Minggu, 22 Januari 2017

Itinerary Mt. Bromo, Mt. Semeru, Madakaripura waterfall and Ijen crater tour

Number of pax       :
Duration                    : 7 days 6 nights
Date                            :
Start/Finish              : Surabaya

Introduction

Mt. Bromo

Mt. Bromo is a part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) and now becoming one of the most popular destination in Indonesia, that why the number of visitor highly increase during the last 4 years, quite crowded to make visitor itself feels uncomforted to enjoy this tour destination.
Mt. Bromo is always open for tourism activity along the year and only will be closed temporary in case of the eruption or the increasing of volcanic activity, the best months to enjoy Mt. Bromo is during dry season or within June up to September, in this season, tourist will get best opportunity to enjoy the perfect  and wonderful sun rise of Mt. Bromo which is become the main attraction. No need for long trekking to go up to Mt. Bromo because local people provide 4wd transport called Hardtop to transfer the visitor to Penanjakan sunrise view point and all spots in Mt. Bromo, the tour program to explore Mt. Bromo only takes 6-7 hours.

Mt. Semeru

Mt. Semeru also a part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS), this national park extends in the area of  4 regencies in East Java province are: Malang, Pasuruan, Probolinggo and Lumajang, and can be accessed from every regency. The peak of Mt. Semeru (3676 masl) is the highest land of Java island and one of seven popular summit in Indonesia, was becoming mythical place along the history of old Java empire and believed as the home of the majestic Shiva in Hinduism belief.
The best season to visit this mount also in the dry season, normally takes 4 days 3 nights trekking program to go up and to go down, the hiker technically is only allowed to climb Mt. Semeru until Kalimati camp because it is too risky to climb up until the peak, that why the insurances formally covers only up to that place, but it is well known for everyone that hiker wants to go to the peak on their own risk.
The starting point of Mt. Semeru trekking is in Ranu Pani village, this village is also become the first base camp and the office of administration entrance for Mt. Semeru trekking activity.

Madakaripura waterfall

This waterfall located in the slope of Mt. Bromo and not allowed for tourist activity during the raining. It is really beautiful waterfall, there are 5 waterfalls lines up on the high clip and believed by local people that the waterfall was the place of meditation of Gajahmada the prime minister of the great Majapahit empire which is ruled in the archipelagos within 12th up to 15th century, you can find the sculpture of this great prime minister at the main gate of the waterfall. To reach the waterfall, you have to walk along the bank of the river and some time cross it.

Ijen crater

Ijen crater is a giant crater, produces a good quality of sulfur and supply many factory to make from the sulfur many kind of manufacture product such as cosmetic etc. Local people usually take the sulfur stone from Ijen crater and carry it inside bamboo basket to the slope of the mount, but now they are using a kind of trolley to carry the sulfur stone.
This mount is located in the border of Banyuwangi and Bondowoso regency and can be accessed from both regency. To climb up to the crater, visitor normally takes 1,5 up to 2 hours trekking with steep trekking path, and when you already reached the bank of the crater, you should get down and follow a dangerous small rocky path to see the crater much more closer. The trekking will be started in 01:00am after you have completed the entrance administration in Paltuding shelter, the duration of trekking activity is only about 6-7 hours

Itinerary

Day 1, 07 April 2017: Surabaya – Ranu Pani (Basecamp of Mt. Semeru)

·     10:00am We will pick up you in Surabaya, could be at the airport, hotel or any other place in Surabaya
·     Transfer to Ranu Pani via Malang (around 5 hours drive)
·     Check in guest house in Ranu Pani, free time and overnight

Day 2, 08 April 2017 : Ranu Pani – Ranu Kumbolo camp

·     Breakfast at guest house in Ranu Pani
·    08:00am After completing the administration entrance in Ranu Pani base camp, we will start trekking Mt. Semeru
·     Trekking to Ranu Kumbolo (around 5 hours trekking)
·     Set the tent, free time and enjoy the Ranu Kumbolo lake in front of your tent
·     Free time and overnight camp

Day 3, 09 April 2017 : Ranu Kumbolo – Kalimati camp

·     Breakfast at Ranu Kumbolo
·     08:00am Start trekking to Kalimati
·     Set a tent in Kalimati, free time and enjoy the around the area
·     Overnight camp at Kalimati camp

Day 4, 10 April 2017 : Kalimati – Mahameru peak of Mt. Semeru

·  02:30am We will leave everything in Kalimati and bring only backpack to trek up to Mahameru peak of Mt. Semeru
·  Enjoy the amazing sunrise at the Mahameru peak
·  08:00am Get down to Kalimati and continue to Ranu Kumbolo camp
·  Set a tent in Ranu Kumbolo camp, free time and overnight
·  Overnight camp at Ranu Kumbolo camp

Day 5, 11 April 2017 : Ranu Kumbolo – Ranu Pani

·  Breakfast at Ranu Kumbolo
·  08:00am Trekking down to Ranu Pani (around 5 hours trekking)
·  Finish Mt. Semeru trekking, check in guest house in Ranu Pani, free time
·  Overnight at guest house in Ranu Pani

Day 6, 12 April 2017 : Ranu Pani village – Mt. Bromo

·  01:00am In the midnight, we will transfer you to Mt. Bromo (2,5 hours drive using 4wd car) directly to Penanjakan sunrise view point
·   Enjoy the wonderful sunrise of Mt. Bromo at Penanjakan view point
·  Get down to the sea of sands of Mt. Bromo and then  trekking to the crater of Mt. Bromo (1,5 hours trekking up and down)
·         09:00am Finish Mt. Bromo tour, breakfast and break
·         10:00am Continue driving to Madakaripura waterfall at the foot of Mt. Bromo (40 minutes drive)
·         11:00am Enjoy the beauty of Madakaripura waterfall
·         01:00pm Transfer to the hotel at the slope of Mt. Ijen (6 hours drive)
·         Check in hotel and free time

Day 7, 13 April 2017 : Ijen crater tour

·         00:30am In the midnight, we will transfer you to Paltuding, the base camp of Ijen crater trekking activity (30 minutes drive from hotel)
·         01:00am Start Ijen crater trekking (1,5 hours)
·         Enjoy the amazing landscape of Ijen crater, get to know much closer about local sulfur miner
·         06:30am Trekking down to Paltuding (1 hour)
·         Break and breakfast at Paltuding
·         09:00am Transfer to Surabaya (8-9 hours drive)
·         We will arrive in Surabaya in the evening
Tour ends

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