Use your mouse to move around the 360° panoramas.įrom the small touristic town of Borobudur (known for its famous temple), in Central Java, I could see this mysterious volcano and thought it would be a cool experience to climb it!Ĭlimbing this volcano was quite like the other mountains I have climbed, organization-wise. Seeing this smoking crater from a distance was an irresistible call to explore the caldera.Ī quite surprising place you will come across is a Hindu temple, built really close to the active volcano, at the bottom of the caldera! It was built by the Tenggerese people, a Hindu community who came to this inhospitable place to escape the Muslim invasion of Java. From such an elevated viewpoint, you are able to witness the power that volcanic forces have to shape spectacular landscapes. This mist slowly vanishes mid-morning, chased away by the sun. In the early morning, the caldera is filled with mist. This is a truly spectacular sight, a must-see. The one thing not to be missed is to wake up very early to go watch the sunrise over Mount Bromo and the whole Tengger Caldera. This village offers some small hotels/homestays. I suggest you stay in the village of Cemoro Lawang like I did, on the edge of the caldera, offering you some splendid views. Most of the time, you will focus on the Mount Bromo Volcano and the Tengger Caldera. Tengger is the name of the massif that Mount Bromo is part of, and the name of the 10-km/6.2-mile-wide caldera – Java’s largest – that you see in all the pictures of this area. ![]() Climbing this volcano is said to be a little challenging, but I would really love to attempt it one day! It almost constantly has an eruptive activity. The Semeru Volcano is the highest in Java. The national park bears the name of two volcanoes – Mount Bromo Volcano and Semeru Volcano. Mount Bromo & The Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park Mount Bromo & The Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park.No matter what volcano you choose to visit, always check what the local authorities are saying about visiting the volcano, and make sure you’ll be safe. Kawah Ijen probably still looks about the same. Now it’s all gone and it made way for a crater lake. I got to see an intriguing lava dome in the middle of the crater. I know for sure that Mount Kelud doesn’t look the same as in my pictures anymore after its last eruption. The crater may or may not look exactly the same. The same thing with the Merapi Volcano, it was active when I climbed it and has been regularly active since then. In this article, I will focus on the volcanoes I found the most mind-blowing on the island of Java, so it can give you some idea for your next itinerary.Īlso bear in mind that by definition, volcanic areas are always changing, so by the time you visit these places some things might look different than in my pictures.įor example, I visited Mount Bromo right after an eruption, but it probably looks greener now. I had the luck to wander in this nature-rich country a couple of times, and discovered some of its volcanoes – and climbed a few of them in both Java and Bali. Saying that you can find lots of volcanoes in Java or Indonesia would be an understatement: Indonesia is almost entirely made of volcanoes! ![]() ![]() Home ❯ Travel ❯ Asia ❯ Indonesia ❯ Best Volcanoes To Visit in Java, Indonesia – Our 4 Top Picks Visiting The Volcanoes of Java
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