Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park has a type of sub-montane ecosystems, montane and sub-alphin with large trees and hundreds of years old. Some plant species are found in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, among others jamuju (Dacrycarpus imbricatus), mountain pine (Casuarina sp.), Eidelweis (Anaphalis javanica), various kinds of orchids and rare species of grass (Styphelia pungieus). There are about 137 species of birds, 22 species of mammals and 4 species of reptile in this national park

Rare and endangered species contained in the Park include civet (Pardofelis marmorata), deer (Cervus timorensis), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), deer (Muntiacus muntjak), red jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus), leopard (Panthera pardus), ajag (Cuon alpinus), and various species of birds such as kestrel bird (Accipiter virgatus), hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros silvestris), Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela Crested), black Srigunting (Dicrurus macrocercus), eagle bondol (Haliastur indus), and grouse that live in Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, and Ranu Kumbolo.

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the only conservation area in Indonesia, which has a unique form of sand sea covering an area of 5250 hectares, is located at an altitude of ± 2100 meters above sea level.

In the sea of sand found in the central seven eruptions in the two paths that criss-cross from the east-west and northeast-southwest.From the northeast-southwest of Mount Bromo was raging, which includes an active volcano which may at any time issue an eruption of smoke and threaten human life in the vicinity (± 3500 inhabitants).

Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 feet (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.

Tengger tribe residing in the vicinity of national parks is a tribal Hindu. According to legend, the origin of these tribes from the kingdom of Majapahit into exile. Uniquely, see the people around (my Su Tengger) look no sense of fear despite knowing it is dangerous Bromo-yes, including many tourists who visit the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park at the ceremony Kasodo.

Kasodo ceremony held every year (December / January) on the full moon. Through this ceremony, the community begged Tengger Tribe abundant harvest or decline the request for reinforcements and cure various diseases, in particular by offering offerings with tossed into the crater of Mount Bromo, Tengger society while others had to descend the cliff of the crater and reached to catch the offerings being thrown into the crater, as a symbol of blessing from the Almighty.

Scramble offerings are attractions that are very interesting and challenging at the same time horrible. For it is not uncommon among them fell into the crater.

Some locations / attractions to be visited:

Cemorolawang. One entrance to national parks which are visited to see from a distance the ocean expanse of sand and crater of Bromo, and camping.

Tengger Sand Sea and Mount Bromo. Bromo riding and hiking through the steps and watch the sunrise. 

Pananjakan. Viewing natural scenery of the mountain Bromo, Mount Batok and Mount Semeru.

Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, Ranu Kumbolo and the summit of Mount Semeru. Lakes are very cold and always foggy (± 2200 m asl) is often used as a transit point for climbers of Mount Semeru (3676 m asl).

Ranu Darungan. Camping, observation of animal / plant and captivating scenery.

The best visiting season: June to October and December to January.

How to reach the location: Pasuruan-Cafes-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, and Jemplang-Ranu Pani, Ranu Kumbolo, 16km. Or from Malang-Purwodadi-Nongkojajar-Tosari-Wonokitri-Penanjakan about 83 km. From Malang to Ranu Pani use the car for about 70 minutes, and then continued on foot to the peak Semeru about 13 hours.

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