Rengganis
Peak
Mount
Argopuro is one of the volcanic mountains that still
active in East Java. It is about 2,300 km above the
sea level. As a Natural Resource Conversation, mount
Argopuro is worth to visiting especially for those who
like hiking or mount climbing. As well as historical
heritages of Blambangan kingdom and Dutch colonial,
there is also a dry lake over there.
Mount
Argopuro is an animal preservation area because of the
population of peacocks and the beauty is so spectacular
due to some reason: First, the hiking adventure of Rengganis
Peak will give a special challenge to climbers because
they will need at least three days round trip. Second,
to reach Rengganis Peak, you have to pass Sikasur, a
very wide savannah (50 ha), which used to be local airport
for the Dutch military airplanes and this was the only
one airport located on a mountain peak in Indonesia.
Besides the peak, it is also an area of the spreading
Edelweiss and will make you impressed.
On
the Rengganis Peak, you will also find an old building
of the kingdom Rengganis Goddess - 2,300 meters above
the sea level. To reach the peak, you can start from
the nearest Hotels at Pasir Putih Resort. From Pasir
Putih, you can take a bus going to Surabaya bat you
get off at Besuki bus Station, above 15 km and the bus
fare is 2,500 rupiahs. From the bus station, you can
used public transportation (bemo) to Baderan village
and the distance is about 22 km and the fee is 5,000
rupiahs.
The
hiking route to peak will be better being started at
6 in the morning because you can enjoy the beautiful
scenery of Mount Argopuro and also will better if you
hire a guide or a porter that will help you language.
You can pay above 35,000 rupiahs for per person each
day including their catering. From Baderan, you can
start to hike to the Second Spring (Mata Air Kedua),
the distance is 6.5 km and it takes 6 hours, then you
can spend the night around the Second Spring. If you
are strong enough, it will be better if you go straight
to Sikasur (it is above 8.5 km from the Second Spring)
and you can spend the night over there. Then you can
continue your hiking to Rengganis Peak and it takes
about 5 hours.
It
will be better if you do not spend the night on the
peak because of the very cold weather and the extreme
wind velocity. After reaching the peak, you can return
to Sikasur and spend the night there and the next day
you can return to Baderan before coming back to Pasir
Putih..
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