Bromo sunrise tour - via Tumpang village - explore Tengger life
12 hours
Malang is conveniently connected by flight to Jakarta, Bandung and Denpasar. Start in the refreshing and energizing city in the hills - Malang - to unearth Mt. Bromo, to see it all!
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Bromo sunrise tour from Malang - start midnight
A beautiful route will guide you in just 2 hours through from Malang via Tumpang, the savanna and the black Sea of Sand to Mt. Pananjakan. Although you won't notice its beauty during the night, your route back to Malang will be the same. It will be around midnight when you are picked up. Local snacks with hot coffee and tea are waiting for you before the sun rises. Enjoy being here, relax with your friends. From your early morning drink till the viewpoint will be a 100 meters walk only.
Walk in Mt. Bromo's area
After sunrise the black Sea of Sand is next, where you can enjoy your breakfast in picnic style and a stunning view over the area. Then, after parking near Mt. Bromo himself, it is a 45 minutes walk to the crater rim. Once you reach the "top", you can explore or take a break and enjoy the view.
Once back at the car, the contrasting green savanna is next to visit. According to the story, the savanna used to be a large crater lake. It dried up and formed an array of various rocky and sandy textures. The savanna is now vast flat land with bushes and some hills.
Local Tengger life in one of the highest vegetable gardens in Java
On our way back to Malang we will make a first stop at a local village. The Hindu people living in the vicinity of Mt. Bromo are farmers in the high lands. Their crops grow on one of the steepest and highest mountains in Java with manual labor and a high yield. Their way of living is interesting and the people are open to get acquainted with.
Next stops can be for lunch (not included), to visit an apple plantation and/or the waterfall Pelangi, and/or Kampong Jodipan in Malang.
It might be an option to choose for the Bromo sunset tour. For example when you don't like skipping a night. Check the Bromo sunset tour - Bromo tour start Malang.