Bali to Java

 

The waters of the Bali Strait - a 2.5 km [at its point] water barrier separating Bali and Java. The volcano Gunung Ijen rises in the background

After breakfast we head west for Java. At Gilimanuk we travel by Ferry across the strait to Ketapang on eastern Java, before driving onwards to Ijen. Near the coast we will keep our eyes open for terns, herons and storks; perhaps even a Lesser Adjutant!

In the afternoon we will begin looking for wildlife and birds in the Ijen Nature reserve. The Ijien Nature Reserve protects an area of decent hill forest where many of the montane Javana endemics can be found. We will be concentrating on an area with good walkways through forests over 1000 metres above sea level.

Dark backed Imperial Pigeon