The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Center (BB TNBTS) decided to reopen tourist access in the Mount Bromo area, East Java, after forest and land fires some time ago. Head of the Administration Section of the TNBTS Septi Eka Wardhani said the opening was carried out after the blackout was successful and the condition of the area was confirmed to be safe. "Tourist visits were opened starting Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 00.01 WIB," said Septi as reported by ANTARA, Monday, September 18, Septi explained, the opening of tourist access to Mount Bromo was carried out at four entrances, namely starting from Coban Trisula, Malang Regency, Wonokitri Pasuruan Regency, Cemoro Lawang, Probolinggo Regency and Senduro Lumajang Regency. According to him, tourists who will visit Bromo, national and surrounding park area entrance tickets can only be carried out via tatanhttp://bookingbromo.bromotenggermeru.org and no direct purchases at entrances.org and no direct purchases at the entrance. "There is no online ticket purchases at all entrances, unless the online booking system is in trouble," he said. For Mount Semeru climbing, it is still closed because the level of ticketing previously made via the online booking system on 7-18 September 2023, it can apply for rescheduling via tautanhttp://bit.ly/reschedulebromo092023. Tourist visits to the Ranu Regulo and Ranu Darungan areas have also been opened for visitors. For visits at that point, ticket purchases can be made directly at the entrance of the area. "For Mount Semeru climbing, it is still closed because the level of volcanic activity is still at level III or on alert," he added.
He emphasized that prospective visitors and tourism service actors who will be active in the national park area must comply with all regulations that apply within the region, considering that currently they are still in a fire alert period. Visitors and the entire community who are active in the area are prohibited from carrying equipment that can trigger forest and land fires such as fireworks, firecrackers, flares or flares, including making fires or heating. Bromo tourist areas were closed from September 6-18, 2023 due to fires that occurred on Wednesday (6/9) due to the actions of visitors who used flares or flares for shooting purposes. Since then, access to tourist areas Bromo was closed to newly extinguished tourists and fires on September 15, 2023. As a result of a series of forest and land fires in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area, 504 hectares were reported to have suffered damage. The majority of damaged areas constitute a savana area. The Bromo Mountain area was one of the leading tourist destinations in East Java. In 2022, it was recorded that 318,919 tourists were visited, which were divided into 310,418 domestic tourists and 8,501 were foreign tourists. Out of the total number of tourist visits to Bromo throughout 2022, there was Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) reaching Rp11.65 billion, which increased when compared to the previous year of Rp4.85 billion.
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