Papuma Beach, The Hidden Paradise

Papuma Beach, acronym for Pasir Putih Malikan is a beach located in the Jember, East Java. Papuma quickly become favorite tourism object in Jember. Unlike other beach in Jember, Papuma has white colored sand while the other beaches are black colored. Papuma is surrounded by forest. Sometimes you can find monkey from the forest looking for food in the beach. Papuma is bordered by the Watangan Mountain in the north and Watu Ulo beach in the west. In the south is Hindi Ocean, that's why the tide of Papuma is big and dangerous. In fact you aren't allowed to swimming in the beach when it is high tide.

way to papuma from Jember

There is 2 way to get to Papuma, first is from Watu Ulo beach. Because this beach is located in different sub district, you must pay to enter (about 11000 rupiah or 1 dollar). It is the easiest way to enter Papuma beach. The second is from south of Watangan Mountain, you drive for 3 Km across the mountain. In dry season it's a nice way to get to Papuma since it has beautiful scenery, but in rainy season you must beware about landslide.

After you arrived you can enjoy the scenery of beach and forest. It's like killing two birds with one stone, you want to go to beach but you also go to the forest. On the spot there is merchant who sells grilled fish fresh from the sea. Because it's bordered by Hindi Ocean, you can go fishing here. Some fish like Yellowfin Tuna or Black Marlin can found if you fishing in the sea. But beware the rock around you.

You may want to visit it around August - November, it's not high season that time so the beach will be quiet and feel like a private beach. If you visit in August you may see Jember Fashion Carnival, the biggest Fashion Carnival in Indonesian as a Bonus.