TREANGLE DAIMOND (G-LAND, SUKOMADE BEACH, and KAWAH IJEN CRATER) that’s amazing to enjoy it.

One of the sources in the world is the tourism object; we know it can produce unlimited result, you can discover interesting, amazing, attractive, and the others.

Ok, I will introduce you about TRIANGLE DAIMOND, it consist of three tourism objects. We know about beach and crater, they can make you enjoy.
Well, I will explain you about them
First, G-land or Plengkung beach, to domestic tourists call Plengkung beach because the wave is very high and abroad tourists call G-land because the land of wave is like G letter. G-land is located in the south part of Banyuwangi city and has limited condition and facilities to reach there.
The tourism object available there is a surfing an International level. The typical sea waves are called better than Bali Island because the wave is big and the coast is wide. It is amazing, isn’t it? Reaching Plengkung tourism area is actually not difficult. The distance of Plengkung beach from the city of Banyuwangi is 87 km. The public transportation of four wheel car is generally stopped at the village of Benculuk or the city of Muncar. Then, carter system can be done. From Banyuwangi to the village of Tranggulesi is about 74 km with 2,5 hours traffic and the road and the road condition relatively good. Finally, to reach Plengkung location of surfing, visitors have to walk for 12 km within 3 hours. Other alternative to reach this location is by using speed boats from the city Grajakan or using jet oil/from Benoa Denpasar. It is noted that natural wave and weather condition affect the time of sailing. The best time to go there is in the months of April to October. For tourist who drives their own car, it is informed that the last gasoline/petrol station is available in Muncar and the last information office is in Alas Purwo National Park in the village of Pasar Anyar.

Second, the Natural strict nature reserve of Ijen crater / Merapi Ungup-ungup is determined under the decree of Dutch Governor General Decision. As a strict nature reserve and tourism park area, Ijen crater is managed by Alaspurwo National park, situated about 38 km-west of Banyuwangi. Ijen crater is located 3 km from Paltuding as the entrance gate. During the tour visitors can enjoy seeing beautiful scenery, fresh and cold air, some birds and the spread out of edelweiss and Fasinium plants.
Sulfur formation is begun with sulfur content within the earth. Its steam goes up through the canals on the ground and stiff on the crater lip. This prom has been used by sulfur using pipes which are put on the edge of sulfur canals. At last, liquid sulfur flows out through the pipes. They made a receiving station on the tip of pipes, so they can mine the frozen sulfur. In the top of Merapi the merchant load sulfur from Kaldera. The deep of crater is 100 m, and they bring without modern tool just use simple tool. One kg of sulfur costs Rp 600; 00 but they are hard worker, although the price is very cheap their spirit is very big. That’s very great?
Ijen crater has the ecosystem of sub alpine forest the dominant plants which can be found at the mountain slope like casuarinas tree (Casuarina junghuniana), Jamuju (Podokarpus ibricata), Pasang (Lithokarpus sp) etc.
Fasinium (Vasinium tafingiafolid) and Edelweiss flower (Anaphatis javanica) can be seen at the top crater. There are several species of wild animal lives in this strict nature reserve such as deer (Cervus timorensis), leopard (Phanthere narritis), porcupine (Hystric brachyura), etc.
Third, Sukomade is located in the area of Natural Conservation Park of Meru Betiri in the district of Banyuwangi. White sand coast is an interesting object in the coast of Sukomade, where the sea water is still clean and the natural forest consist of varieties of plantation. Besides that, a very unique thing in the coast of Sukomade is the place where sea turtles lay eggs. The turtles laying eggs are usually occurred at night especially at full moon, in the months of October to April.
There are accommodation facilities: Road infrastructure from Pesanggaran to Sarongan has been hardened by asphalt, but some part of road is destructed. The distance between Pesanggaran to Sarongan is about 30 km. Road to link between Sarongan Sukomade is rocky with about 3 m width and having 12 km distance : passing the nature reserves of Meru Betiri.
I hope, you can enjoy about them and if you have time, it will be better to visit them.