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Posted on May 11, 2018 by bertamasyatour — Leave a comment

[:en]The Lazy Man’s Guide Tour To Red Island Banyuwangi[:id]The Lazy Man’s Guide To Tour To Red Island[:]

Red Island Beach is located in Banyuwangi

Red Island Beach is located in Banyuwangi, the eastern tip of Java Island, precisely in Sumberagung Village Pesanggaran Subdistrict, this south coast of Java has a long coastline, approximately 3 km of white sand stretches and invites us to play and relax on it.

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In front of the beach we can find a rock hill named “Red Island”, this beach’s name is referred to this rock hill’s name, if the water is receding, we can walk to Red island, on the moment of sunset the atmosphere of the beach will be very pleasant, the temperature begins to decline and makes the visitor comfortable to have any activities around the beach or you just capture the moment of the sunset.

In addition to the beauty of panoramic beaches, Red Island is also a distillation of surfing activities, its reputation is not as famous as G-Land Plengkung, but because the waters of the Red Island is sand and not a sharp coral, this beach is perfect for beginner surfers.

Every year the local government holds a surfing competition event on the shores of Red Island, making this beach more popular for tourists.

The name of Red Island is famous for being as ‘city Gandrung’ as the favorite tourist destinations in the countries for both local and foreign tourists. In addition to the beauty of the charm of the beautiful beach, waves as high as 2 meters with shelf 300 m in this beach is well suited to use as surfing activities and not less than the G-land coast Arch.

White sandy beaches along the 3 km complete with small hills as high as 200 m making Red Island never deserted the visitors though. Moreover, here you will be treated to a view of a mountain range as well as the charm of the beautiful sunset.

How to get to Red Island

Red Island route from Banyuwangi

For those who intend to come here with your own vehicle, there are two paths that can be used i.e West of Banyuwangi starting from kecamatan Genteng – > Pesanggaran-> Red Island beach

Red Island route from Surabaya

South of Situbondo, Banyuwangi or red route to the island of Jajag – > Pesanggaran-> Red Island beach. If you still do not know the path, you can see the Board track at each intersection or also use the services of google maps on a smartphone. Relax, now access road within easy reach and sufficient so that you don’t have to worry about getting lost.

It was originally known as Pitu Ringin. There are at least two opinions that coloring changes name to Red Island Beach. First, the name of the Red Island is associated with the presence of small red Hill on the edge of the beach.

Hill with an altitude of about 200 meters by the vegetation is green so discreet color original. Second, it is said that once found some rays of red light on the island.

As has been said above, this beach damaged by the tsunami on the range of years 1990 ‘s. The disaster presents a 13-meter wave which swept an entire village around the beach. One of the real impacts including the destruction of the wall outside the temple square in Tawang and leaving the only place called Palinggih Padmasana are intact.

Red Island Beach first settled, especially when Banyuwangi under the leadership of the Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas who are paying close attention to the development of the tourism area and the industry. An event at the end of 2012, Banyuwangi introduces this beach to the international world by organizing a “Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen” which is a multi-sport race bicycle race.

The Red Island are increasingly popular, especially since witnesses major International Surf Competition in the year 2013 who attended by 25 participants from 20 countries as well as about 100 local surfers from various regions in Indonesia. Since that time, it became a new destination for surfers of the world previously only know the beauty of the waves of Plengkung.

Red Island Beach has white sands expanse along 3 Km. Where is not far from the shore there is a small hill very pretty as high as 200 meters. To the East, tourists are treated with either a view of the mountains. Whereas in the West, tourists are treated with a view of the beauty of the sunset or sunset. In addition to charming views, Red Island Beach has a very good wave as high as 2 meters with a length of approximately 300 meters surrounded by mangrove trees.

Security in the Red Island Beach very preferred by the person who manages this place, there is evidence that officers keep at secure when an accident happened or security threatening, especially to those who do the sport of swimming at the beach.

A 5-meter tower which was used by officers to monitor and ensure safety on the beaches of the island.

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Here are some activities that you can do on the Red Island Beach:

Surfing

One of the activities that can be performed on the Red Island Beach is the surfing, source: infobanyuwangi.com
The appeal of the Red Island Beaches one of which is the surf beaches. This is a chance for those who love surfing. This beach is always filled with the Surfer, not only surfers domestic to surf at the beach, some foreign surfers always there every day. Many of them choose to stay couple days or even some weeks. The Government of Banyuwangi Regency has held regular surfing events every year. And the event involving participants from 20 countries all over the world. If you do not carry a surfboard, you can rent them at the rental place is on the beach. Usually, rent a surfboard of Rp 100,000.

Fishing

For those who have a hobby of fishing, a rental boat from the services of traditional boats for fishing in the middle of the sea. It is certainly very exciting, besides to catch the fish, tourists will also be able to enjoy the cool sea breeze blowing.

Snorkel

Another exclusive activity is snorkeling. On-site there are Red Island Beach vendors that rent equipment for snorkeling. And one interesting thing about this event is the price of the rent that is not as expensive as a rental place in General.

Hill Climbing

When seas are low, you can walk into the middle of the ocean to climb the hills not far from the shore. Through the Hill, you can see the beauty of the sea and the exotic landscape that surrounds the Red Island Beach.

Swim

Another thing which is also interesting to do is play around with rolls of the waves. Through the waves as high as 2 meters you can swim–happy together with relatives or families. At the time of a big tide, the moment is indeed not allowed to swim in these beaches. One of the factors is due to the bad weather conditions that often occur, this is done to avoid something that is unwanted.

Play Sand

Things that always popular when visiting a beach is build-sand. Red Island had a very soft sand, it is becoming its own advantages for those who want to play – playing with sand.

Enjoy traditional food around Red Island Beach

if you are done having fun on the beach or surfing, some food and drinks peddlers will be ready to serve you. In the location of the Red Island Beach, there are many stalls selling a variety of food and beverages, ranging from snacks, seafood, coconut ice, and others.

Beach Island Beach is formerly known as “Pantai Ringin Pitu” by the local community. It does look very red when the afternoon and color red-pinky is caused by wet sand the exposed beams of the Sun in the afternoon, especially during the dry season. The myriad mystical story in circulation associated with this Red Island Beach.

Here’s some mystical tale supposedly ever experienced by the local population:

The presence of red flashing lights that flashed on the beach, so the locals say that it brought that into the background the name of this beach.
There is a temple that is not destroyed when hit by a 13-meter-high Tsunami disaster in 1990.

Not far from the Red Island Beach there is a temple, Pura Tawang Alun. This temple was built in the 1980 ‘s. In addition to the use for a place of prayer by local citizens, it also often get visits from Hindus from all over Indonesia, especially visitors who came from the Bali island and the Bromo.

When you tour the Red Island Beach, you can take advantage of the opportunity to just get around and see the look of this sacred place. When travelers enter the coastal area of the island, they will be presented with typical culinary dishes like rujak, Soto Banyuwangi, meatballs, rujak rawon, and other specialties.

Don’t worry about The cleanliness of the place to eat in Red Island Beach tourist area.

Red Island Beach Hill

When you plan wants to stay and spend the night on the beach of the Red Island, you can rent a Beach vicinity homestay provided by local citizens. The price of the rent is relatively cheap when compared to lodging that is in other attractions, the cost start from IDR 100,000 per night. You can choose a homestay or villa which suitable your request.

Facilities provided at some homestay, bedroom, bed, TV, Air Conditioner and other. Such facilities are subject to the price you want. Besides being able to enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of the sunset, you’ll also meet and chat directly with the tourist from different countries who also stay at homestay area you choose.

Sunset

Red Island beach is located at the southern end of Banyuwangi Regency, in the Desa Sumber Agung, district Pesanggaran. This beach is part of the South coast and is still in a series with the Pantai Teluk Ijo (green bay), Pantai Sukamade, dan Pantai Pancer.

Mileage from the city of Banyuwangi to the coastal location of the Red Island are 60 Km with estimated travel time is about 3 hours. The condition of the road to the beach was good enough plus the helpful signpost, so no need to worry if you come a long way from out of town.

If using public transportation, you can depart from the Terminal Jajag Banyuwangi by bus-mini towards Terminal Pesanggaran in Pesanggaran. Arriving at Terminal Pesanggaran, you can using a taxi to Red Island Beach. But if using personal vehicle there are two routes you can choose, through Kecamatan Genteng dan Kecamatan Jajag. If you depart from the West of Banyuwangi, then you will pass through Kecamatan Genteng dan Kecamatan Jajag before reaching the coast of the Red Island Beach, whereas if you set out from the East of the city of Banyuwangi or departing from Situbondo, then you will pass through Kecamatan Jajag dan Kecamatan Pesanggaran to Pantai Pulau Merah or Red island .

Facilities

Rescue (Life Guard)
Security on the beach quite awake because there is a security guard of the coast.
The Tower’s Point Of View
Available 5-meter viewpoint tower to see the view is used.
Sunbeds
This beach is known as Kuta Beach-its Java. So there are also sun loungers.
Surfboard Rentals
Available tool rentals Surfing, Snorkeling and Fishing gears including the boat.
Food Stalls
Many food stalls also available complete with a prayer hall and a bathroom.
Lodging
Along with its popularity. On the beach are also available many lodging.

Red Island Admission Banyuwangi

Arriving here, you have to pay the entrance ticket to the Red island of Rp. 8,000 parking of the motor car and Rp. 2,000 to Rp. 5,000. For rent surfboards at Red Island only Rp. 50,000 you can use a day. For those of you who just want to enjoy the beauty of this beach can rent beach chairs for Rp. 25,000 per 60 minutes.

Banyuwangi Tourism Packages

One of the best ways on vacation to the Red Island of is with Keliling Nusantara packages. Here, the TRIP has provided some variant of a tour package where the Red Island including Green Bay. In addition to this, readers can also enjoy several popular travel destinations in Banyuwangi. Of course, as part of our commitment to provide the best service, tour package is very affordable.
Learn every detail of Banyuwangi city tour packages through the list that we provide below. Another option is to contact us and we will provide the best recommendations for your custom tour.

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Posted on September 30, 2013 by bertamasyatour — Leave a comment

Sukamade Turtles BeachPantai Sukamade

Sukamade beach is one of the tour attractions located at the area of intensive use zones Meru Betiri National Park (TNMB). Located approximately 97 km to the southwest of the city of Banyuwangi, precisely located within the territory of Sukamade Hamlet, Village Barongan, Pesanggaran district, Banyuwangi regency, East Java, Indonesia. The beach is huge potential for ecotourism activities, attractions that can be done is to observe nesting turtles, hatchlings release, bird watching, camping, observation rafflesia flowers, and canoeing.

This beach is also natural habitat of green turtles where they lay their eggs. In this place, tourists can witness firsthand the activities of turtle rose to the beach. In this place there is also a semi-natural hatchery to incubate turtle eggs that have been collected by the clerk. Travelers can actively participate in turtle conservation efforts by following the release of hatchlings into the sea activities after hatching on semi-natural hatching.

At night, the turtles will emerge from the sea to the beach to lay their eggs. This sight that awaited by tourists, especially foreign tourists. Usually visitors are not allowed to turn on the light and make noise for observing turtles are laying eggs, turtle nesting process itself takes approximately 3 hours of riding to the beach to return to the sea.

Provided Facilities

Home stay
Caffetaria
Turtles eggs Hatchery
Mushola
Toilets
Camping ground
Genset
Solar cell

Pantai Sukamade merupakan salah satu obyek wisata yang terdapat di zona pemanfaatan intensif Taman Nasional Meru Betiri (TNMB). Terletak kira-kira 97 km ke arah barat daya dari kota Banyuwangi, tepat berada berada dalam wilayah Dusun Sukamade, Desa Barongan, Kecamatan Pesanggaran, Kabupaten Banyuwangi, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Pantai ini yang sangat potensial untuk kegiatan ekowisata, atraksi yang dapat dilakukan adalah pengamatan penyu bertelur, pelepasan tukik, bird watching, camping, pengamatan rafflesia, dan berkano.

Pantai ini juga merupakan habitat tempat penyu bertelur. Di tempat ini wisatawan dapat menyaksikan secara langsung aktifitas penyu naik ke pantai, bertelur maupun hanya sekedar memeti. Di tempat ini juga terdapat penetasan semi alami untuk menetaskan telur-telur penyu yang telah dikumpulkan oleh petugas. Wisatawan dapat turut aktif dalam usaha konservasi penyu dengan mengikuti kegiatan pelepasan tukik ke laut setelah ditetaskan pada penetasan semi alami.

Pada malam hari, penyu akan muncul dari laut menuju pantai untuk bertelur. Pemandangan inilah yang ditunggu-tunggu wisatawan khususnya wisatawan mancanegara. Biasanya pengunjung tidak diperbolehkan menyalakan lampu dan berbuat gaduh selama mengamati penyu yang sedang bertelur, proses penyu bertelur sendiri memakan waktu kurang lebih 3 jam dari naik ke pantai sampai kembali lagi ke laut.

Fasilitas yang tersedia :

Pondok Wisata
Kantin / Warung
Hatchery / Penetasan telur penyu
Bak pembesaran tukik / anak penyu
Mushola
MCK
Camping ground
Genset
Solar cell

Posted on September 27, 2013 by bertamasyatour — Leave a comment

Explore Meru Betiri National Park and Finding Turtles at Sukamade BeachJelajah Taman Nasional Meru Betiri dan melihat penyu bertelur di pantai Sukamade

Have you seen turtles lay their eggs directly while in the wild? It is an rarely found experience, but you can watch it directly on the Sukamade beach, located inside Meru National Park Betiri.
Meru Betirin National Park (TNBT) is located on the south coast of East Java that is included in the two districts namely Jember and Banyuwangi in the east end with an area of 50,000 hectares. The name refered to the highest mountain inside national Park (Meru) Betiri (1,223 m).
Besides being able to see the five species of sea turtles are often visited this beach, we still can find Java tiger (reportedly). It also can be seen buffalo, leopard, deer, and various types of monkeys, peacocks, various eagles and hornbills. In addition, the flora here include Rafflesia zollingeriona and Balanphora fungosa. Beautiful landscape with charming beaches can be found in Green Bay. For those who are not satisfied with the adventure of watching turtles lay eggs can perform other activities, among others, exploring the woods around Bandealit and Mt. Gendong. You can also do rock climbing and rope climbing down a cliff in Bandealit coast.
This area is preserved in the form of protected areas since 1972. Until 1979 Sukamade turtle eggs are still hunted by the pengumpulnya. However, now the collection, removal of saplings, and catching turtles is strictly prohibited, because the green turtles, including protected species. According to the research report WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), the most common green turtle nesting in Sukamade. And from there the data is sometimes absent some kind of nesting for several years, but then returned again.
This area is preserved in the form of protected areas since 1972. Until 1979 Sukamade turtle eggs are still hunted by people. However, now the collection, removal of saplings, and catching turtles is strictly prohibited, because the green turtles are protected species. According to the research report WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), the most common green turtle nesting in Sukamade. And from the data there is sometimes absent turtles for nesting for several years, but then returned again.
Turtles will avoid the beach if they find spotlight wheil they get to land. That’s why we must walk for along the beach to watch turltes lays their eggs. For the owner of a sedan type car, you should not have to do exploration in the jungle of Meru Betiri to Sukamade beach, because after entering the main gate post of Meru Betiri, the road is no longer paved. No longer a macadam road, but the road is full of pointy rocks. In fact, to get to Sukamade beach, travelers will pass seven rivers by knee-deep of adults, the water can be as high as jeep body when it’s rainy season.
There are 4 types of 6 species of sea turtles in Indonesia that usualy landing and laying on Sukamade beach, the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Slengkrah Turtle (Lepidochelys olivaceae), and the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriaceae) . Among the turtles are the most frequently landed were green turtles.
The facility in this location include: Home stay, Camping Ground is equipped with a pavilion for meeting rooms, shelters, street tourist trail, information centers, laboratories and workshop.
Another tourist attraction in Sukamade is the coastal mangrove forests located on the east coast estuary of Sukamade beach, the river can be used for canoeing while doing bird watching. Birds such as Roko Roko, sea eagles, terns and many more sea birds that can be observed. Bird watching is usually done while waiting for sunset.

To head towards Meru BetirinNational Park can be reached via 4-lane road from both of Jember and Banyuwangi, are:

Line-Ambulu Jember-Curahnongko-Bandealit (Meru Betiri Gateway of the West) at about 64 km can be reached in about 1.5-2 hours with vehicle two-wheeled or four.
Line-Glenmor Jember-Sarongan-Sukamade (Meru Betiri Gateway of the East) along the 103 km can be reached within 3.5-4 hours with vehicle two-wheeled or four.
Line-Jember- Geneng – Jajag -Pesanggaran -Sarongan-Sukamade with a long 109 km can be reached within 3.5 – 4 hours with vehicle two-wheeled or four.
Line-Banyuwangi-Jajag Pesanggaran-Sarongan-Sukamade along 137 km can be reached within 5 minutes by motor vehicle

Sources: http://banyuwangihariini.com/

Pernahkah kamu melihat penyu secara langsung saat bertelur di alam bebas? Ini adalah pengamalam yang jarang ditemukan, tetapi kamu bisa menyaksikannya langsung di pantai Sukamade yang terletak di dalam kawasan Taman Nasional Meru Betiri.

Taman Nasional Meru Betiri (TNMB) terletak di pantai selatan Jawa Timur yaitu masuk dalam dua kabupaten yakni Jember dan ujung timurnya di Banyuwangi dengan luas mencapai 50.000 hektare. Namanya diambil dari gunung tertinggi yang terdapat di dalamnya Gunung (meru) Betiri (1.223 m).

Selain dapat melihat lima jenis penyu yang kerap menyambangi pantai ini, di sana juga masih ada harimau Jawa (kabarnya). Selain itu juga bisa disaksikan banteng, macan tutul, kijang, dan berbagai jenis monyet. Dari jenis burung terdapat burung merak, berbagai elang dan rangkong. Selain itu, flora di sini mencakup Rafflesia zollingeriona dan Balanphora fungosa. Pemandangan indah dengan pantai menawan bisa ditemukan di Teluk Hijau. Bagi yang tidak puas dengan petualangan menyaksikan penyu bertelur dapat melakukan kegiatan lain, diantaranya. menjelajah hutan di seputar Bandealit dan Gunung Gendong. Juga bisa panjat tebing dan meniti tali turun tebing di tebing pantai Bandealit.

Kawasan ini dilestarikan dalam bentuk kawasan lindung sejak 1972. Hingga tahun 1979 telur penyu di Sukamade masih diburu oleh para pengumpulnya. Namun, sekarang pengumpulan, pemindahan anakan, dan penangkapan penyu dilarang keras, karena Penyu hijau termasuk satwa yang dilindungi. Menurut laporan penelitian WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), Penyu hijau yang paling umum bersarang di Sukamade. Dan dari data kadang ada ada beberapa jenis yang absen bertelur selama beberapa tahun, namun kemudian kembali lagi.

Penyu akan menghindar pantai jika saat ia hendak mendarat untuk bertelur terdapat sorotan lampu. Ini sebabnya mengapa ditetapkan jarak yang jauh untuk mendekati pantai Sukamade yaitu dengan cara berjalan kaki. Bagi pemilik mobil jenis sedan, sebaiknya tidak usah melakukan penjelajahan di rimba Meru Betiri hingga Pantai Sukamade, karena setelah masuk pintu pos Meru Betiri, jalan tak lagi beraspal. Bukan lagi jalan makadam, tapi jalan penuh bebatuan runcing. Bahkan, untuk sampai ke Pantai Sukamade, mobil wisatawan akan melewati tujuh anak sungai yang airnya setinggi lutut orang dewasa, belum lagi kalau musim hujan bisa sampai setinggi mobil jeep.

Penyu yang biasa mendarat dan bertelur di pantai Sukamade ada 4 jenis dari 6 jenis penyu yang ada di Indonesia, yaitu Penyu Hijau (Chelonia mydas), Penyu Sisik (Eretmochelys imbricata), Penyu Slengkrah (Lepidochelys olivaceae), dan Penyu Belimbing (Dermochelys coriaceae). Diantara penyu-penyu tersebut yang paling sering mendarat adalah penyu hijau.

Fasilitas yang terdapat di lokasi ini antara lain: Pondok Wisata, Camping Ground yang dilengkapi dengan pendopo untuk ruang pertemuan, Shelter, jalan trail wisata, information centre, laboratorium dan pondok kerja.

Obyek wisata lain yang ada di pantai sukamade adalah Hutan mangrove yang terletak di muara timur pantai Sukamade. Sungainya dapat dipakai untuk berkano sambil melakukan pengamatan burung. Burung-burung tersebut diantaranya burung Roko-Roko, Elang laut, Dara Laut dan masih banyak lagi burung burung yang dapat diamati. Pengamatan burung tersebut biasanya dilakukan sambil menunggu matahari terbenam.

Menuju kawasan Taman Nasional Meru Betiri dapat dicapai melalui 4 jalur jalan darat baik dari Jember maupun dari Banyuwangi yaitu :

Jalur Jember-Ambulu-Curahnongko-Bandealit (Pintu Gerbang ke Meru Betiri bagian Barat) sepanjang 64 km dapat ditempuh dalam waktu sekitar 1,5-2 jam dengan kendaraan roda dua maupun roda empat.
Jalur Jember-Glenmor-Sarongan-Sukamade (Pintu Gerbang ke Meru Betiri bagian Timur) sepanjang 103 km dapat ditempuh dalam waktu 3,5-4 jam dengan kendaraan roda dua maupun roda empat.
Jalur Jember-Genteng-Jajag-Pesanggaran-Saro-ngan-Sukamade se-panjang 109 km dapat ditempuh dalam waktu 3,5 – 4 jam dengan kendaraan roda dua maupun roda empat.
Jalur Banyuwangi-Jajag-Pesanggaran-Sarongan-Sukamade sepanjang 137 Km dapat ditempuh dalam waktu 5 jam dengan kendaraan bermotor

Sumber: http://banyuwangihariini.com/

Posted on July 23, 2013 by bertamasyatour — 2 Comments

[:en]From Sukamade beach to Mt Bromo – part 3[:id]From Sukamade beach to Mt Bromo With Singapore Friends – part 3[:]

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Mt Bromo

After a fun activity observing turtle laying eggs on a full moon night and release the babies turtle at Sukamade beach, five of us (Alan Yeo Yuan Lun, Loh Ee Chong, Hu Enwei and Ong Peng Kiat and me) will continue the journey to Mount Bromo via Probolinggo, we stopped at the home of a friend in Banyuwangi for a short break and wash our face and replace vehicles that we use. From Banyuwangi to Probolinggo, we can use one of two alternate paths, via Jember or via Situbondo, our friend suggested us to use Situbondo route by consideration of road conditions much comfortable and flat, after completing affairs, we begin the journey to Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, this trip is going to last for about 6-7 hours, throughout the course my friends spend the time with playing cards in the back of the car and chatted some topics that I did not understand, because I do not understand their language. We occasionally stopped at the mini market to buy mineral water, beer, snacks and dinner at Kraksaan – Probolinggo, in a shop serving seafood dishes.

I was offered a beer by my friends for a drink together, with their innocent little faces say “we know maybe beer is banned to be a publicly distribute in Indonesia, but we want to high-five to the boss” and we had a drink together. I had thought, it might be banned, whereas now, we can buy beer in almost every mini market that can be found along the road on Java, and for myself, it’s not big deal. We also share the knowledge in playing cards and telling stories about the motivation to support business in each country, from the conversation I know some of the general differences between a card game motivation in Singapore and Indonesia, they bet on every card game, card game in Indonesia is not always used to put a bet, it is often used for entertainment only, in particular, Singapore legalized gambling but not in Indonesia, people always secretly when gambling, while in Singapore, they are free to do so, and it becomes one of the state income tax.

We arrived at the hotel at the foot of Mount Bromo approximately 10 pm, then get out of the car we felt cold fresh air and distinctive mountains and we enjoyed it, after drinking hot tea we had to rest because explore Bromo will start early morning at 3 am, time for rest relatively short in, but that’s it, the tour is always draining power and reducing the duration of our rest, a tour was tiring but also fun.

2:30 am I was awakened by the hotel clerk to prepare, as did my friends, we were picked up by Hardtop at about 3:15 am, I always use this hardtop every I visit Bromo, and I already called ahead of time to explore Bromo today. This morning we will witness a famous beauty Bromo sunrise, we will go to Penanjakan, a location in altitude, from here we can enjoy the Bromo sunrise with landscape mountains as background in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on arrival at Penanjakan, there were many hardtops that preceded us, and we had to walk about 100 meters because our hardtop was far behind the queue. Bromo seems is never quiet, every day throughout the year Bromo is always full of visitors, including the time we visited, although working days, people meet at Penanjakan to watch the Bromo sunrise, early morning air at Bromo area is actually cold, but because there are hundreds of people who gathered here, Bromo not so cold again.

This is the awaited moment, as the sun rose, the sky so brightly colored, the combination of blue color sky, red and yellow at dawn as forming painting in very broad background unattainable, when the sun is getting shined we looked away to the right side of point arises sunrise, the beauty of nature painting pamper our eyes and every visitor, coating mountains that look great and beautiful from a distance, surrounded by a sea of sand that is protected by high cliffs mounting, and we’re standing on one of the cliffs. This region isolated from the outside world and just like the area has their own world, from the height, Mount Bromo was clearly visible and most arid lower than the other, the smoke billowing from the crater sulfur, in front of Mount Bromo is Mount Batok, higher then Bromo and almost impossible to climb, on the farther side, Mount Semeru, the highest peak in the Java, sturdy towering and majestic, take your pictures with the mountains in the background, we look like being in the dazzling paintings.

Bromo Crater and Teletubbies hill

The rising sun, we got down to the sea of sand to visit Bromo and climb to the crater, we arrived at the parking area on the sea sand, and four of my friend continue to climb Bromo crater on horseback, while I have had several times visited Bromo, so I choose to wait for them in the parking area while enjoying a hot meatball and playing with cute dog owned by a local resident who played at nearby parking location. From a distance it seems clear Poten temple is located just below the foot of Mount Bromo, a sacred place by native Tengger was a place of worship for Hindus, the Hindu community across the country will occasionally come to worship in the temple, and once a year Tengger community held a traditional ceremony called Kasodo, the ceremony begins the parade troupe that brings all sorts of offerings towards the temple to pray and ended by throwing offerings into the crater of Mount Bromo. Poten temple in the sea sands located between the parking area and stairs leading to Bromo crater.

Soon four of them came, and I was finished eating my meatball, then we went to the Savana of Bromo, this place is known as Teletubbies Hill as a form resembling locations in the Teletubbies doll play in their cartoon series, rolling green hills in the distance, there is a path that will guide us to a certain height to the hills and we could follow it, even though the sun was getting hot, cold air immediately make the tourists comfortable when playing around the hills. Once satisfied to take pictures, we left the savannah towards Bromo Sand Whisper, a mini desert formed from the ashes of the eruption of Mount Bromo, for hundreds or even thousands of years, this is the last spot to be visited when exploring Bromo, by noon we finish explore Bromo and back to the hotel for rest and lunch. As usual, I will invite my friends to eat at home of Agung one of my friends that I deliberately asked to prepare lunch for us plus our driver.

Tired explore Bromo was nothing compared to the tired explore Ijen, ascent field is obviously different, after all, in Bromo we much helped by hardtop that takes us to all the interesting places in Bromo, after lunch, we rested at the hotel, at 1 pm we’ll continue to visit one of the legendary waterfalls that still has historic links with Gajah Mada the Prime minister of Majapahit, a high waterfall and beautifully situated on the slopes of Bromo mountain, waterfall named Madakaripura.After a short break we went to the waterfall location, approximately 40 minutes from Bromo, upon arriving at the gate of the waterfalls, we still had to walk down by the river and cross it sometimes guided by local residents that we lease, after approximately 30 minutes, we arrived at the waterfall, that resembles splashes of rain, every person who visited this waterfall will definitely wet, there are a lot of rental umbrellas here and rain coats are made of plastic, if you do not want to get wet, you can rent an umbrella or buy a rain coat. Unfortunately when we arrived at the waterfall site are drizzly, local guide advised us not to linger in the waterfall area, because if the rain came suddenly, there was the possibility of flash floods will come, so it will close the path back, and we do not want to stuck in the waterfall area due to rain or flash floods. After taking photos and enjoying the atmosphere, we immediately left the area of the waterfalls and back along the river bank, the torrential rain when we got back, we were lucky to cross the river flow is not too high so that we can still go back to the gate. We enjoy taking hot tea at the stalls that line inside the area of the waterfall entrance, after all the rain coming down so hard, but after waiting some time, the rain also never let up, we finally decided to go back to the hotel without waiting for the rain to stop.

Tonight we were supposed to spend the night at the homestay provided by the rafting operator Pekalen – Probolinggo, but after considering the information from the operator that there are a lot of mosquitoes in the homestay would we live, we decided to once again spend the night on the slopes of Mount Bromo in the same hotel. When we arrived at the hotel the rain had stopped and it was afternoon, we will spend the rest of the day at the hotel on the slopes of Mount Bromo in the evening while enjoying a cold Bromo, tomorrow morning after breakfast, we will continue the journey to the rafting location in Pekalen river, which is still in Probolinggo.

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After a fun activity observing turtle laying eggs on a full moon night and release the babies at Sukamade beach, five of us (Alan Yeo Yuan Lun, Loh Ee Chong, Hu Enwei and Ong Peng Kiat and me) will continue the journey to Mount Bromo via Probolinggo, we stopped at the home of a friend in Banyuwangi for a short break and wash our face and replace vehicles that we use. From Banyuwangi to Probolinggo, we can use one of two alternate paths, via Jember or via Situbondo, our friend suggested us to use Situbondo route by consideration of road conditions much comfortable and flat, after completing affairs, we begin the journey to Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, this trip is going to last for about 6-7 hours, throughout the course my friends spend the time with playing cards in the back of the car and chatted some topics that I did not understand, because I do not understand their language. We occasionally stopped at the mini market to buy mineral water, beer, snacks and dinner at Kraksaan – Probolinggo, in a shop serving seafood dishes.

I was offered a beer by my friends for a drink together, with their innocent little faces say “we know maybe beer is banned to be consumed in Indonesia, but we want to high-five to the boss” and we had a drink together. I had thought, it might be banned once, whereas now, we can buy beer in almost every mini market that can be found along the road on Java, and for myself, it’s not big deal. We also share the knowledge in playing cards and telling stories about the motivation to play cards in each country, from the conversation I know some of the general differences between a card game motivation in Singapore and Indonesia, they bet on every card game, card game in Indonesia is not always used to bet, it is often used for entertainment only, in particular, Singapore legalized gambling but not in Indonesia, people always secretly when gambling, while in Singapore, they are free to do so, and he became one of the state income tax.

The rising sun, we got down to the sea of sand to visit Bromo and climb to the crater, we arrived at the parking area on the sea sand, and four of my friend continue to climb Bromo crater on horseback, while I have had several times visited Bromo, so I choose to wait for them in the parking area while enjoying a hot meatball and playing with cute dog owned by a local resident who played at nearby parking location. From a distance it seems clear Poten temple is located just below the foot of Mount Bromo, a sacred place by native Tengger was a place of worship for Hindus, the Hindu community across the country will occasionally come to worship in the temple, and once a year Tengger community held a traditional ceremony called Kasodo, the ceremony begins the parade troupe that brings all sorts of offerings towards the temple to pray and ended by throwing offerings into the crater of Mount Bromo. Poten temple in the seasand located between the parking area and stairs leading to Bromo crater.

Unfortunately when we arrived at the waterfall site are drizzly, local guide advised us not to linger in the waterfall area, because if the rain came suddenly, there was the possibility of flash floods will come, so it will close the path back, and we do not want to stuck in the waterfall area due to rain or flash floods. After taking photos and enjoying the atmosphere, we immediately left the area of the waterfalls and back along the river bank, the torrential rain when we got back, we were lucky to cross the river flow is not too high so that we can still go back to the gate. We enjoy taking hot tea at the stalls that line inside the area of the waterfall entrance, after all the rain coming down so hard, but after waiting some time, the rain also never let up, we finally decided to go back to the hotel without waiting for the rain to stop.

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