KUPASONLINE.COM — Bromo tourism can be a very interesting tour
coveted by many people.
This is because indeed the mountainous landscape that stretches around 50,276.3 hectares will spoil the views of tourists with the splendor of Mount Bromo.
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) is one of 10 priority tourist destinations in Indonesia.
Mount Bromo is actually still active and experienced the most devastating eruption in 1974.
Now the Bromo tourist attraction is a mainstay of natural tourism in East Java.
According to data from the Tengger Semeru National Park Center (TNBTS), there were nearly 600,000 tourists who came to Mount Bromo in 2017.
Of course, it’s not without reason why quite a number of tourists, dominated by Indonesian tourists, are very curious to fill their Bromo tour.
Administratively, this tourist area is located in 4 districts in East Java, namely Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Lumajang Regency, and Malang Regency.
Apart from that, 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.
What Can Be Visited in Bromo Tourism?
So that friends have an idea of the destinations or tourist attractions of Bromo in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area, here are some recommendations for popular Bromo tours that are always visited by tourists:
1. Climb 1 Mount Bromo
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, also known as Bromo Golden Sunrise.
If you want to reach the Penanjakan 1 view point, you have to use a jeep, which is the only vehicle that operates there.
Its very high location, of course, makes the air around the Penanjakan 1 tourist attraction very cool.
Therefore, make sure you bring a jacket made of thick enough material if you don’t want the fun of your tour on Mount Bromo to be disturbed because you can’t stand the cold morning air which can be very piercing.
2. Mount Widodaren Bromo
It is still adjacent to Mount Batok which is still in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area.
The 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 for meditation by some native Tengger tribes to reach the level of Moksha (perfection).
Stories related to the people of Tengger and Mount Widodaren are also an interesting part.
3. Bromo Main Crater
Mount Bromo has a crater with a large diameter, which is ± 800 meters long (from north to south) and ± 600 meters (from east to west).
There is also a giant circle with a 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.
4. Hill of Love
Not only is the crater spectacular, Mount Cinta Bromo or Love Hill is a relatively new tourist attraction that is presented to complement the excitement of Bromo tourism.
Some tourists argue that Bukit Cinta is the View Point of Mount Bromo’s Golden Sunrise which is no less beautiful.
5. Whispering Sand
This is part of Bromo tourism which is a sea of sand that stretches wide in the tourist area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
The desert which has an area of 5,920 hectares is a natural landscape 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.(*)
