There are so many mountains in this world, in the land and in the sea. Indonesia blessed with many mountains, I think mountain is a bless cause mountains are always beautiful, beautiful view, fresh air, fertile soil, fresh water, etc. Mount Bromo is not only physically beautiful but this mountain has a story, the story of The God. The God chooses this mountain. I will tell you the story of this mountain but let me tell you where this God's mountain located.
Mount Bromo located in Jawa Island in province Jawa Timur or East Jawa in Indonesia. This mountain lies in four regencies, they are Kabupaten Probolinggo, Kabupaten Pasuruan, Kabupaten Lumajang, dan Kabupaten Malang. If you want to visit this mountain, there is an airport in Jawa Timur, Bandara Udara Juanda in Surabaya. You can fly from Jakarta or Bali to this airport. You can fly by AirAsia, AirAsia is a low fare airline, you can check or book the tickets on AirAsia's website. After you arrive in Surabaya you can search the bus terminal Bungarasih and take a bus from this terminal to Probolinggo, it takes about 3 hours. From Probolinggo you should take a public transportation to the village Desa Sukapura. And from Desa Sukapura you need to rent a jeep to travel to Mount Bromo. Or if you like to walk, you can walk from Desa Sukapura to this mountain.
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| Mount Bromo |
To enter this mountain you need to pay a ticket, one ticket for foreigner cost about $9. You need to bring a mask cause it's windy and dusty in this mountain and there is a little desert in this mountain. And you need a jacket, it's a little bit cold in this mountain,
Now I will tell you the story about this mountain. Bromo means Brahma, Brahma is one of the main Gods of Hindu. A wife of a Brahmana (a priest of Hinduism) was giving birth in a meditating, her son's name is Joko Seger. And there was a beautiful girl Raya Anteng. They were in love and had a relationship. A powerful man Bajak proposed Raya Anteng to be his wife, Raya Anteng didn't love Bajak and she asked Bajak to made a sea in the top of the mount Bromo so he could married her. But he was failed and Raya Anteng married Joko Seger. Why this mountain called Mount Bromo cause Joko Seger's father is a Brahmana and he was born when Brahmana was meditating to Brahma in Mount Bromo. There are some attractions in Mount Bromo.
1. Crater of Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo is an active volcano mountain. You can rent a horse to the top of this mountain to see the crater of this mountain. Or you can walk by the stairs, there is a stair built to climb to the top of this mountain. This stair consists of 250 steps, it needs about 2,5 hours by walk. This mountain height is 2.329 meter above sea level. The crater or the cauldron has diameter ± 800 meter (north-south) and ± 600 meter (east-west).
2. Teletubies Hills
This mountain surrounded by line of hills. These hills are savanna, you will see green grasses around these hills. Green view can make you feel fresh when you are in this mountain. If you see this mountain from the distance it's like a painting of a mountain surrounded with green color and hills.
3. Pasir Berbisik Gunung Bromo
In English language Pasir Berbisik means is whisper sand. Why is it called whisper sand? Cause when you are standing on this sand you will hear the sound of the wind and the sand whispering to you. Wind flows a little fast in here. This sand is like a sea of black sand. This desert is the valley of this mountain around the caldera of this mountain.
There is annually event every of local people who live in this mountain. This event held in month Kasada on day 14th. This event is to celebrate the sacrificed of the youngest child of Joko Seger and Raya Anteng. Joko Seger sacrificed his youngest child to the caldera of this mountain.
This mountain is historical and beautiful, I think Brahma is agree with me. He is proud his name is the name of this beautiful mountain. You can ride a horse, drive a jeep, and drive a motocross, you can do fun sport and enjoy this beautiful mountain. You can enjoy beautiful sun rise on the top of this mountain. And it's not difficult to visit this mountain, transportation is easy and there is a stair built to the top of the mountain. Come and enjoy this mountain of the God.
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