Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater at a glance

Ijen Crater volcano complex at the eastern end of Java consists of a group of small strato volcanoes constructed within the large 20-km-wide Ijen (Kendeng) caldera. The north caldera wall forms a prominent arcuate ridge, but elsewhere the caldera rim is buried by post-caldera volcanoes, including Gunung Merapi stratovolcano, which forms the 2799 m high point of the Ijen complex. Immediately west of Gunung Merapi is the renowned historically active Kawah Ijen volcano, which contains a nearly 1-km-wide, turquoise-colored, acid crater lake. Picturesque Kawah Ijen is the world’s largest highly acidic lake and is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation in which sulfur-laden baskets are hand-carried from the crater floor.

Interestingly, Sulfur is mined at the lake’s edge and the strong odor of this is not for those with a tender stomach. The people who work in these sulfur mines are well versed in their job. They carry the sulfur up to the top of the crater and afterwards walk the 19 km down the mountain to Banyuwangi where at a factory the sulfur is treated. These guys can carry as much as 80 kilos of the foul-smelling material!

Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an E-W-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. Coffee plantations cover much of the Ijen caldera floor, and tourists are drawn to its waterfalls, hot springs, and dramatic volcanic scenery.

Blue Fire Tour

Ijen Crater is home to sulfur mines, and in this region, you can witness the stunning natural phenomenon known as blue fire a natural phenomenon that occurs in the darkness of night (before sunrise) due to the combustion of sulfur gases. The Blue Fire tour begins at 00:30 AM, departing from Banyuwangi but it could be modified to an Ijen Tour with a later departure (02.00 AM), depends on the level of crater activity and the decisions made by the authorities without announcement

Health Certificate

The trek to visit Ijen is a medium class trek that can be done by everyone but every visitor must have a health certificate obtained from a local clinic, the new regulations state that only individuals in good health, free from high blood pressure and heart issues, are permitted to visit Ijen.

What the price of entrance tickets?

Ijen Crater National Park provides visitors with two different types of entrance tickets

PeriodPrice per person
All periodsIDR 155.000
Note: prices may change without prior notification

What s the price of Trolley Rental?

if you do not want to trek to Ijen crater, there are an alternative way to reach the crater, a cart is available to reach rim of Ijen crater from entrances, one way will cost IDR 800.000/cart for 1 person.

How to get to Ijen Crater?

Ijen Crater can be reached easily from Surabaya via Bondowoso which is located in the west or Banyuwangi which is located in the east and even from Bali via Banyuwangi. We provide private affordable transport services from Surabaya to Ijen Crater or private transport from your hotel in Bali to Ijen Crater by using a private AC vehicle including fuel driver and parking toll, for pricing. For the pricing information of the transport from Surabaya, please see here.

Photo Album

The unique photograph captured of the Ijen crater.

Tour packages with Ijen Crater is available here! Further information and request a quotation we encourage you to contact us.

Recommended tours to visit Ijen Crater

We offer all tour packages that are recommended for visiting the Ijen Crater, as below

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