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Balekambang Beach - Malang

Balekambang Beach

The beach possessing three islands with distance of about one hundred meters each, two of which have been connected with one meter-wide bridge to the shore, Balekambang offers a different atmosphere of beach resorts in the Southern part of Malang. One of the three islands called Ismoyo island has a Hindu temple, established by local Hinduists.

Annually, the ritual and traditional ceremonies Jalanidhipuja (Hindu ceremony) and Suran (Javanese New Year ceremony) are held here every year. The parking area, stalls, inns, souvenir shops, and the others tourism facilities has provided for the visitors. This beautiful beach is located at Srigonco village, Bantur district, about 57 km away to the south from Malang and accessible by public transportation.

Visit Balekambang Beach tourism and enjoy its wonderfull waves with softe sea wind. Watch the sunset and sunrise in this beach and do some of beach activities, such as; swimming, sun bathing, fishing, etc.

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Sendang Made - Jombang

Sendang Made

According to history, Sendang Made is beginning from the marriage of Damarwangsa,s Princess named Sekarwati with a prince from empire of Bali named Airlangga, but then attacked by Prabu Wora Wari from Tulungagung. Then the group saved by Prabu Narotama to mount Lawu and ended in a pool, accompanied with five waiting women. Moreover, that pool is Sendang Made as the ‘nyepi’ (meditation activity) place of Prabu Airlangga with his wife, waiting women and many soldiers, after attacked by other empire.

Sendang / pool with 8 m X 11 m width, seen that it still maintained. Its buildings are also looked complete. It is also has partition of room around it, which aimed for rest place of Prabu Brawijaya group at that moment.

Why this pool called Sendang Made? Because this pool is located in Made Village, Kudu district, Jombang Regency.
Besides Sendang Made, there is other smaller pool around it, such as; Sendang Payung, Sendang Padusan, Sendang Drajat, Sendang Sinden, and Sendang Omben.

The other uniquely is we had not allowed to build or have renovation for any building around Sendang Made. It aimed to taking care its fullness of history value.

To reach Sendang Made, we able to use various vehicles. There is wide parking area, make this competent pool become a recreation place for public Jombang and especially for the tourist.

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The Tour - Mangrove Eco Tourism, Surabaya

Mangrove Eco Tourism

This eco-tourism in Surabaya is well-known as Pamurbaya, Pantai Timur Surabaya referred to Surabaya Eastern Beach, this object is quite new but having a rich beauty like any other objects in East Java. This object is located in Gunung Anyar, the way to UPN university and reachable by any vehicles.

The tourists that visit to this object can rent the boat to down the river that full of mangroves plantation, there is also fauna that live within the forest like monkey, type of Macaca fascicularis and water bird along the river to the mangrove station.

The journey from Gunung Anyar to Wonorejo mangrove station is about 4 km by boat. The checkpoint in this object is made of unique bamboo, stylish with the woven palm leaves. Very fit and steady in the middle of the sea. The cost for renting the boat is only Rp. 7000/ person

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Outbound Ground - Delta Fishing Sidoarjo

One Stop Fishing

Delta fishing is the appropriate place to be the venue of birthday party, reunion, gathering, garden party, games, meeting or out bound and some occasions.

Delta Fishing have some facilities to complete the enjoyment like free wi-fi Internet, swimming pool, stall, playground : watercycle, rowing boat, trampoline, out bound and many more.

Those who are fishing at the ponds can ask the waiter to cook the fishes, there are optional menus like roasted fish, fried fish, sweet and sour or spices.

There are some ponds with different kind of fish, like catfish, tilapia, pomfret and carp. Hence, the visitors can choose the ponds as they like.

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Taman Buah Undaan

Undaan Park

Undaan road has now been transformed into a park that was so comfortable and beautiful, and filled with various statues of fresh fruits. Like bananas, papaya, and starfruit.

Because the located is in crowded area with many children playing around, the concept applied is the concept of a playground.

At the fruit orchard, there are lots of benches with fruit shapes. Many toys or playground sets like swinger, see saw, and the pool with interactive fountain in the center of it.

For Surabaya people who want to take their children playing around, the nicest and the nearest one is this location.

Undaan park

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Mundu Park - Surabaya

Mundu Park

Mundu Park has become a new recreational park for the citizens of Surabaya. An area of 5500 square meters located on Jl. Tambaksari and become a new icon to complete the number of parks in Surabaya.

Surabaya city government wants to increase open space for the people of the city. By increasing the new park, hope it can be an option for the civilian to get cheap and healthy facilities. This park is being use for family recreational park and become one of the green open space for the residents.

In this Mundu Park, there is some new facilities like, the tap water is a drinking water supplied by the Regional Water Company (PDAM) Surabaya, luxury toilets, children playground, jogging track, and the most interesting one is, the dancing fountain with some colorful lights.

The government was spending money around Rp1 billion for the building of Mundu Park. Its construction was also done in two stages.

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Delta Fishing Sidoarjo

Delta Fishing

Delta fishing is the appropriate place to be the venue of birthday party, reunion, gathering, garden party, games, meeting or out bound and some occasions.

Delta Fishing have some facilities to complete the enjoyment like free wi-fi Internet, swimming pool, stall, playground : watercycle, rowing boat, trampoline, out bound and many more.

Those who are fishing at the ponds can ask the waiter to cook the fishes, there are optional menus like roasted fish, fried fish, sweet and sour or spices.

There are some ponds with different kind of fish, like catfish, tilapia, pomfret and carp. Hence, the visitors can choose the ponds as they like.

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Event Of September

East Java Tourism on September

September 8 – FISH AUCTION

It is held to welcome Idul Fitri highlighted with special fish (Bandeng) auction. The fish is taken from either dry water or salty one.
Location: Market, Gresik Regency
September 13 – 19 – SEBLANG OLEHSARI

Seblang is a ceremony of village purification highlighted with mystical trance dance called Seblang. It is only played by women for seven days in row. This ritual dance aims to drive away the evil spirit. In the last day, the dancers parade throughout the village by distributing some flowers and the villagers try to get and keep it at home as an amulet.
Location: Olehsari village – Glagah Sub district, Banyuwangi Regency

September 17 – SKILOT

To celebrate the seventh day after Lebaran Day, the Pasuruan community holds the competition of sky on the mud.
Location: Lekok Sub district, Pasuruan Regency
September 27 – SENDANG BIRU SEA OFFERING

See the discription: Jalanidhipuja sea offering on March 13
Location: Sendangbiru Beach, Tambakrejo Sub district-Malang Regency
ELECTION OF MR. & MISS. OF PROBOLINGGO TOURISM

See the description: Election of Mr. & Miss. of East Java Tourism
Location: Probolinggo Regency
ELECTION OF MR. & MISS. OF MAGETAN TOURISM: BAGUS AND DYAH

See the description: Election of Mr. & Miss. of East Java Tourism
Location: GOR KI Mageti, Magetan Regency
CAT MARRIAGE

Watch the cat marriage and be the witness at the uncommon ceremony of cat marriage, you will have an unforgettable experience. This annual event is held at Campur Darat Village, Tulungagung Regency. The aim of the festival is to expect rainfall. It is historically initiated by Mbah Sangkah. People believe that when the couple of the cats (Tirtosari and Jokowono) take a shower the rain will fall soon. The bathing procession takes place in Coban Kromo highlighted with traditional performances.
Location: Palem Village, Campur Darat Sub district-Tulungagung Regency

Padusan Forest - Pacet

Padusan Forest

Padusan tourism is located in Padusan village, Pacet district. This location can reach by any vehicle. Padusan is a fresh place because there are many kinds of teak trees and has an international level of swimming pool. This natural warm swimming pool, is the present of natural jungle that can bring peaceful feeling in our heart. This location is also equiped by some facilities such as; playground, bath room, toilet, rest room, etc.

This tourism area is often visited by many visitors to get fresh and cool air. They also usually swim in the natural hot spring as in private warm bath room. Visit Padusan tourism and enjoy its beautiful nature scenery.

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Keraton Sumenep - Sumenep

Sumenep Palace

One hundred meters eastern of Adipura Park is the location of Museum and Keraton (Palace) Sumenep. The old building on the right side of the road is a place for keeping a gold carriage, a gift from Queen of England to Sumenep King. Beside that, it is also used to keep other inheritance, like; old chairs, old table and the other inheritance.

Sumenep Royal Palace (Keraton) is listed in front of Museum. This palace was built in 1762 in the reign of Tumengung Arya Nata Kusumo I. It consists of Gate, Pendopo, Palace itself, old Palace and Sare Park. The Gate is located in the left side of the palace. It is a great gate with Europe style. It is popular called Labang Mesem (Smiling Gate), an entrance way to the palace complex.

Pendopo ( a meeting hall ) is a hall placed in the center of palace complex used for holding a meeting. It is a simple but unique building completed with beautiful style. The building that related pendopo to the palace called Mandiyoso. It is a building about 25 meters long from the palace to the Pendopo.
Sumenep Palace consist of two floors. The first floor has four rooms. Two of them on the right side and the others on the left. The second floor is a a place for keeping the princesses when they would come to a marriage.

On the right side of the palace there is also an old building named Kantor Koneng. In the last time, it was a palace of Bindoro Saod before he handed to his successor. Now on, it is functioned to keep many kinds of old weapons used in long ago, old traditional ceremony tools, old bracelets and rings of people in the long time and the others. On the back of Kantor Koneng there is a building functioned as museum to. It is used for keep the remnants of Sumenep Royal Palace, the uniform of king, some old chairs and beds, and the new one is a skeleton of hawk found on the Kalianget shore in 1977.
On the left side of Pendopo is Sare Park. It is a park with a small swimming pool of which the water come out from base. In the last time, it was used specially for the princesses.

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