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| sukamade turtle beach |
Sukamade beach is about 97 km to southwest of Banyuwangi. It is natural and quiet, beautiful place. Dutch discovered it in 1927. The 1200 hectare estate is an active plantation that produces rubber, coffee and cacao. Sukamade is the east Java Natural Resource Conservation which is in charge of the turtle’s perpetuation. A night adventure tour to Sukamade is an unforgettable trip. You will be guided by a natural resource to find sea turtles come to a shore to lay eggs. You can see a female turtle lays more than one hundred eggs on the sandy beach. The female turtles usually start landing at 08:00 PM and return to the sea at 12:00PM. November to March is the peak season for laying eggs.
Sukamade Tourism
The ways to Sukamade is worth exploring. Along the way to visit this place the visitors can stop at the beautiful place of Rajegwesi, Teluk Hijau a fantastic green bay with its beautiful cliff around. A dawn excursion to see animals grassing on the savannah is also impressing. They are virgin places you must know in the eastern tip of Java, banyuwangi, Indonesia.
Sukamade turtle beach tour -located in east banyuwangi 96 km from city of banyuwangi meru betiri is third national park entred in triangle diamond made meru betiri national park well known by foreign tourist. for acces is dificult we need jeep 4x4WD because the road is broken and cross three river on the way we will passing through coffe, rubber, cacao plantation also traditional java sugar factory this sugar made from coconut water, boiled until solid and then pouring into special place the taste are good try with coconut for more unic taste.
meru betiri have three beaches there are rajegwesi, green bay beach, sukamade. in rajegwesi yuo would see traditional fisherman and buy some fish grilling. Teluk ijo you have to be carefull because walk down on hill but your tired will paid with amazing scenery, white sand, also swimming here.
The last Sukamade coast is the habitat where turtle lay the egg. Called as paradise for turtle species, on the full moon times, turtle mothers grouping reach the land for breeding, they lay the eggs in the beach. In these places, tourist can be witness directly the activities up to the turtle beach. Here, there are also semi-natural hatchery to hatch turtle eggs have been collected by officers. Visitors can participate actively in the business with a turtle conservation by releasing tukik ( baby turtle ). looking for penyu doing at night, don’t worry you can watch stars at sky clearly because no light polution.
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