Finish 2011 in Sempu Island and start 2012 in Mount Bromo
It's time to change the new year situation with the different and exciting thing. Not like the other previous years that only hanging out at friends house, grilling corn and sea food, going around Jakarta to see the fireworks, or anything. This year, 2011, me and my friends (PETIR) decided to finish 2011 and start 2012 in Sempu Island and Mount Bromo. The theme for this loooong journey was BACKPACK!!! It was considered with our desire to travel so far with low budget, start from economy train "Matarmaja" (Senen Stasion - Malang Kotalama Stasion) @Rp. 51.000, staying in tents, bathing in different public toilets, and without having any lodging place (we most spent our nights on our way)
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| Here we were at KA Matarmaja |
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| Welcome Malang !!! |
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Otw to go to Sendang Biru from Malang |
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| inside angkot, heading to Sendang Biru |
Day 1, Thursday, 29 December 2011
14.05 Senen Stasion, Matarmaja Train (Jakarta - Malang)
@Rp. 51.000
Pasar Senen – Jatinegara – Bekasi – Cikampek – Pegadenbaru – Jatibarang - Cirebon Prujakan – Babakan – Tegal – Pekalongan - Semarang poncol - Solo Jebres – Madiun – Nganjuk – Kertosono – Kediri –Tulungagung – Ngunut – Blitar – Wlingi – Kesamben – Sumberpucung – Kepanjen - Malang Kotalama
Day 2, Friday, 30 December 2011
08.00 Malang Kotalama Stasion
09.00 rented angkot AG to Sendang Biru (Rp. 350.000)
11.30 Sendang Biru Beach, taken a bath, ate bakso sendang
biru, managed the license (Rp. 30.000/team), rent the
fishing boat (@Rp.100.000 for maximum 10 people)
13.00 The boat went to Sempu Island ± 10 minutes
13.30 TRACKING to Segara Anakan Lake!!! (it spends normally 2
hours, but we (separated by 3 teams) spent 4-6 hours, I
did spend 6 hours of it, I arrived at 18:50
19:00 Segara Anakan, built the tents, changed cloth (our clothes
were so messy, every colour changed to be brown mud)
21:00 cooking and eating
22:00 sleeping
Day 3, Saturday, 31 December 2011
05.00 Woke up! saw the sunrise from the cliff
05.30 – 07.30 Climbed the cliff, PICTURES!!! (the cliff was so steep and there
were so many sharp rocks, WATCH OUT!)
we saw Hindia Ocean from the cliff
07.30 – 09.30 Swimming!
10.00 Breakfast
10.40 Tracking back to Sendang Biru
13.10 The edge of Sempu Island, get on the boat to Sendang Biru
13.20 Sendang Biru, bathing, eating, etc
15:50 – 23.00 Went to Bromo (rented the same angkot Rp. 650.000)
19.00 Stopped by for dinner (fried chicken Rp. 12.000 +
orange ice Rp. 2500)
23.00 – 00.00 Bromo, at Tourist Information Center of Mount Bromo,
rented the jeep (@Rp. 700.000 ke 4 places)
Day 4, Sunday, 1 January 2011
00.00 – 03.00 Wonokitri (the last spot for angkot and cars to stop going up)
Relaxed at snack stall, drank wedang jahe
03.00 Rode the jeep to Pananjakan Bromo
04.00 – 05.30 Sunrise view from Pananjakan (unfortunately, it was cloudy,
there's no sunrise)
05.30 – 05.40 Breakfast at Pananjakan (boiled noodle with egg Rp. 8.000)
05.40 – 09.00 Rode the jeep the other 3 spots (Padang Savana, Watu Singa (Pasir Berbisik), and the last Bromo View from Mount Pananjakan. When we arrived to see bromo view, it was already about 8 am. We had no enough time to stay long in Bromo. Besides, two of my friends (Alin and Mojo) went up to Pananjakan. That's oke. It's better than nothing. Even I really wanted to go up too.
09.00 – 10.00 rode the jeep back to Wonokitri
10.00 – 11.00 Wonokitri, cleaned our body, went to Malang Kotabaru Stasion with renting the same angkot (Rp. 550.000). It should cost Rp.300.000 actually.
12.30 Malang Kotabaru Stasion, stopped by having lunch near stasion
14.50 KA Matarmaja, depart to Jakarta
Day 5, Monday, 2 January 2011
11.40 Senen Stasion (21 hours, takes 3 hours longer than it should be)
Costs:
Jakarta – Malang
Economy train @Rp. 51.000 = return Rp. 102.000 x 15 people =
Rp. 1.530.000
Total Rp.1.530.000
Pulau Sempu
Rent angkot to Sendang Biru Rp. 350.000
Retribution fee in Sempu Island Rp. 5.600 x 15 = Rp. 84.000
Rent 2 tens @Rp. 40.000 x 2 = Rp. 80.000
Permission fee in Sempu Island Rp. 30.000
Boath to Pulau Sempu Rp. 100.000/boat x 2 = Rp. 200.000
Guide Rp. 100.000/hari x 2 days = Rp. 200.000
Rent the shoes for tracking (15 people) Rp. 200.000
Porter fee for the shoes to Sempu Island Rp. 150.000
Porter fee for the tends Rp. 150.000
Total Rp. 1.440.000
Bromo
Rent angkot Sendang Biru – Bromo Rp. 650.000
Rent jeep @Rp. 700.000 x 2 jeep + (Rp.25.000 x 3 orang) = Rp. 1.475.000
Retribution fee in Bromo Rp. 48.000 ( Rp. 6.000/8 people)
Rent angkot Bromo – Malang Rp. 550.000
Total Rp. 2.723.000
Total transportation:
Rp. 1.530.000 + Rp. 1.440.000 + Rp. 2.723.000
Rp. 5.693.000 / 15 people = Rp.Rp. 379.533,33
Rp. 380.000 / people
SEMPU ISLAND
Sempu island is a small island that located in the south of Java Island. This island is in Malang Regency, East Java. This time, Sempu Island is a nature reserve area that protected by the government. Geographically, Sempu Island is situated between 112° 40′ 45″ - 112° 42′ 45″ east longitude dan 8° 27′ 24″ - 8° 24′ 54″ south longitude. This island is 877 ha, adjacent with Sempu Strait (Sendang Biru) and surrounded by Hindia Ocean on the south side, east side, and west side.
Sempu Island can be travelled from Malang through Sendang Biru Beach and can be passed by fishing boat. Travelling to Sempu Island needs some licenses such as private license (@Rp. 5.600) and team license (Rp.30.000/team). Besides, Sempu Island provides guide and porter service. For you guys who have been to Sempu Island, you don't need a guide service anymore. It is different with us who haven't been there and were so strange with Sempu situation. We didn't even know that Sempu has "painful" field that was so muddy.
As I remember, the first time I browsed about Sempu Island, I always got everything exciting in this island, such as the beautiful sempu picture, the green of Segara Anakan, the cliff that flanked by Hindia Ocean (many people said that it was really like in "the beach" film that starred by Brad Pitt, or other interesting things. But in fact, it was not really as I thought before, Sempu Island was totally different with any other island that I know. At that time, our bravery and our energy were really tested. We fighted to be there! We felt like the part of Koppasus or a kind of Indonesian National Army (TNI) that were training by our seniors. We had to walk on the slippery mud. The worse thing than that, we spent 6 hours tracking to be in Segara Anakan Lake (many people said it's normally 2 hours tracking). Gee! the track was quite tarnish and muddy. We didn't wear the tracking shoes. We brought the heavy carrier bag for tenting (cloths, foods, drinks, mineral water. FYI: Sempu Island almost has no fresh water, so that we have to bring it from Sendang Biru).
When we just arrived in Sempu Island, most of my friends were not really sure to continue the trip to Mount Bromo. They were really exhausted to think of it, moreover to go with it. They thought to stay in Sempu for 2 nights. Hmm, fortunately the day after that day, our body became fresh and ready to be back to Sendang Biru. It was also considered with our food and water supplies, so that we decided to continue our trip to Bromo.Yeay :)
TIPS in Sempu Island:
Tracking in Sempu Island was really challenging. It was so slippery and muddy. Really recommended to wear rubber shoes for tracking. The shoe rental costed @Rp. 10.000 (in Sendang Biru), but it will cost more expensive if you rent it to be brought to Sempu Island (@Rp. 15.000 plus porter fee Rp. 150.000)
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| It was the tracking field. So slippery and muddy |
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| having breakfast in Sempu Island |
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Segara Anakan Lake, Sempu Island |
Mount Bromo is an active volcano and the most famous mount in East Java, Indonesia. Mount Bromo (2.392 m above sea level) is located in 4 areas, that are Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang Regency. Mount Bromo has a crater with diameter ±800 m (north-south) and ±600 m (east-west). Whereas, the danger area is the circle with radius 4 km from Bromo central crater.
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| Padang Savana view |
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| Jumped on Pasir Berbisik |
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| Pananjakan view |
5 days and 4 night we spent time together. From Jakarta - Malang - Sendang Biru - Sempu Island - Probolinggo - Mount Bromo - Malang - Jakarta. It was so awesome journey. I love it. Moreover, we spent those days with the cost only Rp.380.000 for each of us. Even I never thought to get that fabulous price. :P In fact, the optional fee could be minimized, such as guide service fee, or renting angkot fee.
What a exhausting and delightful jorney it was! I do LOVE it!!! Thanks guys, happy to spend time with you. See you on the next gorgeous vacation! Bye!
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