Natural features

Mount Bromo

Indonesia Jawa Timur

Mount Bromo
Photo: Riza Nugraha ? from Utrecht, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An active volcano in East Java rising from a vast sea of sand inside an ancient caldera, with Mount Semeru smoking behind. Jeeps leave around 3 am for the Penanjakan viewpoint to watch the sunrise, then cross the sand to climb the steps to Bromo's crater rim.


It's cold at dawn. Access closes when activity is high. Ijen crater, with blue fire and a turquoise acid lake, is a few hours east.

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