Meru Betiri National Park

The coverage area of the national park is to reach Banyuwangi region. A 20,415 hectares area belongs to Banyuwangi and a 37,585 hectares area belongs to Jember. Total area of Meru Betiri National Park is 58,000 hectares consisting of 57,155 hectares of land and 845 hectares of sea. Zoning policy of the park covers the core zone, forest zone, intensive utilization zone, rehabilitation zone, and buffer zone. The vegetation here includes five of the eleven existing vegetation types in Java. There are 518 identified species of plants and 217 species of animals (18 species of mammals are protected by the law). Intensive utilization zone is designated as a center of the development of tourism facilities and infrastructure. For nature lovers they can take “Jungle Trek Trans Bandealit Banyuwangi” along the preserved forest area from Banyuwangi to Jember or vice versa. In this national park you can find Bandealit beach, a pure white sand beach with a beautiful panorama. The beach is equipped with lodging facilities; here tourists can enjoy the sunset which is very stunning.

Watu Ulo and Papuma Beach

For natural attractions, Watu Ulo beach and Papuma beach are very popular and well known by community. In addition to its natural beauty, Papuma beach is rich in fauna such as monitor lizard, jungle fowl, various species of birds, deer, landang, and pangolin. Other beaches are numerous and ready to be visited.

Jelbuk Agrotourism

Located 15 km to the north of Jember is a tobacco-processing center. Here you can witness the process of seeding, planting, cutting, and drying with fumigation process until the processing of high quality tobacco into cigars. Perkebunan Nusantara X succeeds to control 25% of dekblad (cigar pads tobacco) production, and is able to compete with countries of Cuba, United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia, Cameroon, and Dominican Republic. Visitors can take a close look at cigar-making process from the beginning to the end ready to be marketed.