Pasir Putih Beach
September 5th, 2006
Pasir Putih Beach is a maritime and nature tourism object because it lies between a sea and a mountain. The sea, the beach, the forest and the mountain are the main tourist attractions you can enjoy.
Pasir Putih tourist resort lies on the north coast of East Java and along the sub-district of Bungatan - 21 km to the west of the centre of Situbondo and easily accessible by any means of transportation because it is by the side of a main road from Surabaya to Banyuwangi. It is 174 km from Surabaya to Pasir Putih Beach and takes about 4 hours by bus and about 2 hours from Ketapang, Banyuwangi.
Some tourist Attractions of Pasir Putih
Many attractions you can enjoy over there :
-ﾃつ Diving. If you like Diving and under water adventure, Pasir Putih will bring you to your special satisfaction because of itsﾃつ beautiful under waterlife such as coral reef and colorful fishes.
-ﾃつ Canoeing. Pasir Putih provides those who like canoeing with fiber glass canoeing board.
-ﾃつ Swimming. Itﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s very nice to swimm in the warm seawater of Pasir Putih tourist resort after having a great hike.
-ﾃつ Sailling on the traditional boat. You can have great fishing or just having a close look at beautiful coral reef and colorfull fishes.
-ﾃつ Wonderful sunrise and sunset will give you special impression while your stay over there.
-ﾃつ In October. You can see ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ Petik Lautﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ (traditional feast for fishermen held to ask for the Godﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s mercy and blessing, in order to get prosperity by holding some festivals, shows of traditional mistic like ﾃ｢竄ｬﾅ敵andrungﾃ｢竄ｬﾂ and also by throwing some food, cakes,the head of an ox to the sea in special ceremony.
Public Facilities
Pasir Putih tourist resort, which is under the management of local goverment of Situbondo and operated by a state enterprise of the local authority. It provides visitor with some necessary facilities such as :
-ﾃつ Hotels and cafes. There are some hotels such as Sido Muncul Hotel which has 44 rooms, Mutiara Hotel which has 12 rooms, Pasir Putih Hotel which has 21 rooms, 10 motels and 26 cottages, 2 cafes, convention building enough for 1000 people and a large parking area.
-ﾃつ All night diners which sell various seafood
-ﾃつ Art and souvenir shops. You can buy some wooden handicraft and others.
-ﾃつ Sighseeing Huts
-ﾃつ A tennis court
-ﾃつ Camping area
-ﾃつ Public convenience and playground
-ﾃつ A swimming pool
-ﾃつ A convention hall
-ﾃつ Car rental and it is cost 350.000 for 18 hours (not including driver and fuel)
The route
You can get to Pasir Putih from two directions. First, from Bungurasih (Surabaya bus station), you can take the bus going to Banyuwangi and the fare is 16.000 rupiahs by a regular bus and it takes about 4 hours, but the fare is 26.000 rupiahs if you take patas bus ( an air conditioned two-two seat which round trip route in one province with fixed fares). The second direction is from Banyuwangi, you can take the bus station with the bus fare of 13.000 rupiahs and from the station you can take a public transportation ( bemo ) or regular bus and fare is about 2.500 rupiahs.
source : http://situbondo.eastjava.com
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