Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park ecosystem types have sub-montane, montane and sub-Alphin with large trees and hundreds of years old.
Some plant species are found in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, among others jamuju (Dacrycarpus imbricatus), 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 mammals and 4 species of reptile in the park.
Endangered and protected animals found in national parks, among other cat (Pardofelis marmorata), deer (Cervus timorensis), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), deer (Muntiacus muntjak), red jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus), leopard (Panthera pardus), ajag (Cuon alpinus), and various species of birds like the kestrel bird (Accipiter virgatus), hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros silvestris), snake eagles Bido (Spilornis cheela Bido), black Srigunting (Dicrurus macrocercus), Scaly-breasted falcon (Haliastur indus), and grouse that live in Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, and Ranu Kumbolo.
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the only conservation area in Indonesia which has a unique form of sand sea covering an area of 5250 hectares, is located at an altitude of ± 2100 feet above sea level.
At sea sand was found seven eruption centers in the two pathways that criss-cross the east-west and northeast-southwest. From the northeast-southwest appear this is Mount Bromo volcano which includes active at any time may issue an eruption of smoke and threaten human life in the vicinity (± 3500 inhabitants).
Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.
Tengger tribe residing around the park is a tribal Hindu. According to legend, the origins of the tribe from the kingdom of Majapahit into exile. Uniquely, saw residents in the vicinity (Su-ku Tengger) look no fear despite knowing of Mount Bromo's dangerous, yes, including many tourists who visit the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park at the ceremony Kasodo.
Kasodo ceremony held every year (December / January) at the full moon. Through the ceremony, community Tengger tribe begged or asked for a bountiful harvest starting reinforcements and a remedy for various diseases, in particular by offering 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 are cast into crater, as a symbol of blessing from the Almighty.
Seizing the offerings are an attraction that is very interesting and challenging and terrifying. Because it is not uncommon among them fell into the crater.
Some locations / attractions to visit:
Cemorolawang. One entrance to the park which is visited to see from a distance the ocean expanse of sand and crater of Bromo, and camping.
Sand Sea and Mount Bromo Tengger. Bromo riding and hiking through the stairs and see the sunrise.
Pananjakan. Seeing the scenery of Mount Bromo, Mount Batok and Mount Semeru.
Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, Ranu Kumbolo and the summit of Mount Semeru. Lakes are very cold and always foggy (± 2200 m asl) is often used as a transit point for climbers of Mount Semeru (3676 m asl).
Ranu Darungan. Camping, observing animals / plants and charming scenery.
The best visiting season: June / d in October and December of s / d in January.
How to reach the location: Pasuruan-Warung-Tosari Dowo Wonokitri-Bromo-use cars with a distance of 71 km, Malang-Overlapping-Shack-Jemplang Klakah-Mount Bromo use a car with a distance of 53 km, and Jemplang-Ranu Pani, Ranu Kumbolo, 16 km. Or from Malang-Purwodadi-Nongkojajar-Tosari-Wonokitri-Penanjakan about 83 km. From Malang to Ranu Pani use the car for about 70 minutes, which followed a walk to the summit of Semeru, about 13 hours.
Tengger tribe residing around the park is a tribal Hindu. According to legend, the origins of the tribe from the kingdom of Majapahit into exile. Uniquely, saw residents in the vicinity (Su-ku Tengger) look no fear despite knowing of Mount Bromo's dangerous, yes, including many tourists who visit the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park at the ceremony Kasodo.
Kasodo ceremony held every year (December / January) at the full moon. Through the ceremony, community Tengger tribe begged or asked for a bountiful harvest starting reinforcements and a remedy for various diseases, in particular by offering 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 are cast into crater, as a symbol of blessing from the Almighty.
Seizing the offerings are an attraction that is very interesting and challenging and terrifying. Because it is not uncommon among them fell into the crater.
Some locations / attractions to visit:
Cemorolawang. One entrance to the park which is visited to see from a distance the ocean expanse of sand and crater of Bromo, and camping.
Sand Sea and Mount Bromo Tengger. Bromo riding and hiking through the stairs and see the sunrise.
Pananjakan. Seeing the scenery of Mount Bromo, Mount Batok and Mount Semeru.
Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, Ranu Kumbolo and the summit of Mount Semeru. Lakes are very cold and always foggy (± 2200 m asl) is often used as a transit point for climbers of Mount Semeru (3676 m asl).
Ranu Darungan. Camping, observing animals / plants and charming scenery.
The best visiting season: June / d in October and December of s / d in January.
How to reach the location: Pasuruan-Warung-Tosari Dowo Wonokitri-Bromo-use cars with a distance of 71 km, Malang-Overlapping-Shack-Jemplang Klakah-Mount Bromo use a car with a distance of 53 km, and Jemplang-Ranu Pani, Ranu Kumbolo, 16 km. Or from Malang-Purwodadi-Nongkojajar-Tosari-Wonokitri-Penanjakan about 83 km. From Malang to Ranu Pani use the car for about 70 minutes, which followed a walk to the summit of Semeru, about 13 hours.