Mount Bromo, Where & What Is Special About This Volcano Mountain Tour

Mount Bromo is inside in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, there are many amazing destinations. Bromo tourism can be a coveted tour for many people. This is because the mountainous landscape that stretches about 50,276.3 hectares will greatly spoil the views of tourists with the splendor of Mount Bromo.

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) is one of the 10 priority tourist destinations in Indonesia. Mount Bromo is actually still active and it experienced its most powerful eruption in 1974. Now the tourist attraction of Bromo is a mainstay of natural tourism in East Java. According to data from the Central Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS), there were nearly 600,000 tourists who came to Mount Bromo in every years.

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Where Is Mount Bromo Location?

This tourist area is administratively located in 4 districts in East Java, namely Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Lumajang Regency, and Malang Regency. In addition, it can be said that the Mount Bromo area has the most beautiful natural scenery in the East Java region. You can get the splendor of the natural scenery of Mount Bromo, Mount Semeru, Mount Tengger, Mount Batok in one area in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Of course, it is not without reason why quite a lot of tourists who are dominated by Indonesian tourists are very curious to fill the holiday period. If you start from Surabaya, please check this articel Surabaya to Mount Bromo Distance

What Is Special About Mount Bromo?

So that you have an idea to visit mount bromo and to know what is special about mount bromo destinations or attractions located in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area, beside see the stunning view of sunrise, in this place you will see 6 volcano mountain include Mt Bromo. And during witnessing sunrise you will see the highest mountain in Java. Yes this is called Mt Semeru which always puffing out smoke in the background. Here are some recommendations for popular Mount Bromo Tour that are always visited by tourists

Also read : Mount Semeru Trekking Tour Package

1. Witnessing Spectacular Sunrise at Mt Penanjakan

Mt Penanjakan 1 is located at an altitude of 2,770 meters above sea level, which makes it a very strategic place to watch the sunrise or known as Bromo Golden Sunrise. If you want to reach the Penanjakan 1 viewpoint, you have to use a jeep which is the only vehicle operating there. It’s very high location, of course, makes the air around the Penanjakan 1 tourist attraction very cool.

Therefore, make sure you bring a jacket made thick enough if you don’t want the fun of traveling on Mount Bromo to be disturbed because you can’t stand the cold morning air that can be very piercing.

Also Read : Mount Bromo One Day Tour / Mount Bromo Midnight Tour

2. Mount Widodaren

Mount Widodaren is not so far from the location of Mount Bromo. It is still adjacent to Mount Batok which is still in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Widodaren Tourism Object also has a peak height of 2,614 meters above sea level. Some local people say that the peak of Mount Widodaren is often used as a place to meditate by some indigenous Tenggerese to reach the level of Moksa (perfection).

The stories related to the people of Tengger and Mount Widodaren are also interesting parts.

3. Hike Mount Bromo Crater

The main crater of Bromo is one of the best Bromo tourist attractions in existence. The name “Bromo” itself is taken from the Sanskrit / Javanese language: Brahma, one of the gods in Hinduism. Mount Bromo has a crater with a large diameter, which is ± 800 meters (from north to south) and ± 600 meters (from east to west). There is also a giant circle with a circular radius of 4 km from the center of the Bromo crater which is called the main crater.

You can witness the beauty of this natural phenomenon from a very close distance. But need to walk around 1,5 kilometers from the jeep parking area and continued to step up 200 up stars to the peak of Bromo crater. Alternatively if you lazy to walk you can rent a riding horse there.

How long does it take to climb Mount Bromo? normally need waling arounf 20-25 minutes

Also Read : Mount Bromo One Day Tour / Mount Bromo Midnight Tour

4. King Kong Hill Bromo

Not only the crater is spectacular, but Mt Kingkong Hill Bromo is also a relatively new tourist attraction that is presented to complete the excitement of Bromo tourism. Some tourists think that Kingkong Hill is the View Point of the Golden Sunrise of Mount Bromo which is no less beautiful. Therefore, if you feel that Point Penanjakan 1 is very crowded with tourists, some visitors decide to switch to Kingkong hill.

In addition to getting the comfort of watching the Golden Sunrise of Mount Bromo, from the Kingkong tourist attraction, tourists can also clearly see the beauty of nature, namely the view of the splendor of 3 mountains that stand firmly close together, namely Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, and Mount Semeru. on more, this place also best location for Mount Bromo Camping Tour

5. Bromo Whispering Sand

This is part of Bromo tourism which is a sea of sand that stretches widely in the tourist area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The desert which has an area of 5,920 hectares is a natural sight that cannot be found around other mountains in Indonesia. Even the Tengger Semeru National Park has been named the only mountainous area that has a sea of sand that stretches across the archipelago. Based on its history, the sea of sand formed at the Bromo crater tourist site was due to a small eruption of two mountains that coincided with each other.

As a result, volcanic material was thrown to the southeast to form a large valley and caldera. Due to the depth of the caldera, volcanic material from further eruptions accumulates inside and forms a sea of sand known as the Whispering Sand tourist attraction. The reason it is called Whispering Sand is that strong winds blowing the sand at this location cause the grains of sand to fly into the air. The friction between the grains of sand also causes a hissing sound like a human whispering.

6. Teletubbies Hill

Besides Kingkong Hill, there is also Mount Bromo Teletubies Hill. If you went through childhood in the era of 1997 to 2001, then Moms will be very familiar with the name Teletubbies. In the story, they live on a beautiful hill covered with greenery all over the surface. You can also find views of green hills like this in the Mount Bromo area. In addition, the beautiful scenery on Teletubies Hill and the savanna located at the foot of the hill has become one of the favorite places for tourists who like to take pictures. In fact, not infrequently the location of Mount Teletubbies Bromo is also used as a place for taking pre-wedding photos.

7. Luhur Poten Temple

Luhur Poten Temple or Pura Luhur Poten Bromo is a temple for the Tengger Hindu community who live in the Bromo-Tengger area. It can also be said that the Tenggerese people have played an important role in maintaining the nobility of customs and the sanctity of the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park area. Luhur Poten Temple is the only building that stands in the middle of a stretch of Whispering Sand.

The Luhur Poten Temple building which was built in 2000 has several buildings consisting of three parts. Each Main Mandala is a place of worship. Padma (place of worship), Mandala Madya (middle) as a place of preparation and accompaniment of prayer ceremonies, and Mandala Nista (front) as a place of transition from the outside to the inside of the temple. The architecture is thick with Hindu worship buildings and religious ceremonies performed at Luhur Poten Temple making it a special attraction in the tourist area of Mount Bromo.

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