Trip from Bali to Ijen crater tours and back to Bali 2D
The specialist overland trip from Bali to Ijen crater Banyuwangi for a blue fire tours in 2 days 1 night holiday travel,- (return)
Overland trip from Bali to Ijen crater Banyuwangi for a blue fire tours in 2 days
Short overview of Bali trip to Ijen tours and back to Bali for 2 days: This trip will be started at day time from your place in Bali to enjoy Bali overland trip to Banyuwangi, East Java by crossing Bali strait with a ferry. On this tour package, you will do Ijen trekking or Ijen climbing tours, do milky way observation from the top of Mount Ijen, enjoy a blue fire Ijen tours, see the spectacular sunrise and amazing view of the green lake of sulfur from the peak of Ijen crater. And the other side, you will see daily activities of sulfur miners with hard and dangerous job.
This tour package is very popular and many devotees, especially for tourists who are in Bali for their holidays in Indonesia. And then one day, they will spend a short vacation from Bali to Banyuwangi at the westernmost tip of Java Island to do a trip from Bali to Ijen crater tour which is famous for its blue fire tour. So this tour package is more known with the name Bali to Ijen blue fire tour for 2 days trip.
How can you get to Ijen crater or Mount Ijen from Bali,,? Ijen is located in border of between Bondowoso and Banyuwangi regency, East Java. To get there from Bali to Ijen crater, you need to drive for around 4 hours (from the main tourist parts of Bali like Ubud, Legian, Seminyak or Canggu) to reach Gilimanuk ferry port in the most western tip of Bali Island, where you then get a 1-hour ferry to Ketapang ferry port - Banyuwangi in the easternmost tip of Java Island, and then from this area or Banyuwangi area, you will need a final 1-hour drive to the base of Kawah Ijen which is called Paltuding parking lot as the entrance gate to start your climbing/ trekking activity to reach the peak of Ijen crater. Kindly remember that there is one hour difference time between Bali and Java time. Bali is 1 hour earlier than Java.
Overland trip from Bali to Ijen crater 2D
Your itinerary
Day 01: Bali trip to hotel in Ijen crater area
- Our staff will pick you up either at the airport or hotel in Bali and the best time to start for this trip is in the morning time, but we are ready to fetch you at least at 17 pm (please let us know either your flight number or hotel detail) and we will fetch you to start the trip to reach the ferry port Gilimanuk in the westernmost tip of Bali Island with a private car which is completed with air conditioned. The trip from your place in Bali to Gilimanuk ferry port will go through the small cities, plantations, rice field, beaches & rural landscapes of West Bali which will take for about 3 – 5 hours driving and it is depend on situation of the traffic
- Upon arrival in Gilimanuk Harbour, we will cross Bali strait with a ferry for about 1 – 1.5 hours to reach ferry port in Ketapang - Banyuwangi, East Java. After crossing Bali strait and upon your arrival in Ketapang Harbour, we will escort you directly to your accommodation or hotel around Ijen crater area. >>> During your trip today, you will have a chance to do optional program, such as the snorkeling tours activities in Menjangan Island with extra cost
Day 02: Ijen crater climbing for a blue fire tours,- and back to Bali
- 00.30-02.00: Leaving from your accommodation in Ijen crater – Banyuwangi area to reach the basecamp of Paltuding for about 1 hour drive. Paltuding is a car park area and also the starting point for the hiking activities around Ijen Volcano and then you will do the climbing activity at Mount Ijen as the following below
- 02.00-06.00: Climbing activities till the top of Ijen crater. Upon arrival on the peak of Ijen crater, you will do the Milky Way observation + see blue fire if the condition is possible, we will descend to reach the edge of lake to see blue fire with clearer view, then afterward we will view the sunrise on the peak of Mount Ijen and take a rest and see the amazing view of the green acidic lake as natural backgrounds which can make you forget how tired you are after climbing this volcano. If you think you are too tired to climb 3.4 kms, you can ask some people who have trollies, or they may say taxi, and pay IDR 800,000 to take you to go to the summit from the beginning and go back down to the car park
- 06.00-17.00: Go down by passing the same path to reach the Paltuding and around at 07.30, we will leave the Ijen area to go back to your accommodation for having breakfast, take shower and packing your luggage before you leave the accommodation around at 10.00 am or by the latest at 12.00 pm, and then we’ll continue our trip directly to reach to Ketapang Harbour, Banyuwangi. We’ll cross Bali strait by ferry for about 1 – 1.5 hours to reach to Gilimanuk ferry port in Jembrana Regency, Bali. Upon arrival in Gilimanuk Harbour, we will drive to your hotel or any other places in Bali. Ijen tours from Bali - DONE
>>> Terms and conditions of blue fire tours in Ijen crater: If the weather is NOT good or you are tired or not allowed to do night climbing by local government or Ijen crater officer,- you can do the standard Ijen crater tours without seeing blue fire which starts from your accommodation after at 2 am,- so on.
>>> New regulation for Ijen crater hiking tours: There is new regulation for the visitor who wanna do Ijen crater. He/ She mush bring the health certificate/ letter which explains the visitor is without ashtma and heart problem. This regulation is valid starts on 6 Jan' 2024 (due to,- there was climber died in new year eve period caused by the heart attack). You can obtain this certificate/ letter in where you are now or get it from the hospital or health clinic in your country or in colser area to Ijen crater, such as; in Banyuwangi or Bodowoso town by the latest on one day before you do Ijen crater hiking tours.
Bali trip to Ijen Tour INCLUDES:
* Pick-up service in your Bali hotel
* Drop off service back to Bali Island
* Ferry tickets from Bali to Java (2 ways)
* Mineral water, toll road and parking fee
* Land transportation with driver and fuel
* Gas masks for Ijen crater blue fire tours
* Bonus trip to Jagir waterfall (conditional)
* 1 night Ijen area stay (depends on order)
* English tour guide (depends on order)
Bali trip to Ijen Tour EXCLUDES:
* Travel insurance and tipping
* Meal and entrance ticket of Ijen
* Optional tour program during the trip
* Other personal expenses during the trip
Entrance ticket: During this trip, you are required to pay entrance ticket of Ijen carter in advance (online) with the cost of:
⇔ 100K/ pax on weekdays
⇔ 150K/ pax on weekends/ holidays
Should bring: Warm clothes, trekking shoes