Superb Features in East Java

A lot of countries in the world get their main income from tourism, including Indonesia. My country, Indonesia, is well-known for its wonderful natural beauty, unique people, and traditions. People throughout the world come to Indonesia just to see those features, which they will not find in any other countries. I can proudly say that my country has some of the most beautiful sight you will ever see in nature, people, and traditions, especially in East Java.

First of all, East Java has many beautiful natural objects that are frequently visited by tourists, either domestic or foreign. The dominant natural features in East Java are mountains, beaches, and waterfalls. Bromo Mountain, located in Lumajang, is the most visited mountain in Indonesia which is famous for its magnificent sunrise panorama. The tourists usually ride horses or walk through a broad land of sands up to the crater before dawn in order to watch the golden sun soar behind the clouds and the mountains; that view is remarkably wonderful. From the mountain, we can go down to one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen, Sendang Biru beach in Malang.  The bay with white smooth sands, translucent calm water where tiny fish swim here and there, some scattered rocks, Sempu Island by the mouth of the bay, and fishermans village make Sendang Biru beach become one of the most visited objects when you come to East Java. Another spot that you should come over to is Coban Rondo waterfall in Batu, where you can enjoy the cool weather around the 60 meters height waterfall. Those three natural tourist object are just few of the whole natural beauty that you can find in East Java, but there are more captivating places that I cannot mention one by one.

Not only in natural beauty, East Java is also renowned for its unique people. Even though the majority is Javanese, but there are also some other ethnic groups in several regions such as Madurese people in Madura Island, Tengger people around Tengger Mountans, and Osing people in Banyuwangi. As Indonesia’s cultural heritage, the variety of ethnic groups is an asset to invite tourists, especially foreign tourists.  A lot of tourists come to certain region just to mingle with the folks there, to take a time off from their daily city life. They want to feel a different atmosphere by living among another ethnic group in which they do not belong to, and that feeling is sometimes indescribable.  Some do that kind of activity while conducting a research about the ethnic life, and some other do that for recreation. Not merely live among the ethnic group, the tourists may also learn everything about the society; the language, the art, the traditions, and many others. Accordingly, the diversity of ethnic groups is also an important allure for the tourism of East Java.

The diversity of ethnic groups leads into numerous traditions; this includes traditional dances. The most famous traditional dance from East Java is Reog Ponorogo. The background story of this dance is about a battle between the army of Kediri and Ponorogo Empire to fight over a princess. The main dancer wears a huge mask resembling the spirit with a head of a tiger and huge peacock-tail crown, while the others wear black costumes resembling the army. This dance is so beautiful and popular that Malaysia claimed it several months ago, alleged that it was their Barongan Dance. Another famed dance is Remo Dance from Jombang, which is usually performed as a welcome dance, accompanied by gamelan music. The most noticeable characteristic of this dance is the dynamic and quick movement of the dancers’ feet, which wear lots of chimes. Those two examples are only a small part of East Java’s traditions. Evidently, the traditions in contribute a large amount of attractions that make this East Java one of Indonesia’s most visited provinces.

From the preceding explanation, I bet even if you spend a whole year in East Java, you will not get bored because you will always have another place to visit, another sight to see, and another fact to discover. You really should come to my province when you visit Indonesia, and find yourself astonished from the start till the very end.