Situbondo Baluran National Park Tourism Temporarily Closed, Save The Date

The visitor to the Baluran Situbondo National Park, East Java, took a photo with the background of Mount Baluran. (ANTARA)

SITUBONDO - Natural tourism manager of Baluran Situbondo National Park, East Java, temporarily closed tourist visits for one month as of January 15 to February 15, 2024 for regional recovery after the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays.

According to a circular or announcement from the Head of the Baluran National Park Office, Situbondo Johan Setiawan, the temporary closure of tourist visits in the wildlife area is also for regional recovery as well as an evaluation of tourist visits.

"It is true that from January 15, 2024, to the next month it will be temporarily closed for tourist visits, after the Christmas and New Year holidays yesterday," said Public Relations of the Situbondo National Park Office, Joko Mulyono, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, January 11.

In addition to restoring the area and evaluating during tourist visits, he continued, the temporary closure of natural tourism in Sumberwaru Village, Banyuputih District, will also be carried out the construction or maintenance of tourist infrastructure facilities.

Tourism infrastructure facilities in the Baluran National Park will be built, especially starting from the main entrance on the route from Batangan to Padang Sabana (Bekol) and from Bekol to Bama Beach.

"So what is temporarily closed to visitors, namely from the main entrance to the national park to Bama Beach. From the west side of Watunumpuk (to Merak Beach), it remains open," said Joko.

According to him, during the temporary closure for tourist visits, the various tourist infrastructure that will be built include the construction and arrangement of MSME places and the installation of announcement boards along the entrance road to Bama Beach.

"We need to convey that during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays, the number of tourist visits reached around 23,000 people, therefore regional recovery is needed," he said.