A volcanic massive extending from Semeru volcano, the Tengger highlands date back to about 820,000 years ago and consists of five overlapping strato-volcanoes, each truncated by a caldera. An overlapping cluster of post-caldera cones was constructed on the floor of the sand sea caldera within the past several thousand years. The youngest of these is Bromo, one of Java’s most active and most frequently visited volcanoes with a caldera extending 16 km wide.Visitors come for the surreal experience of crossing the empty sea of black sand inside the caldera of an ancient volcano. In the dry season, people walk or take horses at three in the morning in order to reach the peak in time to catch the sunrise over the mountains.
How to Get There:
Most visitors come through Probolinggo, a small transit town located on Surabaya – Banyuwangi coastal route. From there, catch the
public minibuses that go to Cemara Lawang village, located 3 km away from the crater wall.
The Best Season to Visit:
April to October every year.
