Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo

Where To Stay

There are a number of guesthouses and basic hotels located around Mt Bromo. The Bromo Guest

House is located at Ngadisari that lies 3 km from the crater rim. Or you can choose other hotels at

Cemoro Lawang because it this situated at the crater rim.

Visitors can also stay at Tretes, Pasuruan or in Malang, the nearest towns to Bromo, and cool

mountain resorts, where there are a number of good hotels with spectacular views on Mt. Semeru

and Mt.Arjuna.   

How to Get There

To reach Mount Bromo, you can fly to Juanda international airport in Surabaya. There are direct

flights to Surabaya from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong, Jakarta and Bali.

Sriwijaya Air flies twice daily from Jakarta to Malang.

From there, continue your journey to Mount Bromo by booking with a travel agent, or driving the

Surabaya-Pasuruan-Wonokitri-Mount Bromo route. The journey will take 2 to 3 hours. It is best for

you to leave Surabaya at 23:00-24:00 in order to arrive in time for sunrise. Or you can stay overnight

at one of the hotels at Prigen, Tretes, .to make sure that you are on the crater rim before sunrise.

Ponies can take you across the sand sea to the bottom of the steep stairs that leads to the crater.

What to Do

Watching the sun rise spectacularly over Mt Bromo is the highlight of any trip here.

Visit in the month of Kasada (usually in September-November) and witness the annual Kasada

festival where the local Tenggerese come to Bromo to throw offerings of vegetables, chickens and

money into the crater of the volcano.

What to Eat

If you forget to bring food, the restaurants near Mount Bromo open from 3 am. They generally

provide various types of Indonesian traditional dishes such as Ketoprak, fried rice, Rujak Cingur,

Bandrek, etc.

Tips

·         The temperature at Mt Bromo ranges from 3 to 20 degrees Celsius but the temperature may be several degrees below zero during the dry season.  If you can’t stand cold weather, you should bring a jacket, gloves and a head cover or cap. After the sun rises, the weather becomes hot pretty fast.

·         Don't forget to bring a camera or handycam so you can capture the natural beauty.

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