Baluran National Park is representative of a specific forest ecosystem dry in Java, consists of savanna-type vegetation, mangrove forest, monsoon forest, beach forest, lower montane forest, swamp forest and evergreen forest throughout the year. About 40 percent of savanna vegetation types dominate the region Baluran National Park. Plants in this national park as many as 444 types, including native plants are unique and interesting which Widoro bukol (Ziziphus rotundifolia), neem (Azadirachta indica), and Pilang (Acacia leucophloea). Widoro bukol, neem, and Pilang is a plant that is able to adapt in a very dry condition (still looks green), although other plants wither and dry up.
Other plants such as tamarind (Tamarindus indica), yam (Dioscorea hispida), walnut (Aleurites moluccana), gebang (Corypha utan), fires (Avicennia sp.), Kendal (Cordia obliqua), Manting (Syzygium polyanthum), and bulging (Sterculia foetida).
There are 26 species of mammals including bison (Bos javanicus javanicus), wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), ajag (Cuon alpinus javanicus), deer (Muntiacus muntjak muntjak), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), leopard (Panthera pardus melas), deer (Tragulus pelandoc javanicus), and cats (Prionailurus viverrinus).
Animal bull as a mascot / characteristic of Baluran National Park.
In addition, there are about 155 species of birds including rare such as fire kite (Hirundo rustica), tuwuk / tuwur asia (Eudynamys scolopacea), peacock (Pavo muticus), red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), hornbill (Anthracoceros convecus ), hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), and stork barrels (Leptoptilos javanicus).
Evergreen forest throughout the year
In Hm. 80 Bars - Bekol, there are old wells that became legends surrounding communities. The legend tells that the city of Banyuwangi, Bali and equally Baluran digging wells. If, wells in each of these cities first removing water and waving flags, meaning the city will be a central crowd / culture.
Some locations / attractions to be visited: Bars. Looking at historical relics / sites in the form of Japanese cave, the tomb of the son of Maulana Malik Ibrahim, attractions peacock dance during the mating season between October / November and camping. Facilities: information center and camping.
Bekol and Semiang. Observing animals like partridges, peacocks, deer, antelope, bison, wild buffalo, birds.
Existing facilities: researchers homeless, guest house, the tower view.
Bama, Balanan, booths. Marine tourism, fishing, diving / snorkeling, and fights between male moose in July / August; and a flock of gray monkeys are fishing crab / crab with its tail at the time of low tide.
Manting, Water Kacip. The source of water that never dry throughout the year, leopard habitat.
Popongan, Sejile, Sirontoh, Kalitopo. Boating on the calm sea, seeing the various species of ornamental fish, migratory birds observation.
Tears bulk. Rock climbing as high as 10-30 feet, with a slope of up to 85%.
Temple Bang, Labuan Peacock, Kramat. Cultural tourism.
The best visiting season: March to s / August each year.
How to reach: Banyuwangi-bars with a distance of 35 km, which continued to Bekol with a time of 45 minutes (12 km) or Situbondo-bars with a distance of 60 miles by car.