Ijen Crater located on the top of Mt. Ijen, which is located at the border of Banyuwangi regency and Bondowoso regency, it is truely a unique international tourist destination, it has a charming sunrise and amazing blue fire, one of the world natural phenomena and can only be seen in the night , there are only two blue fire in the world, one is in the crater of Ijen and one in Iceland. To reach Ijen crater, we could pass through one of two routes, first, route Bondowoso, we will pass through the town and next to coffee plantations ended at the slopes of Mount Ijen. Second, route Banyuwangi, if you are a tourists coming from Bali then you should use Banyuwangi route, each route will meet at a place called Paltuding, from here we will start the trekking to the crater of Ijen and enjoy the blue fire.
If you want to start the tour from Jember, you should start the tour 1 hour earlier, if you not then the itinerary will be as follow.
03:30am We will pick up you at your hotel or any places inside Banyuwangi city, take simple introduction with our crew and short brief of the tour. Then departs to Paltuding at the foot of Mt. Ijen, it will takes around 2 hours drive depends to the traffic conditions. We strongly recommend you to use your time for rest and sleeping
05:30am We will arrive at Paltuding camp at the foot of Mt. Ijen. Take a short rest while arrange the administration entrance for you.
06:00am Start trekking to the crater of Ijen, it takes around 1,5-2 hours depend your stamina and power, during this ascent, we will meet with many traditional miners are starting they daily job. You can make a conversation with them and get to know their life.
08:00am Arrive at the caldera of Ijen, from here we can see the entire landscape of Ijen crater, and then if you below, you can sulfur with it smokes. If the weather is good, we can get down into the crater and watch sulfur miner are working with traditional tools, they take sulfurs and carry it in their bamboo basket.
09:00am Trekking back down to Paltuding, it will be much shorter when you do trekking down.
10:00am Rest and breakfast at Paltuding.
10:30am Transfer you back to Banyuwangi, takes another 2 hours drive.
12:30am Finish the tour in Banyuwangi.
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20% Additional charge for High Season period below! |
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| Information | Details |
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| Tour Code | KN-8030 |
| Min/Max pax | 2/10 persons |
| Tour duration | 10 Hours tour |
| Package type | Private Tour |
| Schedule | Daily Tour - Everyday available |
| Departure time | 03:30am |
| Starting place | Any place in Banyuwangi city |
| Ending place | Any place in Banyuwangi city |
What are available payment channels for this tour?
We receive payment via credit card and bank transfer. Payment via credit card will be charged additionally for bank fee and it is not yet included in the tour package price.
What is the additional entrance ticket for international for and how much is it?
Some of tour destination has different entrance ticket fee policy between local tourist (Indonesian citizen) and international tourist, this additional fee is not yet included in the tour package price, but you can add it into your package at booking page details, the fee amount are different in each tour destination.
Do I have to pay for this additional entrance ticket fee?
If you’re international tourist, you have to pay it additionally. But if you’re local tourist (Indonesian citizen) you don’t need to pay it additionally.
What if I forgot to add this additional entrance ticket fee into may package?
On the first day of the tour, our man who in charge for this tour will collect it from you. Please pay it in Indonesia Rupiah (IDR) in cash.
When is the best season to do this tour?
The best season to do this tour is within dry season or within June upto November. You can still visit this place outside those months but you might not get the best experience for this tour.
How much is the termperature in Ijen?
The temperature in Ijen ranges between 2 upto 15 celcius degree in the night depends to the season. Dry season usually will more colder than rainy season.
What if I want to be picked up in another town?
Please check for more detail about it in booking page detail by clicking booking button, if you can find pick up in another city additional service, it means you can do that. If you can not, please contact our customer service for further information.
Does Keliling Nusantara provides hotel pick up service for this tour?
Hotel pick up already included in this tour package.
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