Mount Bromo is an active volcano located on the border of Lumajang, Malang, Pasuruan and Probolinggo districts. The mountain which has a height of 2392 m asl is very fascinating for anyone who comes to visit it, supported by several tourist attractions around it make this mountain as a unique and cool tourist attractions. Mount Bromo itself is much spelled out by many people as the Icon of East Java, it is physically this mountain is not as big as other mountains in East Java, such as Mount Semeru, Mount Argopuro, Mount Arjuno and other mountains, but the beautiful charms are already echoing not only in Indonesia even to foreign countries.

Mount Bromo is included in the area of ​​Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) and the name of Mount Bromo itself is said to derive from the word Brahma which is one of the gods according to Hindu beliefs. Hinduism itself is a belief that is widely embraced by the community around the tourist attractions in Java This East. The population around Mount Bromo is widely known by the name of the Tengger tribe, the tribe of the Javanese race which is descended from the kingdom of Majapahit.

 To enjoy the view of Mount Bromo itself usually the tourists will go to View Point first, View Point is a place that is used to see the sunrise and the beauty of Mount Bromo from a height. There are five places that can be used to see the view of Mount Bromo through the top of the hill, including Pananjakan 1, Sruni Point, Bukit Cinta, Bukit KingKong and Puncak B29. but for Peak B29 it is somewhat distant from the other four view points, and this place is a newly developed place to be a view point.

History of Mount Bromo

Bromo mountain history never separated with the legend of Joko Seger and Roro Anteng, this story develops from generation to generation till now. it is said that this legend is a legend of the formation of the crater of Mount Bromo, Mount Batok and the sea of ​​sand that is around Bromo caldera, the short history is as follows.

In ancient times, when the Majapahit kingdom experienced turmoil because of many attacks that threaten the kingdom, majapahit residents confused to find a safe place. in the middle of the road they finally split into two groups, the one to the usage around Bromo with the group leader is King and Empress and the other to the island of Bali.

After a few decades the people who lived in Bromo began to adjust to the environment, until finally born a baby of King and Empress couples named Roro Anteng. and not far from where the King and Empress lived also born a baby boy from Brahmana descendants named Joko Seger.

After they grew up, the two boys fell in love, but in the course of their love story there was a giant who tried to separate them both, by applying Roro Anteng by force, but Roro Anteng was unwilling and refused in a subtle way, asked for a condition to make a lake on Mount Bromo with only one night. Terms were received and on the process of the lake is almost complete, the Giant was thwarted by the ruse Roro Anteng. The giant went berserk and threw the coconut shell used to sweep the lake. and supposedly coconut shell was enlarged to form a mountain Batok, while the lake was turned into a crater of the mountain.

That is a brief legend about the origin of the formation of Mount Bromo which is a tourist icon in East Java.

Activities Can Do in Mount Bromo

Tourism destination in Mount Bromo most of the mountain nature, there are some tourist attractions that will make you fascinated with the natural beauty of Bromo, usually the tourists who come to travel to Mount Bromo will start their tour in the early evening at around 03:00 pm with using means of transportation Jeep Hardtop or Motor. why is that? because if you start the tour at those hours, you will be able to see the beauty of the Sun Rise from the top of the hill. As for places and activities that can be done in tourist attractions in East Java is as follows:

1. View Point

As we have previously seen that View Point is a place that can be used to see the view of Mount Bromo from a height, but tourists can also see the sun rising in the morning. There are several places you can visit the Pananjakan, Seruni Point, Bukit Cinta, Bukit Kingkong and Peak B29 Bromo.



1. Crater of Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo Crater is the second destination that is usually visited by tourists who go to Mount Bromo, the crater has a diameter of 800 meters is very unique, to be able to visit the crater of Mount Bromo tourists usually do it by horse or walking, and then followed by climbing the ladder with the child the stairs number 250. the view at the top of the crater of Bromo is indeed very beautiful, with dihiasai views of tengger mountains and mount Batok that form the steep lines that are beside the crater of Mount Bromo.



1. Padang Savana (Bukit Teletubbies)

Padang savanna is a vast expanse of grass with an area of ​​about 10 Km square, this place is also called Teletubbies hill, cool and cool sauce you will feel when visiting this place, the location of this tour is in the southern crater of Mount Bromo, precisely in the region jemplang. You will find the uniqueness of Mount Bromo when visiting this place.

1. Sea of ​​Sand (Sand Whisper)

This one place is also a favorite place for tourists who visit Mount Bromo, the expanse of sand that stretches to form a beautiful painting lines - lines. You will be able to feel a whisper when you close your ears near the sand. this place has also been used as a location shooting Pasir Berbisik film starring Dian Sastrowardoyo.