Our local guide from the Starhunter Adventures team will be waiting for you in the arrival hall of Juanda International Airport. They will welcome you and take you to the Seruni training base in Mount Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Upon arrival at the hotel, our guide and astroscape master will share an overview of our itinerary and conduct an astroscape workshop. Tonight, you’ll stay at the training base to practice using your camera, adjusting settings, aligning your star tracker, and more.
Welcome to StarHunter X GoSky Astro Adventures Program
Road to Mount Bromo
Astro Expedition
Astro Expedition
is blend of exclusive expedition tour of astrophotography, countryside, nature and culture.
DATES:
July-August
DURATION
5 Days 4 Nights
REGION, COUNTRY:
East Jaya, Indonesia
EXPEDITION VEHICLE
Jeep 4X4 or Similar
Weather:
28°C-6°C
MAX GROUP SIZE:
8-12 pax
TERRAIN:
Valley, Hill Park, Village, Volcano
DRIVE:
± 200 km
Day 1: Arrival in Mt Bromo-Seruni Hill Sunset/Sunraise/Astroscape Workshop
Astroworkshop at Seruni Training Base
Ngadas Village Milkyway （limited to Signature Expedition Team）
Ngadas Village is in Malang, East Java. It sits really high up at 2,150 meters above the sea and making it highest village on Java Island. Situated in the highlands, the village experiences an average temperature ranging from 0 to 25 degrees Celsius, often adorned with mist that creates a picturesque scene, as you will find mist hovering, painting the sky as though the village floats among the clouds.
Day 02: Prau Hill Camping Sunset/Sunrise/Stargazing
Perahu Hill Sunset / Sunrise/ Stargazing
Seruni Hill Sunrise
Seruni village that offers peaceful landscape and beautiful nuance. As the name suggests, it represents the hill that is in a child series’s called Teletubbies. The shape and the atmosphere are indeed similar to it. It gets even more special when the sun comes up in the east. That’s because the green colors mix with the golden-yellow sunlight and make beautiful colors. You can take your time to take great pictures of the green fields, hills, Mount Bromo, and the highlands while you watch the sunrise from Teletubbies Hill.
At 7:30 AM, we head back to our hotel to have breakfast.
At around 12:00 PM, you’ll have lunch at the hotel, and then prepare for camping at Bukit Prau.
15:30 PM, we’ll start our journey to Perahu Hill from the hotel. Our local team will set up the tents on the peak, so please remember to bring a Starhunter dawn jacket because the temperature can drop to 6-12 degrees.
18:30 PM, we’ll enjoy dinner and then which is the perfect spot for Mt Bromo sunset photos.
Starting at 19:30 PM, we will begin Milky Way Arch Panorama hunt at Bukit Prau and continue until 21:00 PM.
(Milkyway Arch Panorama Part 1)
Starting at 12:00 AM, we will begin Vertical Milky Way hunt at Bukit Prau and continue until O2:00 AM.
(Vertical Milkyway Panorama Part 2)
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner + Supper (Included)
Day 03: Mentigen Hill Sunset
Perahu Hill Sunrise
One of the most wonderful things about Mount Bromo is the stunning sunrise. Many tourists like to go to Perahu Hill because it’s a famous and favorite spot. If you plan to watch the sunrise there, remember to wear dawn jacket because it can get very cold, and the wind is quite strong.
At 8:30 AM, we head back to our hotel to have breakfast.
Around 12:00 PM, you’ll have lunch at the hotel, and then Astroscape Review Section
Mentigen Hill Milkyway
15:30 PM, we’ll start our journey to Mentigen hill from the hotel. Please remember to bring a Starhunter wind breaker jacket because the temperature can drop to 28-12 degrees.
Meal: Breakfast(Included)
Day 04: Mt Bromo Crater Sunrise
Bromo Crater Sunrise
In the early morning, at approximately 3:30 am, a jeep will pick us up right in front of the hotel and head to Bromo Crater sunrise shooting. Climbing the Mount Bromo crater isn’t very hard and you get to look directly into a smoking volcano, complete with the nasty sulfur smell!, which is roughly a 30 minute drive away via a 4WD vehicle.
At 7:30 AM, we head back to our hotel to have breakfast.
At around 10:00 AM, you’ll have lunch at the hotel, and then prepare for Madakaripura waterfall.
Madakaripura Waterfall
After leaving Mount Bromo and heading down to Probolinggo Regency, travelers can explore the breathtaking Madakaripura Waterfall situated within the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park. This waterfall is believed to be the final meditation spot of the military Commander-in-Chief, Gajah Mada, from the Majapahit Kingdom in East Java.Known as the “eternal waterfall,” it consistently showers blessings upon those fortunate enough to stand beneath it. It’s truly a magnificent sight to behold.
3.30pm Back to hotel
Meal: Breakfast(Included)
Day 05: Return to Airport
Teletubbies Hill Sunrise
In the early morning, at approximately 2:00 am, a jeep will pick us up right in front of the hotel to kick off your Savannah valley sunrise tour. Our destination is the savanna hill, also known as Teletubbies Hill, which is roughly a 30-45 minute drive away via a 4WD Jeep vehicle. Along the way, you will traverse the sea of sand in the Tengger region, which is encircled by mountains.
At 6:30 AM, we head back to our hotel to have breakfast.
10.30 AM Check out from hotel at Bromo and we drive to Surabaya Airport
Meal: Breakfast (Included)