BEAUTY UNDER THE SEA GILI KETAPANG ISLANDS AND RELIGIOUS TOURISM

PLACE AND HISTORY

Probolinggo is not only famous for its exotic Mount Bromo and the Tengger tribe, but also for its beautiful underwater tourism. 8 km off the coast of Probolinggo there is a small island which is famous for its snorkeling tours because of the many nemo and dori fish that roam around the island. The island has an area of 68 hectares and is inhabited by the Madurese who live mostly as fishermen. the island is called Gili Ketapang. Gili Ketapang island is precisely located in the village of Ketapang, Sumberasih District, Probolinggo Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia

Gili Ketapang is derived from the name Gili which means flowing and ketapang which is a village on the mainland of Probolinggo. So this island of Gili Ketapang was once in the same land as the Ketapang village in Probolinggo. One day the Semeru volcano experienced a huge eruption and this land unseen broke down and moved slowly toward the middle of the sea to form an island called Gili Ketapang.

Besides being famous for its underwater beauty, here is also famous for its religious tourism which is a cave called Kucing Cave. This cave is called the Kucing Cave because here there lives a supernatural cat that is bigger than a normal cat. This cave is a trace of Syech Maulana Ishaq or better known as Sunan Giri.

ACCESS TO GILI KETAPANG ISLAND

Take a Bus from the City of Surabaya / Malang and Surrounding Areas

Take the Bus in the direction of Probolinggo, get off at the Bayuangga Probolinggo Terminal. After that take a motorcycle taxi to the port of Tanjung Tembaga Lama. Arriving we took a motorboat to the island of Gili Ketapang.

Take a Train from the City of Surabaya and Surrounding Areas

Take a train from Gubeng Station and get off at Probolinggo Station. After that take a motorcycle taxi to the port of Tanjung Tembaga Lama. Arriving we took a motorboat to the island of Gili Ketapang.

Take a Bus from Banyuwangi Regency and surrounding areas

Take a Bus from the Banyuwangi Terminal on the Banyuwangi - Probolinggo route. Get off at the Bayuangga Probolinggo Terminal. After that take a motorcycle taxi to the port of Tanjung Tembaga Lama. Arriving we took a motorboat to the island of Gili Ketapang.

Take a train from Banyuwangi and surrounding areas

Take the train from Banyuwangi Baru station and get off at Probolinggo Station. After that, take an ojek to Tanjung Tembaga Lama port. Arriving we took a motorboat to the island of Gili Ketapang.

ACTIVITY AND ACCOMODATION

There are many food stalls and toilets here. There is also a mosque here and there is no accommodation. So if you visit here we must leave this island before 16:00 WIB. Because the motor boat crossing schedule starts at 08:00 until 16:00 WIB.

OPENING HOURS

Motor boat crossings start at 08:00 until 16:00 WIB.

ENTRY TICKET PRICE

Free entry to this island. the entrance fee to the Tembaga Lama port is Rp 2,000, the cost of crossing using a motor boat from the Tembaga Lama port to the island of Gili Ketapang is Rp. 10,000

*prices can change at any time