Tourism information offices
Jember Tourism Office
(http://www.jembertourism.com/), Jl Gajah Mada No 325, Jember. Tel +62 331 425471.Meru Betiri National Park Office
Jl Sriwijaya 53, Jember 68121, East Java, Tel/Fax: +62 331 321530, E-mail: [email protected]. Excellent first stop for information about visiting the turtle conservation facility at Sukamade and other parts of the national park.
Understand
This is East Java's third largest city after Surabaya and Malang. Whilst not the most attractive or interesting of cities, it does have decent facilities for visitors and makes a good base for exploring the southern part of the East Java region. Reaching the remote Sukamade turtle conservation area is often tackled from here.
Any visitors should note though that Jember is a big commercial centre and is almost invariably congested and crowded.