East Java
Baluran National Park
Indonesia has a wide grassland and the widest in Java Island is called Baluran National Park, East Java. The term is known as Africa Van Java as a natural conservation area that has native forest ecosystems on the island of Java. Consists of grass plants, mangrove forests, seasonal forests, coastal forests, lowland forests, swamp forests, and forests that are always green throughout the year.
Bekol is one the tourism places in Baluran National Park called Africa of Indonesia. When the dry season is very appropriate to come here because the trees and grass will dry yellow. To enjoy the view of Bekol, can go up to 64 meters high in the viewing post and can see the beautiful meadows of Bekol, Bama Beach and Mount Baluran can also be seen from a distance.
In the Baluran National Park there is a dense mangrove forest around Bama Beach. This forest type is located on the north and east coast of Baluran National Park area, such as in Bilik, Lambuyan, Mesigit, Sedano Cape and in Kelor. The short mangrove groves on the mud are in the Kelor and Bilik areas dominated by Avicenia sp, Bogen (Sonneratia spp), Rhizopra spp, Cantigi (Ceriops tagal) and Rhizopora Apiculata. The almost barren salty swamp comes from mangrove forests cleared away, in the North Pandean, Mesigit, West Chambers and several other places.
A white sand beach and clear water that is an exotic place behind Baluran National Park is Bama Beach. The surrounding ecosystem is still awake, thus supporting the life of the corals found around Bama Beach. The beach is still quiet with cleanliness and also with calm waves and clear sea water that is clean. Bama Beach is a beach that is still "virgin" for underwater lovers.
There are about 155 species of birds in the Baluran National Park and one of the rarest species is the Rangkong Bird (Buceros Rhinoceros) bird that has a large beak and it looks very unique. Towards this location very close from Bama Beach by foot there is a path that where this location is a lot of birds that perch. As we pass this path, we will watch the birds chirping sounds above the trees and echoes of distant sounds surrounding the forest.
Bilik Sijile Beach is a very quiet place and clean from pollution. This beach will look typical at the time of low tide and visible white sandy land shaped like a tongue, so called Sijile in Madurese language which means tongue. The coral reefs are still intact and various ornamental fish make underwater coastal scenery has been famous among many foreign tourists.
