This active 2,392 m-high volcano lies 112 km SE Surabaya. The caldera is like a vast, arid amphitheater measuring 10 km from N to S, enclosed by perpendicular walls 350 m-high. This awesome, 2,200 m-high sand sea has 3 mountains within it: Widodaren ( bride ), Batok ( cup ), and Bromo ( fire ) which are really craters within one huge crater the Bromo - Semeru are massif.
The ideal time to visit is in the dry season ( April – Nov ) when you have a better chance of seeing a blood-red sunrise, in the wet season you might as well sleep late and stroll across the sand sea during the warmer part of the day, after the heavy fog has blown away. The temperature on top of Bromo is around 5 degrees C, in July it could drop to zero, so dress warmly . From Bromo’s peak are stunning views of active Mount Semeru, Java’s highest mountain. Although Bromo can still vent steam and ash, smoke profusely, and occasionally boom from the central crater, lava has not been ejected in historical times.
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