Full day tour Ijen crater and Baluran national park from Banyuwangi

• Ijen crater to see amazing blue fire
• Savana Bekol in Baluran national park to see the wild animals closely
• Menara Pandang (Tower of Bekol), to enjoy entire view of national park
• Bama beach
• Bird watching area in Bama beach

00:00am 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
02:00am We will arrive at Paltuding camp at the foot of Mt. Ijen. Take a short rest while arrange the administration entrance for you.
02:30am 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.
04:30am From the crater rim, we should get down into the crater, this is the only way to see the blue fire. Then enjoy the amazing blue fire of Ijen, you can also watch traditional miners are taking sulfurs and carry it in their bamboo basket. The blue fire will also start to fade along with the sun shine.
05:30am Trekking up to the crater rim and then continue going back down to Paltuding, it will be much shorter when you do trekking down.
07:00am Rest and breakfast at Paltuding.
08:00am We will leave Ijen crater area and head toward Baluran national park at the border of Banyuwangi and Situbondo regency, it takes around 3 hours drive.
11:00am Arrived at Baluran national park, we will explore the national park using car and visit savanna Bekol and watch the wild animals like Javanese wild bull, deer and many other.
01:00pm Break and have lunch at Bama beach.
02:00pm Next you can visit mangrove forest around Bama beach
03:00pm Free time at Bama beach
04:00pm leave Bama beach in Baluran and drive back to Banyuwangi, it takes around 1,5 hour drive
06:00pm Arrived in Banyuwangi, tour ends.

• Jacket, the temperature of Ijen crater ranges between 5-10 celcius degree
• Good shoe (trekking shoe is better)
• Gloves, to make your hand warm
• Camera, you'll need it to take the pictures
• Masker, when getting down to the crater rim, you will need it to protect your breath
• Cash, most local store does not accept electronic money

• This tour is available everyday with minimum booking is 2 persons
• If you’re a foreigner tourist, you should pay additional entrance ticket fee for foreign tourist. Find this additional option charge at booking page detail and mark it to include into the package.
• If you book this tour for departure during rainy season (within Desember up to May), we strongly recommend you to bring an umbrella or raincoat.
• The average temperature in Mt. Ijen are between 8-15 celcius degree, depends to the season, the coldest temperature usually in the dry season or within June up to October
• Booking must be completed at the latest 1 day before tour departure
• Itinerary may changes depends to the pick up location, pick up time, traffic conditions and other situations during the tour.
• It is strongly recommended to you to bring a masker while trekking in Ijen crater, a masker will protect your breathing from the smoke of Ijen crater.

Where do I can start this tour?
You can start this tour at any places in Banyuwangi, could be at your hotel, airport, train station or any other public places inside the city.

When is the tour started?
You can start this tour in between 11:00pm up to 00:30am everyday, the ideal time to start this tour is on 11pm.

How much is the additional cost of entrance ticket fee for foreign tourists?
Please check more details about this point at booking page details

I forgot to add optional terms of additional entrance ticket fee for foreign tourists when booking, what should I do?
On the first day of the tour, our crew will charge you for the additional entrance tickets fee.

What if I want to be picked up at another nearby town?
We added some optional pickup service from other nearby cities with additional cost, find about additional service  at the price more option in booking page details.

How do I know that Ijen crater is open for tourist activity on the date of my visit?
For advance information bout this forecast, you can contact our customer services

When is the best season to visit these places?
The best time to visit these places is during the dry season (Within June up to October)

20% Surcharge for High Season period below!