Ijen Crater located at the top Mount Ijen which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Mount Ijen is located in the east Mount Merapi (in East Java there is also a mountain that has the same name with a mountain in Central Java is Mount Merapi). Ijen Crater Tourism Area or Park Nature Reserve is located in the region Ijen Slippery District, County and District Klobang Banyuwangi, Bondowoso District.

Ijen Crater lies at an altitude of 2368 meters above sea level. What’s interesting is this crater is located in the middle of the largest caldera on the island of Java. The size of the caldera about 20 miles. Kawahnya own size approximately 960 meters x 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters. This crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall.

Why Ijen Crater is one of the most acidic crater in the world? Do you know how the degree of acidity (pH) of this crater? This crater has a level of very high acidity which is close to zero so that the human body can dissolve quickly. In addition, the temperature of the crater is 200 degrees Celsius reach amazed by adding a very large crater was. However, behind the numbers that make these fears, this crater was present charm is also amazing beauty. The beauty of what you can get in Ijen Crater?

Enchantment Beauty Ijen Crater

Ijen crater of the Mount Ijen looks very beautiful. This crater is a large lake with a bluish-green mist and smoke of the sulfur that is fascinating. In addition, cold air with temperatures 10 degrees Celsius, the temperature might reach 2 degrees Celsius, will add its own sensation. Various plants that exist only in the plateau can also be found, such as Edelweis Flowers and Pine Mountain.

As the morning when the sun began to shine Ijen Crater region, beautiful scenery you can expect. Ijen Crater bluish green light will add a golden sun reflecting in the crater. Stunning scenery you can also get to see the charm of the beauty of the nearby Mount Merapi. Mount Merapi has a similar shape to Mount Ijen. The most appropriate moment to witness the beauty Ijen is in the morning.

Ijen Crater to go, you have to down a path along the caldera cliffs. Do not forget to bring life cover because sometimes sulfur smoke blown through the track. You can also surround the caldera in the region that takes to reach 8 to 10 hours on foot.

Traditional Sulfur miners

One of the attention of visitors in the area of Ijen Crater is a traditional sulfur miners. They boldly approached the lake to dig sulfur with simple equipment and carry a basket.

The miners are taking sulfur sulfur from the crater bottom. Here was a thick smoke, but to the degree necessary equipment such as masks gloves, they are still looking for molten sulfur. Molten sulfur obtained from the pipe leading to the source of the volcanic gases that contain sulfur. This gas then flows through a pipe out of molten sulfur in the form of red. Once frozen yellow sulfur.

After sulfur cut, the miners would carry it through the path. The burden is heavy enough to carry between 80 to 100 kg. The miners are used to carry this heavy burden as he walked along the path on the caldera cliffs down the mountain as far as 3 miles.

Towards Ijen Crater

You can reach Ijen crater via two alternative routes. Here is the route used by the visitors Ijen Crater:

You can go to Bondowoso and Banyuwangi with public transportation from Surabaya. Distance from Surabaya to Banyuwangi Bondowoso and approximately 200 kilometers. For security reasons, Ijen Crater closed starting at 14:00 because the intensity of the toxic fumes of sulfur increases after that hour.