Bromo Ijen Crater Tour from Yogyakarta

Bromo Ijen tour starting from Yogyakarta is the tour most taken by tourists. Apart from presenting the experience of visiting a beautiful mountain which has become a favorite destination for tourists, this trip also prioritizes time efficiency according to your vacation schedule. If you are in Yogyakarta, you can start this trip before continuing your vacation plans to Bali. Instead of taking a direct flight from Yogyakarta to Bali, you can set aside time to take this 3 Days 2 nights trip. Unique experiences and natural landscapes that make this tour worthy of being an unforgettable experience!

Day 1

Tour Departure  (08.00 AM)
Prepare everything and be ready to start the trips. Our driver will pick you up at the hotel in Yogyakarta. Then drive you to Mount Bromo area around 7-8 hours. Upon arrival, proceed to check in then free leisure at Hotel which located nearby Bromo Volcano and have sightseeing of Tengger mountains scenery and surroundings. Lunch would be served at local restaurant on the to Bromo, ask your tour guide for best food reccomendation.

Day 2 

Bromo Sunrise (03.00 AM)
Hit your alarm before 03:00 AM and be ready to start the next exploration. This day you will ride a 4WD Jeep to Mount Penanjakan. You have to go there on time otherwise you will lose the main attraction. The main attraction is the amazing sunrise and you are about to enjoy it from the sunrise viewpoint. There are 3 spots that you can choose. It takes 1 hour from your hotel to the sunrise viewpoint. You will enjoy the beauty of the sea of sand before arriving at the sunrise viewpoint.

The weather is extremely cold there and sometimes the area is covered by fog. The fog makes you stand above the sea of clouds from Mount Bromo or Mount Batok. This trip offers more than just amazing sunrise and fog. It is also offering the great scenery of Mount Semeru. This is the time to capture the highest volcanic mountain in Java.

Once you get to the crater’s ridge, you will witness the active Bromo volcano from above. It sounds like a jet engine as you hear the volcano roaring as result of fuming gasses from very bottom of the crater surrounded by “pit-hole caldera looks”. At latest 08.00 AM, back to parking area then drive back to hotel to get breakfast. Leaving bromo between 09.00 – 09:30 AM, then proceed to transfer directly to Banyuwangi city. Will takes 6-7 hours drive, including stop on the way to get lunch on local restaurant. Upon arrival around 04.00 PM, proceed to check in and free leisure at 3 stars Hotel. Have rest and be prepared in the following night for Ijen Trekking.

Day 3

Ijen crater (00.30 AM)
Just like the day before, you have to hit your early alarm and leave the hotel on time. Our tour guide will pick you up at the lobby at 00:30 AM. The tour guide takes you to Ijen Mountain and it takes 1.5 hours. You are going to the base camp and enjoy a coffee-break before starting the trip. Just prepare your stamina because you are about to go to the rim of Ijen Crater. It is challenging hiking but worth to do. You have to spend about 2 hours and pass 3.5 kilometers before get to the location.

From there, you will enjoy stunning blue fire, burning Sulfur that spews blue light in the dark. Blue fire is a nature phenomenon created by the burning sulphur, which can be seen during the night. Yet, it might be different every night depending on condition around such as humidity, wind’s direction and the heat from the sulphur itself. Thus, there is no 100% guarantee tourists would see it clearly. *This place is not recommended for people with asthma, heart attack or any other health problem at intermediate stage. Wear hiking shoes for more enjoyable trekking. When the sunrises, resting on the edge of the crater at an altitude of 2386 meters and enjoy the best panorama of the world’s largest acidic lake with its magnificent turquoise colored water.

Ending the tour, drop off to Bali
After enjoyed the natural scenery at Crater of Ijen and then descend the slope of Mount Ijen back to the base camp.Driving back to the hotel, you may enjoy rain forest scenery with unique giant fern trees and several coffee plantations on the way. Takes 2 hours of drive until we arrived at the hotel. Between 10:00 – 10:30 AM, checking out from hotel and go to Ketapang harbor and take ferry to reach Bali island. After one hour at the ferry, you will be picked up at the arrival gate of Gilimanuk harbour by the driver who will take you to drop off location. You will arrive at the drop off point around afternooon time. Bromo Ijen crater tour ends.

Package inclusion:
– Stay at Bromo Hotel area
-Stay at Banyuwangi Hotel area
-Breakfast at hotel
-Private full AC transport
-English speaking driver
-Entrance fee ticket in all tourism objects
-English speaking tour guide for Bromo & Ijen
-4WD Jeep to Bromo
-Gas masks & headlamps (for Ijen trekking)
-Ferry boat ticket from Java to Bali
-Petrol, Fee parking, & Donation

Important things that you must read before you book Bromo Ijen crater tour:
– Your insurance for this tour is on your own responsibility
– This is a private tour/activity. So, it will be just you and your group on this trip
– Not recommended for travelers with back problems
– Not recommended for pregnant travelers
– No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
– Average temp is going to be around 15^o C

The things that you should bring during Bromo Ijen crater tour:
– a pair of a good walk-able shoes; trekking shoes, running shoes, hiking shoes
– Warm clothes (long pants, scarf, jacket, some type of hoody)
– a raincoat and wet tissues (you can buy during our stops at gas stations or minimart)
– a cap or a hat
– a small backpack to carry items up the volcano
– a personal ID card (or copy)