Pasir
Putih Beach is a maritime and nature tourism object
because it lies between a sea and a mountain. And it
said that the Situbondo Pasir Putih Beach became known
because of its nice and beautiful, concave beach, with
its sparkling white sand. The sea, the beach, the forest
and the mountain are the main tourist attractions that
you can enjoy.
Pasir
Putih tourist resort lies on the north coast of East
Java and along Bungatan district - 21 km to the west
of the centre of Situbondo and easily accessible by
any 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 in Pasir Putih As a marine tourism resort, Situbondo Pasir
Putih Beach is the ideal place to practice water sports,
such as swimming, diving, and wind surfing. This beach
also often becomes the water sports competition arena,
either of regional, or national scale. Like wind surfing,
sailing, as well as traditional fishing boat competitions,
are often held here.
Many attractions that you can enjoy over there, they
are:
Diving.
If you like Diving and under water adventure, Pasir
Putih will bring you to your special satisfaction
because it has beautiful under water life such as
coral reef and colorful fishes.
Canoeing.
Pasir Putih provides those who like canoeing with
fiber glass canoeing board.
Swimming.
It's very nice to swimming in the warm seawater of
Pasir Putih tourism resort after having a great hike.
Sailing on the traditional boat. You can have great
fishing or just having a close look at beautiful coral
reef and colorful fishes.
Wonderful sunrise and sunset will give you special
impression while your stay over there.
In October, you can see “ Petik Laut”
(traditional feast for fishermen held to ask for the
God's mercy and blessing, in order to get prosperity
by holding some festivals, shows of traditional music
like “Gandrung” and also by throwing some
food, cakes, the head of an ox to the sea in special
ceremony.
Public
Facilities
Pasir Putih tourist resort is under Situbondo local
government management and operated by a state enterprise
of the local authority. It provides visitor with some
necessary facilities such as:
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.
All
night diners, which sell various seafood
Art
and souvenir shops. You can buy some wooden handicraft
and others.
Sightseeing
Huts
A
tennis court
Camping
area
Public
convenience and playground
A
swimming pool
A
convention hall
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..
