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Kawah Ijen By Night - Sunrise Tour | ||
When you are searching tour company online, most of them offering a common guided visit to see the sunrise with included hotel in the price. Visiting Kawah Ijen is not only about the sunrise and the beautiful lake, but it is also about knowing how the local people live along with the volcano. Understand about their culture, local wisdom, and their way of life.
Kawah Ijen By Night - is our best seller package to explore more about locals, stay with the local family in the village. Walk around the village, join local daily activities, meet sulfur miner who already worked at the volcano for many years. Very good package for you who has short time visit in Java.
Day 1 : Stay with the local and explore the village
The tour started from picking you up at Banyuwangi at around 09.00 - 10.00 AM (In the morning), before going to the village we will stop over at Jagir Waterfall. A nice small waterfall located nearby our village, a good place for swimming and chill out to enjoy nature. River trekking to the upper waterfall of Ketegan, it is more quite as Jagir Waterfall mostly crowded on the weekend and public holiday.
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Jagir Waterfall, Banyuwangi, East Java | ||
Then we go to Kalibendo Plantation, it was not too far from the waterfall about 10 minutes drive. The plantation has already operated since Dutch Colonialism. Dominated by Robusta Coffee and Rubber Trees. Learn how natural rubber collected traditionally by putting a bowl to store flowing latex from the trees. The latex are collected traditionally by carry them by bamboo stick on the back. Try to taste original robusta coffee at 1911 Cafe & Resto (Coffee Buying not included in the tour price).
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Rubber Trees Plant at Kalibendo | ||
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Rice Paddies Walk In The Village Before Hiking Kawah Ijen | ||
Day 2 : Kawah Ijen Hike for Blue Flame & Sunrise
Wake up early morning at around 01.00 AM to start hiking to Kawah Ijen for seeing the blue flame. Prepare your warm clothes and proper shoes, hike to Kawah Ijen for 1 hour walk to the steep track. See the sunrise and enjoy the landscape of the volcano. Meet the strongest man in the world who carry 80 Kg of sulfur rocks on their back. Getting back down to the crater, we will stopover at Sulfur Weighing Post, this is a place where the sulfur miner get paid for the sulfur they have already carried from the volcano. The truck will collect all the sulfur to get proceed to the Sulfur Factory In Licin.
Getting back to the village, have a breakfast, we will drop you off back to Banyuwangi. We can drop you off to Banyuwangi Airport, Ketapang Ferry, Hotels nearby, and train station so that you can continue to your next destination.
Where To Stay
You will stay together with local family in the village, cook and smile together with them. You will get a true feeling of staying in the middle of the locals, way far from touristic place like Bali. A unique experiences that probably you won't find in Europe. By using the local house as accommodation will give a direct impact for their economic. It is better than giving the money to the big hotels in the city.
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Stay With Local Family In The Village | ||
Meeting & Pick Up
Default Meeting point is In Banyuwangi Area, we can pick up guest from Banyuwangi City (Train Station, Harbor, Bus Station, and Hotels). Pick up time 10.00 AM from Banyuwangi Area. It is also possible to pick you up from Bali, optional pick up from Pemuteran, Ubud, Denpasar, and others.
What To Bring
- Warm clothes
- Jacket
- Proper trekking shoes
- Personal medication (optional)
- Candy (optional), There are kids in the village, you can share with them to make them happier
- The tour is not available for traveler with disability, pregnancy, and breathing difficulties
Contact us to get further information about price, availability, and reservation. For last minute booking, guest could reach us by WhatsApp for faster response.
