Tengger Tribe

one of Tenggernese looking around near Bromo Mount at Lake of Sand

Tengger Tribe residing in the vicinity of national park is a tribal Hindu. According to legend, the origin of these tribes from the Kingdom of Majapahit into exile. Uniquely see the people around look no sense of  fear despite knowing it is dangerous Bromo., including many tourists who visit the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park at the ceremony of 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 deseases, in particular by 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 crates, as a symbol of blessing  from the Almighty.

The Crater and The Sea of Sand

Riding a horse for walking at the Sea of Sand Bromo Mount

Finished watching the sunrises, you can go back down the montain Pananjakan and to Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go throught this sea of sand which covers making the sand fly and can be difficult for you to breath.
To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must rent a horse at the price around 70.000,- rupiahs or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it should be noted that walking is not easy, because of the scorching sun, a long distance, the flying dust can make the journey harder.
Now, you have to climb the ladder whose numbers rach 250 stairs to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of Bromo is 2392 meters high above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo that emit smoke. Ypu can also cast your gaze down, and saw the sea of sand with a temple in the middle. It is really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.

The Best Sunrise

One of the best sun rising in the world

Regular visitiors visiting this area since early morning in  order to see the one of the best rising sun in the world. To view them, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest montain in the region. Terreain that must be travered to get to Mount Pananjakan is tough terrain. To reach the foot of Montain Pananjakan, you have to go through desert, like area that can make you get lost. When the need to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow roads and lots of sharp turns would require a high driving skills. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop / 4wd (a type of jeep) driven by the community. Sorrounding communities come from the Tengger tribe was friendly with visitors.
Up above, there are many shops serving coffe or tea and a fire to warm  themselves while waiting to rising the sun. There are also stores that rent warm clothing. Watching facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You also do not always able to seethis event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, whenthe the sky is clear, you can see the roundness of the sun first of all just as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually from a full  circle and give information so that we can see the views of the mountains in this region. Among others, Mount Bromo, Batok, or Mount Semeru which is the highest mountain in Java Island.

At Glance Bromo Mountain

Bromo volcano and crater

Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park has a type of sub-montane ecosystems, montane and sub-alphine with large trees and hundreds of years old. Some plant species are found in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, among others jamuju (Dacrycarpus Ombricatus), 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 mammalias and 4 species of reptile in this national park.
Rare and endangered species contained in the Park included civet (Paradofelis Marmorata), deer (Cervus Timorensis) longtailed 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), hornbolls (Buceros Rhinoceros silvestris), crested sepernt eagle (Spilornis Cheela Crested), black srigunting (Dicrurus Macrocercus), eagle bondol (Haliastur indus), and grous that live in Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, and Ranu Kumbolo.
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the only conservation area in Indonesia, which has unique form of sand sea coverng an area of 5250 hectares, is located at an altitude of +_ 2100 meters obove 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 noth east - soth west. From the notheast -southwest of Mount Bromo was raging, which includes an active vo;cano 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 (east-west. While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 kilometers from the central of Bromo