Monday, November 29, 2010

TAMAN NASIONAL BROMO TENGGER SEMERU (BROMO MOUNTAIN)

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.
Penanjakan which is the highest point in the Bromo-Tengger can be reached from Cemoro Lawang and from Tosari. From Cemoro Lawang down into the caldera of a vast sandy like a giant crater in a bowl with walls which altitude 300 meters; from here to climb again 600 meters towards the mountains through a narrow asphalt road winding road with little shoulder enough to the edge of abyss vehicle in one direction, and angle of incline is quite excited 60 degrees.There are many rental Jeep with a distinguished expert driver. There are 200 who are available to take the jeep with rates of 150 000 pp Cemoro Sewu to Bromo crater and Penanjakan round trip.This road is of course just right for a local driver who was tough and big balls. Most people find it difficult to imagine the case should be passed in a narrow corner, stop hanging half-clutch, to find a gap to avoid, krn no conceivable space in addition to the abyss if it makes mistakes. Indeed, meager "confident" to do so. But afterward, spectacular scenery all over the Tengger highlands above the peak is a very inadequate compensation.
 From here, Mount Bromo, Batok, Chair and Widodaren look small with a distinguished background of Mount Semeru batuk2 every 15 minutes. Penanjakan actually the most easily reached from the direction of Pasuruan, Tosari tanjakannya with normal reply. After Penanjakan forwarded to the top of Bromo trip across the sea with sand. Apart from the horses, vehicles can only approach 500 meters from the initial steps, and forward afoot, before climbing the 223 stairs up to the edge of the crater which is still quite active. A local motorcycle Honda GL with the type seen in the parking lot at the edge of the stairs of the crater of Bromo, a skill from the rider who is able to reach this place.
After the Bromo and Penanjakan, it seems a pity if the opportunity is used to hold around Tengger mountains, down to the lake Ranu Pane at the foot of Mount Semeru. Travel directed to the South around the Tengger caldera via a route east side. Temperatures range from 10 ° C mountainous perch and can reach zero degrees at night in the dry season.
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, 16 km. Or from the 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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