Banyuwangi, East Java is close from Bali Island. Just a i hours with Ferry from Gilimanuk, Bali to Ketapang, Banyuwangi or about 4 hours from Denpasar on Bali Island. Banyuwangi region on the eastern end of lava Island is set to become a new tourist destination. Dominated by a number of secluded wildlife reserves, national parks, sprawling plantations and volcanic craters, this is an area nature lovers would do well to consider exploring for some time. 

There are several wild life reserves and national parks that can be visited. Baluran National Park on the north-eastern tip of the region is the easiest to visit. The Alas Purwo Reserve on the protruding south-eastern peninsula needs long walks to cover. Then there is the Ijen Plateau National Park known for its bright green crater lake and sulphur deposits. It offers nature lovers and the unorthodox travellers to venture into its wilderness and come face to face with the fascinating nature.

Denpasar to Banyuwangi. You’ll be met at your hotel in Bali early in the morning for the drive to Banyuwangi. After crossing over Bali Straits by ferry at Ketapang, you’ll be taken for a visit to Baluran National Park to watch the banteng, deer, wild buffaloes and the various birdlife in their natural habitat. Then its back to your hotel in Ketapang.

Plantation Tour. After a leisurely breakfast, drive to Bayulor Estate with its abaca and coconut trees, and coffee and vanilla crop. Tour around the plantation with visits to an old coffee processing factory, a manila hem processing plant, the coffee nursery and the plantation housing complex.

Ijen Plateau Excursion. After an early morning drive from through the serene countryside and tranquiI villages to Mount Ijen, you’ll arrive at the ranger’s post of Paltuding from where you’ll be taken on a walk up to the sulphurous crater. All along the path you’ll see sulphur miners bring down sulphur on bamboo poles. After an awe-inspiring view of the spectacular ljen Crater, return back to Bayulor Estate. Take an opportunity to have a refreshing dip at the waterfall.