Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) is closing all public
access to Mount Bromo for 24 hours from 5 a.m. Western Indonesia Time
(WIB) on March 7 to 5 a.m. on March 8 to respect the local
Hindu observance of Nyepi (Day of Silence).
Mount Bromo is home to the Tengger indigenous tribe, which follows a
unique form of Hinduism that shares some similarities with Balinese
Hinduism.
"The closure of all tourism at Mount Bromo is to respect all Hindus
who are observing Nyepi," TNBTS agency head John Kenedie said in a
statement on Thursday, as quoted by Antara.
The closure affects all access to the mountain, including the
entrance gates of the National Park Management Resort (RPTN)
Cemorolawang in Tengger Laut Pasir (Tengger Sand Sea), the RPTN Mount
Pananjakan and the RPTN Coban Trisula.
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Access routes will be closed to Mount Bromo from Ngadas village in
Sukapura district, Probolinggo, and Wonokitri village in Tosari
district, Pasuruan. Access routes from Malang and Lumajang to Blok
Jemplang will also be closed.
The closure applies to public access points within an 8-kilometer
radius of Bromo, from the entrance gates in Ngadas village, Wonokitri
village and Blok Jemplang to the Sand Sea.
Mount Bromo is an active volcano that stands at a height
of 2,329 meters above sea level area in the Tengger massif, which
stretches across the four regencies of Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang
and Malang.
Source - TheJakartaPost
