Danau Taman Hidup: Beautiful lake in the Hyang Argopuro mountains
The Hyang Argopuro Mountains are located in 3 districts, namely Probolinggo, Jember and Bondowoso districts. The Hyang Argopuro mountains are open for public climbing with two entrances via Bondowoso and Probolinggo, namely the Baderan and Bremi basecamps. My friends and I climbed the Hyang Argopuro mountains via Bremi which is located in Probolinggo Regency with a travel time of 2 days 1 night. The cost of viewing per person is Rp20,000 per day and if the motorbike taxi reaches the core limit, the fee is Rp50,000 per person.
The Argopuro mountain climbing accommodation basecamp does not have an official basecamp like Mount Semeru or other mountains in East Java. To stay overnight, we stayed at a halfway house where residents happened to have booked via WA. One of the halfway houses is the Arifin basecamp. From Malang we use motorbikes with a travel time of approximately 5.5 hours. The parking fee at the Arifin basecamp is Rp30,000 for 2 motorbikes for 4 days.
The trip started at 8 am, deliberately taking it early because we didn't use a motorbike taxi a.k.a ojek service. From the basecamp to the forest boundary takes less than 1 hour. Entering the forest, the road is still cast and there is a resin forest, which is very beautiful in my opinion, because I have never seen it before. From the resin forest to the coast boundary we find a post made of wood which is tall but sufficient for shelter.
From the coast boundary to get to the Danau Taman Hidup, you pass an incline with an elevation of almost 45 degrees. It requires stamina and physical fitness. To be honest, the Argopuro via Bremi track is very tiring. There is nothing wrong with tracking Sindoro via Kledung and Sumbing via Garung. From the cast boundary to the Danau Taman Hidup takes 3.5 hours.
After the motorbike taxi limit, the feeling of tiredness seemed to disappear. Take photos and continue to the park of life. In less than 10 minutes, the lake hut was visible. And indeed, Danau Taman Hidup is as beautiful as it is, even though the fog descends, it doesn't reduce the beauty of the living garden lake.
While walking towards the Danau Taman Hidup while recording, because you don't want to lose the precious moments until the park comes alive. After finishing taking photos and videos, I unloaded the carrier and put up the tent and continued cooking because I was hungry from tracking. After eating and cleaning yourself, return to the lake lodge to enjoy the drizzling atmosphere on the live garden lake and finally rest for tomorrow's summit.
