2-Day Private Bali Tour: Kawah Ijen Adventure from Denpasar

and’s scenic west coast, a slice of the real Bali few tourist see. Stop for photos amid terraced rice fields, rustic villages, surging surf beaches and beautiful Bali National Park during the two and a half hour drive to Gilimanuk.

After breakfast at the hotel drive on a four-wheel drive vehicle to the slope of Mount Ijen, passing through plantations and rainforest. This is one of the few left in the island of Java with giant ferns and big trees. Pause at the Park Ranger’s post before hiking further up to the slope of the crater. About one hour and half to two hours is needed to ascend the rim of the crater along a shady track with amazing views. Take a rest on the edge of the crater at 2883-meter altitude. The sulfuric lake reflects eerie color over the surrounding walls to give an apocalypse like impression. Men seeking the sulfur descend into the crater and climb back up along the dangerous rim with loads of up to 80 kilos on their shoulders The crater observation will take at leisure.