The Bromo Caldera
This is certainly the most popular destination in East Java. The Mount Bromo is a still active volcano and its peak culminates at 2 392 meters. It located at 112 kilometers southeast of Surabaya. The caldera of the Mount Bromo (Gunnung Bromo in Indonesian) . 
| The ideal time to visit is the dry season (April to November) when there is a chance to see the blood-red sunrise. | 
The site of Mount Bromo is unique and has probably the largest caldera for a volcano in Asia. As you can see on the picture here above, a long queue of visitors is crossing the caldera, some by feet, some riding a horse. | | 
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| From the edge of the Bromo peak, once you have climbed it, you can see, more or less in the , in the middle of the Bromo caldera, the temple, it gives a good sense of how large is the site. As explain in the previous page this is the place for the annual Kasada Festival is , the ceremony to commemorate deceased ancestors and relatives. Offerings are carried by participants who hold oil torches and climb to the top of the Gunung Bromo on foot and horseback. | | 
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