Bromo. The most beautiful sunrise in the world

The panorama of the volcanoes Bromo, Semeru and Kursi is one of the calling cards of Indonesia and, in general, one of the calling cards of the natural beauty of the Earth.
And the business card is subconscious. Just like in the case of Sosusvlei in Namibia. Everyone has seen this landscape more than once, but they do not know where it is.

So, this wonderful panorama is located in the east of the island of Java and it is not so difficult to see it. How easy it is to look into the breathing bowels of the Bromo volcano.

Get to the village of Seromo Lawang from Yogyakarta by public transport- the occupation is very tiring because of the transfers and the low speed of the island buses. It is possible that you will have to spend the night in the city of Probolinggo - the outport of the volcanic massif. Hitchhiking is also not easy in a day.

The best option for those who do not want to waste time is a tourist minibus from Yogyakarta to Seromo Lawang. It costs $ 16 per person, you can buy a ticket at any travel agency. Early in the morning, the minibus picks up from the hotel and scratches all day along the narrow roads of Java, past endless villages and fields of rice and corn. The lesson is a little tedious even for a geographer. Still, plain Java is a bit boring landscape. But the minibus has an air conditioner.

You arrive already in the dark. If you bought a hotel in advance from a travel agency (a double room will cost $ 12 per room), then you will be accommodated. True, not in the hotel that was promised and not in the conditions that were originally offered (a shower for that kind of money will be in the corridor and a little warm, and the rooms are miserable).

If you do not take a hotel in advance, you can try to find it yourself in Seromo Lavang, but the prices will be the same. We partnered with a Dutch couple and rented a cozy chalet with hot showers for $ 33. It is very cold here at night, so hot showers are highly recommended.

You can dine at the hotel restaurant, but it's much cheaper to eat at the local eatery. Just hurry up - both the first and the second close very early.

At night there are heavy fogs, visibility about 10 meters. Plus it is very cold, after the seaside heat it is very pleasing.

The main reason for coming here is meeting the dawn with a view of the volcanoes. Dawn is met at the observation deck on the Penanjakan volcano. You can get there on foot in three hours, but you have to go out at 2 am, and the path in the dark is not obvious in places. Therefore, the easiest and most painless way is to take a jeep tour for $ 10 per person.

At 4 in the morning, jeeps drive through the hotels and the race begins. To get to the volcano, one must overcome a plain covered with a thick layer of ash (or as it is called here the Sand Sea, the Sea of ​​Sand).

This is a must see! Night fog swirls around, sand and ash fly from under the wheels. The car flies up on every bump, there are no roads - only the direction. On the right and left, the beams of the headlights of other jeeps are illuminated through the fog. You involuntarily imagine the whole picture: dozens of jeeps roar along the ash-covered plain. You feel like a member of a massive assault, as if we have launched an invasion of an unknown enemy. It's a pity, there is no soundtrack from the movie Starship Troopers with you, the composition Klendathu Drop would be perfect.

After 10-15 minutes of such a "race across the steppe" a road appears and takes you steeply into the mountains. Jeeps line up in a column and, without slowing down, pass one sharp turn of the track after another. Branches and lianas beat on the roof. Now this is no longer an invasion of an alien planet, but a banal coup in a banana republic. Now our column will cross over mountain range and will fall on the sleepy capital, and we will break into the presidential palace ...

... But instead, jeeps slow down at a tourist flare, where, along with standard souvenirs, vendors offer hats and gloves, as well as warm jackets for rent. The jacket, by the way, comes in handy. Really very cold.

There is still half an hour before dawn, and about a hundred people are already standing on the observation deck. And this is only the beginning - by the climax of the action there will be about three hundred of them. August is the high season in Indonesia for both tourists and locals. The latter are more than half of all viewers. And they make a terrible noise - very much like Chinese tourists in China.
However, soon the dawn begins, and you stop paying attention to them.

The secret of success is to climb over the fence separating the platform from the abyss and settle down with a camera on the edge of the cliff. Then no one bothers to enjoy the sunrise and take the right pictures.

When dawn begins, you don't know where to look. Either the sun creeping out from behind the mountains to the left. Or down, where the morning fog literally flows down the plain, revealing the trees that seem like toy trees from here.

Or, in fact, on the opposite volcanoes, which gradually turn pink, then fiery, and finally take on natural daytime colors.

All color music takes about half an hour.

Let's get acquainted. Most big volcano that in the background is Semeru (3676 m), highest point Java islands. The volcano often erupts, which adds a fair amount of charm to the entire panorama. But on our arrival he was silent.

An ideal cone with a cut off top is the Kursi volcano (2581 m). He, in my opinion, is the most beautiful here.

And Bromo? But Bromo is not visible because of the morning fog. This is a low volcano (2392 m), completely lost against the background of the rest, if not for constant activity - thick white smoke is constantly pouring from the volcano, which is clearly visible in all photos.

If you wait a few hours for the fog to clear, you can see the whole panorama. But it's time for us to move on, we return to the jeep and go down to the Bromo volcano.

After 15 minutes, the car brakes in the middle of thick fog. “Bromo is there,” the driver says happily, pointing to nowhere. We go in the direction of this nowhere. Visibility - ten meters. Smells strongly of sulfur.

Periodically, riders fly out of the fog and offer a ride. But in fact, it's not far here - to walk 300-400 meters.

A slight rise, and here it is a volcano. A staircase has been carefully laid to its top.

After what I've seen from Penanjakan, Bromo seems like a small, almost homely volcano. But it's still interesting to take a short climb and look inside. The feeling that he looked into the chimney of a thermal power station.
By the way, the smell of sulfur even begins to like it over time.

The crowd at the foot makes you remember Egyptian pyramids or about Peter, but not for long. In a couple of hours, the tourists will disperse, and the sellers and riders will also perish.

Of all the places that we have visited in Indonesia, I probably most regret not staying another day in the vicinity of Bromo. I didn’t breathe fresh mountain air, didn’t walk along the slopes, didn’t go down to the observation deck again and didn’t look at the volcanoes during the day and in the evening.
Well, there is a reason to come back ...

Well, we, having warmed up in a hot shower, moved further east. The crater Kawa Ijen was waiting for us.

How beautiful is the sunrise. How it excites the mind, fascinates and fills us with an inexplicable feeling of lightness. Dawn is the beginning of a new day, a great opportunity to take the most of it and spend it in such a way as to remember every moment of it.

Nature reveling in sunshine, the incredible smell of a new day - what could be better than this instant, which every person can contemplate at dawn.

The beginning of a new day

Many photographers are passionate about creating masterpiece photos that depict the sunrise. They can become a screensaver on your desktop, be used as a postcard to a loved one and a wish good morning.

Dawn is the most beautiful time day, because it is just beginning, which means that you can live it the way you want. Watching how nature wakes up by the minute, is filled with energy and light, the mood rises, vigor and inspiration appear.

Nature awakening

The photos in which we managed to capture this are incredibly beautiful and mysterious. They convey the reality of the phenomenon that nature makes it possible to admire every day.

Beautiful pictures that can decorate your computer desktop can be selected for every taste. The magical works contain an image of dawn in the forest. What could be more beautiful than awakening trees, through the crowns of which the first rays of the sun break through, hitting the ground. Every blade of grass, twig, flower is saturated with them. All nature absorbs the morning smell.

Gradually, the fog clears in the morning light, giving the earth an early coolness, pacification, delight. Rising Sun awakens animals, birds living in the forest. From all this, you can paint pictures, because in this light, nature looks pristine, pure, immaculate.

Pictures and photos, looking at which you want to plunge into this atmosphere, can be installed on your desktop, sent by mail to a loved one, a friend, sharing your excellent mood with him.

Beautiful morning time

The sea, the rays of the sun, filling the endlessly blue water, awakening all its inhabitants - this is the rise of the brightest star that brightens the entire Earth.

In every person, no matter what pragmatic mask he wears on himself, there is always at least some part of romance. We are all prone to sentimental moments, we can all feel more than necessary - in a word, anyone can find a reason for romantic behavior.

But what most often provokes us to exclusively romantic emotions?

Of course, many can put other people first, but sometimes the reason is completely different. Often, the key source of such emotions is precisely that nature, because there is little that can give such unforgettable sensations as various natural phenomena, which are often manifested in all their glory.

And the most beautiful of them are sunsets and sunrises. It's amazing how beautiful they can be. But they can be even more beautiful if you know where is the best place to observe them. After all, even though the Sun is one for everyone, the overall picture may vary depending on where the observer is.

Therefore, we will consider 10 places where you can see the most beautiful sunsets and sunrises, and, who knows, you might want to go to one of them just to see the majestic picture with your own eyes.

10. Cape Promthep, Phuket Island

At the utmost southern point This Thai island has a special observation deck, which serves as the main local attraction for many.

Not only is there a beautiful view of the islands scattered across the sea and the beach, but also the sun in the evenings in the form of a kind of red disk sinks beautifully into the sea. At the same time, the clouds become peachy. The sight is very beautiful and worthy of close attention if you visit Phuket.

9. Observation deck of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, Singapore

Marina Bay Hotel is one of the most popular in all of Singapore. There are many reasons for this. Someone chooses it because of its unusual architecture, someone likes, for example, a swimming pool on the roof and other interesting solutions.

But most of all, most admire the stunning sunset that can be seen from its observation deck, taking place against the backdrop of the cityscape. Interestingly, it is not necessary to be a client of the hotel in order to see it, it is enough to give a certain amount.

8. "Throne of the Emperor", Pelekas, Corfu island

Not far from Corfu there is a small village called Pelekas. Not that it has any other special characteristics, but the views from the local hills are impressive. The nearby island looks just fine, the sea, mountains - everything is pleasant to admire. But the best thing here is still the sunset, which is most favorably viewed from the site called the Emperor's Throne, named after the German Kaiser Wilhelm.

7. Angkor, Cambodia

Angkor is the ancient capital of Cambodia. The fact that, in its essence, it is a real city-temple adds to its unusualness. Earlier at his twenty square kilometers lived about a million people. And tourists come here not only for the sake of ancient architecture and also to enjoy one of the most beautiful sunrises in the whole world. For a small price, you can even see it from a special balloon, from where the view is especially beautiful.

6. Teide volcano, Tenerife island, Spain

This volcano has a height of more than 3700 meters above sea level. This allows you to reach a level where the air is especially clean and transparent, and therefore the dawn rises above Atlantic Ocean, looks very special and unforgettable. Enterprising local travel agencies even sell specialized tours, which are focused, in fact, on the ascent to the top and meeting the dawn. If this is not enough, then you can watch the night sky at the local observatory.

5. Empire State Building, New York

It is not necessary to travel to exotic enough places to enjoy the excellent sunset views. Sometimes this can be done right in the center of the metropolis. It is enough to climb to the observation deck of the said building about an hour before sunset. Due to the abundance of skyscrapers, the sun is not particularly visible. But the sky, the clouds, so extraordinarily painted in various fantastic colors, reflected in the numerous windows, is a magical sight.

4. Boracay Island, Philippines

For many, the Philippines' sunsets are some of the finest in the world. And the point here is not only a subjective assessment, the point is also that the atmospheric conditions here are unlike any other. The air masses that gather here above the water surface create extraordinary optical effects that you should definitely see live. And the sunsets here are completely unique and extraordinary phenomenon that you just want to admire.

3. Karelia, Russia

There are also places in the Russian Federation that are truly worthy of attention if you want to enjoy excellent sunrises and sunsets. Local unique nature makes it possible to meet sunrise or sunset in many different ways - either the sun will sink in local lakes, or get up from behind the dew-covered grass. A real paradise for the photographer hunting for a good shot, or just for any connoisseur of beautiful views.

2. Grand Canyon, USA

The famous natural landmark of the United States is curious in principle. But the local meeting of the dawn is especially curious here. There is even a separate excursion for this. Within its framework, tourists are taken about an hour before sunrise to one of the viewing platforms, after which the sun begins to rise gradually through the numerous breaks and ledges of the gorge, creating a completely extraordinary, unique picture.

1. Viewpoint Sapphire, Istanbul

But perhaps the best way to meet sunrise or sunset is from the observation deck of the tallest building in Istanbul. From a height of 261 meters, the sun, which illuminates the local mosques and minarets, going beyond the horizon, looks especially beautiful. And if this is not for you, then you can also enjoy the beautiful view from one of the local ferries that regularly run on the Bosphorus - also an excellent option for connoisseurs of beauty.

The panorama of the volcanoes Bromo, Semeru and Kursi is one of the calling cards of Indonesia and, in general, one of the calling cards of the natural beauty of the Earth.
And the business card is subconscious. Just like in the case of Sosusvlei in Namibia. Everyone has seen this landscape more than once, but they do not know where it is.

So, this wonderful panorama is located in the east of the island of Java and it is not so difficult to see it. How easy it is to look into the breathing bowels of the Bromo volcano.

Getting to the village of Seromo Lawang from Yogyakarta by public transport is a very tiring task due to transfers and the low speed of island buses. It is possible that you will have to spend the night in the city of Probolinggo - the outport of the volcanic massif. Hitchhiking is also not easy in a day.
The best option for those who do not want to waste time is a tourist minibus from Yogyakarta to Seromo Lawang. It costs $ 16 per person, you can buy a ticket at any travel agency. Early in the morning, the minibus picks up from the hotel and scratches all day along the narrow roads of Java, past endless villages and fields of rice and corn. The lesson is a little tedious even for a geographer. Still, plain Java is a bit boring landscape. But the minibus has an air conditioner.
You arrive already in the dark. If you bought a hotel in advance from a travel agency (a double room will cost $ 12 per room), then you will be accommodated. True, not in the hotel that was promised and not in the conditions that were originally offered (a shower for that kind of money will be in the corridor and a little warm, and the rooms are miserable).
If you do not take a hotel in advance, you can try to find it yourself in Seromo Lavang, but the prices will be the same. We partnered with a Dutch couple and rented a cozy chalet with hot showers for $ 33. It is very cold here at night, so hot showers are highly recommended.
You can dine at the hotel restaurant, but it's much cheaper to eat at the local eatery. Just hurry up - both the first and the second close very early.
At night there are heavy fogs, visibility about 10 meters. Plus it is very cold, after the seaside heat it is very pleasing.
The main reason for coming here is meeting the dawn with a view of the volcanoes. Dawn is met at the observation deck on the Penanjakan volcano. You can get there on foot in three hours, but you have to go out at 2 am, and the path in the dark is not obvious in places. Therefore, the easiest and most painless way is to take a jeep tour for $ 10 per person.
At 4 in the morning, jeeps drive through the hotels and the race begins. To get to the volcano, one must overcome a plain covered with a thick layer of ash (or as it is called here the Sand Sea, the Sea of ​​Sand).
This is a must see! Night fog swirls around, sand and ash fly from under the wheels. The car flies up on every bump, there are no roads - only the direction. On the right and left, the beams of the headlights of other jeeps are illuminated through the fog. You involuntarily imagine the whole picture: dozens of jeeps roar along the ash-covered plain. You feel like a member of a massive assault, as if we have launched an invasion of an unknown enemy. It's a pity, there is no soundtrack from the movie Starship Troopers with you, the composition Klendathu Drop would be perfect.
After 10-15 minutes of such a "race across the steppe" a road appears and takes you steeply into the mountains. Jeeps line up in a column and, without slowing down, pass one sharp turn of the track after another. Branches and lianas beat on the roof. Now this is no longer an invasion of an alien planet, but a banal coup in a banana republic. Now our column will cross the mountain ridge and fall on the sleepy capital, and we will break into the presidential palace ...
... But instead, jeeps slow down at a tourist flare, where, along with standard souvenirs, vendors offer hats and gloves, as well as warm jackets for rent. The jacket, by the way, comes in handy. Really very cold.


There is still half an hour before dawn, and about a hundred people are already standing on the observation deck. And this is only the beginning - by the climax of the action there will be about three hundred of them. August is the high season in Indonesia for both tourists and locals. The latter are more than half of all viewers. And they make a terrible noise - very much like Chinese tourists in China.
However, soon the dawn begins, and you stop paying attention to them.

The secret of success is to climb over the fence separating the platform from the abyss and settle down with a camera on the edge of the cliff. Then no one bothers to enjoy the sunrise and take the right pictures.
When dawn begins, you don't know where to look. Either the sun creeping out from behind the mountains to the left. Or down, where the morning fog literally flows down the plain, revealing the trees that seem like toy trees from here.


Or, in fact, on the opposite volcanoes, which gradually turn pink, then fiery, and finally take on natural daytime colors.

All color music takes about half an hour.


Let's get acquainted. The largest volcano in the background is Semeru (3676 m), the highest point of Java. The volcano often erupts, which adds a fair amount of charm to the entire panorama. But on our arrival he was silent.
An ideal cone with a cut off top is the Kursi volcano (2581 m). He, in my opinion, is the most beautiful here.
And Bromo? But Bromo is not visible because of the morning fog. This is a low volcano (2392 m), completely lost against the background of the rest, if not for constant activity - thick white smoke is constantly pouring from the volcano, which is clearly visible in all photos.


If you wait a few hours for the fog to clear, you can see the whole panorama. But it's time for us to move on, we return to the jeep and go down to the Bromo volcano.
After 15 minutes, the car brakes in the middle of thick fog. “Bromo is there,” the driver says happily, pointing to nowhere. We go in the direction of this nowhere. Visibility - ten meters. Smells strongly of sulfur.


Periodically, riders fly out of the fog and offer a ride. But in fact, it's not far here - to walk 300-400 meters.
A slight rise, and here it is a volcano. A staircase has been carefully laid to its top.

After what I've seen from Penanjakan, Bromo seems like a small, almost homely volcano. But it's still interesting to take a short climb and look inside. The feeling that he looked into the chimney of a thermal power station.
By the way, the smell of sulfur even begins to like it over time.


The crowd at the foot makes you remember the Egyptian pyramids or Peter, but this is not for long. In a couple of hours, the tourists will disperse, and the sellers and riders will also perish.


Of all the places that we have visited in Indonesia, I probably most regret not staying another day in the vicinity of Bromo. I didn’t breathe fresh mountain air, didn’t walk along the slopes, didn’t go down to the observation deck again and didn’t look at the volcanoes during the day and in the evening.
Well, there is a reason to come back ...

At the top of the hill is the observation deck of the same name, which overlooks the Nai Harn beach and the islets scattered in the sea. Hundreds of Phuket residents come here every evening for the incredible beauty of the setting sun. The red disc sinks in the smooth surface of the sea, which is occasionally disturbed by sailing yachts and boats, the clouds acquire a magical peach hue. Promthep is a very beautiful and romantic place: some are photographed against the background of the sunset, others are hugging, others are just enjoying beautiful view... The entrance to the observation deck is free.

Viewpoint at Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore

From the moment of its construction, the Marina Bay Hotel immediately became business card thanks to its extraordinary architecture and rooftop pool. In addition to all this, you can see a stunning sunset from the hotel's observation deck: the rays of the hot sun are extinguished, illuminating the urban landscape of the Asian metropolis, the lights are slowly being lit up, the silhouettes of skyscrapers are drowning in a bright red haze. You can watch the sunset from the pool, being a guest of the hotel, or you can from the observation deck, which can be climbed by any tourist for 20 Singapore dollars.

"Throne of the Emperor", Fr. Corfu

Not far from the town of Corfu there is the village of Pelekas, next to which from the top of one of the hills a unique view of the sea, mountains and the island itself opens. In addition, in the evenings, tourists come here to watch the incredible beauty of the sunset and how the last rays of the setting sun drown in the Mediterranean Sea. The observation deck was named due to the fact that at the beginning of the 20th century, the German Kaiser Wilhelm spent the summer months on the island of Corfu, and came to the site in the evenings to admire the sunsets, where a throne was installed for his convenience.

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor is ancient capital Cambodia. The city-temple, which is spread over the territory of 20 sq. km and in which about a million people lived during the heyday of the Khmer culture, now it attracts tourists from all over the world. In addition to visiting temple complexes, ruins and pagodas, people come here to see one of the most beautiful sunrises in the world. By 4 o'clock in the morning, hundreds of people flock to the walls of Angkor to watch the sun rise. For about $ 11, you can climb into the sky on hot-air balloon to a height of 200 meters, for an even better view of the horizon and temples against the background of a pinkish sky.

Volcano Teide, about. Tenerife

While vacationing in Spain, do not miss the opportunity to see one of the most exciting and inspiring sunrises. Volcano Teide has an altitude of more than 3700 meters above sea level, where the clean air and transparency of the atmosphere allow you to see a truly amazing birth of a new day. The first rays of the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean is an unforgettable sight.

V travel agencies Tenerife, you can buy a tour that will include climbing to the top of the volcano and spending the night on it, meeting the sunrise and walking along national park... Spending the night on the volcano, you can see the magnificent starry sky, it is not for nothing that the astronomical observatory is located here. The night and dawn in Tenerife will definitely remain in your memory for a long time.

You can watch sunrises and sunsets in Tenerife not only from the top of the volcano, but also vice versa: no less spectacular.

Empire State Building, New York

You can see the difference between day and night if you come to the observation deck or take a seat in one of the majestic restaurants an hour before sunset. In clear weather, a gorgeous view of the city, suburbs, and the bay opens from here. Even if the sun itself is not visible from behind the skyscrapers, the color of the sky and the bizarre shapes of the clouds, illuminated by the setting sun and painted in any color from pink to blood red, will amaze your imagination. Reflections of the sunset sky in the glass windows of buildings create a special magic. Eternally in a hurry, New Yorkers do not always notice how beautiful a sunset can be in their city.

O. Boracay, Philippines

It is believed that the Philippines has the most beautiful sunsets on the planet. This is achieved due to the special conditions in the atmosphere: huge air masses that collect over the water surface and create bizarre optical effects, patterns, sometimes even rainbows. The beauty and uniqueness of the Philippine sunsets are difficult to convey through photography or video. The inhabitants of the islands, including the most popular island among tourists, Boracay, enjoy this fabulous spectacle every evening. For many, this is even included in the ritual - daily watching the sunsets on the beach in a hammock or lounger with a glass of tropical cocktail.

Karelia

An amazing place to meet sunrises and sunsets: here it is quite harsh, the northern nature is combined with silence, tranquility and serenity. There are thousands of meeting places for the new day: Zaonezhie, Ladoga, the suburbs of Petrozavodsk, the shores of lakes - the main thing is to choose your liking. You can also rent a cottage or house for a week or all summer. Then there will be an opportunity to enjoy a quiet, unhurried sunrise every day, sitting on stones among the grass covered with dew, or a mysterious sunset, accompanied by the singing of birds. Photographers will have the opportunity to make nice pictures, and artists convey all the beauty of the moment with a brush.

Grand Canyon, USA

You can meet the sunrise in one of the famous natural attractions of the world and - the Grand Canyon - by purchasing an excursion at one of the local travel agencies. About an hour before sunrise, tourists are picked up from hotels and taken to one of the many viewing platforms, where the most interesting begins: from the dawn haze, majestic faults, ledges, crevices begin to emerge, and the feeling of being on another planet is created. At dawn, the singularity and grandeur makes one think about the place and role of man in the natural world. People at this time, as a rule, are few - photographers who came to catch a good shot, artists working alone, and tourists who decided to meet a new day here. The main tourist groups arrive no earlier than 10 am: you can get here only by sightseeing buses, private transport is prohibited here.

Viewpoint "Sapphire", Istanbul

"Sapphire" is the most high building Istanbul and. The height of the skyscraper is 261 meters, and the roof of the building is open observation deck, which overlooks Istanbul, the Princes' Islands, the Bosphorus. In addition, at this observation platform it is good to watch the sunset, which is truly beautiful here: the setting sun illuminates the spiers of minarets and domes of mosques, the city lights are lit below, screaming seagulls fly by. You can visit "Sapphire" from 10 am to 10 pm, and while waiting for sunset you can have a cup of coffee in a coffee shop located on the observation deck and admire the views of the city. In addition to "Sapphire", you can watch the sunset from one of the ferries plying the Bosphorus.

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