: ''For the town in Central Java, see Purbalingga.''

'''Probolinggo''' is in East Java, Indonesia.

Understand

Probolinggo is the nearest town of any size to Mount Bromo.

Get in

Buses from Surabaya take around three hours; be sure to go all the way to the main bus terminal, 6 km southwest of the center, instead of getting dropped off at some travel agent (who will pay the driver a commission). Minibuses to Cemoro Lawang, the nearest settlement to Mount Bromo, leave from the terminal and take about an hour and a half.

Purchase any tickets directly at the bus terminal, as the local travel agents are notoriously mercenary and will happily charge you multiples of the real price and/or fake return tickets.

You'll find some shuttles to Bromo, Kawa Ijen and Giliminuk.

Get around

See

  • '''Candi Jaung'''. Temple ruins.
  • Do

    Buy

    Eat

    Probolinggo is famous for its small, sweet green mangoes, known as ''manalagi mangga''.

  • '''Tongas Asri''', Jl. Raya Tongas Km 84 (''along the road from Pasuruan to Probolinggo''). Cavernous but popular eatery offering a wide range of East Javanese specialities like ''nasi rames'' and ''soto madura''. English menu available, mains around Rp 10,000.
  • Drink

    Sleep

    Get out