Category: East Java Places

  Located  on Jl. Hasanuddin, Pasuruan, Rumah Singa is one of the oldest buildings in Pasuruan and it becomes one of cultural heritage building that still cared for by the city government and the its foundation. At early begin, Rumah Singa was built by the wealthy merchant from China named Kwee Sik Poo since the 19th century ago, with Indische Empire architectural style, which was the most popular style in the Indies at that time. Some characteristic of China is also can be seen on the roof that resembles a…

Beside the mountain itself, the most amazing thing in Ijen is about the sulfur lake. This “Green Crater” has a lake made of 36 million cubic meters representing a solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen chloride, the most powerful existing acids. When visiting Ijen Crater, we can see the sulfur miners that collect and carry huge loads of pure sulfur up from the crater floor along a steep, rocky path in the middle of clouds of sulfur dioxide gas. On the edge of the lake, therer are 4 tons of…

  Meru Betiri National Park Meru Betiri is a national park area that covers mangrove, swamp forest and lowland rain forest in Java, which is located in the administrative region of Jember and Banyuwangi. To access this national park can be achieved by 2 routes, from Banyuwangi in the east, or through Jember in the west. The routes are: Banyuwangi – Jajag – Pesanggaran – Lembu River – Sarongan – Kandangan – Rajegwesi Beach (the gate to national park) – Sumbersuko – Sukamade. Sukamade is a famous beach area as…

  Mushroom hill is a natural phenomenon which is called Mushroom Rock, which is a phenomenon where the stone eroded by the wind which will carry and dispose of materials smaller than the stone. because the top of the rock is stronger and denser than the bottom, the bottom of the stone will be quickly eroded to form a rock similar to mushrooms. Mushrom usually occurs in dry areas, such as desert sand. And impression of this unique step and we can meet if we went to the Mount of…