The grandeur of nature - Extraordinary experience. We have been picked up by midnight at our homestay in Malang by Gilang and his 4W4, and then driven directly to the volcan. The trip has got more and more electrifying due to the road surface while reaching the top of the volcan. After about 3 hours, we have been drop off 200 meters before the entrance of the path to the KingKong Hill panoramic view, where we could enjoy the last moments of the night sky and having a warm tea. We then got ready for the terrific spectacle of the dawn uphill. Though many people were attending the "stage", the sunrise was truly an astonishing view, and observing the volcan profile getting brighter moment by the moment was a great reward for us. After a while, we got back to the 4W4, and then have been driven to second spot, where we started our walk to the top of crater of Bromo's. As we had never seen an active "working" volcan before, we were shocked by the force of nature of the massive gas and noise coming out from the crater. Definitely an other unique experience for us. Back to the 4W4, we had the chance to catch up the volcan complex profile by different points of view on our way back home. We are thankful to Gilang, our driver and guide, who guided us with his expertise and was flexible to our necessities. Definitely a "must-have" experience.

Best local guides - Our guides Gilang and Dede were both extremely helpful, professional and provided us with a lot of information on Indonesian culture, people and we had a great time with lot of jokes shared. The jeep was very clean and well maintained and we totally recommend them. Thank you Dede and Gilang.

Pleasant experience at Mount Bromo - We booked the sunrise tour from Surabaya. The organization was very smooth and efficient. Our driver Gilang was extremely helpful and even helped us change the money for the entrance fee. The tour guide and 4x4 driver were very kind as well and overall we had an amazing experience :)

Prepare yourself - The driver picked us with his jeep, on time. At Bromo we handed over to him 250k per person for entry although the website quote 220k pp. Later he told us Madakaripura Waterfall has an extra charge, although the whole plan was agreed before purchasing. That issue was sorted after he called the agency. At Mada he surprised us with an overall new charge of 200k pp, to cover a guide, bike ride and parking on top of the entry. This was not mentioned in our early conversations although the question about extra charges was asked. We also were not confident that the bargain with the locals on the price was in our favour, and that the driver was doing his best to support us. We did have a great day and the guides were friendly but the feeling was that we were tricked into some overpriced charges. We saw this practice in other places in Indonesia where new charges were appearing after the initial entry fee was paid