Mount Bromo

Introduction

Bromo is one of several cones inside a vast caldera, and the sunrise trip follows a fixed pattern: a 4x4 jeep before 3:00, a viewpoint on the rim at Penanjakan, then a walk across the sand sea to the crater stairs. The final stretch is a short climb of concrete steps to a smoking rim. Foreign adults pay roughly IDR 220,000 on weekdays and 320,000 at weekends, with jeep hire on top; the park never closes, though the crater area shuts by late afternoon. Buses and tours run from Surabaya or Malang to Cemoro Lawang. Dawn temperatures can approach freezing, so bring a jacket.