Yadnya Kasada Day, Mount Bromo Tourism Is Completely Closed Until June 5

JATIM - The Mount Bromo tourist area in East Java (East Java) was completely closed following the commemoration of Yadnya Kasada which was held on June 3-5, 2023.

"Mount Bromo tourism activities will be completely closed starting June 3 at 18.00 WIB, until June 5, 2023 at 18.00 WIB," said Head of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Center (TNBTS) Hendro Widjanarko in Malang City, East Java, Sunday, May 21, confiscated by Antara.

The closure of the Mount Bromo tourist area is stated in the Announcement Number PG.07/T.8/BIDTEK/BIDTEK.1/KSA/5/2023 concerning the Closing of Bromo Tourism Activities at Yadnya Kasada in 2023.

Hendro explained that the Yadnya Kasada ritual ceremony held by the community will take place in the area of the national park area.

The closure of tourism activities, he continued, had also noticed a letter from the chairman of Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia, Probolinggo Regency Number 278/Pem/PHDI-KAB/V/2023 dated May 12, 2023, regarding the request for closure of the area.

Hendro added that related to the sale of online or online entrance tickets for Mount Bromo, it will be closed in the period 3-5 June 2023. The announcement is expected to be a concern for the public or tourists who will visit.

"The sale of entry tickets on the online booking system for Bromo tourist visits will be closed on June 3-5, 2023," he said.

The closure of the Bromo area from tourism activities was carried out at four entrance points in the area, starting from Probolinggo, in Ngadisari Village, Sukapura District, and from Pasuruan in Wonokitri Village, Tosari District.

Then, the closure was also carried out from the Malang area, and Lumajang, at the entrance to Jemplang, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency.

In the Mount Bromo area in 2022, it was recorded that 318,919 tourists were visited, divided into 310,418 visitors were domestic tourists and 8,501 were foreign tourists.

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 which was Rp4.85 billion.