Cruises visiting Bawean & all Bawean cruises for 2018-2019
4 International cruises will be scheduled to dock in Bawean 2018 to 2020
Pulau Bawean is an Indonesian island located approx 150 km (90 ml) north of Surabaya (Java). The island is round-shaped (approx 15 km / 9 ml in diameter) and circumnavigated by a narrow ring road. At the isle's center is an extinct volcano (highest elevation point 655 m above sea level). Bawean's population is around 70,000, but over 2/3 of the men are temporarily living and working abroad (Singapore, Malaysia, other parts of Indonesia). This results is over 2/3 female population, which is why the island is often called Pulau Putri (Island of Women).
Pulau Bawean Island (Sangkapura, Indonesia)
Over 1/2 the island's population lives in Sangkapura (on the southern coast). This is the world's only habitat for the endemic Bawean deer (Bawean hog deer). A result of human activities, less than 10% of the island is covered by rainforest, and 15% is covered by artificially planted teak (hardwood tree). Rare animals and seabirds found on the island include crab-eating macaque (monkey), Sunda porcupine (rodent), small Indian civet, Asian palm civet, black-capped night heron and purple heron, great frigatebird, gull-billed tern, lizards, reticulated pythons.
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Around Bawean are located large oil and gas fields. The island has schools, pharmacies and hospital, two small clinics, a pioneer flight airport. One main road along the coast (length 55 km / 34 ml). Most travel is done by car, motorcycle and bicycles. Bawean's main port town is Sangkapura (south coast). The port serves passenger ferry connections with East Java (Gresik). Cruise ships to Pulau Bawean Island Island dock (anchor) at Sangkapura - port town on the southern coast. Port Pulau Bawean Island cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month.
Tourists come to see local natural attractions, which include endemic deer, villagr visit, hot springs, handycraft centre, waterfalls, Kastoba lake in the central part of the island, plus sandy beaches and coral reefs on the coast. Much of the forest was replaced by teak plantations in the early 20th C. The islanders are mainly engaged in growing of rice, maize, potato and coconuts. Fishing is an important economic activity in the Java Sea, which supports over 3000 species of marine life. The Sea is shallow with a mean depth of just 46 m.
Cruise schedule in Bawean 2018 -2020
Below are the schedule of the cruise in Bawean island :
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| Bawean Port Coordinate |
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| Cruise on December 2018 |
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| Cruise on January 2019 |
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| Cruise on May 2019 |
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| Cruise on 2020 |
The graves of the Muslim Sheik Maulana Umar Mas'ud and ruler Purbonegoro are revered on the island, are visited by Muslim pilgrims from other parts of Indonesia, and are the main historical attractions of Bawean. The area around the Java Sea is also a popular tourist destination. Scuba diving offers a chance to explore and photograph underwater caverns, wrecks, coral, sponges, and other marine life. Historically, Dutch sailors and the Dutch East India Company used Bawean as a resting stop between Java and Kalimantan (Borneo) in the 16th and 17th
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