Sukamade Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Sukamade

Sukamade beach is about97km (60mi)to southwest ofBanyuwangi. It is a natural, quiet, beautiful place and part of the 50,000-hectare Meru Betiri National Park. Almost every night of the year, turtles appear on Sukamade beach to lay eggs. It is clearly a globally important site and one which is protected 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by the over-worked park rangers. Some eggs are taken by the rangers to protect them from predators, both human and other animals. These are incubated in the safety of the park hatchery and the youngsters are released to the ocean on the very beach from where the eggs were laid. There are similar beaches within the park boundary but it seems to be Sukamade that the turtles prefer. The stability of the turtle population has been helped by a careful system of ta

Where to Stay in Sukamade

• 🏨Margo Utomo Agro Resort
• 🏨Wisma Sukamade

Sukamade Travel Guide Sections

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