Bromo King Kong Hill

King Kong Hill is THE place to witness the sunrise over Bromo. We woke up at around 2 am and drove with our scooter from our homestay in Cemorolawang to the carpark near King Kong Hill. It was a bumpy 15 minutes ride. Then we started hiking up the hill. It was steep and exhausting. After a short while we reached Seruni Point, a first, great viewpoint with a newly built platform. We knew, that this wasn´t the spot we wanted to see and asked some locals for the right way. The right and "official" way was a hidden very narrow and steep path between rocks. We even had to climb a bit and kept following the path through a forrest. It took us about 1,5 hours to climb that Penanjakan Hill and to reach the viewpoint King Kong Hill.

But here´s a tip: next to the main viewpoint is another small path leading you to a much better and not so crowded viewpoint. Search for a great spot and wait for the sunrise! We were just in time for blue hour and were amazed by the view. This was indeed the most spectacular sunrise I ever witnessed and I would highly recommend this hike. I loved the fog that covered the whole scenery. Especially the village Cemoro Lewang which is located on the edge next to the Bromo desert.

It is also possible to reach this spot without the exhausting hike if you´re arriving from Probbolingo by Jeep.

We did the whole Bromo tour by ourself and had a lot of time um there. Soon we were almost alone and had plenty of time to hike down to our scooter. We decided to search some breakfast and visit Bromo crater afterwards when the crowds were already gone.

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