From Bromo to Bali

We made some changes to our plan and we had to cut out journey across Java short. We only gave ourselves two days to get from Yogjakarta to Bali meaning two days mostly on a bus. We started out at 7:30am and driving for about 13 hours with two stops to get to the base village of Bromo where we promptly ate dinner and went to bed since it was another 3:30am start to see the sunrise. 

Well 3:30am came soon enough and we packed into a jeep and headed to the lookout point. We could only jeep about half way so it was about a 20 minute climb to the view point which have been easier if we brought head lamps and weren't also trying to dodge horse manure from the ponies they use to bring some tourists up. The view point was a little crowded but well worth it. Sometimes pictures can't quite capture it and I don't think that this one does it justice. 

Sunrise at Bromo Crater

The second part of the tour consisted of hike to the top rim of the crater (you can see on the left of the picture above). The landscape was really different and interesting in comparison to Malaysia and the parts of Java that we have already seen, reminded me a lot of Mongolia. Also it was also cold! So we didn't bring our jackets and pants for nothing. 

View from the Crater

Our day continued with a public bus to Bali, and as many things in the southern hemisphere it was far from on time and our plan to get into Bali by 8pm quickly turned into 1am. This would not have been a problem if the taxi's weren't so scarce and by the time we bartered down to a reasonable price and arrived at the hotel it was closed. Luckily a 24 hour hostel was right beside and they had two very helpful and accommodating guys who helped us find a room.


Welcome to Bali!