Location: Regency Hall Lamongan

SURABAYA CITY DAY on 719th
CULTURE AND FLOWER PARADE

This parade is being held to celebrate the 719th anniversary of Surabaya, it starts from Pahlawan Street and it ends at City Hall
Location: Heroes Monument – Surabaya City Hall

RUJAK ULEG FESTIVAL

Rujak uleg is one of traditional food of Suurabaya. As part to celebrate the Surabaya anniversary, rujak uleg vestival is held and it followed by hundreds of participants.
Location: Kembang Jepun Street, Surabaya
SURABAYA SHOPPING FESTIVAL

Surabaya shopping Festival is a blasting month for those who love to shop. At this moment, there will be great sale and discount on every malls and plazas in Surabaya and also some of related venues of entertainment.
Location: Shooping Centers in  Surabaya

Cak And Ning Tourism Ambasador Election

This election is having purpose to choose the candidates of man and woman to be the representative to promote East Java tourism, especially Surabaya tourism.
Location: City of Surabaya
Art Performance

This art performance is traditional art in the form of Tandaan, Tayub, and related. Tandaan and Tayub is a traditiona art dance and drama.
Location: Cultural Park Building, Â Gentengkali street, Surabaya

May – June
Keduk Beji Sendang Tawun

This traditional ceremony is about to clean Tawun waterfall by the divers and using groom wardrobe. The participants are also followed by some teenagers and local society.
Location: Tawun pool, Ngawi

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Kapur Cave

Kapur cave is located near to Blawan waterfall in Kalianyar village, Bondowoso. Goa Kapur or Kapur cave is approximately located around 175 Km from Belawan hot spring. At the cave, the local people believe there is a clear water poll that being used by Damarwulan to wash his face at that time. Damarwulan was a Javanese legendary hero that had mighty power to help the poor.

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Serang Beach - Blitar

Serang Beach

Serang beach is located in Serang village, Panggungrejo sub-district, it ‘s about 40 Km from Blitar city.

This beach is stunningly beautiful. The sea water has turquoise color and strong waves, typical of Indonesian south sea. Moreover, the greenish nuance is also can be found around the hill in the next side of the beach.

The visitors who come to the beach can hike the cliff and fishing. In fact, there are numbers of fisherman who traditionally fishing the lobster and fishes.

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Animal Museum - Batu Secret Zoo, Batu

Animal Museum

Batu Secret Zoo is an official site of Jawa Timur Park or Jatim Park 2 that located in Batu city, East Java. Batu Secret Zoo is a modern zoo, complete with the high architectural design and numbers of animals’ collection. This zoo can be accessed for about 30n minutes from Malang city or 90 minutes from Surabaya. Moreover, this location is also near to other recreational park, which is Batu Night Spectacular or BNS.

By lying on 2 hectares land, there are three sections become the visitors’ route during the exploration to this zoo. The first section is about the zoo. The visitors who entrance the gate, can exploring the animals in some of artificial cage. The animals are taken from the entire endemic world and divided into some sections like Tiger land, Savannah Land, Hippo and Croc Garden, River Adventure, Safari Farm, Reptile zone and so on.
While enjoying the exotic animals, the visitors can also experience the beautiful sceneries along the uphill and down road.

The second section is called Museum Satwa or The Animals Museum. The content of this museum is about the bones of the animal, like, dinosaurs; the artificial pre historic animals, the artificial of the extinct animals and the preserved animals like butterfly, civet, deer, some of fishes and more. This museum is standing close to exit gate of the main section. The museum is having luxurious white building exterior and high interior design.

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The Mist At The Edge Of The Crater

Ijen Crater

Ijen is the complex of volcanic area, which there is a crater of Ijen and its plateau, which has 2,600M and 8,660 M high. Ijen is located in three parts of regencies, which in Situbondo, Bondowoso, and Banyuwangi, East Java. This volcanic area become the most incredible and surreal volcanic area in East Java.

In this volcanic mountain, there is also the sulfur mining, regarding that the mountain is still active and produce the nature sulfur. In here, we can see the sulfur miners that collect and carry huge loads of pure sulfur up from the crater floor along a steep, rocky path in the middle of clouds of sulfur dioxide gas. They did it as their living hood. Particularly, Ijen volcanic mountain is consider as the home to the largest lake of sulfuric acid in the world. The lake can produce 36 Million cubic meter representing a solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen chloride, the most powerful existing acids.

Ijen volcanic area is lies to west of Merapi Mountain. The crater is having a wide turquoise colored acid lake that rich in sulfur. The dramatic nuance can be seen around this marvelous Tosca Lake.

The Ijen Plateau, is a large of highland area in Southeast of Bondowoso, which includes the peaks and foothills of Ijen Mountain, Raung Mountain, Suket Mountain and Merapi Mountain.

Among the plateau, the area is such a rural village, which there is coffee plantations, vegetables garden and an upland forest.
For those who like to hike Ijen crater, the access is about 3Km hike from Pal Tuding. In Pal Tuding, there is camping ground, dorm and national park office, where the hikers can get the safety info before hiking the crater.

The path to the crater is about steeply uphill, passing the forest edge that can be easily be follow. The journey will pass 45 minutes and the visitors will get into the crater. The visitors can walk along the top of the crater, or descend to the edge of the lake along the narrow path that the miners usually through while mining the sulfur.

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This also becomes the agenda for East Java tourism aboard, to attract the tourists to come in order to introduce the uniquely East Java.

The East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 is contains the schedule of some traditional ceremonies, traditions, festivals and performances which held in some cities and regencies in East Java. It is designed to promote and to publish the tourism agenda in the whole area in East Java.

February

8 February

PASURUAN ANNIVERSARY

Pasuruan city is located in golden triangle between the towns of Probolinggo – Malang and Pasuruan that located 45 km northeast of the provincial capital of East Java. Pasuruan is known as Kota Santri or Muslim Students, for the most people are moslem and there are numbers of Islam Borading School or Pondok Pesantre in here.
February 8 is the anniversary of Pasuruan, to commemorate that day, the societies is always celebrated by holding a variety of activities including:
- praying in the tomb of Suropati, completing, games, thanksgiving ceremonial and many more. Those activities are involving the entire socities in Pasuruan. At the main event, there will be “Kirap Petaka Untung Suropati”, which is the procession of the build of Pasuruan at old times.
Location: Pasuruan City

February 14

PETA Colossal Drama

This Colossal drama is annually held to commemorate the uprising of PETA souldiers against Japanese colonial in Blitar in 1945, which was led by Sudanco Soeprijadi. By this colossal drama, it hopefully can increase the value of heroism and appreciate the sense of patriotism to the country.
Location: PETA Monument Complex,  Blitar Regency

February 15

The Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad

This activity is undertaken to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
Location: Mosque, Mausoleum Kuncen, Madiun
Time 07:00 to 15:00 WIB

February 17

Washing Kyai Pradah’s Gong

This ritual is part of cultural activities from the indigenous Sutojayan, Blitar. At this moment, the society will wash the Gong or typical of traditional instrument, that belongs to Kyai Pradah. The aim for this activity is asking bless, abundant life and security to God
Location: Kalipang Village, Sutojayan sub district, Blitar

February

Sampang Anniversary

Sampang anniversary is annually held at the same day with Grebeg Maulid at 12 Rabiul Awal (Islamic Calendar). At this day there will be a festival that consists of Pilgrimage tour to Sampang elder, fireworks, social activities and live music.
Location: Wijaya Kusuma Field, Sampang, Madura

February-March

TOURISM AMBASSADOR ELECTION : KANGMAS DIAJENG

This Kangmas-Diajeng election is held by Blitar society annually. By helding this election can also increase the visit of the tourists in Blitar. Afterward, the winner of the election will be included in East Java Raka-Raki election in Surabaya.
Location: The Office of Communications, Information and Tourism Blitar.

It is important to inform that the local communities usually determine the schedules of the ceremonial events by using the calendars of Javanese, Moslem, and Hindu Tenggerese. Therefore, to assure the exact date of the events, it is advisable to confirm the local Government Tourist Offices.

We hope the East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 will be helpful and useful for visitors and travelers.

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Baluran National Park

Baluran national park is a forest preservation area that extends about 25.000 ha on the north coast of East Java. It located in Sumberwaru village, Banyuwangi district, Situbondo, precisely on the east border of Java Island.

The visitors that come to Baluran national park will experience the exotic panorama of Savannah and mount Baluran, which is inactive volcano and inhabited by exotic animals like wild pigs, deer, peacocks, wild chicken, some species of monkeys and also bulls as the protected animals in the area.

Moreover, you can enjoy the amazing scenery of the forest and do the safari activities in the wild life and feel the magic of the forest. This park is so unique because 15 km from the main entrance, you can find a beautiful white beach called Bama Beach, here is the habitat of coral reef, fish and mangrove.

Ranu Kumbolo

Similar to Ranu Pane and Ranu Regulo, Ranu Kumbolo is wider than both lakes, which has 8 ha and located at 22,390 m above sea level. Ranu Kumbolo is formed from massive crater of Jambangan Mountain.

For those who like to hike, Ranu Kumbolo is the pit stop to prepare their adventure. Moreover, Ranu Kumbolo is also providing a hut for hikers and there is camping ground to sleep over. Also, there is an ancient monument that standing on Ranu Kumbolo. Local people believe that monument were already existed since Majapahit Empire.

Fresh air, clear water, nice atmosphere is the thing that the visitors can get while spending time in these marvelous lakes. Forget the daily routines, sweep away the burdens, Ranu Pane, Ranu Regulo and Ranu Kumbolo is the perfect place to recharge your body and soul.

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Teleng Ria Beach

Teleng Ria beach is the nearest destination while visiting Pacitan Regency, it is about 5 minutes from the city. This beach faced to ‘Pantai Selatan’ or South Sea with the extent of white sand along 3 km. The distance from the Capital of Pacitan regency to the location is only 3,5 km, and it is easily reached with various vehicle.

The wave is medium and enjoyable for swimming and also to have a picnic with family. It has white sand and beautiful panorama guarded by limo mountains.

The visitors can enjoy the south sea wave, swimming pool and play ground, a stage for cultural event for Bonggo Budoyo and camping area, fishing area, hotels, and traditional food of Pacitan.

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