Plengkung Beach

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Plengkung Beach, Banyuwangi Indonesia

Banyuwangi located in East Java Province turned out to have a lot of tourism potential that is not less interesting than tourist attractions in other areas. In this city there is one of the attractions that become a favorite of local and international surfers. The tourist object is Plengkung Beach.

Plengkung Beach is located on the south coast of Banyuwangi, right at the end of East Java. Located about 20 kilometers from Grajagan Village, Banyuwangi; Plengkung Beach is known among surfers as G-Land. This beach has waves as high as six to eight meters with a length of up to two kilometers.

If we aspire to Hawaii, try to conquer the waves on this beach first. Because the beach waves are touted as the second best wave after Hawaii.

Plengkung Beach has also been a place for the international level surf competition "Banyuwangi G-Land International Team Challenge". Some countries such as Australia, France, England, America, New Zealand, and Indonesia also send their participants to conquer the waves of Plengkung Beach.

Plengkung beach is more familiarly referred to as G-Land by the tourists. The G character in G-Land itself has three meanings: G which means Grajagan, is a name of a bay that has big waves; G which means Green, meaning that this beach is still very natural because letakknya on the edge of the green tropical forest; And G which means Great, it represents the waves that are so large and long.

Plengkung Beach is one of the best surf beaches in the world and a paradise for local and international surfers. Waves on this beach can reach a height of four to eight meters with a wave length can reach two kilometers in the formation of seven composed waves. Beaches with these characteristics only exist in some countries, such as Hawaii, Australia and South Africa. Even many world-class surfers are nicknamed this beach as The Seven Giant Waves Wonder which means one of the seven best surfing spots in the world.

On this beach have also held some world surfing competitions, one of which is Quiksilver Pro Surfing Championship. This championship was held in 1995, 1996 and 1997. To be able to enjoy the waves on this beach, please visit in July-September every year because in those months the waves on this beach are being good for surfing.

The facilities available at this beach location are also quite adequate. There is also a surfboard rental for those of you who do not carry it. You can also enjoy the beautiful sunset on this beach. If you are lucky, you can see the folk art performances in Alas Purwo National Park.

Accsestransport

From Banyuwangi can use both private and rental motor vehicles to Tegaldlimo with travel time of about two hours. From Tegaldlimo proceed to Pancur Post in Alas Purwo National Park for about 30 minutes to one hour drive. From Pos Pancur, you can go to Plengkung Beach by using three options: walk for two hours, rent a jeep or a trail bike belonging to Alas Purwo National Park.

So little reviews about Plengkung Beach, Banyuwangi. If you want to know more about the world of surfing, you can visit the G-Land website