Merapi comes from two words "is" which means mountain, and "fire" which means the volcano. Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The last eruption occurred in 2006 that coincide with the earthquake that terrible. In 1998, this mountain has smoke belching trash can wedhus human skin blister. The form of heat and dust clouds with a temperature of 3000 º C which erupted to a height of 3000 meters from the peak. In 1994 the hot clouds has killed 66 people in southwestern slopes.
Because of a very famous name Mount Merapi is one of the climbers idol. Travel is exhausting and winding through the steep hills to challenge what they have to conquer. So, do not be surprised if the mountain is always visited by climbers. Mount Merapi may climb from the South (Kaliurang) area of Sleman, Yogyakarta or from the North (Selo) Boyolali region or from areas west of Magelang.
Through Kaliurang
From the city drive to Yogya Kaliurang, a mountainous region with berhawa cool 1300m altitude. Followed by a trip to the Village Kimahrejo. To the top takes about 6 hours. Approaching the peak of Merapi we must be careful, because often the stones falling from the top.
Through Selo
To reach the peak of Merapi, the climbers are required to pass the northern route. Besides safety, the distance is not so much compared to other lines. Line starts from Selo district, Boyolali.
To get to this area quite easily. You can take a bus directions Semarang - Solo and down in Boyolali. From here you can continue by bus directions Boyolali - Selo. From Selo or rather from Hamlet Plalangan, you can begin the journey.
Foot asphalt road to Basecamp in the hamlet of climbing Plalangan trim, Lencoh village, subdistrict Selo, Boyolali district, with more or less distance 1 km from the highway Boyolali, Magelang, coupled with rising street enough to be warming up before the climb to Mt . Merapi.
To the top, it only takes about 6 hours while for the fall takes about 4 hours. Because tempuhnya relatively short time, the journey can begin at around 24.00, so that we can arrive Puncak Garuda clearly enjoying the sunrise. Climbers can rest in Basecamp which can accommodate about 50 people climbers. Here is a place to sleep rame-rame. Prepare the water supply for as long as we are not going diperjalanan spring meeting.
From Basecamp via the asphalt road we walked to the end of the asphalt road and will find homes joglo Pos1. Through the path to the left of this building will travel through a garden planted with many people tobacco and cabbage. Line slight rise but lots of gravel that need to be careful not to slip.
Half way to the Post 2 of garden inhabitants, the other half we started into a steep pine forest. This point of land but a lot of gravel so quite difficult journey. Approaching the post 2 we start passing the stones large. Post 2 of these during the day we can see Mt. Slamet behind Gn.Sumbing, and also Gn.Sundoro. Mount Merbabu looked closely and very clearly visible point-track. Mount Lawu the distance to the east was extended.
From Pos Pos 2 to 3 points will be a lot through the steep rocks, strong winds began to feel very disturbing. Use a heavy jacket, gloves, and masks, because the wind chill. If you want to find the rest rock crevices that can protect us from the gusts of wind. At night we could see the glitter of the city of Boyolali.
From the 3rd to the Market Heading Bubrah, we will be faced with steep rocks. Here, climbers have to walk and crawl in some places steep. Wind gusts are felt, as if to forbid the climbers approached the summit of Merapi is.
Market Bubrah have a valley with rocks that littered the vast resembles a traditional market. It is said that the public considers the market as the market lelembut.
From Market Bubrah desperate climbers who can climb to the summit of Garuda. This peak was damaged and landslides that are dangerous to make the climb. In addition to very steep and easy to wind erosion as well blow endless.
From the top of Garuda, you can see the scenery, which was smoothed crater in front of incessant smoke. There were, in the north, Mount Merbabu challenging to conquer. Across the West and East, and Mount Mount Lawu Harelip Sindoro-like mounds of green. If the weather clears, the scene is more fun again, because you can see the town of Magelang and Boyolali. At the peak temperature reached 5 degrees to -8 degrees.
Mount Merapi is believed to be the ghost palace. Panembahan Senopati founder of Mataram kingdom took victory in the war against the kingdom with the help of the authorities Pajai Merapi. Mount Merapi erupted until Pajang troops killed, the rest fled helter-skelter of fear. Residents believe that Mount Merapi but also inhabited by human beings inhabited by other creatures they call the nation alus or spirits.

Mahameru, is a famous name from the top of Mount Sumeru with height ± 3676 meters above sea level (mdpl), placing himself as the highest mountain in Java. Mount Semeru is one of the volcanoes are still active in East Java, located between the administrative area of Malang Regency and Lumajang with geographical position between 7 ° 51 '- 8 ° 11' south latitude, 112 ° 47 '- 113 ° 10' East Longitude .
The peak of Mount Semeru (Mahameru) can be seen clearly from the city of Malang, and some other places with a perfect cone shape, but the actual conditions at the top of a large dome-shaped roll with every ridge field. Jonggring Saloko crater in 1913 and 1946 years to break the edge of the crater caused lava flows PASIRIAN goto the southern region, and Lumajang Candipura.
Mount Semeru is the youngest of the Mountain Pot but has developed into a large strato-volcano separate. Volcanic activity of material released in the form of ash eruption, lava blocks and bombs parents of young lava, volcanic lava material mixed with rain water or river water, eruption that caused the avalanche cones, slow growth / grain gradually from lava and several miscarriages of hot lava.
Geological formation of Mount Semeru volcano is the result of a young quarter, with rock types consist of: gray sand / Tuf and Vulcan intermedian to base with Vulcan and physiographic associations Regosol andosof gray and gray with ash parent materials / sand dab Tuf intermedian to base. Geological structures that do not produce solid rock and not strong bond granulated, easily eroded rainy season.
Type of soil is Regosol, a land with little segabungan profile development with little profile development with shallow solum, thin on the parent solid material. In general, other high places, areas along the travel route from start Ranu Pane (2200 m above sea level) until the peak Semeru has a relatively cool temperatures. The average temperature ranges between 30C-80C at night and early morning, whereas during the day ranged from 00C-120C sometimes occurs in several regions of hail that occurred during the rainy season changes to summer and vice versa.
The cold temperatures along the route of this trip is not solely caused by the air still but is supported by the wind that blew into the area became increasingly cold air. Based on the topography of the macro region, the wind forming an erratic pattern in the sense of domination hard to determine wind direction is always changing. Topographic forms encircled by high cliffs around 200-500 meters really can withstand the current allows the wind speed, but because many cracks / hallway wall, then the wind flow is not detained speed even faster.

Topography and Climate
Form of a hollow topography often wind cycle. The wind was blowing the region is closely related to the wind patterns around it, which is southeast wind or wind Gending, Wind northeast and northwest wind.
Wind speed which occur quite strong between 8-30 knots, where as the season winds uprooted many trees are found. The wind was blowing between December - February, and to prevent the danger it is recommended that tourists / visitors do not climb the mountain semeru.
It is not uncommon when there is fog along the route climbing trip in the morning and afternoon till evening. Ranu area Kumbolo and KALIMATI as a place to stay / night is always covered with a thick kabul.
The presence of fog occurs didua place other than the cold air temperature (air condensation processes), as well as the wind is blowing area with a fog. Special Ranu Kumbolo area with a lake that is wide enough to support the formation of haze due to water evaporation process.
In general, climatic conditions in the area and surrounding mountain Semeru including climate type B (Schmidt & Ferguson) with rainfall between 927 mm - 5498 mm per year and 136 days of rainy days / year. The rainy season falls around the month of November-April. The temperature at the peak of Mount Semeru in the month - the month ranged from 2 degrees Celsius - 4 degrees Celsius.

Vegetation and Biodiversity
Vegetation in the area surrounding Mount Sumeru and included in the Sub Zone Alfin in dominir by the Mountain Pine tree species (Casuarina Junghuhniana), Jumuju (Podocarpus sp), Mentigi (Vacinium varingifolium), Kemplangdingan (Albazialophanta) and Acacia (Accasia decurrens).
As for the plants is dominated by Alang - alang (Imperata cylindrica), Kirinyuh (Euphatorium odoratum), Tembelekan (Lantana camara), Harendong (Melastomo malabathicum) and white Edelwiss (Anaphalis javanica). On the slope - the steep slope to the top of Semeru Arcopodo found some ferns species such as Volubilis Gleichenia, Gleichenia longisulus and several orchid species endemic to living in the area south of Sumeru.
Around Mount Semeru at an altitude of more than 3100 meters above sea level, the condition is rock, sand and ashes without vegetsi at all. Animal life found around Mount Sumeru is very limited in terms of number of species maupuan consisting of several species of birds, primates and other wildlife, including Tiger Beetle (Panthera pardus), Deer (Muntiacus muntjak), Kancil (Tragulus javanica) and other - Other. In Ranu there Kumbolo Belibis (Anas superciliosa) wild living.

Climbing Routes
In the months school holidays, climbing to Mount Semeru would rame. Ranu Kumbolo is becoming a favorite among climbers as well as a temporary camp for a rest before heading to the top will change to a new township climbers from various directions. Towards the beginning of the region to pedakian we can use the two lines from the SENDURO - Lumajang and Mixed-Malang.

Line-Lumajang SENDURO
The line was relatively quiet for the climb as they are not so well known among climbers, transportation access is also still found a little difficult to get to Ranu Pani from SENDURO. If we pass this point we can enjoy the forest forests are still relatively natural and Hindu religious temple in the SENDURO which is the largest temple in Java. From Ranupani SENDURO to take about 2-3 hours drive motor. From after arriving in the same way Ranupani Mixed-Malang route.

Line Mixed - Malang
The climb from the Malang is a favorite route for transportation access and availability of easy accommodation can. Poor city is a city that has many beautiful natural scenery and tourist destination within easy reach. City dubbed as a comfortable place to learn this allows us to visit one of nature lovers college located in the city.

From Kota Malang continue to travel on to the Terminal via ARJOSARI Mixed with Angkot for + 30 minutes. In Mixed we can directly take the jeep with tariffs ranging from 15,000 to 25,000, - or the truck that led to the Ranupani. Here we can also spend the night in the owner of the jeep when we benighted and continued the next day. Logistics can be in here as well as telephone facilities also have a lot.
From the Mixed journey continues into the past Ranu Gubuklakah committee, which is an apple-producing villages and Ngadas, Family Place live perch and Jemplang-Bantengan (Here the view of Mount Bromo to stretch the carpet seems like when the rain started early musin or will berahkir). Mixed trip to Ranu committee takes about 4-5 hours.

Ranu Pani (2000 m asl) is a hamlet motorized travel Last post by 279 ha area. This place is the Mountain Climber Inspection Post and the existing facilities of Climber Pondok, Pondok Research, Information Center and the Office Resort, Wisma Cinta Alam, Wisma guests and Building Management.
Amid the township is Lake Ranu Pani (Ranu) Pani is a tourist area of mengasikan. Fishing activity and walking around the lake is an experience that impressed. Of Ranu Pani when we walked along the straight path will arrive at Ranu Regulo. (15 minutes). Ranu Pani in the post we can also make the licensing process but it's better than the office park permits Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Jl. Raden Intan No. 6 Malang 65100 tel. 0341 to 491,828.
Of Ranu Pani trip down the paved road continues along the ½ mile into the climb the path leading to Ranu Kumbolo (2390 m above sea level). Passing through the area of agricultural land rose Watu Rejeng travel at the start. Travel around a closed road by fallen trees / fallen into the street so we occasionally crawl under fallen vegetation. Nuance travel often found people who are looking for firewood and birds travel along the route.
Distance from Ranu Pani to Watu Rejeng about 5 km with 90 minutes temput time. Then to reach Ranu Kumbolo takes 90 minutes with a distance of 5 km. and in Ranu Kumbolo we can spend the night. The total journey from Rani Ke Pani Ranu Kumbolo 3-4 hours with a distance of about 10 Km.
Ranu Kumbolo (2390 m above sea level) is a valley and there are lakes / ranu the extent of 12 ha. This resort area which overlooks and upland ecosystems of the original. Panorama of nature in the morning will be even more amazing that the sun rises in the gap - the gap of the hill shows colors - colors that make the surrounding lake reddish color and yellow, plus water vapor above the lake as if out of the lake. The facilities here are a Climber and MCK hut for rest and cooking and camping. In this area there are relics of ancient inscriptions allegedly a legacy dn Majapahit Kingdom.

Of Ranu Kumbolo we can go to Little Pangonan which is a name for the prairie area located in the valley of Mount Ayek-Ayek located not far from Ranu Kumbolo. The origin of the local community because this area is similar to pasture cattle (Pangonan). The attractiveness of this area is relatively flat ground in the midst of the surrounding area with a configuration of barren hills are characterized as a type of grass native ecosystems, thereby providing its own attraction to visit.
After the trip Kumbolo Ranu forwarded to KALIMATI. Rise through the Love, which is a considerable rise and continued squeezing force through Savana Oro-oro Ombo (30 minutes). This area is a vast meadow + 100 Ha is in a valley surrounded by barren hills with native ecosystem types of grass plants, located at the end of the cliffs that surround Ranu Kumbolo united. This prairie like a bowl with a carpet of yellow grass, sometimes - sometimes in some places rain water submerged.
Travel forwarded to Cemoro Cage takes approximately 3-4 hours and continued climbing past the Meadow-Pot and into the KALIMATI. Here we can spend the night with climbers hut facilities and needs water to be drawn from memesak Source Mani (15 Minutes). Travel from Ranu Kumbolo to KALIMATI sekitas takes 4-5 hours hiking.
After the KALIMATI us to Arcopodo (2-3 hours). Arcopodo are regions that are dilereng peak of Mount Sumeru and can be used for tent mendirika Mahameru gumn peak. The morning after the night of KALIMATI or Arcopodo perjalanana continue our ascent to the summit through Jonggring Saloko with sandy soil with a slope of nearly 60 to 70 degrees. Special vigilance is required in this field over as many stones - stones that landslide by the wind or climbers above us. Arcopodo trip to the Peak takes 3-4 hours hiking.

Peak or Peak Jonggring Mahameru Saloko is unique in every 10 - 15 minutes once spouted ash and volcanic rock that preceded bursts of black despair soaring jet into the sky as if - will cover the entire top. The temperature at the top Mahameru sometimes 0-4 degrees Celsius, accompanied by thick fog and wind storms.

Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java. Natural tourist attractions are located in Taman Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in the eastern city of Malang, East Java. The crowd was not only local tourists, even many who come from abroad. With a typical scene makes Bromo proper destination. What are the privileges of Mount Bromo?
Cold, so you'll feel when you first get out of the car. The temperature here reached 10 degrees and even up to 0 degrees Celsius during the morning. So, you should prepare for cool clothes, hats skullcaps, gloves, socks, scarves to overcome. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendors offering wares of hats, gloves, or scarves.
Bromo Sunrise view from Pananjakan
Regular visitors visiting this area since the early days with the aim of seeing the rising sun. To see it, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region. Field to go through to get to Mount Pananjakan a heavy field. To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through a desert-like area that can make you get lost. We had to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of tight curves necessarily require a high driving skills. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car hardtop (jeep type) driven by the community around. Communities around the Tengger tribe comes from a friendly with the visitors.
Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or hot tea and a fire to warm while waiting for the sun tebitnya time. There are also stores that rent warm clothes. Watching the sunrise is an interesting event. The proof, the visitors would have waited since 5 o'clock in the morning facing the east so as not to lose this moment. You were not always able to see this event, because if the cloudy sky, the appearance of the sun is not seen clearly. However, when the sky is clear, you can see the sun spots in the first place only as small as a match pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete sphere and provide information so that we can see the mountains scenery in this area. Among others, Mount Bromo, Mount Batok, or Mount Sumeru which is the highest mountain in Java.
Ocean Sand crater and Bromo
Finished watching the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain toward Pananjakan and Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. Apparently you go through the vast sea of sand which reaches 10 km ². Arid areas filled with sand and covered only a little grass is dry. Gust of wind, making the sand fly and can be difficult for you to breathe.
To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must hire a horse at a price of Rp 70.000, - or if you feel strong, you can choose to walk. But, it is worth noting that walking was not easy, because the hot sun, long distance, the flying dust can make the journey even more severe.
Now, you have to climb the stairs that amounted to 250 steps to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of the high Bromo 2392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke. You can also cast your eyes down, and sea sand with terlihatlah temple in the middle. Really incredibly rare and unusual that we can enjoy.

Ceremony KASADA

Since Jaman Majapahit they supposedly inhabit the area were sacred places, because they are considered servants - servants of the Majapahit kingdom. Until now, they still adhered to Hindu religion, the public once a year perch KASADA Yadnya ceremony. This ceremony disebuah temple located under the foot of Mount bromo. And after that continued kepuncak Bromo mountain. Ceremony performed at midnight until the early hours of the full moon each month according Kasodo Javanese calendar.
On the night of the 14th month the Tengger people KASADA adherents of Hinduism (Mahayana Buddhism by Hindus Parisada East Java) in droves to the top of Mount Bromo, a ongkek with offerings from a variety of crops, livestock and so on, then thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo as offerings to the god he believed Bromo enthroned on Mount Bromo. These sacrifices begged Tengger community and get the blessings of salvation given by the Almighty.

The ceremony begins with the inauguration KASADA Tengger elders and ballet performances Jaka Seger anteng Rara on an open stage Ngadisari Village. Then promptly at 24.00 in the morning held the inauguration of the shaman and the blessing of the people in a sea of sand potent Mount Bromo. Shaman Tengger society is a leader in the field of religious people, who usually led the rituals of marriage, etc.. Before appointed shamans must pass the exam by rote and recite mantras.

After the ceremony finished, ongkek - which contains ongkek offerings brought from the mountain foot to the crater bromo. And they threw into the crater, as a symbol of sacrifices made by their ancestors. Inside the crater there are many beggars and people who live perched hinterland, they were far distant days come to bromo mountain and set up the mountain Bromo dikawah lived in the hope they get thrown offerings. Residents who threw offering a variety of fruits and livestock, they consider it as a vow or received

Mount Rinjani & Segara Anak Crater Lake

Grand stand at 3726 m, Mt. Rinjani Lombok, located in the North, is the second highest peak in Indonesia. For people Lombok, Sasak and Balinese same, this mountain is a sacred place, at the top, the god of sacred life.

Most of the Segara Anak crater lake, which is located at 2000 m above sea level is a goal many pilgrims, who make the annual climb steep slopes to place offerings to the gods in the lake itself. In a stunning crater lake has emerged a new and active volcano, Mt. Barujari. On the north side of the lake is the hot water (one of the hot springs 4 Segara Anak found there) who said to cure the disease.

To climb such an impressive mountain is an unforgettable experience. The starting point for a trip can be started in Senaru in the North (or from Sembalun from east) - This two-or three-day Rinjani journey from West to attack down the awesome crater lake before heading back up and get out and go to the top.

A model for ecotourism in Indonesia, community-based activities focused on the Rinjani Trek Center at Senaru, the most popular starting point for a hard journey. Developed with the assistance of the Government of New Zealand since 1999, realizing Rinjani Trek Center under one roof (a roof) is a unique partnership of the National Park, tourism industry and local communities that have been forged to manage and protect the Rinjani mountain environment.

Mount Rinjani tower above the beautiful island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province. Rising from the shimmering rice fields to a dizzying altitude of 3726 meters, it is the second-highest volcanic peak in Indonesia.

Only Mount Kerinci in Sumatra is higher, at 3805 meters. Unlike the smooth cone Bali and Java, Rinjani is more massive than the top: This large crater is about six miles across, and shelters in the lake.

Mount Rinjani on Lombok island rises to 3726 m, the height of Indonesian volcanoes only to Sumatra's Kerinci volcano. Rinjani has a steep conical profile when viewed from the east, but the west side of the volcano complex cut by the 6 x 8.5 km, oval-shaped Segara Anak caldera. Western half of the caldera contains 230-m-deep lake crescentic form results from post-caldera growth cone Barujari at the eastern end of the caldera. History of the eruption at Rinjani dating back to 1847 have been limited to Barujari cone and consist of moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows that have entered Segara Anak lake.



The whole area was confirmed as Rinjani national park in 1997, and the mountain is one of the most valuable trekking destination in Southeast Asia.

Rinjani is located in the caldera 2.4 km to 4.8 km in size.
There are two active centers are located in the eastern caldera - and party Barujari cone.
Segara Anak Lake is located within the caldera.

On November 3, 1994, cold lava from the top of Mount Rinjani area trip down the River Jenggak crow.

Thirty people from the village Aikmel taking water from the river were killed.

Rinjani Volcano eruptions
2004, 1994, 1966, 1965, 1953, 1949-50, 1944-45, 1941?, 1915, 1909, 1906, 1901, 1900, 1884, 1847

Things to See or Do

Side of the mountain itself, other things for you to do or see is:

Cave
One of the three famous caves (Goa Susu, Goa Umbrellas, and Goa Manik), Susu Cave is a good place for reflection and often used as a place to meditate.

Healing Hot Springs
Inverse Aiq means hot water and used to cure various deseases. One of the hot springs called Pangkereman Jembangan which means a place for dipping. The water gushed out of his eyes very hot water. People also use hot water to make medicine from coconut cream. After a bottle of coconut cream dipped in hot water if it becomes clear oily liquid can be used as a medicinal oil. So medicinal oil is used for things that are good and called Siu Satus Tunggal or in Bayan Siu Satunggal which means it can be used to cure a thousand kinds of diseases.

Segara Anak Lake
Segara Anak Lake seems like a vast sea with blue water. The name Segara Anak means child sea. Lake Segara Anak store various mysteries and invisible powers.

Local Strawberry
These plants grow along the route to Mt. Rinjani. It has thorns like roses and red fruits like strawberries. Has a sweet and slightly sour taste and good to eat when trekkers are hungry and thirsty.
Eternal Flower or Edelweis
Plants or flowers should not be taken because of growing in the garden and in the mysterious world of the spirit kingdom. In the past, someone who wanted this flower must be brave enough to fight and gamble his soul. That's why life is called a flower leaning. Flowers never wilt and as old as the mysterious spirits.

Peak Rinjani
Lombok people believe that the peak of Mt. Rinjani is where Dewi Anjani, the queen spirit and ruler of Mt. Rinjani lives. To the south-east from the peak in a sea of dust called Segara MUNCAR is invisible palace of Queen Dewi Anjani and her followers.

New Mount Finger
New Mountain is the name of the new mountain that appeared in the middle of Lake Segara Anak. People believe that Gunung Baru is the navel Mt. Rinjani. That's why if the new eruption of Mount would not be detrimental to the people Lombok unless the eruption comes from the summit of Mt. Rinjani.

If you are interested to climb this mountain you can get information about accommodation and lodging, and guide to accompany you, you can find a travel agent in Lombok.

Here tavel agent can help you:

www.lombok-network.com
www.anaklombok.com
www.lombokrinjanitrek.org