Ijen Mountain

Ijen mountain is an active volcano located on the border between Banyuwangi and Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia. This mountain has an altitude of 2,443 m and has several times erupted. The last eruption occurred in 1999. One of the most famous natural phenomenon of Mount Ijen crater is located on the peak. To climb this mountain to be departing from Banyuwangi or from Bondowoso.3D picture of Mount Ijen

Climbing route
To reach the crater of Mount Ijen from Banyuwangi, could use economic train with the aim of Banyuwangi and get off at the station Karangasem then ride motorcycles with the purpose of sub-district and village Banyusari Slick. From Banyusari, proceed to Paltuding aboard trucks sulfur or use the bus and get off at Banyuwangi city can then ride motorcycles directly to Paltuding or to the village Banyusari can also use the bus fare, but with issued will be more expensive. The main gate to the Travel Park Reserve is located in Paltuding crater, which is also a Pos PHPA (Forest Protection and Nature Conservation). Alternative routes are Bondowoso - Wonosari - Tapen - Sempol - Paltuding. Other facilities that can be enjoyed by visitors include cottage and stalls that sell the purposes of the climb to witness the beauty of Ijen crater. From Paltuding walk a distance of about 3 km. Initial trajectory as far as 1.5 km quite heavy because of the uphill. Most of the lines are with a slope of 25-35 degrees. Besides uphill, too sandy soil structure so that adds to the growing weight of footsteps because they have to maintain their body weight in order not to degenerate to the rear. After resting at Bunder ZIP (postal unique because it has the shape of a circle), the next track is relatively slightly sloping, besides tourists / hikers treated to views of the mountain range are very beautiful. To get down to the crater must traverse the rocky terrain as far as 250 meters with a steep conditions.Ijen CraterBlue Fire crater.Views of Mount Ijen.Views of the peak of Mount Merapi from the crater of Mount Ijen
Kawah Ijen is an acidic crater lake located on top of Mount Ijen with 2,443 meters high above sea level to a depth of 200 meters and a vast lake crater reached 5,466 hectares. Ijen crater lake is a lake known for highly acidic water world [1]. Ijen crater is within the Park Reserve Travel Ijen, Banyuwangi, East Java. Every morning at around 02.00 until 04:00, around the crater can be found the phenomenon of blue or blue flame of fire, which is the uniqueness of this place, because the natural scenery of this only occurs in two places in the world, Iceland and Ijen. From the crater, we can see another mountain scenery in the complex Ijen Mountains, among which is the peak of Mount Merapi, which is located in the east of the crater, Mount roar, Mount Suket, Mountain Chain, and so on.