Bedugul Bali Indonesia

Jan 9, 2011

 Pura Ulun Danu Bratan

Bedugul tourist resort, located in the district of Tabanan, offers a soothing atmosphere of the hills and the beauty of the lake Tamablingan. 

When you first arrived in the region, briefly recalled a tourist area in East Java, namely Lake Sarangan.
As in Sarangan, in Bedugul there is a lake where visitors can enjoy a speed boat rides.
When crossing the lake by using a speed boat, visitors will be spoiled by the beautiful scenery surrounding the lake.
Not far from the point of departure speed boat, there are about 4 caves were excavated indigenous people during the Japanese occupation.
If at first glance, maybe people will not think that it is a cave.
But thanks to a guide, visitors do not have to worry about going to miss it. :-)
After seeing a series of caves, view visitors would be switching to a place called the local people with a flower garden.

Here, visitors are allowed to walk in the flower garden area.
This place has a very nice view if only there were still people who want to take care of this place. Among the beautiful flowers that we rarely see, here it turns out there are 2 swamp the rather broad.
Having satisfied a walk in the flower garden, visitors can see the residential population with 2 different religions. On the right, there are some people's houses and its majestic pretend that enlivened the people dressed in white traditional Balinese. Here also appears three temples lined the upper lake as illustrated at 50 000 rupiah banknotes.

To the residents are Hindus, seen settlements again. But this is different from previous settlements, because the settlements have the largest mosque in the island of Bali. It was wonderful to see the harmony of residents in two different settlements that belief.

hindu ceremony

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Great Mosque in the area of Bedugul Tour

Bromo mountain tourism

Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java, Indonesia. Natural attractions  are located  in the  Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the eastern city of Malang. With a view of a typical make Bromo worthy destination. What are the  privileges  of Mount  Bromo?

 Bromo mountain views from Penanjakan

Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of the main Hindu gods), the volcano is still active and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java. Bromo National Park area includes 50.273.30 hectare plateau filled with mountains and lush forests.

It lies between 1000-3676 M above sea level (asl = above sea level). Temperature ranges between 30-20 degrees Celsius. Located in four regions, namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang. Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleys and canyons with the sea of sand covering some 10 square kilometers.

Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 feet (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.

To go to Bromo can be reached journey through the west door from the direction of the entrance of the village Pasuruan Tosari to go to the central attractions (sea sand) fairly heavy due to terrain that must be taken can not be passed by ordinary 4-wheel vehicle and we can hire a jeep provided by tour manager.

But if we go through the north door of the direction before entering the area Tongas Probolinggo ie, we will go Cemoro Lawang village before descending towards the sea of sand it is not too heavy because the derivative of the slope is not too steep so that any motorcycle could travel it.

If traveling through Nongkojajar will see beautiful scenery but a lot of ravines and roads that climb. 

Cool, that's what you'll feel when you first  get out  of the car. The temperature here reached 10 degrees to 0 degrees Celsius even during early morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to cope. But,  if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares in the form of  hats, gloves, or scarves.

impressive to see the sun rise
Regular visitors visiting this area since early morning in order to see the rising sun. To view them, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Terrain that must be traversed to get to Mount Pananjakan is tough terrain. To reach the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through desert-like area that can make you get lost. When the need to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow roads and lots of sharp turns would require a high driving skill. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop (a type of jeep) driven by the community. Surrounding communities come from the Tengger tribe was friendly with the visitors.

Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or tea and a fire to warm themselves while waiting to tebitnya sun. There are also stores that rent warm clothing. Watching the sunrise is an interesting event. Evidence, the visitors are willing to wait since 5 am facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You also do not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the roundness of the sun first of all just as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a full circle and give information so that we can see the views of the mountains in this region. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Sumeru which is the highest mountain in Java.

Bromo crater and the Lake Sand
Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain Pananjakan and to Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go through this  sea of  sand which covers  10 km  ². Arid areas are filled with sand and just a little overgrown grass is dry. Gust of wind, making the sand fly and can be difficult for  you to breathe.

To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must rent a horse at a price of Rp 70.000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it should be noted that walking is not easy, because of the scorching sun, a long distance, the flying dust can make the journey harder.

Now, you have to climb the ladder whose numbers reach 250 stairs to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of Bromo is 2392 m high above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo that emit smoke. You can also cast your gaze down, and saw the sea of sand with a temple in the middle. It's really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.

ceremonial Kasodo

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welcome to Mount Bromo