Baluran National Park
A dry corner of East Java where savanna covers about 40 per cent of the land, alongside lowland forest and mangroves, under the 1,247 metre Mount Baluran. Banteng, deer and peafowl on its open grassland earn it the nickname Africa van Java.
- Where
- Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -7.8333, 114.3667
Get the Baluran National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Baluran National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your East Java volume with your photos and a note.
Near Baluran National Park
Ijen Crater 29 km
A volcano complex in East Java whose crater holds a turquoise lake of strongly acidic water. Before dawn, sulfur gases burning at the vents glow as blue fire, while miners carry heavy loads of yellow sulfur up the crater wall.
Menjangan Island 33 km
A small island off Bali's north-west coast, named after the deer that local people saw swimming across to it each spring. It lies within West Bali National Park, and its coral walls draw divers and snorkellers.
West Bali National Park 38 km
A national park covering just over 190 square kilometres at Bali's western end, mostly land with the rest at sea. Its dry forests and mangroves are the last wild home of the Bali starling, and its reefs are among the island's best for diving.
Lovina Beach 81 km
A string of black volcanic sand beaches on Bali's quiet north coast, west of Singaraja. Small boats head out at dawn to watch dolphins in the calm water offshore.
Gitgit Waterfall 93 km
A tall waterfall in the hills of north Bali, about 10 kilometres from the old island capital of Singaraja. A rocky path leads through thick greenery to the falls and the natural pools at their foot.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan 101 km
A Shaivite water temple on the shore of Lake Beratan, high in the mountains near Bedugul, its tiered shrines seeming to float on the water. The lake feeds the irrigation of the whole region, and smaller water temples downstream serve each farmers' association, or subak.
Pura Ulun Danu Batur 117 km
One of the most important temples in Bali, guarding the north and dedicated to Vishnu and Dewi Danu, goddess of Lake Batur. The temple was moved and rebuilt on its present site on the caldera rim in 1926.
Tanah Lot 118 km
A sea temple perched on a rock formation just off Bali's west coast, cut off from the shore when the tide comes in. The shrine on top is an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site, and its outline against the sunset is one of the most photographed views on the island.
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Questions
Where is Baluran National Park?
Baluran National Park is in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ijen Crater (29 km), Menjangan Island (33 km), West Bali National Park (38 km).
How do I get the Baluran National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Baluran National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your East Java volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Baluran National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your East Java volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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