TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 01: JEMBER – SUMBER GADUNG – MERU BAY (L,D) We pick you up at the Hotel about 4 am in the morning . Depart from your hotel in Jember about 5 am to Meru Betiri National Park by jeep safari 4WD. It’s about 2 hours drive passing villages, rubber plantations and forest until arrived at starting point in Sumber Gadung village . From this point the Jungle Expedition will be started. Our team will be assist you to explore Meru Betiri forest for 3 days where you will find beautiful secluded beach , wild animals like of birds, monkeys , deers , pigs , wild bull also floras of meru betiri . Start trekking will pass through the rubber plantations and steep climbs up to the slopes of the mountain and continued traverse a path that cut to many small river stream until reaches the top of the hill in PAL 21. Then the path down through the bamboo forest to Meru Bay . Camp with tents and cooking and resting. (Trekking time about 5-6 hours)

DAY 02: MERU BAY – PERMISAN BAY (B,L,D) Wake up in the morning to seeing the sunrise in Meru Bay. After that, you can bath in the stream next to the camp and get breakfast . The second day jungle trekking will be start at 9 am, you must crossing the mouth of the river to reach the eastern part of Meru Bay , then continue trekking on the beach about 2 km along the coastline of Meru Bay. If you are lucky will find a wild animal footprints in the sand. After crossing two mouth of the river then trekking into the jungle and traverse a path that cut to many small stream until reaches the top of the hill in Tumbak Daung. After enjoy rest, then continue trekking to Permisan Bay about an hour. Camp with tents , cooking and resting. (Trekking time about 4-5 hours)

DAY 03: PERMISAN BAY – SUKAMADE (B,L,D) Wake up in the morning to see the sunrise in Permisan bay, then showering in the permisan waterfall. Breakfast in camp. The third day jungle trekking will be start at 9 am, trekking up hill to crossing a small river above the waterfalls, then to top of the hill then continued walk down the jungle to achieve bamboo forest and crossing small rivers until arrived in Sukamade village in late afternoon,   then walk to the Sukamade guest house for stay overnight.

DAY 04: SUKAMADE VILLAGE TOUR (B,L,D) After having breakfast visiting rubber processing factory , enjoy walk to kampong, and jungle trekking to Sumbersari where located on the border between coffee plantations , tropical forest and old savana which is not used anymore. Afternoon back to Guest House. Afer having dinner going to Sukamade beach for seeing turtle lay egg on the beach. It’s about 5 km from Guest House or 30 minutes by jeep. Upon arrive at Sukamade Beach Ranger Post a place for turtle hatchery place and baby turtle pond and getting simple information by ranger about turtles and visitor rules then night trekking to the beach for seeing turtle lay egg, Hopefully can be found it. After midnight, back to guest house.

DAY 05: SUKAMADE – TRANSFER OUT BANYUWANGI (B, L) Wake up call 05 am,then to Sukamade beach for release baby turtle. 07am back to guest house for breakfast, then outside the jungle . Stop over at Green Bay view point for photo taking also trekking down to GREEN Bay. It’s one of the beautiful hidden bay in the national park. After enjoy swim and sun bathing, then transfer out to Ketapang Ferry Port/Banyuwangi Airport/Banyuwangi Station. End of tour

Note :
LDO guest house is the typical accomodation in Sukamade village at Meru Betiri National Park. Which is the guest house with limited facility such as electrical not along day, without air condition, no hot water & shower. Food and beverages will be prepared by chief of the guest and team.