The Dancing Blue Fire of Ijen Crater

Hi Hidden Paradise seeker meet me agin :)

Previously I'm already explain to you what is Indonesia and take your first Adventure in Mt. Bromo then I Explained about mystery and unique fact that Borobudur Temple The 7 Wonders  has, And get lost to The last Dinosaurs on the earth in Komodo Island that make you say woooohooo!!!. This time we take our journey to the most incredible thing that can only found in Hidden Place in Indonesia.. yup as the title said The Dancing Blue Fire of Ijen Crater. This is Paradise that you only see with a limited time, but it's really worth. Trust me!

Ijen Crater is located in... wait wait wait wait? are you have ever heard about Ijen? When you said No, You should Read this till end of this post.

Okay let's go...

Ijen Crater or Kawah Ijen is another volcanic tourism attraction in Banyuwangi, East java, Indonesia. Ijen Crater (Kawah Ijen) is a famous tourism object, which has been known by the domestic and foreign tourists because of the beautiful and charming nature. It is 5,466 hectares, 2,386 meters high from the depth of the sea, with a 92 hectares tourism forest. Its temperature is between 2 to 8 degree centigrade and the crater area lies at 2.386 meters above sea level (mdpl). 

There are many beautiful species of plants that can be found there, such as; the edelweiss flower and the Casuarina Junghu (cemara gunung), etc. Various animals can also be seen in the area like jungle fowl (ayam hutan) and porcupine (landak).

The Ijen Crater lies about 68km from the town center. There are some of facilities here such as: a campground, a shelter and Tourist Information Center (TIC) etc.

The Best Time to see Blue fire of Ijen Crater

The best time to enjoy the crater scenery is at morning ( about 4-5am), when the yellow sunlight glows the yellow water and shines the surrounding mountain like mount Merapi, the sister of Mount Ijen.

The Dangerous Track

Acrid sulfur gas (sulfur dioxide) is very dangerous to health. High temperature near the pipes from which sulfur flows is a life-threatening. It was very difficult to breathe, and your eyes will filled with tears because of the smoke and sulfur gas. So be really carefully when when you going down to the crater.

Deadly lake but Lovely view

Sitting in the heart of the Ijen crater is a sky-blue lake approximately one kilometre across. The colours of the lake contrast with the sterile moonscape of the rest of the crater, and at first glimpse you might think this a beautiful scene. In reality, the lake has the pH of car battery acid and will quickly turn a metal can into nothing but a fizzing, bubbling memory.

Around the edges of the lake is a series of vents where the volcanic gases escape. Local miners have placed ceramic pipes over these vents and as the gases travel down the pipes, they condense and turn into liquid sulphur. This quickly cools and solidifies. This bright yellow residue, used in cosmetics and medicines, is harvested by miners using only the most basic of tools.

Track To Ijen

In order to reach the famous lake, you must first climb to the top and then descend into the crater. The way from the ticket office to the top takes about 3 km, the altitude difference is 500 m. If you do not hurry up, the road is rather simple. It’s steeper at the beginning and almost flat after a cafe halfway.

Typically an entrance to the crater opens at 1am. But in case of a high activity of the volcano this time can be shifted to the morning or even prohibited for tourists.

Road Back From Ijen

The road back is very beautiful. Mountain peaks of volcanic complex, a fog and clouds shrouding slopes, scorched trees and dense vegetation of forests and fields are on the way.

How to reach Ijen Crater?

To reach Ijen, take the train from Yogyakarta or Surabaya to Karangasem station or, alternatively, the ferry from Bali to Ketapang. Due to the danger involved in entering the crater, hiring a guide is highly advisable. Entrance to the park costs Rp. 100,000 as of August 2014 (Rp. 150,000 on public holidays), which does not include a Rp. 30,000 camera fee.

I think That's all about Ijen Crater. Here's some tips if you went there..

- If you can, try to avoid the holidays and long weekends, because a lot of people will be along the trail leading from the base camp to the crater rim during those periods.

Go during the dry season (May to September/October)

Trek during the night if you want to see the blue fire. It will be gone at 5 am in the morning.

- If you have any existing breathing conditions (asthma, panic easily when breathing anything other than oxygen, etc.) and/or have extremely sensitive eyes, then I would strongly recommend you don’t try to get into the Caldera.

- You do NOT need to have a climbing experience, or an extraordinary level of fitness, but if you already get out of breath going up a fly of staircase, then you will be a little frustrated, but just a little.

- I'm highly recommended start your journey from Yogyakarta then to Mt. Bromo then to Ijen Crater then to Bali or reverse of that

That's all about The Dancing Blue Fire of Ijen Crater. Stay with us and I will share many more to you about the wonderful of Indonesia, the culture, hidden paradise, wonderful place and many more.
So, keep calm and stay with us.

The last Dinosaurs on the earth in Komodo Island Indonesia

Hi Hidden Paradise seeker meet me agin :)

Previously I'm already explain to you what is Indonesia and take your first Adventure in Mt. Bromo then I Explained about mystery and unique fact that Borobudur Temple has.  This time I will take you to go to see The last Dinosaurs on the earth that will make you say "whooooohoooo....!!! This is dinosaurs man! the last dinosaur on the earth!" Exactly in our beloved Indonesia.

I'm too excited to explain about komodo, I don't even know where I must begin to explain it.
how about Where is komodo island is? hmmm.. pretty clever.

So here we go again..

Komodo is one of the 13.466 islands that compose the Indonesia Archipelago. Komodo National Park is located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores. Established in 1980, initially the main purpose of the Park was to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and its habitat. However, over the years, the goals for the Park have expanded to protecting its entire biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine. In 1986, the Park was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, both indications of the Park's biological importance. The island is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth or The last dinosaurs on the earth, which is named after the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390 square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations.

Position of Komodo Island

Komodo Dragon can growing to a maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 70 kilograms (150 lb) and I think this Dinosaurs is really lazy ( when your friend is lazy, call them komodo) they dont make a lot of moves, but when they in hunting mode they can run up to 20km/h(about 13mph) so be aware when they are in hunting mode. there's one komodo that you must be aware when you meet him, his name is "kolor ijo". This komodo raises one victim every year, so people colored their tail with green color so he can recognized by the visitor. But don't be afraid of them, you will covered/protected by the Power Ranger I mean local ranger/guide then you'll be safe after all.

Look they're really lazy right?

When in Hunting mode they can chase you!

Komodo Power Ranger I mean Ranger

Gate of Jurassic Park I mean Komodo National Park

The interested thing is not only about komodo dragon, but also the landscape of view make us feels like in Paradise. It's really refresh your mind, your eyes, and your soul.

You can Live On Board(LOB) or sailing hotel. ugh wow ahhhh!! 

with pretty complete facility, this boat won't make you bored and you can see good view.

We called this "kapal phinisi" or "phinisi boat"

I can't explain about the view, just let's this video explain it..

This video include this destination :

- Bidadari Island

- Kelor Island

- Gili Lawa

- Manta point

- Kanawa Island

- Labuan Bajo

- Batu Cermin

- Bukit Cinta

- Rinca Island

- Kalong Rinca

- 9 Island

- Padar Island

- Komodo Island

- Pink Beach

That's all about The last Dinosaurs on the earth in Komodo Island. Stay with us and I will share many more to you about the wonderful of Indonesia, the culture, hidden paradise, wonderful place and many more.

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Adventure in Mt. Bromo

"Work fill your Pocket and  Travel fill your Soul"

This what I mean when you take a Trip and Adventure in Mt. Bromo. 

Now you know what is Indonesia that's really wonderful place, isn't it? and from now on I will take you to one of Indonesia's hidden paradise. Bromo? yes, Bromo! it's a good place to take your adventure.

Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo), is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, Malang, in East Java, Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The name of Bromo derived from Javanese pronunciation of Brahma, the Hindu creator god. Sulfur is collected from inside the caldera by workers.

You can Flight from Jakarta to Malang and take any land transportation to Bromo. (I'm highly recommended to arrive in there at 5AM.)

Once you arrived there you can walk (that's realy dark and far enough), horsing, by jeep, or by offroad bike to go to top of the Mt. bromo.

You can see sunrise, and sunset also from here and I guarantee that was awesome. Or maybe you can explore somewhere in here with offroad bike like pasir berbisik, bukit teletubies searching girlfriend maybe :)

I can't say any word to describe how beautiful is this place. this place is the destination you must go before you die.

here's some pict that taken from Mt. Bromo

Feel the adventure

Horsing to the Top of Mt. Bromo

Look small from up here

Riding up the volcano

Pasir Berbisik / Whispering sands

Hmm,, Pretty cool

You can search more in google or see our gallery to see our pict collection of hidden paradise in Indonesia.

By The Way there's a nice place to visit when you're in Malang :

 - Coban Rondo waterfall

 - Museum Angkut

 - Inggil Museum Resto

 - Alun-alun Malang

 - Sipelot Beach

 - Ngeliyep Beach

 - Sempu Island

 - D’Topeng Museum

 - Museum Malang Tempo Doeloe

 - and many more

That's all about adventure in Mt. Bromo. Stay with us and I will share many more to you about the wonderful of Indonesia, the culture, hidden paradise, wonderful place and many more.
So, keep calm and stay with us.