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106 Travel | Bromo
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5 Senses – Sound
JAZZ GUNUNG
This jazz music event has been
held annually since 2012 and is the
first such festival in Indonesia to take
The 4x4 Jeep is an option place on a mountain. The event
to explore the Bromo area. showcases a unique open space,
highlighting a special collaboration
Tourists riding on horses to get between humans, music and Tengger’s
to the stairs that will lead to the top raw nature. This year, the festival’s
of Mt Bromo. eighth, the event is set to take place
at the Amfiteater Jiwa Jawa Resort
Bromoin Wonotoro-Sukapura,
Probolinggo, from August 18–19.
www.jazzgunung.com
At around 5.00am, the skies put on a kaleidoscopic show, Perhelatan musik jazz bernuansa
displaying brilliant hues of purple, red, orange and yellow. etnik ini digagas tahun 2012 lalu dan
Each shade seemed to be reflected from the rising sun menjadi agenda tahunan. Jazz Gunung
mencatatkan diri sebagai pergelaran
onto the clouds... jazz pertama di Indonesia yang dihelat
di pegunungan yang menekankan
pada kolaborasi antara manusia,
musik, dan alam Tengger. Tahun ini
Our two-hour ride to Penanjakan took us past At around 5.00am, the skies put on memasuki tahun kedelapan, festival
the caldera, although I admit I recall little of the a kaleidoscopic show, displaying brilliant hues ini akan diadakan di Amfiteater Jiwa
journey, as I – along with my other companions of purple, red, orange and yellow. Each shade Jawa Resort Bromo, Wonotoro–
– succumbed to sleep, though we’d be jolted seemed to be reflected from the rising sun Sukapura, Kabupaten Probolinggo,
awake momentarily as we bounced over the onto the clouds, as though a set of watercolours pada tanggal 18–19 Agustus 2017.
rougher roads. had spilled over the horizon. Shadows of the
surrounding hills began to fade away, and one
I learned during my trip that ‘Penanjakan’ refers by one the surrounding mountains came into
to two different sites of the same name, each view. First it was Mt Semeru, followed by
distinguished by its height. Penanjakan I is Mt Widodaren, Mt Bromo and Mt Batok. Smoke
located on the highest point at 2,770m above surrounded the Bromo crater, adding a dramatic
sea level, offering the most popular view of touch to the mesmerising view. As the sun
Bromo, while Penanjakan II stands as an started to come into full view, a chorus of
alternative for those looking to avoid amazement and disbelief surrounded me.
the crowds during peak season.
I turned to Nico and saw a broad smile
Naturally, aiming to get the best view, we opted that reflected my own. He signalled at me
for Penanjakan I, where dozens of people had with his thumbs up a few times. The wind
already assembled when we arrived, forcing Nico blew, tickling the nearby pine trees,
and I to search for the best possible spot. the hymn of the mountains.
© Valentino Luis; © wayfarerlife / Shutterstock
1 2
5 Senses – Sound
JAZZ GUNUNG
This jazz music event has been
held annually since 2012 and is the
first such festival in Indonesia to take
The 4x4 Jeep is an option place on a mountain. The event
to explore the Bromo area. showcases a unique open space,
highlighting a special collaboration
Tourists riding on horses to get between humans, music and Tengger’s
to the stairs that will lead to the top raw nature. This year, the festival’s
of Mt Bromo. eighth, the event is set to take place
at the Amfiteater Jiwa Jawa Resort
Bromoin Wonotoro-Sukapura,
Probolinggo, from August 18–19.
www.jazzgunung.com
At around 5.00am, the skies put on a kaleidoscopic show, Perhelatan musik jazz bernuansa
displaying brilliant hues of purple, red, orange and yellow. etnik ini digagas tahun 2012 lalu dan
Each shade seemed to be reflected from the rising sun menjadi agenda tahunan. Jazz Gunung
mencatatkan diri sebagai pergelaran
onto the clouds... jazz pertama di Indonesia yang dihelat
di pegunungan yang menekankan
pada kolaborasi antara manusia,
musik, dan alam Tengger. Tahun ini
Our two-hour ride to Penanjakan took us past At around 5.00am, the skies put on memasuki tahun kedelapan, festival
the caldera, although I admit I recall little of the a kaleidoscopic show, displaying brilliant hues ini akan diadakan di Amfiteater Jiwa
journey, as I – along with my other companions of purple, red, orange and yellow. Each shade Jawa Resort Bromo, Wonotoro–
– succumbed to sleep, though we’d be jolted seemed to be reflected from the rising sun Sukapura, Kabupaten Probolinggo,
awake momentarily as we bounced over the onto the clouds, as though a set of watercolours pada tanggal 18–19 Agustus 2017.
rougher roads. had spilled over the horizon. Shadows of the
surrounding hills began to fade away, and one
I learned during my trip that ‘Penanjakan’ refers by one the surrounding mountains came into
to two different sites of the same name, each view. First it was Mt Semeru, followed by
distinguished by its height. Penanjakan I is Mt Widodaren, Mt Bromo and Mt Batok. Smoke
located on the highest point at 2,770m above surrounded the Bromo crater, adding a dramatic
sea level, offering the most popular view of touch to the mesmerising view. As the sun
Bromo, while Penanjakan II stands as an started to come into full view, a chorus of
alternative for those looking to avoid amazement and disbelief surrounded me.
the crowds during peak season.
I turned to Nico and saw a broad smile
Naturally, aiming to get the best view, we opted that reflected my own. He signalled at me
for Penanjakan I, where dozens of people had with his thumbs up a few times. The wind
already assembled when we arrived, forcing Nico blew, tickling the nearby pine trees,
and I to search for the best possible spot. the hymn of the mountains.
