West Bali National Park

Minggu, 27 Desember 2015

West Bali National Park
Buleleng - Bali - Indonesia

History of West Bali National Park (TNBB) began on March 24, 1911, when a biologist from Germany, Dr. Baron Stressman, landed around the area Singaraja because Maluku II expedition ship the host damaged. Baron Stressman lived in this region for three months. Through research unintended, Baron Stressman discovered endemic bird species are endangered, the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) in Bubunan village, about 50 km from Singaraja.
Subsequent research conducted by Dr. Baron Viktor von Plesen, which concludes that the deployment of the Bali Starling only covers DesaBubunan to Gilimanuk, which is an area of ​​+ 320 km2. Therefore Bali starling population when it is fairly rare, so in 1928 a number of 5 mice Bali starling was brought to England and successfully bred in 1931. Later in 1962, Sandiego Zoo in the United States also reportedly been breeding these birds.


Besides Bali starling, other rare animals that live in this national park is the Balinese tiger. To protect these rare animals, the Council of Kings in Bali issued Decree No. E / I / 4/5/47 dated August 13, 1947 which sets Banyuwedang Forest neighborhood with an area of ​​19365.6 ha as Taman Alam Protector (Natuur Park) whose status is equal to wildlife.
After Indonesian independence, through the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 169 / Kpts / Um / 3/1978 dated March 10, 1978, the area consists of Wildlife of West Bali, Menjangan Island, Bird Island, Pulau Kalong, and designated as a Bluebird Island West Bali Nature Reserve with a total area of ​​19558.8 ha. In 1984, the Nature Reserve is set as the West Bali Bali Barat National Park with an area of ​​19558.8 ha. However, since most of this national park (3979.91 ha) is an area of ​​limited production forest (HPT) under the authority of the Forest Service, then by decree of the Minister of Forestry No. 493 / Kpts-II / 1995 dated September 15, 1995, the national park area only became 19002.89 ha, consisting of 15587.89 ha of land and 3,415 ha of water area.
West Bali National Park has a kind of a unique ecosystem, which is a combination between terrestrial ecosystems and the marine ecosystem. In this area, tourists can explore terrestrial ecosystems (forests), ranging from monsoon forest, lowland rain forest, savanna, until the coastal forest. While on aquatic ecosystems (marine), tourists can see the green mangrove forests, the beauty of beaches, coral ecosystems, seagrass beds, and shallow and deep sea waters.
Entering the forest area, then the tourists can see about 175 species of plants, 14 species of which are relatively rare, among others bayur (Pterospermum diversifolium), ketangi (Lagerstroemia speciosa), burahol (steleochocarpus burahol), sandalwood (Santalum album), rosewood (dalbergia latifolia ), and others. In addition, visitors can also see directly the various types of animals that live freely in this park, such as the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) which is an endemic species and rare birds ibis white black head (threskiornis melanocephalus), deer (Indian muntjac), pangolin (sweet javanicus), hedgehog (hystric brachyura), and deer (Tragulus javanicus). While this type of fauna famous national park waters are shark (Carcharodon carcharias), fish flag (plateak pinnate), as well as giant clams (tridacna gigas). Other underwater riches are various types of coral reefs varied greatly. Data collection conducted in 1998 showed that there are 110 species of coral in 18 familia, including 22 species of which coral species of the fungus (mushroom coral).
In addition to enjoying the land and water ecosystems, tourists can also explore the small islands that are part of the West Bali National Park, among others Menjangan Island, Bluebird Island, Bird Island, and the island Kalong. Menjangan Island is one of the favorite islands are frequented by tourists. Island with an area of ​​approximately 6,000 ha this is the habitat of deer or elk (Cervus timorensi). Not only that, tourists can also dive in the waters around the island to see the beautiful cluster of coral reef fish species vary.
In addition to enjoying the beauty of nature and wild animals, tourists can also perform pilgrimage to the tomb of Mbah Temon, namely petilasan discovered by community elders about named Mat Yamin in 1954. It is named Mbah Temon because this ruins recently discovered (meeting or meet) after Mat Yamin do if the meditation. Other legendary petilasan is the tomb I Wayan Jayaprana. Jayaprana is a handsome young man in the Chronicle of Bali is said to have been killed by Patih Sawunggaling envoy Kalianget king, because the king wanted Jayaprana his beautiful wife, Ni Nyoman Layonsari.
TNBB region stretches in the two districts, the District Melaya, Jembrana, and Gerokgak, Buleleng, Bali Province, Indonesia.
West Bali National Park is easily reached either from Denpasar and from the Port of Gilimanuk. This is because the location of the park is traversed by the highway Gilimanuk-state and highway Gilimanuk-Singaraja. For the location, tourists can use private cars or using public transport (buses, taxis, or charter a car).
For ease of travel, the tourists can reach the West Bali National Park with two alternatives. First, when the start the journey from the Port of Gilimanuk, the tourists can visit the Office of the National Park West Bali, located in the village of Gilimanuk, District Melaya, Jembrana. The office is located about 200 km from the city of Denpasar. The second alternative, when the tourists depart from Denpasar or specifically wanted to visit the island of Menjangan, so it's good to start from the Gulf of Labuhan Lalang. From Labuhan / Lalang Pier tourists can easily go Menjangan Island or other islands.
Ticket price to enjoy the Bali Barat National Park is $ 2,500.00 per person for domestic tourists, and US $ 20,000.00 for foreign tourists.
West Bali National Park has a wide range of accommodation and facilities, such as tourist guides (guide), guard shack, cottage (to break the tourists), viewing tower, walkways for easy browsing, rental of diving equipment, speed boat, and others , Travelers who want to dive with a dive hire operators charge around US $ 55. The price includes lunch, rent a boat, diving equipment, as well as transportation costs. (before rising fuel)
Especially for crossing facility to Menjangan Island, tourists can rent a boat with outboard engine. The rental fee is Rp 250,000 per four hours. If you want to add time browsing, for example by exploring the waters around the island, then an additional charge of Rp 20,000 per hour (June 2008). If tourists need accommodation around Labuhan Lalang and in Gilimanuk there are many good lodging budget hotels, resorts, and hotels.