8,169 People Visit Bromo During Eid Holiday

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Center (BB TNBTS) noted that tourist visits to Mount Bromo, which is one of the main tourist destinations in East Java, reached 8,169 people during the Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijri holiday.

Head of the Public Relations Evaluation Data Team of the TNBTS Center, Hendra Wisantara in Malang City, East Java, Tuesday, June 18, said that the number of visits by 8,169 people was recorded in the period 15-18 June 2024.

"The total number of tourist visits during the Eid holiday reached 8,169 people in the period 15-18 June 2024," said Hendra, quoted from Antara.

Hendra explained, in detail on June 15, there were 1,636 tourists divided into 1,535 domestic tourists and 101 foreign tourists. Meanwhile, on June 16, there were 3,497 domestic tourists and 47 foreign tourists, or a total of 3,544 people.

Then, on June 17, there were a total of 2,210 visits divided by 2,147 domestic tourists and 63 foreign tourists and on June 18, 772 domestic tourists and seven foreign tourists, or a total of 779 people.

According to him, the number of tourist visits that reached the highest point during the Eid al-Adha holiday took place on June 16, reaching 3,544 people or exceeding the normal capacity prepared by regional managers.

To overcome the high number of tourists visiting Mount Bromo, the TNBTS Center has increased the quota of tourists, which is usually set at 2,752 people per day.

"The quota was added on June 16, in accordance with the scheme that has been implemented previously," he said.

The scheme implemented by the manager is carried out at certain hours after tourists leave the national park area. Tourists who will see the sunrise in the Mount Bromo area and enter the national park in the early hours of the morning, are opened as usual with a total quota of 2,752 people.

Then, if the quota of 2,752 people has run out, visitors are not allowed to enter the national park area and can wait for an additional quota starting at 07.00 WIB

Mount Bromo is one of the leading tourist destinations in the East Java region. In 2023, the number of visits to national parks that have the third most beautiful title in the world will reach 368,507 tourists.

This number is divided into 355,297 domestic tourists and 13,210 foreign tourists. The visit also provided Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) worth IDR 14.70 billion.