BANGKALAN

Rongkang beach is located in Kwanyar, 35 km south of Bangkalan city. Like Maneron beach, this beach condition is still experiencing, and requires the investor presence. The tourism potency is rock coast area along the length of 1 km more than its extent of hill that having height of 20 to 25 meters dpl, and have crop habitat that is “Jambu keluthu’” (Guava).

The beauty of this beach also shown the boats grass in Madura strait. If dusk arrived, seems to be pride shimmer light of town and ship lamps.

SAMBILANGAN BEACH

Sambilangan beach is located about 7 km in south side of Bangkalan city, in Sambilangan village, Bangkalan district. This beach also still seems to be experiencing, besides that, there is a lighthouse that made in 1879, opened by ZW Willem III. The lighthouse has 90 meters height, which is the tourists can raising it and enjoy the ‘traffic’ of fisherman boat and merchantman in Madura strait.

The beautiful of sunset can enjoyed with very transparent ashore this beach. The extent of mangrove forest and hundreds hectare of rice area are surrounded Sambilangan beach that seems beautiful view in Bangkalan area.

GEGER HILL TOURISM

Geger Hill tourism is located in Geger village, Geger district, and 30 km southeast of the city. Reside in 150 to 200 meters dpl height. This location is easy to reach by public transportation. This object tourism is prospective to develope as forest object tourism, because it has camping ground area and climbing sport.

Besides its nature beauty, this tourism objects has a sanctified statue and ancient omission. Acacia forest, Mahogany and teak forest with 42 ha width more. Five sacred caves that have historical nuance are; Petapan Cave, Adipodai cave, that is the father of Madura legendaries figure, Jokotole alias Panembahan Secodiningrat III at XIII century. Potre Cave, ex Potre Koneng cave, the wife of Adipodai, Pelanangan Cave, have the stalactite that looks like man genital. It has said if drink the water that drops from this unique stalactite, it can add the man sexuality energy. Pancong Pote Cave, have the unique form of subterranean river, its stalactite and stalagmite are colorful. Snake Cave, have its unique form of giant stone looks like snakehead. Have bank side in its north and south side, so that, it is ideal for having climbing activity here.

Pangelengan Hollow, is bank hollow in the hill wall of north side. It is nicely, this hollow is extent of granite rock / onyx, so that it is very fit for rest place, and enjoy the beautiful of natural lake and extent of wide rice field in foothills.

Pelanggiran site is in reef hillock form. This is the highest top from Geger hill. It has said, at 8 century ago, this Pelanggiran historical tools is landing place of the first human being in Madura, named Patih Pranggulang (Ki Poleng) and Dewi Ratna Roro Gung (Kuning Princess). In this historical area, the first Madura R Segara boy, was born from Dewi Ratna Roro Gung womb.

AER MATA CEMETERY

Aermata cemetery is located in Buduran village, Arosbaya district; it is the Bangkalan king’s grave at dynasty Cakraningrat I-VII (16 to 18 century). The grave complex is located on Buduran hill. Kanjeng Ratu Syarifah Ambami, the princess from the first Bangkalan king, namely Raden Praseno or Cakraningrat-I had buried there. The king historical has assumed to be a holly. Hence, the grave complex of kanjeng Ratu, which also grandchild Sunan Giri, is always inundated of pilgrimage from various areas, even from outside country.

The potency, which able to be enjoyed by the tourists in Aer Mata cemetery is the unique carving at the wall side in each dome, and grave warangka that so exquisite and artistic. In 1975, the carve arts in grave complex of Aer Mata get the artistic champion titled carved omission of ancient Asian selenium. It give in the artistic of carved Angkor World in Cambodia which known as one of 7 omission miracles (ancient) world. Carve dome wall and warangka made from alabaster to symbolize the association phonetic symbol and reconciliation between the believers in Madura at 16 to 18 century ago. The configuration of building architecture art was started from consecutive admission doorstep, fence circled, and 3 domes of grave of king. It is the ancient vision culture pledge. Building physical of this grave has done without using cement gluten, except brick heap with natural technique insulator.

BULL RACING

One of attraction icon of Madura culture is Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race). The bull attraction is said come from Sepudi Island, Sumenep regency. The founder of this bull racing is Katandur Prince at 13 century and round into hereditary tradition up to now. The frequent bull that competeted is minimum have been age 2 years with body height 120 cm. The track of Bull Race is in various distance:
- 120 m for bull racing of sub district level
- 130 m for bull racing of regency level
- 140 m for bull racing of district level
The bull racing organizer has been schedule every year by Bakorwil VI Pamekasan. If the tourist interesting to show the bull racing, they can order for the bull racing packet in regency tourism service in Bangkalan, Letnan Sunarto street, 15.

THE ANCIENT MUSEUM
Ancient Museum is king Cakraningrat omission that located in downtown, precisely in Kraton sub-district, Bangkalan district. Museum, which saves the history objects and historical tools, is located in duty house complex of Bangkalan gouvernor. This Museum collects various valuable antique objects history such as; ancient canon, Gamelan, miniature of Madura’s customhouse and the other ancient tools of Madura.

So far, this museum become the historical tourism and often visited by domestic and foreign tourists of students, ordinary tourists, or the others.

TRADITIONAL ART OF BANGKALAN

Various traditional art and traditional ceremony as tourism potency and have already to sold, are:

• Moang Sangkal Dance
• Angklung Topeng Dance
• Rokat Dance
• Keraban Dance
• Nelayan (Fisherman) Dance
• Andongan Dance
• Blandaran Dance
• Tera’ Bulan Dance
• Sholawat Nabi Dance
• Nyello ‘ Aeng Dance
• Reng Majangan Dance
• Hadrah Jidor Artistry
• Salaban (Sandur Madura) Artistry in all (18) districts.