Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater

Ijen crater at an altitude of 2.386m above sea level, is the largest island of Java crater lake, crater-shaped ellipse with a size of approximately 960 x 600 m with the lake water surface elevation of approximately 2140 m above sea level the lake with a depth of approximately 200 m and the lake was acid in the world with a ph of 0.5. Sulfatara sulfur craters in the deep. Depth 200 m and contains approximately 36 million cubic meters of acidic water steam, sulfur-smelling fog shrouded the spinning top. Inside the crater, a variety of colors and sizes can be found brimstone. Indeed, Ijen crater sulfur is a beautiful rock garden.

Sights to be very unique when the slits of a steep cliff seen so much of the sulfur miners up and down on the sidelines of the crater slopes. Around about 100 people bring a rock yellowish above his shoulders back a piece of bamboo with a kind of bamboo basket filled with dozens of kilograms of sulfur in it which depends on the right side left. The burden weighs 80 kg ranging up to 120 Kg. everyone pacing, digging sulfur, up and down, down the slope a few kilometers before the load is sold at auction, in a day can accumulate sulfur range of 6 to 7 tons. That's the natural scenery of the crater Ijen daily.

Like the scenery atop the mountain - the other mountain, visitors can view a large extend towards the strait of Bali, as well as other mountain scenery around Mount Ijen. Mount Ijen has another neighbor of Mount Merapi, Mount Widodaren, Mount Ranti and Mount Papak. Which can be seen from the post Paltuding. when climbing visitors will pass through Bunder cottage built during the reign of the Dutch East Indies, semicircular so it is more known for its cottage Bunder (circular shape) functions primarily to measure rainfall. Cool environment with a view of a giant caldera Ijen Mountains (G. roar, G. Chain, Suket G., and G. Papak), here is also a bird waching area. Edelweiss flowers can also be found throughout the month of July until September, month-this month it began to grow perennial flowers and spring.

How is accommodation provided?

For visitors who do not bring the supplies, not to worry, because that is the last post in Paltuding before visitors make the climb to the summit has provided some food stalls and also there are also lodging and camping ground. Along the ascent to the summit there are also stalls selling food simple.

Getting into the crater of Ijen?

Access road from Banyuwangi to Mount Ijen relative has been very good to pass various types of vehicles. Even the two-wheeled vehicles can easily pass through. That's because along the entrance road in the village rose to the tourist area of ​​Mount Ijen up to the last post in Paltuding already paved.

To reach Mount Ijen from Banyuwangi, Banyuwangi route could ride public transportation - Licin - Jambu within approximately 45 miles. From Jambu journey continues to Paltuding, with motorcycle taxis or rental cars. Paltuding is the main gate to the Nature Reserve Nature Trail Ijen Crater, which is also the Post PHPA (Forest Protection and Nature Conservation).

From Paltuding walk a distance of approximately 3 km. Initial trajectory is quite heavy as far as 1.5 km uphill. Most of the lines with a slope of 25-35 degrees. Apart from rising too sandy soil structure thereby increasing the weight of footsteps because they have to maintain their body weight in order not to degenerate into the back. After resting in the Post Bunder (heading unique because it has a circular shape) then the path is relatively little ramps. Besides tourists / hikers in suguhi scenery is very beautiful mountain range. To descend into the crater must traverse the rocky terrain is pretty steep as far as 250 meters.