Overview
By exploring this two living mountain, you will get the big best experience to discover the most spectacular natural wonders. Bromo is an active volcano with noisy sound of gas from inside the crater and also the magma while waiting the sunrise coming. In Kawah Ijen you will discover the sulfur crater lake, known for its striking blue flame before sunrise done and also the most acidic water in the world
Highlights
- D1. pick up at Hotel in Bali road to a hotel near of Kawah Ijen
- D2. Visit Kawah Ijen by jeep and road to hotel near Bromo
- D3. Visit Bromo by jeep and drop to Surabaya/ Malang (Hotel/ Airport/ Train station)
Itinerary
You will be greeted by our driver in Hotel Bali and drive to Java Island. across by ferry and continue to hotel near of Kawah Ijen. Check-in at your hotel and the remainder of your time will be free.
Transfer : 2 hours by car (depending on traffic), 1 hour by ferry
Distance : Approximately 65 km
Accompaniment : English-speaking guide and driver
Trekking : -
Accommodation : Guest House (depend on availability and additional charge for upgrading the accommodation)
Meals : -
Wake up at 1am and depart to Paltuding the starting point for the trekking of Mount Merapi with its crater called KAWAH IJEN. "Kawah" means crater in Indonesian.
The hike is of moderate difficulty, 3km on foot for 500 meters of elevation gain to the summit. Sulfur vapors can be annoying depending on the wind. You arrive at the summit and enjoy breathtaking landscapes that are revealed as the mist dissipates and the color of the turquoise lake in the crater whose water is the most acidic on the planet. From the crater come back men smiling and loaded with approximately 70kg of sulfur that they collect to resell to the private company that takes care of the mine, they are paid by the weight of sulfur they are carried.
You will return to the hotel for breakfast and a shower before long drive to the hotel near of Mount Bromo.
*Kawah Ijen is closed to visitors every Friday of the first week of the month due to environmental cleanup activities.
For safety reasons, it is strictly forbidden to descend into the Kawah Ijen crater or the sulfur mining area.
Transfer : 1 hour by Jeep, approximately 6 hours by car (depending on traffic)
Distance : approximately 274 km
Accompaniment : English-speaking guide and driver
Trekking : 3 hours of walking in total (return)
Accommodation : Guest House (depend on availability and additional charge for upgrading the accommodation)
Meals : Breakfast
At 4am, departure by Jeep 4WD which takes you to the foot of MT. BROMO. A night climb of one kilometer and 182m of positive elevation gain passing the sea of sand and finishing with the stairs of 254 steps before reaching the crater of the living mountain, Bromo. Here, you observe the breathtaking sunrise accompanied by the sound of the crater which never stops and a view of magma before the sun illuminates the earth.
After enjoying the sunrise, go back down to the sea of sand to take the jeep which takes you after on the caldera to the Seruni viewpoint to observe all the mountains. It is a breathtaking view of Mount Bromo, Batok, Widodaren which are all in the Tengger caldera and in decoration the Semeru volcano which is considered the highest volcano on Java.
Return to the hotel for breakfast and packing before drive to drop off you in Surabaya/ Malang city (Airport/ Train station/ Hotel) for your next destination.
*Mount Bromo has become a popular destination. It's crowded almost every day, and tourists always follow the same route, including seeing the sunrise from Mount Penanjakan and then going to the summit of Mount Bromo.
*Depending on your circumstances, we recommend a tour in the opposite direction, such as the one mentioned below, to avoid mass tourism.
Transfer : 1 hour by Jeep, approximately 3 hours by car
Distance : approximately 130 km
Accompaniment : English-speaking guide and driver
Trekking : 1 hours of walking in total (return)
Accommodation : -
Meals : Breakfast
Includes/Excludes
Price Including
- English-speaking guide (Executive Package) or English Speaking Local Guide (Economy Package)
- A private, air-conditioned vehicle in good condition with a driver (fuel included) from Surabaya/Malang to Ketapang Harbour to Bali
- Accommodation from night 1 to night 2 (breakfast included)
- Entrance fees for destinations as mentioned in the itinerary
- Parking and highway access
- A jeep 4WD for excursions to Mount Bromo
- A Ketapang-Gilimanuk ferry ticket (passenger)
- Mineral water during the trip
Price Excluding
- Private meals & drinks
- Personal expenses
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Horseback riding on Bromo
- Lunch and dinner
