Art Shops - Banyuwangi

Art Shops   Banyuwangi has both traditional and modern shopping center. Both of them have their own attractions. Traditional shopping usually happens in traditional merket. The interesting thing in traditional market in the customers must bargain the good wherever they want to buy, in order to get cheap price. On the other hand, in the modern shopping center, the custommers do not need bargaining the goods, as the prices have been labeled...

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Seblang Dance

Seblang Banyuwangi has two kinds of Seblang ceremonies. They are Seblang Oleh Sari and Seblang Bakungan. Seblang Ritual is one of public ritual of Using community that can found in two villages in Glagah district, Banyuwangi, that is Bakungan and Olihsari. This ritual is held for pray and wishfull to the God, in order to get the welfare and secure. This ritual is as same...

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Barong Dance

The word Barong has several meanings. In the Sanskrit language barong means bear, derived from the word “B(h)arwang”. Baron can also refer to the roots that live near a bamboo cluster or a performance imitating a wild animal. Evidenced from the meanings above, the last meaning is closer to the meaning of the Barong Traditional Performance.   There are many...

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Gandrung Dance - Banyuwangi

Gandrung Dance The government of Banyuwangi gives special attention to the art of Gandrung. The purpose of this is to encourage the spirit of local ethnicity that will in turn increase the development of tourism. For this reason, Gandrung was determined to be the mascot of tourism in Banyuwangi according to the Banyuwangi Regency Decision, Number 173...

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Alas Purwo

Alas Purwo, one of Java’s last remaining sacred spaces On Java, across a short stretch of water from Bali, is one of the most remote and fascinating national parks in Indonesia. Alas Purwo could be an enchanting travel destination for tourists and a treasure trove for those in the logging business. The park, in the far southeast corner of Banyuwangi, covers 43,000 hectares of land consisting of savanna, mangrove forest, beach forest and...

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Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater is the biggest crater lake in Java. The sulfur crater lake lies between a natural dams of deeply etched rock. It is 200 meters deep and contains about 36million cubic meters of steaming acid water, shrouded in a smelling swirling sulfur cloud. Inside the crater the different color and size of stones are found. Indeed the crater of Ijen is beautiful garden of stone as well.The view of sulfur miners who climb and go down to the crater...

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Plengkung

Plengkung is known as one of the best surfing beaches in the world. The word of “G” in “G-Land” derives from Grajagan, the name of the bay where the huge waves were found at the south of the Banyuwangi. It is surrounded by virgin tropical land forest. G land offers the worlds most demanding surfing sport, and recommended for professional surfers only. May to October is ...

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Grajagan

Grajagan is an interesting beach to visit. A wide clean sand hampers the beach. The hill across the sea, stick on the ground strongly. The beautiful panorama of Grajagan fishing village can be seen here. The caves for the battle protection in Japanese Era can be seen here. The cottages and motel are available for the visitors. Grajagan is located about 53 km...

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Rajegwesi Beach

Rajagwesi Beach is located in the Sarongan Village, Pesanggaran Subcity, Banyuwangi. This beach is near to the Sukamade beach. This beach is included in the Meru Betiri national park. It's about 88Km from Banyuwangi city, 31Km from capital of subcity, Pesanggaran. Like the south beach of java in general, Rajagwesi beach has the gigantic wave. I suggest not to swim too far from coastline. If you want t photoo go there, You must ride the public transpotation...

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Sukamade Beach

Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi Sukamade beach is about 97 km to southwest of Banyuwangi. It is a natural, quiet, beautiful place and part of the 50,000 hectare Meru Betiri National Park. Almost every night of the year, turtles appear on Sukamade beach to lay eggs. It is clearly a globally important site and one which is protected 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the over-worked park rangers.  Some eggs are taken by the rangers to protect...

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A Glance of Banyuwangi

Welcome to Banyuwangi Tourism Banyuwangi is the eastern-most regency of East Java. To the north lies the regency of Situbondo. The regencies of Jember and Bondowoso neighbor Banyuwangi to the west. To the east lies the island of Bali and to the west lies the Indonesian Ocean. Banyuwangi is situated on the coordinate 70 45’ 15” S and 113’ 38.2” E. Because...

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