BROMO: THE BEST SUNRISE IN INDONESIA (AND ITS SCAMS)

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Warm, warm. Here is the story of how two backpackers were about to be scammed to the core on their visit to the Bromo volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, but as events finally turn sharply until they end up benefiting from the situation in a way somewhat funny ... In 3, 2, 1 ... "The best Dawn of Java, take fake and take good".

THE BEST DAWN OF JAVA (TAKE FALSE I)

A: I am very surprised that he makes us climb here
L: Well don't turn it over, it sure is because we like you and treat us better than others
A: Yes, but everyone is in a Jeep and we are not

Conversation at 3.45am in the back seat of a minivan. Protagonists Roby (R), the discoverer of deception, Lety (L), more naive than Little Red Riding Hood, and the travel agent (E), the dilettante scammer.

TAKE 1: CLAK!

A: Why are we in the car and not in the Jeep?
E: My friend, because it is more comfortable, I take you to the view point to enjoy the best sunrise of your life.
A: Now and then to the Hindu temple and near the crater, right?
Silence pregnancy ...
E: Ehm no, because with the car I can't take you there, only to the view point.
A: Fuck Lety I told you, this guy is ripping us off.
L: I'm freaking out.
A: No! We have hired jeep tour and we want jeep, not this shitty car.
E: You're right but the jeeps are all full (¿).
A: Well, find your life and find us one.
E: But I have rented this car to take you and it is the same, I say the same, the better!
L: Sure, but if you just said you can't take us beyond the view point!

Uncle starts the car

A: No, don't start that we don't move from here.
E: Yes yes, I take you to see the sunrise.
R: No!

The doors open and two more unfortunates join our misfortune.

A: Lety get off!

We got off and started talking to the couple, they also hired jeep tour among other things, but their jeep does not exist. Go what they have mounted between Probolinggo and this quiet mountain village!

A: We do not have what we have paid, so return the paste or solve the mess you have set up.

The scammer stops showing signs of life and seems to no longer speak English, haha! But he keeps a lively art that dominates: that of talking on the phone with his scamming buddy (EC). The call goes to Roby:

CE: What is the problem? You have a car to go see the sunrise.
A: The problem is that it does not get where the jeep arrives.
CE: Yes, it's the same.
A: No, your friend is not so smart and told us that he only reaches the view point. So you give us back the pasta.

Embarrassing silence part2.

CE: Ok
L: Ok, then give us the pasta back.
E: If I give you back the pasta ... from the jeep.
A: The balls (sorry for the delicacy) ... you return everything or go to the police.
E: Ok.
R + L: Ok!

Oops, what a smell of poop! And suddenly again the driiiin driiiin of the phone.

E: Hdabhbgogr ... polisi ... hvjeuihgsk ... jeep ... bcdhgs ... polisi ... oki oki
L: Then?
E: Talk to my boss
CE: Hello my friend.
L: If my friend sta minchia (sorry for the Italian delicacy) listen, if you do not want to go to the police, if you do not want to return all the pasta we will do it like this: we stayed one more day in this hotel, and you changed our bus to Yogyakarta for tomorrow night and we arrange a jeep for tomorrow.
CE: Ok ok, sorry sorry. No problem, we change bus and tomorrow you have the jeep tour.
L: Wing! Goodbye swindler buddy.

And in the meantime it was born in the skies of Java, the best sunrise there could be. And here is our view: hahaha.

THE BEST DAWN OF JAVA (TAKE FALSE II). The receptionist (RC) enters the scene

A: That "NO UP" written next to the number of our room in your notes, what does it mean?
L: It is clear, isn't it? They just don't want to wake us up in case we fall asleep and that would be our fault ...
RC: I don't know, I don't understand, I don't understand ...
R: What do we want to play today again ?!
L: Hey, what is our Jeep?
RC: You don't have Jeep ...
R - L: HIIIIOOOOSSSS OF P ...

THE BEST DAWN OF JAVA (TOMA BUENA).

After beginning to complain ostensibly and seeing the calico that could be reassembled, now if we were given a place in a Jeep ... Finally!

So we ride with another German couple, and on the way to the view point, to see sunrise. From there to the Hindu temple, raised in the middle of the desert, barely visible in the fog, which gives it a certain mysterious air. And past this, to climb the thousand stairs to reach the crater, half dead by the difficulties to breathe in this very sulfur-laden environment, and the steepness of the climb. It was finally worth it.

If you want to see more photos ... look at the end of the post 🙂

USEFUL INFO, MORALEJA OF HISTORY

When you hire a tour and believe that you are taking it out at a great price ... a lot of attention to the scams of the Bromo tour! One solution is to pay half of the agreed amount, and the other half at the end of the tour. In our case the proposed tour pack was:

Round trip to a town near the bromine volcano from Probolinggo.
Hotel night + breakfast.
Jeep tour (view point, hindu temple, volcano crater)
Park tickets (entrance fee)
Bus Probolinggo - Yogyakarta

At first we were asked for 800,000 IRP for two (about € 40 each). Finally we lower the price to 600,000 IRP (€ 30 each). All other couples have paid at least 700,000 so of course, with us they had to look for something to be profitable, or even more profitable the tour.

And the solution was to try to take us to see the sunrise with a normal car, instead of the jeep and thus save the rental of the only means that can enter the vicinity of the volcano. Lucky that Roby was ready and realized all the riding pussy! Another very important thing is that on the tour receipt everything you have contracted is written: the couple with whom we shared 2 hours of complaints, phone calls and bad drinks on your ticket did not have a “jeep tour” written so the agency washed hands and although they had paid for it, they could never enjoy the famous jeep tour.

Another solution, and very wise, is to seek one's life. It is surely more reliable, although we believe that it may be a little more expensive.