Alas Purwo National Park Voyage Tips and guide

Alas Purwo National Park is a national park in East Java, Indonesia.

This park is one of the more remote and least populated parks areas of Java, and one which is relatively under-visited due to both the difficulties of getting there and the lack of developed accommodation options. It is also an area of great mystical significance to the Javanese. Local legend has it that this was the first area of the whole world to emerge from the ocean.

The park is largely flat with highest peak only 320 m and covers some 43,000 hectares. There are some beautiful, deserted beaches here as well as large swatches of lowland tropical forest. The world famous G-land surf camp is on the park borders.

8°40′39″S 114°28′47″E

Map of Alas Purwo National Park

The key access point to the park is the village of Triangulasi which is about 80 km south east of Banyuwangi. Before visiting you should make contact with the national park office in Banyuwangi at Alas Purwo National Park Head Office, Jl Brawijaya No. 20, ☏ +62 333 428675.

Entrance ticket fee ((october 2024):

From the Rowobendo nor Plengkung Bedung gate:

• For domestic tourists:
  • Starting at Rp20,000 per person (weekday)
  • Starting at Rp30,000 per person (holiday)
• For foreign tourists: Starting at Rp200,000 per person (every day).

Entrance tickets from the Kucur gate:

• For domestic tourists:
  • Starting at Rp10,000 per person (weekday)
  • Starting at Rp15,000 per person (holiday)
• Foreign tourists: Starting at Rp150,000 per person (day

Entrance tickets for vehicles at all gates:

• Bicycles: Starting at Rp2,000
• Two-wheeled vehicles: Starting at Rp5,000
• Four-wheeled vehicles: Starting at Rp10,000
• Six-wheeled vehicles or more: Starting at Rp50,000

Mammals to be seen inside the park include banteng (the buffalo of Java), asiatic wild dog, leopard cat, muntjac deer and ebony leaf monkey. The park's western beaches are noted turtle hatching areas with olive ridley, hawksbill, green and leatherback turtles all occurring.

• Surf at G-Land (Grajagan Beach) about 60 km south of Banyuwangi town. One of the world's most consistent left-hand reefbreaks, Grajagan was first surfed in 1972. A few years later the Australian Boyum brothers built a rickety bamboo treehouse on the Plengkung Beach bordering the remote Alas Purwo National Park on Java's south-east tip and the G-Land surf camp concept was born. These days there are several basic surfcamps between the wild jungle and kilometre-long coral reef. Permission to stay at G-Land must be obtained from the park rangers in advance, which is handled by the surf camp management. The camps offer all inclusive surf packages from 3 days and upwards, details on the following websites:
  • -8.733649114.3489271 G-Land Bobby's Surf Camp. Run by a Balinese surfer who took over the original surf camp operation from the Boyum brothers.  
  • -8.733873114.3473772 G-Land Jack's Surf Camp. Also have an office at Okie House, Poppies II, in Kuta, Bali.  
  • -8.730458114.3523343 Joyo's G-Land Surf Camp. Also have an office in Bali at Gang Benesari 77, Poppies II, Kuta, Bali.  

There is some very basic self-catering hut accommodation at Triangulasi, as well as a camping ground and the park office will be able to advise you on this.

• Banyuwangi, the regency seat of Banyuwangi.