Madura Island is not as famous as Bali. But recent development of Jembatan Suramadu (Suramadu Bridge) has been a magnet of attention to Madura as the new destination for investment and tourism.
Suramadu connects Surabaya and Madura over the sea of Selat Madura. For centuries before, people have to cross over with boat. So, Suramadu is a huge breakthrough.
Madura is not a common tourist attraction. But I’m curious to find out what interesting in the island. So I planned the short escape to Madura with a couple of friends: Carlos, Chris, dr Angga and Alex.
The entrance gate is near Kenjeran, Surabaya. We have to pay for the car toll fee. It costs us IDR 30,000 for one way trip; it means that we spent IDR 60,000 for round trip. It’s far cheaper if you ride with two-wheelers, costs you IDR 3,000 only! But I tell you what, on the day we crossed; I saw 200 meters of long queue on the motorcycle toll gate 
The bridge has 5.4 kilometers long and it takes only 10 minutes ride to reach Madura. The main attraction of Suramadu is the middle section. Many vehicles turn to slow down and take pictures.
It’s forbidden to stop our vehicle along the bridge so I opened the window and started taking pictures. Hard to get a proper angle but it’s ok. Oh, it’s a bit cold and foggy right there.
Under the bridge on the Madura side, lots of people take advantage of Suramadu euphoria. Food stalls and kiosks are available, but I’m not interested.
We ride all around with empty stomach and found nothing –since we’re clueless about the island. We lost direction a few times and desperately I wish I could found KFC and ate black pepper crispy chicken (forget it!). Finally we ended up with coconut delight (at somewhere I forget). Cost me IDR 2,000 for a glass of fresh coconut water. Put extra IDR 2,000 to enjoy the whole coconut. The coconut seller is quite friendly and thought that we’re TV crews hoho..
After I made some calls to my native Madura fellow (thx Evelyn). We got a recommendation of famous Madura cuisine near Alun-alun Bangkalan, about 20 minutes ride from Suramadu.
It’s “Warung Amboina”. Well, the place is very very small but lot of people came in and out. We ordered their specialty, five Nasi Campur Madura (mix rice) and Teh Tawar (plain tea).
Interestingly, instead of took a note on a piece of paper, the owner write our order on his little desk with a little white chalk. I didn’t understand what he wrote about, it was like a code or sumthing. I’m not sure that Robert Langdon (of Da Vinci Code) could understand the code too 
Nasi Campur Madura is quite a simple dish. You’ll get a plate of rice with meat, innards (jerohan), half boiled egg and coconut milk soup on top of it. The best part of Madura cuisine is the chili sambal. It’s simply grinded with salt but tastes really strong and spicy. I love the fried crispy Paru (ox-lung) but disappointed with the small portion. Ouch.
The price is quite expensive even for Surabayan like us 
A plate of Nasi Campur costs me IDR 13,000 and IDR 3,000 for the plain tea. Maybe some ingredients must transported from Suarabaya and it takes extra cost for that. Jie-o-meter : 6.5 / 10
Well, that’s not the end of this little escape. We went to a century old Sembilangan Lighthouse. I’ll be back with the story soon..
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akhirnya…. tak pikir gak bakal mbok tulis ko.
that day…. was a very happy happy day….
@Fenty : Ole Oneng depannya bebek goreng Sinjay ya ?
@Alex : ayo kapan2 kita cari alternatif wisata lagi.. Fotomu nanti muncul di seri 2 brur.. 
keren fotonya jie…. klo boleh tau rahasia editan fotonya dung hihiiihh warnanya wuasik
@Vina : kan wis ta ajak, cuma kamune yg berhalangan huehehe..
@Ojat : pake adobe lightroom pak .. coba deh, pasti ketagihan
@Manda : ada gak ya di FJB-09…
wah jan mantabbbbbb lah foto2 karyamu jie, salut 4 jempol buat kamu. buat penikmat yang ndak faham foto kayak aku foto2mu itu mantabbbb abis! ndak banyak bercerita masalah teknik foto tapi hasilnya mak nyus beneran…
wahhh seneng nya bisa ke Madura cuman 10 menit ya ?
trus nasi cmprnya unik juga yah ?
ahh JKT far away to Bangkalan , hikssss !!!
@Wuri : sambelnya sederhana, tapi kalo bikin dewe ga seenak kalo beli.. aneh yo..
@Deteksi : makasih gan… ijo2nya dunk.. *halahh*
aku ga berani banyak omong soal teknis foto, soale takut ntik salah ngasi petunjuk, ta serahkan pada ahlinya saza hehe..
@Veny : jarak jembatannya ujung ke ujung cuma 10 menit sih, tapi kalo dari rumahku ya 40 menit lah 
@Gum : arigato pak.. 
wah keren ya jembatannya… jaman dulu pas ke madura kudu naik kapal… 
btw sebenernya soto madura yang banyak di surabaya itu beneran dari madura gak? di madura gak nyobain sotonya ya?
gile, antrian motor masuknya panjang bener?
dulu sih ada rencana buat ke madura lewat suramadu. ngebis. tapi rencana lain akhirnya nutupin cita-cita ke madura ini. he..
btw fotonya bagus2 mas.
Ole Olang bukan ? kupikir gitu, kok kamu nyebutnya Ole Oneng ? apa aku yang salah ya ?? :-/
@Fahmi : hahaha.. sadar juga ya kalo mukanya judes, abis kepanesan kali didalam warung
@Arman : You know what, there’s an interesting facts.. waktu aku short trip ke Madura ini, baru realize ternyata di Madura justru gak ada yg jualan Soto dan Sate Madura. Adanya cuma di Surabaya hehe..
@Morishige : iya.. antrian motor baik pergi maupun pulang sama panjangnya. Untung ada temen yg bawa mobil
@Kucluk :
@Fenty : sori2.. iya, Ole Olang.. aku saltik, maklum dah malem 
@Fenty: Bebeknya enakan Sinjay, Fen.. tp Ole Olang lebih banyak variasi masakannya ;)
@Jie: Nice capture of the bridge! *as always* aku nyoba foto dr mobil… well, ga gitu bagus hasilnya hehehe
Jie,
kamu gak iseng turun ke suramadu untuk ngecek ada gak mur2 yg hilang dicuri orang?
Jie warung amboina kok jualnya nasi madura ya? rada ga nyambung keknya ya..
@Cicit : itu abis di edit cit.. the original source is pretty dull actually..
@Zee : hahahaha.. ga boleh berhenti, ntar kena tilang ..
Aku rasa “amboina” = Amboi-nya = Enak-nya.. bukan warung orang ambon lho
@Citra : suramadu emang keren kok 
jie .. yang poto ada cewenya , koq terang banget yaa .. jadi serem liatnya , hahahaha . too much contrast kah ?
dan yess .. gw napsu liat sambelnya * tiba2 jadi laper *
beuh…jalan2 melolo, udah keliling indo nich sepertinya hihihi , kalo medarat di Karawang kabar2in yah hahaha
makin lama postingan photo na makin OK aja nich
wewww, fotonya indah bgt
baru kali ini ngeliat postingan tentang suramadu dengan gambar yang sempurna
Duuuuuhh.. kudu kudu kudu ke Madura!! Insya Allah Tuhan mendengar pintaku ini.. Kabulkanlah ya Tuhan.. AMEN. As usual.. I give you kudos for those pictures! ;)
@Naki : iyo.. itu overexposure, udah ta coba kecilin tapi it’s the best that I can do 
@Pitshu : kalau ada sumur diladang, boleh lah awak main ke Kerawang
@Zulhaq : makasih.. lam kenal ya, moga2 betah menikmati blog saya ini..
@Siais : boleh tu kalo mampir Surabaya, jangan lupa melintas ke Suramadu..
@Ade : sayangnya ga boleh banyak2 mbak, kolesterolll..
@Titiw : eitss… sebelum ke memutuskan ke Madura, baca dulu seti petualangan aku di Madura sampe tuntas tas tas tasss…
hahaha jadi bener ya di madura nya sendiri gak ada ya… aneh juga ya kalo gitu kenapa dinamain sate dan soto madura ya? anyway, biasanya penjual soto ama sate emang orang madura kan… kenapa kok di maduranya malah gak ada ya? hmmm… tetep berasa aneh… hehehe
ayo..ayo…nggak ada lagi yang mau ke Madura?
Saya adakan tour keliling nie diskon 10% wakakakaakakaka…
foto Suramadue mantep………..
Ole Olang itu searah dengan bebek Sinjay,,,mana bebek Sinjaynya nggak di posting…dendam kesumat sama si bebek soale porsinya kecil? :lol:
BTW Ole Olang itu jaman Suramadu nggak ada dia sama sekali nggak laku…orang lokal bilang nggak enak ikannya nggak fresh * katanya lho ya*
tapi….tiba2…sekarang jadi rame!!!!
Aku belum nyoba tuh nasi but adikku wes….next time coba ah…
@Arman : saya juga bingung hehe.. ada lagi, soto lamongan juga ga ada di lamongan lho.. Terus Bika Ambon lebih terkenal di Medan. Hmm.. I should make an article about it haha
@Anas : enak toh.. manteb toh..
@Eve : ongkosnya piro?
Tenang, bebek Sinjay bakal ta ceritain di part 3 ..
Nengok foto2 jembatannya jadi kangen pengen mudiiiik….!
Wah itu tukang warung soto pasti bilang gini: Mas.. mas kalau saya ikut juga di foto, nanti sotonya ta tambahin gratis lho!
Mantaps Pol-polan lah laporan perjalanan sampeyan ini mas… Apa lagi photo2 nya… hmmm… jadi pengen belajar aku….
@Anthony : monggo disempetin pak, moga2 catatan perjalanan ku bisa jadi patokan kalo jalan2 kesana ya
@Bodrex : huehehe.. kapan2 TPC bikin rekreasi bareng plus workshop fotografi aja
foto2nya keren banget ko…btw,slm knal nee (read JP)
udah nyobain nasi serpang bangkalan gak?top abis tuh….sekalian soto,sate asli madura-beda banget ma yg di jual di surabaya.btw,kalo mw ke bangkalan kabar2-ri ya ko, aku asli bangkalan (sedikit promosi kuliner khas bangkalan nee)
btw anyway….i’ll be glad to be the guide for you all …whose interesting too come and see our island, will be an excited experience here…just call me
kemaren sempet dari Bangkalan terus ngelewatin Ole Olang, mungkin minggu2 depan sebelum puasa bakalan kesana
katanya enak tuh, udah nyoba ?
Fotomu semakin bagus aja