VISIT IJEN CRATER,IJEN TRANPORT,INFORMATION ABOUT IJEN CRATER: Ijen Crater, Alas Purwo, Sukamade at Meru Betiri, Kalibaru village and Malang 6 Days 5 Nights Tour

D1. Arrival in Surabaya – Transfer to Ijen Crater area
(Recommended arrival by morning flight)
Trip Duration: 6-7 hours
Upon arrival at Surabaya Airport by morning flight, meet & greet by our guide, proceed transfer to Ijen Crater Area for check-in and overnight.
Dinner will be provided at your hotel.

D2. Ijen Crater Trekking – Transfer to Alas Purwo area – The Savannah of Sadengan

Activity on site: 8 hours
Trip Duration: + 5 hours
Early in the morning short transfer to Paltuding Ranger Post for starting Ijen Tour, Breakfast will be arranged from the hotel (picnic style) - Ijen Crater shows a special type of volcanic feature common to Indonesia, about 1 km in diameter and 175 meters deep. The floor is covered completely by a warm lake, milky blue green in color, held back by a dam built many years ago by the Dutch, in order to keep the hot mineral, laden water from raining for the crop lands below. After finishing the unforgettable trip, transfer to Alas Purwo area. Upon arrive at Alas Purwo we will discover to sadengan, which is the feeding ground for wild animals in the area of Alas Purwo National Park. You can see the wild animals such as wild bull, barking deer, wild pig, peacock, jungle fowl and many kind of birds. After completion we transfer to G-land area for check-in hotel and overnight.
Lunch will be provided at local restaurant while dinner will be served at hotel/local restaurant.

D3. Alas Purwo National Park – Istana Cave – Sukamade Turtle Beach at Meru Betiri National Park

Activity on site: 3 hours
Trip Duration: 7,5 hours
After breakfast at hotel, check-out and short transfer to Pancur, from which you supposed to take 2 km walk through some good forest to Istana cave. This cave is usually used for meditation. From there continue our trip to Sukamade with lunch en-route. Along the way, you may see endless plantation of coffee, cacao, and traditional rubber tapping. You may even travel through dense Meru Betiri National Forest where the last Javanese tigers are still believed to roam the area. Stay overnight at simple Sukamade Guesthouse. After simple dinner at the guesthouse, proceed to the Sukamade beach for the turtle excursion (sightings are not guaranteed). See the turtles slowly walk up ashore to lay their eggs. Then back to the guesthouse for overnight.
Lunch will be provided at local restaurant while dinner will be served at guesthouse.

D4. Sukamade Beach (Meru Betiri National Park) – Kalibaru village
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Activity on site: 3 hour
Trip Duration: 5 hours
After simple breakfast in the morning, we have our chance to release baby turtle into their natural habitat which is the sea. See the baby turtle crawling and try to swim in their natural habitat for the first time. It’s a unique experience that you will not forget.
Afterwards we check-out and transfer to the Kalibaru passing a dense tropical rain forest. Lunch is included. Arriving at Kalibaru, join mini plantation tour featuring coffee and cacao and tropical spices. Stay overnight at a home stay.
Dinner will be served at hotel.

D5. Kalibaru village – Transfer to Malang

Trip Duration: 6 hours
After simple breakfast at the hotel, proceed transfer to Malang. Along the way we will passing through the forest, rice fields and typical of traditional villages of Java. Several interesting photo stops also could be done.
Once we reach Malang, check-in hotel & overnight.
Lunch and dinner will be served at local restaurant.

D6. Cubanrondo Waterfall – Singosari Temple – Transfer out to Surabaya
(Recommended flight by late afternoon/evening flight)
Activity on site: 3 hours
Trip Duration: 4,5 hours
After breakfast, check-out from hotel and start visiting Cubanrondo Waterfall and Singosari Temple, which was built on 1292AD to memory the King of Kartanegara (the last King of Singosari). Next transfer to Juanda Airport for your next flight to back home.
Lunch will be provided en-route to Surabaya.

Get There

The Ijen Plateau can be reached through Bondowoso from either the northern or the southern coast. It is closer to Banyuwangi, but the road is very steep and badly deteriorated. A 4 WD is essential, although difficult to hire in Banyuwangi and outrageously expensive. Most people walk the last 8 km (from about 64 km)Â along the road to Pos Paltuding (the PHPA Post, the starting point or the trek to the crater) from Bondowoso.

To Stay

You can choose your places of stay at Bondowoso or Banyuwangi. There are a few types of accommodation with varying prices and facilities.

To Buy

The sulphur diggers will approach you for playing a guide and sell some nice sulphur statues for Rp5,000 to Rp10,000.

Get Around

You can take a walk for about 1 to 1.5 hour to the crater rim.

To Do

At the rim itself you have a nice view on the lake. You can walk around the rim or approach the lake (about a 40-minute walk).

Tips

The walk starts at Pal Tuding. Its a basic camp where you can stay overnight. There is a block with showers and toilets
At night it can be pretty cold up there,(it is suggested that you carry a sleeping bag). Take your own picnic, since the food you can buy at the parking lot isn't up to much.
The walk up to the crater rim takes 60-90 minutes. It's pretty steep. Halfway is a small post where the sulphurworkers take a break. A cup of tea is available here.
The path is just one-way so there is no need for any guidance.
An absolute must is a handkerchief to put in front of your mouth and nose to avoid inhalation of the sulphur gases.
If you buy some souvenirs like statues, they are very breakable so tape them in with toilet paper and take precious care of it.

Ijen Crater, Alas Purwo, Sukamade at Meru Betiri, Kalibaru village and Malang 6 Days 5 Nights Tour

To Buy

To Do

Tips

Place of interest around mount Ijen

Places of interest at the plantation

Ijen is certainly a highlight, but it is undeniable that other spots in East Java are worth visiting. Are you looking for adventurous posibilities, check the Baluran National Park, Alas Purwo National Park with it's worldwide famous surfspot Plengkung, the protected Sukamade turtle beach in Meru Betiri National Park, the plantations in Kalibaru and the volcano in the spectecular landscape of the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park.

	Baluran National Park Java has a number of national parks and reserves that are Java's best kept secret. One of them is Baluran National Park. more...	Alas Purwo NP and surfspot Plengkung This park has fine beaches and good opportunities for wildlife spotting. The waves at Plengkung at the peninsula are legendary among surfers more...

	Sukamade turtle beach in Meru Betiri NP The major attraction are the turtles, and with magnificent coastal rainforest, wildlife, beaches and superb coastal scenery, it is one of Java's finest parks.more...	Mt Bromo in Bromo-Tengger-Semeru NP Mt Bromo is not one of the great volcanoes, but it is the whole landscape that is breathtaking; one of the most impressive sights in Indonesia. more..

	The plantations at Kalibaru	Map of 'places of interest' Click on the map to found out where all these interesting places are situated near mount Ijen in East Java. more...

If you realy want to visit the Ijen Plateau and are interested in what it has to offer, environmentally and historicaly, you need to spent more than one night. Browse through this website and find out what Ijen Plateau offers you.

	Waterfall When the sulphurous murky brown water meets cool clear water, the colour difference is striking, making the waterfall truly unique.	H0t spring with sulphur Hear the famous river Bunyuputih babbling in the background, while enjoying the sulphuric hot spring; inhale and relax.

	Nose out the coffee plantation Views are terribly dramatic and colours are bright and fresh in the morning. Experience the coffee plantation life and pick some coffee yourself...	Discover Ijen's strawberries Strawberries are not that common in Java. One very simple reasons is that the average Javanese fruitvendor does not have a fridge at his disposal.

	Coffee factory There are two coffee factories at the Ijen Plateau; one near Sempol and one in Blawan. The factory at Blawan runs already when the harvest is still small.	Looking luwak Luwak coffee is coffee that has passed the intestines of the mongoose or palm civet. Civet coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world.

	Coffee breeding center The coffee seedling centre in Blawan raises seedlings in nurseries that are then planted outside at six to twelve months...