Mount Bromo is active
volcano and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java, Indonesia. That
is why Mount Bromo become popular and attractive because of its status as the
active volcano, with a height of 2392 meters above the surface, covering
regions, namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang and Malang.
Mount Bromo has a crater
with a diameter of ± 800 meters. You have to walk quite a distance to achieve
the crater, Walk from the parking area to the Bromo crater must be reached
along the 2 km and have to climb 250 stairs.
Sometimes Mount Bromo
spit up gas named fumaroles. The gas
fumes smelled like sulfur with gust as high as 60 to 80 feet above the top of
the mountain. This type of gas containing water vapor. Inhalation of this gas
in large quantities can be bad for health.
Temperatures range between 3
° -20 ° Celsius on Mount Bromo, but it can be a few degrees below zero during
the dry season. If you are not stand with the cold air, you'd better bring a
jacket, gloves, and hats or other head coverings. After sunrise the weather is
becoming quite hot here.
Tengger people live in the
area of Mount Bromo, they believe that Mount Bromo is a place where a prince
sacrificed life for his family. People here do "Yadnya Kasada" or
"Kasodo" festival once a year with the dedication of vegetables,
chicken, and the money thrown into the volcano crater to sacrifice to the gods.
If you want to see the festival, just come to Kasada festival in
September-November each year.
From the peak of Bromo
crater you will see the phenomenon active volcanic mountain. Visitors also can
see a very wide stretch of sand, and become more amazing at daylight.
From the top of Mountain,
you can watch a beautiful sunrise. The
scenery is amazing and you can not get it anywhere else.
List of Hotels in Bromo
Here's a list of hotels
available in Bromo tourism area that you can stay
- Cafe Lava Hotel, Its
location close to the entrance of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
(TNBTS).
- Cemara Indah Hotel and
Bromo Permai Hotel, These hotel have direct view to the Mount Bromo and the
bathrooms are equipped with hot water.
Other hotels like the Bromo
Permai 1 Hotel, Lava View Lodge Hotel is the most classy hotel in the area,
Yoschi's Hotel with a distinctive feel of Bali, Sion View Bromo Hotel, Nadia Sukapura Bromo Hotel, Java Banana Bromo
Hotel, and Primadona Sukapura Hotel, all of them can be your place to stay
Mount Bromo is located in
the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. These institutions are
managing and responsible for the region of Mount Bromo. If you come to visited
Mount Bromo, do not forget to contact them.
Address Bromo Tengger National
Park at: Jl. Raden Intan number 6, Post Office Box 54, Malang Phone. (0341)
491828; Fax. (0341) 490885 and Jalan Panda number 8, Malang phone. (0341) 551
040 East Java. Indonesia.