The next path is a wide grassland, called oro-oro ombo, long time ago there are many deers live here. Today, we are very lucky if we can see it. It is very hot to walk throw the open land. We better start from Ranu Kumbolo in the early morning. After one hour, we will enter woodland of casuarina trees. Sometimes we can see wild birds and wild cocks. A mouse deer can be found too, in the far away. So watch the trail carefully.

Ranu Kumbolo (2,400 masl) is a resting place with a lake, and has beautiful scenery especially in the morning when we look ant the sun rising through the chinks of the hills. There is a climber hut for resting and cooking. Here, we can make a tend and fishing. There is a time went ducks live here in a big numbers in the lake. Swimming in the lake is forbidden, be carefull went we step the bank of the lake, sometimes we can sank into the mud under the water. This is the first place we can spend to relax and have a long time to rest. We can stay here during the night and continue the journey in the morning. 

 Ranu Pane (2,100 masl) is the last village and here the basecamp and the office. The climbers can get permission here for climbing. There are two beautiful lakes, in the up side is called Ranu Pane and the other one nearby called Ranu Regulo. In the evening, it is very cold to stay here. Its population is about 600, surviving their lives from vegetable agriculture. 

Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in Java 3,676 meter above sea level. Dry seasons is the best times to climb this mountain from May till September. During the wet/rainy seasons, usually there is a storm an landslide in the top of the mountain. Landslide sometimes happen in the middle track between Ranu Pane and Ranu Kumbolo.
We can start from Malang the second biggest city in East Java. From Malang the climbers can ride mini bus to Tumpang. There is a market and a Hindu’s Temple in Tumpang Village. There are two option of vehicles from Tumpang to Ranu Pane Basecamp. Rent an open Jeep, it cost 500,000 ID Rupiahs, or the cheapest ones using Truck together with vegetables and local peoples only 35,000 ID Rupiahs for one person.
We will pass Gubuk Klakah village. Here there is a National Park office and we must register first. From this Village we will pass a dusty road with sand to Ngadas village. We can see some wonderfull panoramas a long the journey on the way to Ranu Pane village.

Gombloh is a great artist through his music, he made a phenomenal song about the struggle of the people of Surabaya in the fight against colonialism. "Gebyar-gebyar" song became one of the pride of Indonesia.

Masmundari is the artist from Gresik who painted Damar Kurung, she dedicates his life to always proceed in a painting. with the ink strokes of watercolor as an honest mirror of life. 

 Cak Durasim is ludruk character in the traditional arts of eastern Java. Since the Japanese colonial era, he is present in every stage and die as a warrior people's voice through art.

 Rope Game

 Game Stand

 water games should not be spilled

Game of Spider web