Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park

Pasuruan, Malang, Probolinggo, & Lumajang - Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is a national park in East Java, Indonesia, located in the administrative district of Pasuruan, Malang, Probolinggo and Lumajang. The park is established since 1982 with a total area of 50276.3 ha.

This national park is one of the main tourist destination in East Java. With the direct flights and Malang Malang-Jakarta-Denpasar expected number of visits for foreign and domestic tourists will increase. In addition to Mount Bromo which is the main attraction, Mount Semeru is the highest mountain on the island of Java became the main attraction for the climbers. Yet to get to the top of Semeru is not as easy as climbing Mount Bromo and the climbers are required to obtain permission from the park management office located in Malang.

Hiking enthusiasts are advised to take the route from Malang because they can enjoy the beauty of the sea of sand longer. Start points can be started from Ngadas which is the last village inside the national park and a place to complete the supplies, especially water supply because after this will not be found source of water.

Flora: Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park has a type of sub-montane ecosystems, montane and sub-alphin with large trees and hundreds of years old such as mountain pine, jamuju, edelweiss, various species of rare orchids and grasses.

Fauna: Endangered and protected animals contained in the Park include civet (Pardofelis marmorata), deer (Cervus timorensis), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), deer (Muntiacus muntjak), red jungle fowl (Gallus Gallus), leopard (Panthera pardus), ajag (Cuon alpinus), and various species of birds such as kestrel bird (Accipiter virgatus), hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros silvestris), Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela Crested), black Srigunting (Dicrurus macrocercus), eagle bondol (Haliastur indus), and grouse that live in Ranu Pani, Ranu Regulo, and Ranu Kumbolo.

Data Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park:

• Indicated: Minister of Agriculture, 1982.
• Designated: Minister of Forestry Decree No. 278/Kpts-VI/97 with an area of 50276.2 hectares.
• Defined: ----.
• Location: Kab. Pasuruan, Kab. Probolinggo, Kab.Lumajang, and Kab. Malang, East Java Province.
• Temperature: 3 ° - 20 ° C.
• Average Rainfall: 6600 mm / year
• Elevation: 750-3676 m. aslGeographical Location: 7 ° 51 '- 8 ° 11' S, 112 ° 47 '- 113 ° 10' E