Mount Bromo Fully Closed, 2,056 Tourists Request Refunds

A total of 2,056 tourists have been recorded as requesting refunds for Mount Bromo entry tickets following the current total closure. This is the result of the expanding forest and land fires that have struck the area in recent days.

Endrip Wahyutama, Public Relations Officer of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Office, said the thousands of tourists who submitted refund requests consisted of 1,944 domestic tourists and 112 foreign tourists, counted from Sunday (9/8) to Wednesday (12/8).

“The number of tourists who have already processed refunds for Indonesian citizens is 1,944 people and 112 foreign nationals,” said Endrip in Malang, East Java, on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

In addition to refunds, 32 domestic tourists have requested rescheduling of their visits to Mount Bromo. Meanwhile, no foreign tourists have undertaken that process.

Overall, the number of tourists planning to visit the Mount Bromo area during the period of 9–15 August reached 3,062 people, comprising 2,671 domestic tourists and 391 foreign tourists. Endrip said that 974 tourists have not yet submitted refund requests.

“For domestic tourists who have not yet applied for a refund, there are 695 people, while foreign tourists number 279,” he said.

The refund and rescheduling process is carried out by filling in the form available at https://bit.ly/form-refund-reschedule-karhutla-bromo.

The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Office implemented a total closure of all entry points to the Mount Bromo area — namely Cemorolawang in Probolinggo Regency, Wonokitri in Pasuruan Regency, Jemplang and Coban Trisula in Malang Regency, and Senduro in Lumajang Regency — on Saturday (8/8) at 10.00 p.m. Western Indonesia Time.

This was because the fire sweeping the Mount Bromo area had spread across the Tengger Caldera Ring Road from the direction of Jantur Hill and was burning the savanna area.

The measure was taken as a follow-up to developments in the field in order to make firefighting efforts more effective, while also considering the safety and security of visitors to the tourist area.