Gunung Kawah/Ijen

Spectacular scenery at an altitude of 30,000 ft from the left window from Surabaya-Denpasar gave birth to a question about the location of a green colored lake at an altitude of 2,000 Tosca's feet. TSB lake seems to be inside the crater with walls as high as 300-500m caldera. A towering mountain peaks was beside. White smoke billowing from the crater one soaring into the air, making the contrast with the surrounding environment green jade. TSB crater. Ijen crater was named, is located in Banyuwangi, East Java. This spot has been published and well-known in France through Ushuwaia Impressions Adventure which shows the-explorer Nicolai Hulot, sitting on inflatable boats tell you know about the origin of the lake Ijen with zero degrees of acidity, has a depth of 200 meters. Acid strong enough to dissolve clothing and fingers. Helicopter view of the bird view camera then switches to the edge of the caldera Ijen crater shows penambang2 is struggling to climb carry dozens of kilograms of cargo. [navigasi.net] Mountain / Crater - Ijen Ijen Crater surprisingly easy to visit via Banyuwangi or Bondowoso. The uniqueness of the main crater tour apart from the very beautiful panorama is seen traditional sulfur mining transported borne human power. Traditional mining is supposedly only found in Indonesia alone (Welirang and Ijen). Load transported per person each weighing up to 85kg. The unusually heavy burden for most people, when sulfur is transported through the steep caldera wall and 800m down the mountain as far as 3km. Income received by a bearer average 25 thousand dollars per day, or about 300 dollars per kilo. A bearer is usually only able to bring down one time each day, due to the severity of the job. A few hundred meters there is an ancient round building from the Dutch words "Irrigation crater", which is now known as the Round Post, a post in which the miners weigh the cargo and get a piece of paper on the charge and its value. Trip to Ijen crater, starting from Paltuding 1,600 masl, a post at the foot of Mount Merapi Perhutani-Ijen. From here a dirt road uphill to an altitude of 2,400 m above sea level and takes about 2 hours leisurely stroll. Along the way many bearers cross paths with sulfur exchanged friendly greetings. Arriving at the lip of the crater, stunning scenery are in plain sight. A Tosca green lake with a diameter of 1 km covered in mist and sulfur fumes are far below. Sulfur miners look small from above. To go to the source of sulfur TSB., We need down the rocky cliffs of the caldera through the path through which the miners. Wet handkerchief is necessary, because sometimes the wind carried the smoke blowing into the path of decline. [navigasi.net] Mountain / Crater - Ijen Bottom of the crater, parallel to the surface of the lake there is a place of extraction of sulfur. Thick white smoke gushed out iron pipe which is connected to a source of sulfur. 600oC melt fiery red fumaroles melted out and the cold freezes, forming a bright yellow solid sulfur. Sometimes uncontrolled flaming embers fumaroles, which usually immediately with water to prevent a chain reaction of pyrophoric. Sulfur rocks are cut with a crowbar and transported kedlm basket. Within environments such as breathing. This required a separate struggle, the miners generally work while biting a cloth or piece of cloth gloves as makeshift air filter. In addition to directly to the face of the lake, around the caldera interchangeable done with more or less takes a full day. The climb to the crater of Ijen is generally recommended starting in the morning. For security reasons, the climb to the crater of Ijen Paltuding closed after 14:00, because of her jet fumes and the possibility of wind direction that leads to a path of ascent. To pursue the journey in the morning, visitors are advised to stay at a nearby location in Bondowoso, clean mountain town, or in Situbondo a coastal town. If you liked the atmosphere of the estate, memorable place to spend the night is a Guest House Coffee Plantation PTP Nusantara XII in Kalisat, Jampit. The guest house is located in a residential complex estates at an altitude of about 1,200 meters above sea level. Also available in Paltuding Pondok Wisata clean enough, or open the tent in the campsite Paltuding. The average temparature Ijen crater is 13 ° C at 2 ° C during the day and at night. To reach Ijen crater today is not too difficult. There are two ways, first through the town of Banyuwangi as far as 38 miles to the west via Sleek, Guava, Paltuding (1,600 masl). The second way is through the town to the east through Wonosari Bondowoso, Sempol (800 masl), Paltuding as far as 70 km. The second way is the most widely adopted because of the smooth asphalt roads, while the first way through the macadam road with a fairly steep incline. Foreign tourists after a visit in Bromo usually come through Bondowoso, back through Banyuwangi, then on to Bali and Lombok. [navigasi.net] Mountain / Crater - Ijen The route from this Bondowoso through a limited area of coffee plantations, with three different gates. At each gate we were asked to sign the guest book and travel destinations. The scenery on this route is very nice, with coffee plantations arabikanya regular green, pine forests and virgin forest Perhutani Nature Reserve Ijen-Merapi dense. A short visit one day be able to do, but staying overnight in a coffee plantation is the right choice. Available agro-tourism package visiting coffee plantations and coffee bean processing units to consider.