ABOUT: OIA
Jember is a regency in East Java. It is located in between Bondowoso and Banyuwangi. Banyuwangi is regency that is located at the easternmost end of Java Island, before Bali Strait, so that we can know that Jember is near enough from Bali Island. Jember has a famous carnival, the third biggest carnival in the world named Jember Fashion Carnaval. It is an international annual fashion carnival which usually held in August. Beside some beautiful places and a famous carnival, Jember also has a unique culture. People usually called it as Pendhalungan. Pendhalungan is an acculturation culture between Javanese and Maduranese. Jember has a total area of 3,293.34 km2. Because of that, it creates a different culture between North Jember and South Jember. In North Jember, there are a lot of Maduranese people and they usually speak Maduranese. On the other hand, In South Jember, not many Maduranese people live there. It is dominated with Javanese people. Because of that, it creates a new unique language which other regency do not have.
Jember is a beautiful place. In Jember, there are a lot of interesting places to visit, such as Papuma Beach; beach with its white sands that make it more interesting. The beautiful white sand is pleasure to see and to walk on. The beach is always used as the place for sunbathing by foreign tourists. Besides its natural scenic beauty, it is also rich of animals, such as the lizard, forest cock, various birds, wild pig, deer porcupine, scaly anteater and many others. The scenery and atmosphere can be enjoyed more completely at a restaurant which provides Indonesian and Papuma food, a variety of baked fish. Visitors can reach the location by public transportation or via rental car. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes from Jember downtown, Watu Ulo Beach, Watu Ondo, Pancer Beach, Rembangan, Tancak waterfall is located 16 km southwest of Jember. This is one of the highest waterfalls in Jember Regency. Its height is 82 m and it produces water at the rate of 150 cubic meters per second. That makes this waterfall as one of the most reliable and spectacular natural tourism objects. Around the waterfall area, the visitors can also enjoy coffee agro tourism on Pasang Mountain. This place is often visited by foreign tourists. The visitors can get there by rental car in 30 minutes from downtown Jember. Visit this fantastic waterfall in Jember with your family, friends or your children. Have a nice holiday here and enjoy its natural scenery.
