Sempu Island Malang

Sempu Island is a small island located in the south of the island of Java is administratively located in the village of Tambakrejo, District Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, East Java. The island is covered with tropical trees is the 877 hectare nature reserve is managed by the Natural Resources Conservation Center East Java (BBKSDA) and the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia. This place is officially recognized as a nature reserve since 1928 during the reign of the Dutch East Indies.

Geographically, the island Sempu located between 112 ° 40 '45 "- 112 ° 42' 45" east longitude and 8 ° 27 '24' - 8 ° 24 '54 "latitude south. The island has an area of ​​approximately 877 hectares, bordering the Strait Sempu (Blue Spring) and surrounded Indonesian Ocean in the south, east and west.

Sempu island is one of the tourist panorama paradise Indonesia. The appeal of this island is a natural lake located in the middle of the island. The lake was formed from the fierce waves southern sea water entering through a gap barrier islands are hollow cliffs on one side of the island. In addition, the sand contained in Sempu Island is very clean and soft.

Sempu island has different types of ecosystems ranging from coastal forests, mangrove forests, and lowland tropical forests that dominate the whole island. Vegetation found on the island Sempu include bendo (Artocarpus elasticus), quarterly (Terminalia), WADANG (Pterocarpus javanicus), Ketapang (Terminalia catappa), hibiscus sea (Hibiscus tiliaceus), pandan (Pandanus tectorius), Mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata and Rhizophora apiculata), and more. Interestingly, said Sempu name taken from the name of one tree species found on the island, but the tree is almost hard to find nowadays.

These Sempu Island Travel

Sempu Island tourist area is located approximately 80 km from the city of Malang. If from Surabaya, is about 180 km. If you start the journey from the city of Malang, it takes 2 hours to 3 hours in order to arrive at Blue Spring Beach area.

From this beach, you will hire a boat that will take you to the Gulf of Ants in the Sempu Island, with notes you've pocketed entry Sempu Island. The cost of renting a boat to the island of Sempu Rp 100 thousand, inclusive of round trip. The boat is capable of carrying passengers up to 12-15 people. Blue Spring from the beach, a trip by boat to the island Sempu will take a trip for 20-25 minutes.

If you do not plan to camp on the island Sempu, then do not forget to come back to the extraction point at the agreed time so that fishermen can take you take you back to the Blue Spring beach. You are advised to exchange phone numbers with fishermen to ensure smooth coordination pickup. The best way to enjoy a day tour Sempu Island is to start the journey from early days.