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Ijen Crater with Blue Fire

Kawah Ijen or Ijen Crater is volcano which has the largest acided lake in the world, about 20 Km wide and the volume of the crater proximately around 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre•ft).

The summit of ijen crater is about 2.799 meter high,  it took and effort for peoples to reach a...

Kawah Ijen or Ijen Crater is volcano which has the largest acided lake in the world, about 20 Km wide and the volume of the crater proximately around 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre•ft).

The summit of ijen crater is about 2.799 meter high,  it took and effort for peoples to reach at the top. Mostly it take  two-hour hike is required to reach rim of the crater (1.5 kilometers) from the summit, and 45 minutes to hike down to the bank of the crater, a guide necessary.

The caldera or the lake of Kawah Ijen harbors  has turquoise colored, the color it came from acidic crater lake that leaks sulphurous gases constantly then mix the the water spring that come of from bottom of crater area.

at Nigh the hot gases burn out to emit an amazing blue glow unique color  in some part of the bottom of crater, it well known as "Blue fire" pure fire that emerge beneth the earth.

the blue fire emerge because the gases and also liquid sulphur emerge from the cracks in the volcano come up with high pressure and temperature (up to 600°C) and when it contact with the air suddenly it ignite and burn  as it flows down the slopes among the pipe giving the feeling of blue lava flowing.

Kawah ijen is becoming very well known in the world, as the only one natural blue fire. But not many peoples know that actually ijen is not only amazing touristic destination. From Dutch colonial age, Kawah Ijen is work place for sulphur miner.

The liquid sulphur that leaking from beneath the earth channeled through a network ceramic-steal pipe line, the liquid with bright red color molten, pours slowly through ceramic-steal pipelines, then end of on the ground and liquid sulphur mix with Oxygen it condense instantly then change the color becoming bright yellow when it cools down.

All then miner have to break the yellow cooled sulphur into pieces, the nearby crater in very dense of sulfuric smoke (gas) that emerge of crater which can make peoples hardly to breath and also make the eyes itchy. The miner have to deal with such harsh enviromment an able to collect sulfur put in the their bamboo basket and carried it down the hills. Mostly the miner carried weight of basket up to 60 Kg - 100 kg and they carried it twice a day.

The miner carried it down, weight it up at post point, then the officer (from private company) note how much they carried in their basket, every 1 kg of sulfur paid for 800 - 900 IDR.

The workers work in extremely hazardous condition with insufficient protection. Most of them suffers from numerous respiratory problems due to breathing toxic fumes day in and out. At times they work at night under to escape the heat of the sun, and to earn extra income.

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TORAJA - MAKASSAR CULTURE AND NATURE TOUR 4 Days 3 Nights

                                                           TORAJA  - MAKASSAR CULTURE AND NATURE TOUR
                                                                                          4 Days 3 Nights

Tour Code : 01

Day 01: ARRIVAL IN MAKASSAR AIR PORT – TRANSFER TO TORAJA (B.L.D )
up on arrival at Hasnuddin Air port Makassar, you will meet our tour Guide. Makassar ,capital of Sulawesi Island .this is noisy city, with around two millions of inhabitants in the trade center ,it’s the entrance door to all the island of east Indonesia .   Then , we will go by car to the land of the Toraja .During this 7-8 hours journey through the trans Sulawesi road,we will visit the traditional villages of bugis ,who live in all the south of the Island.They known by their abilty to build Phinisi boat and by their houses set on stilt , Lunch will be will be served in Pare- pare at sea view  Restaurant .in the last stretch,the gets in to mountain of Sulawesi to leads us to Toraja ,one of the most beautiful regions of the whole archipelago.stop will be made at puncak lawakan for having coffee break while enjoy the spectacular of erotic mountain ,late in the afternoon  getting Rantepao ,capital of Toraja,we will go directly to our Hotel . ( (B.L.D )


Day 02 : FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR.
During these day s we will take you on a full day Toraja tour.Toraja region is not only privileged for is wonderful landscape ,but for active and strange local culture ,even though now days  religion is mostly Christian , The animism is still alive.first we will visit  LONDA  where we can see  the natural cave with hanging grave on the highly rock,sarcofago and bones.LEMO  stone grave  with Tau – Tau ( wodden statues) on the balcony  of grave.KAMBIRA  where will explore  the extra ordinary baby grave in the living tree.Lunch will be served in the local restaurant , after lunch we will do a short walk through  the villages ,passing the  ricefield and  country side .KE’TE KESU aunthentic  village with traditional houses and rice store  and handy craff.late in the afternoon  back to the hotel  for the next over night at hotel ………………………………..     (B.L.D)


Day 03 :FULL DAY TORAJA TOUR . (B.L.D )
After breakfast , we  will  take you on another full day toraja tour  in north part of toraja and we will visit first TRADITIONAL MARKET,BORI where we can find ancient megalithic  stones ,after that  we will drive up to the mountain to reach TINIMBAYO hill for the nice view of rice terraced while enjoy local coffe from the farmer.than continue to BATUTUMONGA  for the spectacular  landscape  and country side. Lunch will be served at the local Restaurant.after  lunch  we will  do a short hiking .late in the afternoon back to the hotel  for the next over night.


Day 04 :TORAJA  - MAKASSAR /TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ( B .L )
Early in the morning after break fast  check out from the Hotel and drive back to the airport  for 7-8 hours drive, lunch will be served  at Kenari bukit indah restaurant .in the afternoon arrive in Makassar  onward  transfer directly to the airport to catch your flight for your next destination . …….. TOUR END.

                                                    HAVE A NICE FLIGHT
TOUR CONDITION :
Our Service  Included :
• Hotel accommodation
• Meals as Mentioned in the itinerary  B =Breakfast     L = Lunch   D = Dinner.
• Tour and transfer by private air condition vehicles
• English speaking local guide  ( for other languages  supplement apply )
• All entrance fees and tours as indicated in itinerary
• Donation in Toraja

Our services do not included
• Visa arrangements
• International and domestic  flights
• International and Domestic departure tax
• Meals other than mentioned above
• Camera/ video
• Personal expenses  ( Drinks , Laundry,Telephone ,Tips  etc ).
       Others services not clearly indicated in packages inclusion above.
Important notes :
• The tour price does not include personal insurance so we highly recommend you to take your own insurance before departure to Indonesia covering also the cost of medical evacuation by air

$30 Per Day

Barong and Kintamani Tour

Barong and Kintamani Tour is the most visited by tourist in Bali.almost all travel agent in Bali sell program tour to Kintamani but our program will make you more satisfied because we will give you additional program which not provided by the other travel agent.the start tour from your hotel 08:30 am

After break first in your hotel we will Direct to Batu village to watch the Barong dance starts on 09:30 am until 10:30 every day the dance performance is very nice which ended with a trance (keris dance ) after we whatced Barong dance we will visited Celuk vllage the silver center in Bali the local people called silver smith village and then we move to Batuan village to stop by Balinese traditional house to look life of the real people of Bali.After visited Batuan vllage we will going to wood carving center in Mas village heir you can see process to make sculpture,mask,souvenir,etc.From Mas village  we sill going to Goa gajah (elephant cave) the place meditation or hermitage Hindhu religion priest anciently.For the next we go to Batur vulcano and Lake Batur for lunch while enjoyed view of vulcano and lake Batur and then we will stop at Plantation coffee,cocoa,spice and many other tropical plant.From plantation we will going to Sebatu Temple beautiful temple surrounded by nature ponds its water direct from water source.an then we will going to Ubud village the center of art in Bali through Tegalalang rice terrace view heir you can   stop for take a picture.the tour program ended in Ubud Bali for shopping time,working in Ubud Traditional market. and then we will back to your hotel...

The price not included : Lunch,and Donation ticket 

 

$285 Per Day

Rinjani Summit Trail 3D2N

Day 0

Pick up from airport / Mataram city center. Heading to homestay in Sembalun. Check in and have total rest before long trek the next coming days. Dinner will be prepared in hotel

Day 1

  • Early trekking starts by 06.00.
  • After breakfast in guesthouse, first trekking route for 2 hours to reach Post 1. Break for taking breathe then continue to heading to Post 2
  • Lunch break in Post 2
  • Heading further to Plawangan Sembalun point
  • It takes about 3 hours steep trek from the last Point 3 to reach Plawangan Sembalun point
  • Arriving in Plawangan Sembalun by maximum 5PM. Set the tent and rest

Day 2

  • Summit trek starts by 01.00AM.
  • By early morning on 1AM, guests may wake up and prepare for summit attack
  • Approximattely we will back again to Plawangan Sembalun point by 6AM
  • Breakfast and rest
  • After breakfast, guests may trek down the steep crater to reach the lake. Rest in the lake by noon with the view of new "mount" in the middle of the lake
  • Then after, heading to hotspring to refresh and relax the tensed muscles
  • Camp in the lake side

Day 3

  • Going back to Senaru and drive to mataram city.
  • Wake up by 6AM and have breakfast
  • Walk thru the lake to reach Plawangan Senaru and continue further to go back to Post 2 of Senaru
  • Lunch break and continue walking till Senaru village
  • Pick up by transportation and transfer to Mataram city. Dinner and drop in airport by maximum 9PM or check in hotel (additional hotel on guests bill)

Includes :

  • Airport / hotel transfer
  • Trekking guide
  • English speaking guide
  • Porters
  • Camping equipments (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, cooking tools) for 2 nights
  • Meals and drink during trip
  • Rinjani ticket
  • Health statement letter
  • Travel insurance
  • Accomodation for 1 night in Sembalun village
  • Transportation from Mataram city to Sembalun village and from Senaru village back to Mataram city

Excludes : personal care, guide tips, airport tax and flight ticket, additional hotel back in Mataram

Terms & Conditions :

  • not suits for guests with heart problem
  • minimal participants for open trip is 10 persons
  • price are for foreign rate