Kawah Ijen Xplore - A Complete package of 2 Days and 1 Night to visit Kawah Ijen and an additional visit to Blawan Hot Spring, by doing this tour will give you more understanding about how the condition of local living in the volcano area. How the society survives with acid and toxic environment that contaminated the river which they use for daily needs.
Day 1 : Stay With Local and Village Exploration
We can pick you up from Banyuwangi area (hotel, train station, ferry port, and airport), pick up time roughly at 09.00 AM. It is the perfect time to start the tour in order that you had no rush to do all activities. We will drive to the village where your host is waiting for you with a sincere smile. Feel the real experience staying with local family, share story, culture and way of living. Cook dinner together and find out our local recipe.Visit plantation of coffee and rubber at Kalibendo Plantation, finish exploring the plantation we will take you to swim at Jagir Waterfall, a quite nice waterfall to relax before challenging hike to Kawah Ijen. Drive to our village to walk around the village area and meet locals, let's talk and join their activities to get to know more about how local daily life look like. Join them at farming, walk around the rice paddies, and tasting some local fruits.
Coffee Picking and Tasting |
Day 2 : Kawah Ijen and Blawan Hotspring
Morning call, drive to Paltuding post to start hiking Kawah Ijen. See blue fire at the crater bottom, visit the sulfur mining, and ascent to the sunrise viewpoint at the crater top. After the hike, we shall drive you to Blawan Hotspring in Bondowoso region. Submerge your body at the hot spring, the hot spring also contains sulfur that good for the skin. Some of the guests use it for skin therapy, just 5 minutes from the hot spring you can visit an acid waterfall of Blawan. On the way back we will stop over in Kalipahit River, this river was contaminated by sulfur acid from Kawah Ijen Lake. After that we will be back to the village to pack your bags and ready to drop off back to Banyuwangi.Where To Stay
You will stay together with local family in the village, cook and smile together with them. You will get a true feeling of staying in the middle of the locals, way far from touristic place like Bali. A unique experiences that probably you won't find in Europe. By using the local house as accommodation will give a direct impact for their economic. It is better than giving the money to the big hotels in the city.
Meeting & Pick Up
Default Meeting point is In Banyuwangi Area, we can pick up guest from Banyuwangi City (Train Station, Harbor, Bus Station, and Hotels). Pick up time 10.00 AM from Banyuwangi Area. It is also possible to pick you up from Bali, optional pick up from Pemuteran, Ubud, Denpasar, and others.
What To Bring
- Warm clothes
- Jacket
- Proper trekking shoes
- Personal medication (optional)
- Candy (optional), There are kids in the village, you can share with them to make them happier
- The tour is not available for traveler with disability, pregnancy, and breathing difficulties
Contact us to get further information about price, availability, and reservation. For last minute booking, guest could reach us by WhatsApp for faster response.
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