Ijen "Blue FIre" & Baluran Safari Trip 3H2M

Day1 (-/-/-)

• Leaving Malang city by afternoon 04.00 PM
• Heading to Bondowoso city and stop for dinner on the way
• Continue further to Jampit plantation area and entering Paltuding as the start point for Ijen trekking
• Arriving midnight

Day2 (B/-/-)

• Midnight trekking for “Blue Fire” starts and the journey takes 4KM up for 2 hours
• Reach the crater lips on top and walk down to see the sulphur core center where the Blue Fire scene happens
• Do pay attention on the guide instruction. Climb up back to the crater lips and enjoy the sunrise scene
• Back to paltuding and breakfast is prepared
• Visit Banyu Pait waterfall and Belawan waterfall
• Relaxing in local hotspring (optional)
• By noon, heading to Banyuwangi city and check in homestay
• Free time and rest

Day 3 (B/-/-)

• Check out homestay by 07.00 AM and heading to Baluran National Park
• Exploring the national park which has various inhabitants from endemic animals and vegetations
• Guest may do thebird watching here and explore the safari while spotting colony of deers and Javanese Buffaloes
• We will stop in the Bama beach and relaxing here
• By noon, back to the main road and heading back to Malang / Surabaya city

BUDGET : IDR 850,000/person 

Includes :

• Transport, driver, gasolines
• Ijen enterance fee
• Parking fee
• Trekking guide
• Breakfast and drink
• Homestay in Banyuwangi city
• Baluran entrance

Excludes :

• Personal expenses
• Balawan waterfall ticket entrance
• Hotspring ticket entrance

Terms & Conditions :

• minimum participants 6 persons for open trip budget
• additional foreign ticket charge IDR150,000 / person
• not suits for guests with lungs problems

"The mountains are calling and I must go.."

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Ascending to Land of The God - Mount Semeru

Mount Semeru lies in Java island and becomes the top list of Indonesian volcanic trail, people are considering this terrain as "easy yet tough" route. Most of them also having mind blowing experiences during summit attack as well.

On first starting point from Ranu Pani village, Tengger tribes welcomed us on such 2,100 metres above sea level. Such a chilling atmosphere which turns very cold by night. A short stay before the next day attempt to Semeru also believed as showing respects to all Tengger tribes who lives in the gate of Mount Semeru - The Land of God.

In short glimpse about Semeru history, it is said that Meru Mount comes was originally from India which moved by Wisnu and Brahma to Java island because the island was stranded in the middle of harsh ocean. Then they lied half of Mount Meru in west Java and the other half in east Java, which now known as Mount Semeru.

As the journey begins, post for trekking register are available in Ranu Pani village before humid rain forest welcoming guests. Various plantation and rapid trees covering the both side of the trekking path. Some rains even occured during the trail. After first 4 hours walk, the heavenly vistas of Ranu Kumbolo lake awaits guests. Here some hikers even choose to enjoy the area without summit attempt. Only a 15-minute walk from the lake is a breathtaking view of the Oro Oro Ombo meadow, a 100-hectare savanna.

A continued 2 hours walk from the meadow takes all hikers to reach Jambangan field which covered by countless edelweiss flowers.

Then another steep walk before reaching to Kalimati point where most hikers do the tent here as base camp. Ascending summit attack are mostly done by midnight to avoid the poisonous gasses once hikers arriving in summit during day light. Tho during this midnight trail, hikers must face strong wind and minus-zero temperature.

The seven-hour climb on summit slope was such painstaking as 60-degree climb on sandy (literally sandy) terrain offers unstable footing, which is energy-consume, as well as the constnt fear of falling rocks from above. Here every hikers need to really pay attention on what they step in.

However, the achievement from watching sunrise above Mount Semeru was worth the pain. Hikers will see Java's coastlines and amount of volcanic chain, cities and all joining to create panoramic, perfect-scenic view above the clouds.