Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java. Natural tourist attractions are located in Taman Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the eastern city of Malang, East Java. The crowd was not only local tourists, even many who come from abroad. With a typical scene makes Bromo proper destination. What are the privileges of Mount Bromo?

Bromo
Cold, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. The temperature here reached 10 degrees and even up to 0 degrees Celsius during the morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to overcome. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares of hats, gloves, or scarves.

Bromo Sunrise view from Pananjakan

Regular visitors visiting this area since the early days with the aim of seeing the rising sun. To see it, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Field to go through to get to Mount Pananjakan a heavy field. To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through a desert-like area that can make you get lost. We had to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of tight curves necessarily require a high driving skills. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop (jeep type) driven by the community around. Communities around the Tengger tribe comes from a friendly with the visitors.

Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or hot tea and a fire to warm while waiting for the time tebitnya the sun. There are also stores that rent warm clothes. Watching the sunrise is an interesting event. The proof, the visitors would have waited since 5 o'clock in the morning facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You were not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the sun spots in the first place only as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete sphere and provide information so that we can see the mountains scenery in this area. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Sumeru which is the highest mountain in Java.

Ocean Sand crater and Bromo

Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain toward Pananjakan and Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go through the vast sea of sand which reaches 10 km ². Arid areas filled with sand and covered only a little grass is dry. Gust of wind, making the sand fly and can be difficult for you to breathe.

To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must hire a horse at a price of Rp 70.000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it is worth noting that walking was not easy, because the hot sun, long distance, the flying dust can make the journey even more severe.

Now, you have to climb the stairs that amounted to 250 steps to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of the high Bromo 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke. You can also cast your eyes down, and sea sand with terlihatlah temple in the middle. Really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.

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Goa Gala & Cave

Gala Goa is located on Nusa Lembongan islet one of a row of three islands located in the southeast of Bali, the Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Lembongan. If you visit the island of Nusa Lembongan then you can visit the Cave Gala, an artificial cave which is quite unique in the island. This cave is below ground in limestone found on the island of Nusa Lembongan. Uniquely, this cave is home of a hermit named Made Vyasa made for about 15 years with simple tools!

Mahabharata story This cave development takes 15 years from 1961 to 1976. Vyasa made the job of masterminding the building of Goa Gala inspired puppet epics or stories of the Hindu Mahabharata, especially in the episode "Wana Parwa". Made Vyasa inspired by the life of the Pandavas who were on the run from the Kauravas army thus making special shelters made of resin or asphalt. Kauravas himself intended to destroy the Pandavas.
In the story, is told that the Pandavas exiled to the forest for 12 years for losing a bet with the Kauravas. Over 12 years, the Pandavas had to face the challenges of life in the woods. Feeling insecure and think that any time could kill her family Kauravas, so they build a cave. This cave is called "Gala-Gala".
Inside the shelter is kept safe from the Pandava army pursuit Kauravas. Five children Pandu Pandavas called safe in this house is Puntadewa, Bima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadev. According to the epic Mahabharata, they managed to escape through the tunnel at the house made of resin before it burned Kauravas.
From this episode, Made Vyasa interested in exploring life during the isolation of the Pandavas in the cave. Because of that, Made Vyasa Cave Gala inspired building of this story. To respect the Pandavas, then dug a cave Made Vyasa cave named Gala. Of course, because the background as the mastermind and work habit to meditate, then Made Vyasa made cave that inspired this story of Mahabharata. He is building a non-stop day and night for 15 years to realize these dreams. In the year 1984 at the age of 95 years died Vyasa Made at home under the ground.
In this cave there are reliefs depicting the process Goa Gala. There are some symbols, like humans, elephants, the gate, and turtles in the Hindu calendar which means that in the year 1898 Saka calendar or in a general fall in the year 1976 when Goa Gala completed.

  Goa Gala
Gala Goa now become one of the attractive tourist destinations on the island of Nusa Lembongan. In addition, some tourists are also doing meditation in this cave. Gala Goa still remains preserved as in the beginning without the renovation. Jobs digging for 15 years who do not Vyasa Made in vain, because the land is now home to a unique destination on the island of Nusa Lembongan Bali.

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White Crater

When you're visiting the city of Bandung, try also visit to Ciwidey. There we will find interesting sights of the White Crater. There are many things that we can get, for example in Ciwidey, there are many strawberry garden. In fact, we can pick their own strawberries and buy it. On the way to the crater, we will pass the interesting objects such as old railroad tracks, yellowing rice fields, tea gardens and pine forests. A decent place for our visit.

The crater is located on Mount Patuha white, a high mountain in West Java. Altitude of this mountain is 2386 meters. The crater of Mount Patuha is used as an attractive tourist object with a crater of White.

After parking our vehicle, we had to descend stairs in order to be closer to the crater of this mountain. Our hearts will immediately chuckled amazed to see the whole of this place from the steps above. In these places, we can indeed be closely located in the crater we could even touch the water.

When we go down, incredible scenery will see in the crater. White soil which consists of sulfur is the reason why the crater is called the White Crater. Truly unique taste saw this white land. Uneven ground surface as well so as to resemble the mounds the ground. Craters greenish water also attracts attention. All around, there are mountains that some of it is dry but there is also the still green trees.

We can be a bit up the surrounding mountains. In this mountain we will find dry trees and many branches of the trees that fell with small stones. We can also see the crater from above.

Sufficiently large craters here. Water color can vary depending on the sunlight. The smoke arising from sulfur water sometimes blocking our view. The water also caused the smell of sulfur. When the wind is blowing, the smell of sulfur can pierce our noses and make us cough. So, there are several points on this crater is not fitted with a warning to avoid getting too close to the sulfur smoke poisoning.

This crater is going to give us a different experience. We like being in the snow because the ground is white. Large craters and bluish-green water that makes us as if were on the beach. The trees are mostly only the stems are dry and participate in creating a different atmosphere. Here too there are big stones are beautiful. The beauty is what makes this place became a favorite place for prospective brides to make photo prewedding.

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Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater is one of the tourist area you can visit during the holidays in East Java. The crater is located in Mount Ijen is one of the most acidic crater of the largest in the world. Where is the location of Ijen? What is interesting from the crater that can quickly dissolve the human body?   

Ijen Crater is located at the top of Mount Ijen which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Mount Ijen lies east of Mount Merapi (in East Java, there is also a mountain that has the same name with a mountain in Central Java is Mount Merapi). Ijen Crater Tourism Area or Park Nature Reserve is located in the region Ijen Slippery District, County and District Klobang Banyuwangi, Bondowoso District.
Ijen Crater lies at an altitude of 2368 meters above sea level. What's interesting is this crater is located in the middle of the largest caldera on the island of Java. The size of the caldera about 20 miles. Kawahnya own size approximately 960 meters x 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters. This crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall.
Why Ijen Crater is one of the most acidic crater in the world? Do you know how the degree of acidity (pH) of this crater? This crater has a level of very high acidity which is close to zero so that it can dissolve human body quickly. In addition, the temperature of the crater is 200 degrees Celsius reach amazed by adding a very large crater was. However, behind the numbers that make these fears, this crater was present charm is also amazing beauty. The beauty of what you can get at Ijen Crater?

  Enchantment Beauty Ijen Crater
Ijen IjenKawah Enchantment of the beauty of Mount Ijen looks very beautiful. This crater is a large lake with a bluish-green mist and smoke of the sulfur that is fascinating. In addition, cold air with temperatures 10 degrees Celsius, the temperature might reach 2 degrees Celsius, will add its own sensation. Various plants that exist only in the plateau can also be found, such as Edelweis Flowers and Pine Mountain.
As the morning when the sun began to shine Ijen Crater region, beautiful scenery you can expect. Ijen Crater bluish green light will add a golden sun reflecting in the crater. Stunning scenery you can also get to see the charm of the beauty of the nearby Mount Merapi. Mount Merapi has a similar shape to Mount Ijen. The most appropriate moment to witness the beauty of Ijen is in the morning.
Ijen Crater to go, you have to down a path along the caldera cliffs. Do not forget to bring life cover because sometimes sulfur smoke blown through the track. You can also surround the caldera in the region that takes to reach 8 to 10 hours on foot.

  Traditional Sulfur miners
One of the attention of visitors in the area of Ijen Crater is a traditional sulfur miners. They boldly approached the lake to dig sulfur with simple equipment and carry a basket.
The miners are taking sulfur sulfur from the crater bottom. Here was a thick smoke, but to the degree necessary equipment such as masks gloves, they are still looking for molten sulfur. Molten sulfur obtained from the pipe leading to the source of the volcanic gases that contain sulfur. This gas then flows through a pipe out of molten sulfur in the form of red. Once frozen yellow sulfur.
After sulfur cut, the miners would carry it through the path. The burden is heavy enough to carry between 80 to 100 kg. The miners are used to carry this heavy burden as he walked along the path on the caldera cliffs down the mountain as far as 3 miles.

  Towards Ijen Crater
You can reach Ijen crater via two alternative routes. Here is the route used by the visitors Ijen Crater:

      Banyuwangi
      This route is more difficult to pass due to poor road conditions. Usually used by the climbers for climbing route of Mount Ijen. The route can be reached from Banyuwangi, then headed Smooth District. From slippery to Jambu and to Patulding. From Patulding you a short walk through the trail and the caldera cliff as far as 2 kilometers to the crater Ijen. The total mileage of this route is 38 kilometers.
   
      Bondowoso
      This route is more easily passed for a good road conditions and relatively smooth. This route can be taken from Bondowoso, then headed Wonosari, then to Sempol and finally to Patulding. From Patulding you a short walk through the trail and the caldera cliff as far as 2 kilometers to the crater Ijen. Route mileage is 70 miles with views of the coffee trees and a stunning pine forests.
You can go to Bondowoso and Banyuwangi with public transportation from Surabaya. Distance from Surabaya to Banyuwangi Bondowoso and approximately 200 kilometers. For security reasons, Ijen Crater closed starting at 14:00 because the intensity of the toxic fumes of sulfur increases after that hour.

  Ijen Crater
Ijen Crater is one of the charms of natural beauty of Indonesia. Many foreign tourists and local tourists visiting the region to witness the charm of Ijen natural beauty and uniqueness of the traditional sulfur miners in Ijen crater. You are interested to visit on vacation this time?

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