Mt.Bromo

Mt. Bromo

Park Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the only conservation area in Indonesia, which has a unique form of sea-sand area of 5250 hectares, is located at an altitude of ± 2100 meters above sea level. Mount Bromo is one of the most famous and most beautiful volcanoes in Indonesia. It is located in Tengger, in East Java.

Mount Bromo is one of two volcanoes that were created following a massive eruption which created an enormous caldera in which are the active Mount Bromo and the non-active Mount Batok.

The caldera has seen been filled with grey sands, and is called Laut Pasir or Sand Sea. Trekkers walk through this expanse on their way to Mount Bromo. The scenery is reminiscent of earth in its primeval age or a moonscape. This is more so when a layer of mist carpets the caldera floor.

Standing at a height of 2392 meters, Mount Bromo isn’t the tallest mountain in Java. That title goes to 3676 meter tall Mount Semeru, located to the south of Mount Bromo and within sight. Also called Mahameru, meaning “great mountain”, Mount Semeru is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia constantly belching steam from its peak.

Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). One of the most exciting attractions on Mount Bromo is a sunrise. Clouds that cover the sky slowly – land parted by yellowish-white ball – brass. Sunrise attractions can be viewed at Pananjakan view point.