2010-12-02

Mount Bromo Erupts

Bromo-Semeru Mountains, a mountain that is still active and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java. Tourist area is promising a beauty that can not be found elsewhere. From the top of the volcano is still active, you can enjoy the ocean expanse of sand covering an area of 10km square, and witnessed the splendor of Mount Semeru, which rises through the clouds. You also can look beautiful sunrise.

Besides watching the beautiful panorama offered by the Bromo-Semeru, if you come at the right time,
then you can watch Kesodo ceremony, which was held by Tengger society. This ceremony usually begins at midnight to early morning every full moon around the date of 14 or 15 in Kesodo [tenth] according to the Javanese calendar. Kesodo ceremony is a ritual to invoke the abundant harvest or catastrophic decline and cure various diseases, with how to present offerings with tossed into the crater of Mount Bromo. When the procession took place, other Tenggerese rollicking down the cliff of the crater and the offerings being thrown into the crater, as a symbol of blessing from the Almighty.

Cold, that's what you feel when arrive at Mount Bromo-semeru. The temperature here reached 10 degrees to 0 degrees Celsius during at early morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats, gloves, socks, scarves to cope. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering this wares.


To reach this area by using private cars or hire vehicles. There are four main gate to enter the park area that is: Cemorolawang Village if through Probolinggo lane, Wonokitri village with lane Pasuruan, Ngadas village of Malang and Burno village is Lumajang lane.
The route can be taken is as follows:
Pasuruan-Warung-Tosari Dowo Wonokitri-Bromo-use cars with a distance of 71 km.
Malang-Shack-Tumpang Klakah Jemplang-Bromo-use cars with a distance of 53 km
Malang-Purwodadi-Nongkojajar-Tosari-Wonokitri-Penanjakan about 83 km

Currently tourist area of Mount Bromo volcano status temporarily closed, since it was upgraded to 'Look out' by the local government. For tourists who still want to visit, only allowed to enjoy the beauty of Bromo in a radius of 4 km from the summit.





























































































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