Full-Day Adventure Tour to the Mystical Blue Fire at Ijen Volcano from Ubud
Highlights
Ijen, Bali
nature, bizarre, Volcano
Private Tour
1 Day
Medium
English
Description
Hike up to Ijen Crater and reach the crater rim area to see the magical blue fire, often mistaken as lava. Explore this sulfur crater lake that is about 200 meters deep and contains about 36 million cubic meters of steaming acid water.
Itinerary
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Ijen Crater
Meet with the tour guide in Ubud at 6 pm and drive to the most western part of Bali in Gilimanuk (Ferry terminal to Java). The trip takes about 4 hours.
Once in Gilimanuk, the ferry ride takes 1 hour to reach Ketapang (Banyuwangi ferry terminal). Remember that Java is H-1 compared to Bali.
From there, at around midnight, go to the Paltuding rest area. The road offers a number of beautiful landscapes in the middle of rice fields, small villages and one one the last primary tropical rainforest left on Java island rounded by numerous volcanoes. You will mainly enjoy those sceneries on the way back during the daytime with your Indonesian tour guide.
From Paltuding Area, at around 1:30 am, start hiking to Ijen Crater. It takes about 1:30 -1:45 minutes for the 3 km hike, following a gentle slope and slightly uphill to reach the summit. The path is well maintained, and other views of rounding volcanoes and luxurious vegetation will accompany your journey.
From the crater rim, providing you with a gas mask, go down to see the blue fire right on the edge of the acidic lake (temperature of the lake +- 40°c; Ph: 0.5, max depth: +-200m). The lake is also the source for the River Banyu Pahit, resulting in highly acidic and metal-enriched river water, which has a significant detrimental effect on the downstream river ecosystem.
After enjoying the spectacular Blue Fire, go back to the crater rim to enjoy the sunrise over the entire volcanic area.
The driver will pick you up in Paltuding to go to have breakfast.
After breakfast, continue our journey to the Ketapang ferry terminal to cross to Bali.
Travel back to your hotel in Ubud.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
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This is a private tour |
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