Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, just over 4½ hours by air and ten hours driving from Jakarta, presents a landscape of otherworldly beauty — a vast volcanic caldera ringed by misty ridges and punctuated by smoking peaks. At its heart lies Mount Bromo, whose smoldering crater rises from the Sea of Sand, best viewed at sunrise from Mount Penanjakan. Towering above it all is Mount Semeru, Java’s highest and most active volcano, often seen puffing ash into the sky. Visitors can ride horses or drive rented jeeps across the ash plain, hike to the crater rim, witness spectacular sunsets, and explore Tenggerese villages, where ancient Hindu traditions still thrive amid Indonesia’s most dramatic volcanic scenery.
Read more in Tripatini contributor Om Singh´s post 10 of the Best Places in Indonesia to Visit for Couples (and Everyone!)
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