BROMO
Cold, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. The temperature here reached 10 degrees and even up to 0 degrees Celsius during the morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to overcome. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares of hats, gloves, or scarves.
The view from Mount Bromo Pananjakan
Bromo Sunrise view from Pananjakan
Regular visitors visiting this area since the early days with the aim of seeing the rising sun. To see it, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Field to go through to get to Mount Pananjakan a heavy field. To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through a desert-like area that can make you get lost. We had to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of tight curves necessarily require a high driving skills. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop (jeep type) driven by the community around. Communities around the Tengger tribe comes from a friendly with the visitors.
Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or hot tea and a fire to warm while waiting for the sun tebitnya time. There are also stores that rent warm clothes. Watching the sunrise is an interesting event. The proof, the visitors would have waited since 5 o'clock in the morning facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You were not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the sun spots in the first place only as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete sphere and provide information so that we can see the mountains scenery in this area. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Sumeru which is the highest mountain in Java.
Towards the stairs Bromo crater
Ocean Sand crater and Bromo
Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain toward Pananjakan and Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go through the vast sea of sand which reaches 10 km ². Arid areas filled with sand and covered only a little grass is dry. Gust of wind, making the sand fly and can be difficult for you to breathe.
To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must hire a horse at a price of Rp 70.000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it is worth noting that walking was not easy, because the hot sun, long distance, the flying dust can make the journey even more severe.
Now, you have to climb the stairs that amounted to 250 steps to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of the high Bromo 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke. You can also cast your eyes down, and sea sand with terlihatlah temple in the middle. Really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.
Bromo as a tourist attraction through MALANGThe journey through the west door from the direction of the entry of pasuruan Tosari village to get to the center of attractions (sea sand) fairly heavy because the field must be taken not to pass by ordinary 4-wheeled vehicles is because the road climbing towards the derivation of sea sand is steep, but We rented a jeep provided by the tour manager, so a lot of tourists on foot to get to the center location. But if we go through the north door of the direction before entering the region of Probolinggo TONGAS, we will go to the village of Lawang Cemoro before falling into the sea of sand is not too heavy because of the derivative of the slope is not too steep so the bike can go through. Most of the tourists who want easy access to the sea of sand through this route. But if you want to watch the sunrise is often shown in the photographs, which many photographed from the top of your climbing is more practical then the path through the west door.But if you have the adventurous spirit then you can try the path less traveled way tourists. Namely through the city of Malang you enter through the small town of Mixed Pronojiwo then entered the city and will go through a nature reserve which is very beautiful from here you will find the fork in the road towards the south which will enter Ranu Pane (towards Mount Sumeru) and towards the north you enter the ocean of sand Bromo in Bromo ridge south. T-junction is named Jemplang. The journey begins with a down hill and were met with pasture (savannah) which gradually changed into a sea of sand. The road around the mountain Bromo going through a sea of sand for about 3 hours. This track is not too steep and impassable bike, but need adventurous spirit because the track is still rarely passed and no one stopover or houses. We will actually presented with a very challenging journey. But your secret will be rewarded with another Bromo very rarely see tourists, the savannah grasslands and huge flowers beneath the hood of Mount Bromo. It's the opposite view on the north side of the arid and dusty. But remember, you should not through this route and at night or in foggy weather. Line will not be seen in this condition.Sea of sand is the mainstay of the mountain Bromo tour, in the cool mountain nature, we can see the desert and a vast grass. While most awaited of Bromo is the sight of the mountain view when the sun rises and sets because it would seem obvious and very beautiful. Although the trip to Bromo is very dusty, but not felt, because of the beauty that served really incredible.Vacation to Bromo can be practical if you are pretty much like the type of traveler, and through the north door. You can make a visit within 12 hours, of course, if you start from the city of Surabaya, Malang, Jember and surrounding areas. The journey can be started from 12 hours of the night so you will arrive at about 2 to 3 in the morning. Where you can relax before seeing the sunrise. Sellers of food and drinks at the area's sea of sand is usually open before 3 am, so you can get ready to make the climb over the top rung of the famous Bromo. Enjoy the view between the hours of 8-9 am and you can back up your departure city around 12 noon. For the record, if you're traveling in the area amid a sea of sand into the night, as a guide to the parking area around the temple you can see the stakes of the concrete that had been given as a pointer to the temple area. If you get lost do not panic and continue the journey (especially amid thick fog), just wait because it usually starts at 2 to 3 mornings a rental rider crossed the sea of sand area. .
