Sukamade Turtle Beach Tour 2D1N

HOTEL IN BANYUWANGI (L, D)

Sukamade turtle beach tour will start at 9.00 AM from your hotel in Banyuwangi area. Your driver and guide will pick you up then we will drive to Merubitiri National Park for ± 5 hours. After 3 hours of driving, you will reach Sarongan village where you can have your lunch at the local restaurant. When you have taken lunch, you will continue your trip to Sukamade Turtle Beach for about 2 hours more but an hour from the lunch place we will stop at Rajegwesi beach where you can see the portrait of local fishermen here and we can visit beautiful hidden gem, we named it Teluk Hijau/ Teluk Ijo, it’s small beach with white sand and green crystal water.

We can go there by boat to make it faster but when the weather is not possible to take a boat we can walk for about 30 minutes. From Teluk Ijo, we have to drive about 1,5 hours more to Sukamade Turtle Beach by local jeep because the road to go there is so bumpy and bad moreover we have to pass rivers as well (jeep is very recommended in this place). Upon your arrival in Sukamade Turtle Beach area, you can put your bags at the local guest house there then you can walk around the area and see the sunset if the weather is good.

SUKOMADE TURTLE TOUR:

You will be required to take an early dinner at 6:30 PM or 7:00 PM because at 8:00 PM we have to meet with all groups who want to see the turtle on the beach. The rangers of turtle foundation and natural resources conservation will give a short briefing about the night tour to see the turtle, then they will take you to the shore of Sukamade beach to see the turtle is laying the eggs. The rangers will give you the very good guidance about what should you do and what shouldn’t do when you are there. The Sukamade turtle beach is kind of monitoring an extinct animal from their extinction, we monitor how many turtles have landed on the beach and how many eggs that we can collect from them. When they are laying the eggs, there is some predator watches the egg. That’s why we have to collect them from the wildlife then move the eggs into the artificial sand in the rangers’ office until the eggs hatched.  The tour will be finished until 11:00 PM.

ACCOMMODATION IN SUKAMADE BEACH:

The accommodations here such the homestays and guesthouses are very simple, no air conditioning, no cell phone services and very limited. So, when you plan to go here, make sure you have booked the guest house or homestay in this area. For foods are very limited as well, if you want to buy some beers or snacks better you buy it in the minimart before you head to this place.

The electricity will be only working from 5:00 pm until 10:00-11:00 pm, so please understand the condition here.

You should wake up at 6.00 AM, then at 6.30 AM, we have to go to the beach that we went last night for releasing some little turtles because all visitor will get some baby turtles to release on the beach. It is part of traveling and education from this Turtle Foundation. After enjoying your amazing morning with a baby turtle on the beach, we will be back to your guesthouse for having breakfast then we leave the place and head to the town of Banyuwangi for ±5 hours. Your lunch will be served at the local restaurant on the way to Banyuwangi

TOUR’S FINISHED

INFORMATION OF THE TOUR: The temperature at Sukamade Turtle Beach is about 25-28 in the day time and in the evening is about 20-25. We highly recommend you to think about your own comfort in advance.

The things that you should bring during the trip:

• a pair of a good walkable shoes; trekking shoes, running shoes
• Warm clothes (long pants, scarf, jacket, some type of hoody)
• a raincoat and wet tissues (you can buy during our stops at gas stations or minimart)
• a cap or a hat
• a small backpack to carry items.
• a personal ID card (or copy)
• Tripod and more battery (when you need it)
• Power bank

Important things that you must read before you book the tour:

• Your insurance for this tour is on your own responsibility.
• This is a private tour/activity. So, it will be just you and your group on this trip
• Not recommended for travelers with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• No heart problems or other serious medical conditions