Tour from Jogja to Bromo

I would like to have a tour Jogja - Bromo - Jogja

The activity is similar like as below:

Day 1

- To Mt. Bromo. from Jogja

- Having a sightseeing tour en route to Mt.Bromo such as SOLO City tour, MANGKUNEGARAN, KASUNANAN PALACE and Flea market.

- Arrival at Mt.BROMO, CHECK IN hotel

DAY 2

- early morning enjoy the great sunrise on the top of PANANJAKAN / CEMORO LAWANG by a JEEP

- Leave from the view point and drive down to the crater of Mt.Bromo

- Enjoy the spectacular crater of Mt.Bromo

- Check out hotel and back to JOGJA.

Does anybody have the similar experience? Can you let me know the price? and also the detail for this tour? and any tour agents recommented?

Thanks for advice!

Tour from Jogja to Bromo

Once in Yogya it is easy to get a tailor-made tour at one of the many travel agents in the back-packer area (Sosrowijayan Street, Tugu train station). Just shop around and try to get the best deal.

Here is a report of a fellow-traveller, who did Yogya-Bromo-Ijen-Bali last year (so Yogya-Bromo-Yogya will be be cheaper, see the last paragraph).

We did NOT take the 180 EURO package offered through the internet.

In Yogyakarta, a travel agent offered us 3D/2N package ';Bromo/Ijen/Bali%26#39; departing from Yogya for rp600000/person, including transportation, 2 nights hotel and 2 breakfast. So that%26#39;s less than 70USD a person. We took it.

The ride from Yogya to Cemero Lawang was long, including a minibus change in Probolinggo. However, we were lucky enough to have just 3 people in a 8-seats minibus with adequate A/C. So the long ride wasn%26#39;t too bad. We left Yogya at 9am and arrived in Probolinggo at 6pm. It was handled by a different local travel agent from that point. They asked us if we were taking jeep tour to see sunrise the following day. The price has increased to rp 150000 per person for the the jeep tour which was very different from what I read before. The agent did not seem willing to bargain. After a long day, we didn%26#39;t want to spend time hard bargaining either. So we paid that amount. Then they transferred us to a minibus at 6:30pm and arrived in Cemero Lawang. The night was spent at Cemoro Indah hotel. At hotel, I saw they list the jeep tour rate for rp 150000 as well. But I am sure you can always bargain a lower price.

Because Bromo-Ijen part is handled by this Probolinggo travel agent, we actually have the flexibility to stay in Mt Bromo longer as we wish. (.........)

On Day 3, a minibus came to Lava View Lodge to pick up us and a bunch of other people. The driver drove us back to their Probolinggo office again. From there, some waited for the bus to go directly to Bali while we waited for another minibus for Kawah Ijen. (.............)

On Day 4, we actually got up much earlier than scheduled for our Ijen hike. (............) The round trip hike took about 2.5 hours, but we spent another 2 hours watching sunrise and taking pictures around crater.

Then it was a two hour ride to the ferry port to cross the strait to Bali. The minibus actually just dropped us to catch a public bus. According to the tour schedule, it was supposed to be an A/C bus. But once we got on the bus, it wasn%26#39;t. But the minibus driver was gone. (..........)

So, after adding rt 150000 for jeep ride and rt 25000 for Ijen entrance, it comes around 85 USD/person for the 3d/2n package from Yogya (not from Surabaya). That beed 180 Euro by large, and we barely bargained.

The agent in Yogya is ARI Tour %26amp; Travel, located in JI. Sosrowijayan NO 72. The street is a block south of main train station. This street is basically a backpacker street with many budgets hotels and travel agents. I originally got the agent name from a Taiwanese backpacker site, so I headed the agent directly without checking all the other agents. There are many agents in Yogya.

The agent in Probolinggo is Mahkota Tour %26amp; Ijen Tour. If you buy the whole package from ARI in Yogya, you will be brought to this agent to change minibus anyway.

I brought back ARI%26#39;s price sheet. They offer BROMO transportation for Rp 180,000/person. Bromo+Room+1 breakfast for 250,000/person (based on double occupancy, hotel choice is Cafe Lava, Yoschi or Cemoro Indah)

So forget about the expensive packages offered by web site. It%26#39;s really easy to find ones there.

(Quoted from VTer ordtp)

Tour from Jogja to Bromo

If you are a lone traveller you get this overthere is easy. Mt Bromo is the most famous tourist destination in east Jawa, most travel agent offer it. And boy it is well worth going. Also the cemeru, you ll never be any closer to an active volcano than this one. Have you thought about going by train to surabaya and get a bromo tour from there. Train is very good value and clean and you can move around a bit.

Hi,

You can do all of this as an independent traveller.

Train trip to Solo from Yogjakarta is only one hour and about 7,500 rupiah.

Try to ride in the driver%26#39;s cabin- great fun I did it in July 2006.

Easy to walk around Solo or get becak.

Suggest as previous poster get train from Yogjakarta ot Surabaya- leaves at 7.30 am and arrives about 12.30 pm. Lots of acco odation in Surabaya near the train station.

You can book for the train from Surabaya to Probolinggo- leaves at 9am and arrives about 11.30 am. Get local bus to bus terminal and then wait for local bus up to Cemoro Lawang. Ignore the requests of taking the tourist bus- it does not exist.

May have to wait an hour or so for bus to fill up. Fare is about 15,000 rupiah.

Takes about 3/4 hr to get up there. Stops at the different accomodations for you to decide which one.

Book for the morning jeep at the warung near the cheaper Cafe Lava hostel.

I did all of this myself a lone female traveller with no Indonesian language skills in July 2006.

Pamela.

Hi all,

I am looking for a similar tour, but 2 days Jogja-Bromo-Bali.

I am looking to go onwards to Bali instead of returning to Jogja.

Anyone knows the rough price for such a package?

Thanks in advance!

spear

Hi,

Why not do it yourself like I did in July 2006?

I do not speak Indonesian, but had no problem getting from Yogjakarta to Gunung Bromo.

Read my detailed journey above.

Pamela

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