Magical Blue Fire in Ijen Crater

The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language; Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology.

 

Ijen Crater

West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. The work is low-paid and very onerous. Workers earn around Rp 50,000 - 75,000 ($5.50-$8.30) per day and once out of the crater, still need to carry their loads of sulfur chunks about three kilometers to the nearby Pultuding Valley to get paid.

Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones run east-west across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has a diameter of 722 metres (2,369 ft) and a surface area of 0.41 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre·ft).

The lake is recognised as the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world. It is also a source for the river Banyupahit, resulting in highly acidic and metal-enriched river water which has a significant detrimental effect on the downstream river ecosystem. In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.

Since National Geographic mentioned the electric-blue flame of Ijen, tourist numbers increased. The phenomenon has occurred for a long time, but beforehand there was no midnight hiking. A two-hour hike is required to reach the rim of the crater, followed by a 45 minute hike down to the bank of the crater. The blue fire is ignited sulphuric gas, which emerges from cracks with temperatures up to 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees Fahrenheit).

The flames can be up to 5 meters (16 feet) high; some of the gas condenses to liquid and is still ignited. It is the largest blue flame area in the world and local people refer to it as 'Blue Fire'.

Blue Fire Ijen Crater

To reach Mount Ijen from Banyuwangi, could use economic train and get off at the destination station banyuwangi Karangasem then ride motorcycles with the aim District of Slippery Ds. Banyusari, from Ds. Banyusari proceed to Paltuding aboard trucks sulfur. Or By Bus and get off at Banyuwangi town then ride motorcycles can direct to Paltuding or Ds. Banyusari can also use the bus fare but with that is issued will be more expensive. The main gate to the Nature Reserve Park of the crater is located in Paltuding, which is also the Post PHPA (Forest Protection and Nature Conservation). Alternative routes are Bondowoso - Wonosari - Tapen - Sempol - Paltuding. Other facilities that can be enjoyed by visitors include cottage and stalls selling purposes ascent to witness the beauty of Ijen crater.

From Paltuding walk a distance of about 3 km. Initial trajectory 1.5km quite heavy due to uphill. Most of the lines with a slope of 25-35 degrees. Besides uphill sandy soil structure is also adding to the weight of the foot steps of having to hold weight in order not to degenerate to the rear.

After resting in the Post Bunder (heading is unique because it has the shape of a circle) next lane is relatively little ramps. Besides tourists / hikers in suguhi scenery is very beautiful mountain range. To descend to the crater must traverse the rocky terrain as far as 250 feet with steep conditions.

Ijen Crater is an acidic crater lake located at the top of Mount Ijen with 2368 meters high above sea level with a depth of 200 meters and a vast lake crater reached 5466 hectares. Ijen Crater is within the Nature Reserve Park Ijen Tourism, the regency, East Java.

In addition to the crater as a major destination that presents performances of blue flames or Blue Flame for visitors willing to climb in the early morning, there are some interesting tourist sites in the vicinity of Mount Ijen, which is a Waterfall Blawan waterfall with warm water and contains sulfur, and Coffee Plantation PTPN Jampit region, the site of the largest arabica coffee growing in Indonesia. Coffee Plantation in the area, visitors can see the processing of coffee and a visit to the breeding of civet. BeePro Tour and Travel is the right partner if you and the family want to visit the natural beauty of Indonesia. Based in Singosari, Malang, East Java, we are ready to provide a different experience and unforgettable while in Indonesia.

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