Sukamade Beach Tour Packages From Banyuwangi & Surabaya – Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi is located at 97 km to the south west of Banyuwangi Regency which can also be reached from Surabaya airport with a travel duration of 6 hours. This tourist spot is part of the 55,845 hectares belonging to the Meru Betiri National Park area. This tourist destination is one of the most protected on the island of Java. So do not be surprised if the tourist spot always looks clean and natural. Sukamade was discovered by the Dutch government in 1927.
In this natural protected area there is a mangrove forest which is located on the east side of the river estuary. In the mangrove forest area, we can do bird watching (Bird Waching) in the afternoon. The types of birds found in the mangrove forest area include: Roko-Roko, sea eagles, sea terns and many other bird species found in the area around the coast. We can enjoy it on the sidelines of tour activities, while waiting for the sun to set.
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Turtle Hatchery Sukamade
Sukamade Beach is also a turtle breeding place or habitat. This place is a nature conservation area to breed or protect turtles. You can see large turtles in that place. Sukamade is one of the most favorite Banyuwangi tourist sites.
This tourist destination can be called a paradise for turtle species, when the full moon in Sukamade appears a large group of turtles heading to the beach to lay eggs along the beach. In this tourist spot, many tourists enjoy this phenomenon by witnessing firsthand the activities of beach turtles from laying eggs to returning to the sea.
On this beach there is also a manual hatching activity with turtle eggs that have been collected by officers. The tourists are also allowed to actively participate in these activities with turtle conservation activities after the hatchlings are released into the sea on the beach.
Sukamade Tour Packages
To get the adventure above you can follow the Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi tour. You will be guided by a natural resource guide to find sea turtles coming to the beach to lay their eggs. You can see female turtles laying more than a hundred eggs on the sandy beach. Female turtles usually start anchoring on the shore at around half past eight and return to the sea at midnight. November to March is the peak season for turtles to lay eggs at Sukamade Beach, Banyuwangi.
Facilities at Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi
The facilities at this location consist of us, namely:, Camping Ground, with rooms for meetings, trail tours, information centers, laboratories and workshops. About hotel accommodation in Sukamade Banyuwangi, you only get 1 choice for lodging at a local guesthouse provided by Meru Betiri National Park.
In this place we will not find a restaurant or cafe, even though some are very far from the nearest village to Sukamade Banyuwangi, so we have to cook ourselves and the ingredients are all brought from outside when traveling to one of the most unique beaches in Banyuwangi because there no market.
As for the road infrastructure from Pesanggaran to Sarongan, most of it has been paved, but there are some parts of the road that have started to break down. To get to one of these Banyuwangi beaches, we are required to use a Sukamade Jeep rental service or an off road type vehicle that has strong resistance to steep terrain.
Sukamade Beach Tour From Surabaya & Banyuwangi
The route to Sukamade Beach is as follows. You can reach any of the following Banyuwangi beaches by tour/private car from Surabaya, Malang or Banyuwangi airports. The closest way to reach this beach is from Banyuwangi Ketapang Harbor or from Jember. After you arrive in Banyuwangi or Jember, the journey continues to Sarongan by using a tour / private car.
Then from Sarongan we rent a Jeep, the local people call it a “taxi”. Jeeps are used to store luggage. Please note, the price of renting a jeep to Sukamade is included in a package with lodging, the entrance fee for Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi.
If you ask is there no other way than that to get to Sukamade beach? Sorry maybe this is the only way. Unless you use an off road vehicle, and even then you are required to bring a guide who knows the ins and outs of the route to Sukamade beach.
There is no scheduled public transportation outside the Pesanggaran area. The distance between Pesanggaran to Sarongan is about 30 km, the road to connect between Sarongan to Sukamade is rocky with a width of about 3 m and has a distance of 12 km.
Price Of Tour Packages To Sukamade
The Jeep rental in Sukamade that we provide, serves your pick-up from Banyuwangi or Bondowoso, both at the Station, Terminal, Hotel, Ketapang ferry port, Banyuwangi Airport and its surroundings.
- IDR 1,500,000 For 2-4 people for round trip
- IDR 3,000,000 for 5-8 people for round trip
- The price includes: fuel, parking and driver fees
but if you want to combine Sukamade tour Package with other tours in East Java such as Ijen Crater, Baluran, Mount Bromo, Kalibaru and other tourist attractions, please contact us, below are some examples of Sukamade tour packages that visitors usually vacation in East Java
- Sukamade Ijen Crater Tour Packages 3 Days 2 Nights
- Ijen Crater Sukamade Tour Package 3 Days 2 Nights
- Sukamade Tour Packages 2 Days 1 Night
- Ijen Crater and Mount Bromo Sukamade Tour Packages 4 Days 3 Nights
- Mount Bromo Sukamade Tour Packages 3 Days 2 Nights
- Sukamade Baluran Tour 3 Days 2 Nights
If you are interested in enjoying Sukamade Beach Banyuwangi, please contact us or you can view information on Banyuwangi tour packages.