MOUNT BROMO - EAST JAVA - INDONESIA

Location : Mount Bromo is located in 4 regencies namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Malang, and Lumajang
Reach From Probolinggo : Surabaya - Tongas ( 100 km ) Tongas - Ngadisari ( 31 km ), Ngadisari - CemoroLawang - Bromo ( 4 km )
Reach From Pasuruan ; Surabaya - Pasuruan ( 60 km ) PAsuruan - Tosari ( 41 km ), Tosari - Wonokitri ( 3 km ), Wonokitri - Bromo ( 11 km )
Reach Bromo from Malang ; Surabaya - Purwadadi ( 66 km ), Purwadadi - Nongkojajar ( 14 km ), Nongkojajar - Tosari - Wonokitri - Bromo ( 34 km )
Reach From Lumajang ; Surabaya - Lumajang ( 145 km ) Lumajang - Bromo ( 84 km )

Temperature : 3 - 20 degree celcius
Visit Hours : Any time all the day
Bromo mount is desert of 10 km2 space and the crater is around 600 - 800 m at the peak of 2.392 m. The panorama around Bromo is just breathaking, especially during the sunrise, when the sky is dominated by reddish shine colour, combined with beautiful mountain and desert view. The most amazing observation spot would be at penanjakan ( 3.292 m above sea level ) a hill that higher than Bromo.
After the Sunrise, the activity could be followed by steping downg the penankana hill, walking or riding horse through the desert. On this desert, visitors could enjoy the facinating landscape around and enjoyit by walking. Along arriving at the foot of the crater, step the stairs approximately 256 ladders to the peak of the mountain that wrapp up the thick steam.

EAST JAVA - INDONESIA

Name of Region : East java Province
Head of Region : Governor
Land Area : 47.922.48 km2
Land area : 110.000 km2
Sea area : 37,3 million
Main island : East Java, Madura, Bawean ( total island 84)
Status : Province
Main seaport : Tanjung Perak / perak seaport, SurabayaCapital : 2,9 million
Main airport : Juanda International Airport Surabaya
Climate : warm and humid ( 24 - 34o C )
Season : dry season ( may - September )
             rainy season ( october - April )
Language : Bahasa Indonesia, javanese language, madurase, english and mandarin
Religion : Islam, Catholic, protestan, hindu, and Budha
Curency : rupiah
Main activity : trade and hospitality ( 29% ) manufacturing industry ( 28,5 %) Agriculture ( 16,6 % )

BADUNG AND DENPASAR

The Badung Regency included Bali’s capital city of Denpasar and major  tourist beach resort . the Bali kingdom rose during the 19^th century with the growing importance of trade and as the dutch defeated other balinese rulers. This ended in  1906 with the Dutch mascre of the badung house which refused to pay  for the looting of a  wecked ship of Sanur . the final battle is commermorated by the statue at the Lapangan Puputan in the central of Denpasar . across the streett is the Museum Bali with traditional artifacts. The huge Pasar badung offers everything imaginable for sale =, and Satria has bird market. The pura Maospahit temple has unusual architecture =, and beyond  the city in Mengwi are yadnya of ritual  items, and Bukit sari in the Sangeh monkey forest. Towards Sanur is the Werdy Budaya Art Center with  art collections and perfomances. Every june – july it holds the Bali Art festival, a celebrations of arts, crafts, music and dances. The beaches  in sanur are asfe for swimming, with sunrises over the nearby island of Nusa Penida, home of demon king of black magic. Sanur has many trance ceremonies and ritual dances to conteract his evil. Many purification rites are held on the beaches, particulary before lunar new year in march. Sea temples dot the coast, with the important, ancient sakenan of Serangan island furter south. At beaches in Kuta and Legian swim only in safe areas marked by flags, sanur and Kuta – Legian are know for their shops, restarant and night life. Towars the bukit penisula is the fishing villages of jimbaran  with pura Ulu Siwi. Trance ritual ften takes place in front of this tmple. On Bali’s souhtermost tip is brethtaking  Uluwatu great for viewing sunset with asmall colony of monkeys. Surfing beaches are located below  this temple. The luxury Nusa Dua offer star hotel class . fishing villges and a Chinese temple attest to the importance of Tanjung Benoa in seatrade.

NEGARA - BALI - INDONESIA

Some of Bali's oldest remains of prehistoric humans have been found in jembrana regency. Legend tell that sparsely populated West Bali got that way because its early inhaitants were cursed into invisibility for having violated the daughter of a powerfull priest. A rulling family related to the gelgel house was estabilished  here in the mid 1400s, but a dispute among its two founders let to civil war and destruction of the court. For a while the area was considered to be a marginal part of Badung Kingdom, and prince from Sulawesi set himself  up as ruler during 17th century with little problem. Karangasem nearly took  Jembrana in the late 1800s, but jembrana surrendered peacefully to the ducch before rival kingdom were subdued. Most of Jembrana includes the forest, mountain, and coasts of the West bali National Park and reserve. Visitors must obtain the necessary  permit and guide at the parking in cekik. Visitors might be lucky to see the rare white bali starling bird. Exelent diving and snorkling can be found around Pulau Menjangan Island, eith the Banyu Wedang hotspring nearby on the coast. Cact a ferry to Java at Gilimanuk port. Close to the district capital of negara is the temple of Gede Prancak near a river, while further east the Rambut Siwi complex has magnificent ocean views. A large fishing comunity has been estabilished at Pengambengan, and there is an exelent surfing beachMedewi. Cloves are grown on plantations in the foothills arounf Asah Duren. Bigger is better in Jemnbrana : huge bamboo xylophones of the gamelan jegog accompanies martial arts and dances. Kendang Mebarung competitions of large oversized drums  are sometimes held. exiting Makepung bull race takes place in the villages of Banyubiru and Delod Brawah during the dry season. Joged Bumbung groups wiht flirtatious dancers accompanied by smaller bamboo instruments are pupular arround tegal cangkring.