EV 3 Days on Java: Surabaya – Bromo – Kawah Ijen – Surabaya

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Overview

The journey starts at sea level and gradually brings you up to an altitude of 2,300 meters. During this trip, you will climb stunning active volcanoes, dance at the edge of the calderas and descend into the Kawah Ijen crater to witness its magical “blue flames”, a unique phenomenon, as well as the largest sulfur acid lake in the world. You will also be able to observe the daily lives of the sulfur mine workers within the crater.

You may miss a lot if you travel to Java on your own. Read more here.

Tour Features

No prepayment required

3 days 2 nights

Solo travellers are welcome

Start and finish at Surabaya

Language - English

Private trip available on request

Vegetarian meal on request

Tourist insurance included

Why visit Bromo and Kawah Ijen?

  • To witness an epic sunrise from the grandiose caldera of the Tenger-Bromo super volcano
  • To hear the roar of the Earth while balancing on the edge of an active volcano crater
  • To start and finish at Surabaya by a long but very interesting journey all over Java and so visit the most amazing places in East Java.

Short description

Day 1: Meeting at Surabaya (Java) Airport at 6pm and departure to Bromo.

Day 2: Bromo hike, transfer and night on the way to Kawah Ijen.

Day 3: Kawah Ijen hike then back to Surabaya Airport or city (4/5 pm)

*You can start from Surabaya and finish your trip at Bali.

Please feel free to ask to know more!

 

Day 1 – Transfer from Surabaya Airport (6.00pm)

We start our trip at dawn in a comfortable car or minibus at Surabaya airport (pick-up also available from the Probolinggo (Java) railway station around 9 pm.) After a few hours driving through Javanese landscapes.

We will arrive to the last village of the Bromo site in the late afternoon (altitude of 2,300 m), have a local dinner (take away), and enjoy some free time to rest before the night climb. Night at GOOD KARMA Bromo.

Day 2 – Meeting the Bromo

Our journey begins with a 3 a.m. wake-up call and departure aboard an off-road 4x4 jeep. We will climb to the top of the Tenger-Bromo caldera to reach the “King-Kong” viewpoint (altitude of 2,650 m.)

At the viewpoint platform, we will witness a stunning sunrise over the following volcanoes:

Bromo (active, altitude of 2,300 m)

Batok (dormant, altitude of 2,400 m)

Semeru (active and erupting, altitude of 3,677 m, the tallest volcano in Java) 

After enjoying the beautiful view (and depending on the weather conditions), we will cross the “sea of sand” (mostly made up of the volcanic ashes and debris of prior eruptions) and head to the sacred Hindu temples at the foot of the spectacular Bromo and Batok volcanoes.

Making our way around the temples dedicated to the gods living inside the crater, we will go up a steep and narrow path and climb 250 steps to reach the top of the Bromo. Only then, stunned by the sounds coming from the entrails of the Earth, and in the cold of the night, will we be able to experience the beauty of the smoking crater, its sulfur vapors emanating from the depths of the volcano. A truly unforgettable moment!

After exploring this extraordinary volcanic site, we will continue on our adventure, witnessing magnificent landscapes, traditional villages, various plantations (coffee, tobacco, rice, etc.), and authentic moments of the Javanese lifestyle in this beautiful volcanic region. We will enjoy a meal of local delicacies before making our way to the hotel.

Day 3 – Conquering the Kawah Ijen

Departure at 11 p.m. (day 2) for a 2-hour transfer to the Kawah Ijen base camp. After receiving instructions on safety and following the allocation of the necessary equipment (lamps, gas masks, etc.), we will start the climb at around 1 a.m. Our experienced and professional guides will lead you along a beautiful mountain path under the starry sky in order to reach the top of the crater (altitude of 2,300 m). It will take us between 1:30 and 2 hours to reach the top.

Once at the top of the crater, the most exciting part begins: we will descend, in complete darkness, into the crater of the active volcano to witness the unique phenomenon of the “blue flames”.

Our guides, principally made up of former sulfur miners and porters and therefore very knowledgeable about the crater, will help you descend safely. They will exercise constant vigilance and make sure you are using the protective masks appropriately, providing you with constant help and guidance within this extremely spectacular environment.

At around 5 a.m., watching the sun rise above the largest acid lake in the world will complete this extraordinary adventure. We will take the time to appreciate the surreal scene surrounding us, enjoying the sunrise above the stunning turquoise lake while watching the brave workers carry huge sulfur blocks on their shoulders up to the crater rim!

Around 6-7 a.m., we will descend from this incredible location and head back to the base camp (altitude of 1,900 m). In the light of day, you will be able to appreciate the beautiful trail that led to the caldera of the stratovolcano. Filled with its energy and the morning’s unique impressions, we will gently make our way down the slopes of the volcano and enjoy a breakfast at base camp. 

Upon returning, we can guarantee that you will feel physically tired, but that this feeling will quickly pass and give way to the joy of the new memories you will get to cherish for the rest of your life.

Tour rates: EV 3 days on Java

To take part in this adventure, all you need to do is check the dates and the rates, and register for the tour as quickly as possible before spots run out.

As the number of seats is limited, it is recommended that you reserve your spot as early as possible.

1 participant US$ 320; €290; RP 4 490 000
2 or more participants (per participant) US$ 280; €250; RP 3 990 000

 

The tour package includes

Transportation comfortable car or minibus

Insurance for tourist activity

Entrances fees Bromo & Kawah Ijen

Jeep and driver at Bromo

Professional guide service

Free provision of necessary equipment (lamps, masks, respirators, gloves, and warm clothes)

Accommodation at Bromo (Good Karma Bromo) and Kawah Ijen. 
Based on 2 people maximum sharing (local standard (for solo travelers, 1 pax per room), hot water only at Bromo, towels, and soap are not provided).

Meals and drinks: оrganic, local.
Pre-ordered according to our experience and cant be changed. A vegetarian option is available, please advise at the time of booking if required.
First day – lunch and dinner.
The Second day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner (picnic).
Third day – Breakfast at Base camp, Lunch.

The tour package excludes

Your own insurance

Food and drinks outside of meals

Personal expenses

Tips for guides and drivers.

 

Private trips, special requests & other questions

Whether you are planning a non-standard trip (in terms of the date, place of pick up or drop off, specific needs or preferences, etc.), you prefer to travel independently and not within a group, or your budget doesn’t allow you to take part in our extraordinary tour, contact us so that we may find an alternative option for you.

Private trip

Included:

  • pick up and drop off at your place*
  • private comfortable car & private driver
  • ability to bring your luggage during the trip
  • private professional guides at volcanoes

*drop off available at Denpasar, Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Ubud, Munduk, Pemuteran. For other places, on request.

Package for:

1 or 2 persons: 10 990 000rp or  720€  or 790$ 3 persons: 15 990 000 rp or 990€ or 1140$
4 persons: 19 990 000 rp or 1290€ or 1430$ for more than 4 persons, please send a request

 

Important information

Altitude temperatures at the top of the volcanoes (2,300 m) can range from +2 to +25 degrees. We therefore highly recommend that you come adequately equipped.

  • You will need a pair of sports or hiking shoes and warm clothes (jacket, rainwear, sweatshirt, fleece, beanie, etc.) You will also need to bring some toiletries with you (tissues and toilet paper).
  • There will be a variety of local winter hats on sale at the Bromo base camp, available at very low prices.
  • Additional items will be provided for free upon request: jackets, lamps, protective masks, scarves, gloves, hats and rainwear.
  • Even though you are covered by our tourism insurance, we strongly advise that you be individually insured under personal travel insurance.
  • No additional costs; you only need to cover your own personal expenses, food, and drinks outside of meals, and tips for drivers and guides.
  • Our company is guided by safety and prevention objectives, and we reserve the right to act at our discretion and in an appropriate manner in the event of unforeseen situations that may arise during the trip. The amounts already paid for the trip cannot be returned.
  • In the event of an eruption or risk of eruption, or of any natural reason "outside our control", the decisions taken by the members or the management of the company will not be able in any case to generate a refund of the sums committed, the company cannot be responsible for these events.
  • All routing information is given as an indication and can be modified without notice depending on the circumstances, weather conditions, local availability and any needs for change.

The consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited during the trip.

By signing up for this tour, you are accepting (or even seeking) to be taken out of your “comfort zone”, an inevitable part of any trip to Java.

For children under the age of 14, our guides will decide, depending on volcanic and weather conditions, whether they are allowed to descend into the crater. (However, the access to the top of the volcano is unregulated.)

Meeting point and departure

Surabaya airport Terminal 2
Restaurant Soto Bangkalan
Jl. Ir. H. Juanda, Segoro Tambak, Sedati, Kabupaten Sidoarjo.
Meeting time Day 1: 6 pm (18h00)
Arrival time Day 3: around 3 pm ( 15h00)

At railway station Gubeng
Jl. Gubeng Masjid No.5, Airlangga, Kec. Gubeng, Kota SBY, Jawa
Meeting time Day 1: +/- 6.30 pm (18h30)
Arrival time Day 3: around 3 pm ( 15h00)

Please indicate your preference when filling out the registration and reservation form.

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Sarra
28/06/2019
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It was amazing! From our arrival in Probolinggo, we were well taken care of by our driver (I forgot his name oups) who throughout the trip was very caring for us. Arrivals in Bromo we met our guide Wiio (?), He was great too, very attentive, caring and always ready to answer our questions. We really enjoyed seeing the sunrise directly on the crater and not at the viewpoints with all the tourists. There was only us on the crater at that time so it was really crazy. The visit of Kawah Ijen was also very good, Harry is the guide at the top too, it was great to learn about his experience as a bearer of sulfur, plus he really knows the whole site by heart so he had answer to all our questions. In addition, we had a lot of luck with time on both visits which made them even more incredible. Regarding the meals, everything was very good (our driver even offered us pastries and coconut, we loved it). Just maybe for the evening meal before the Kawah Ijen it might be better to have dinner together but that's just a detail. Although we did not sleep the rooms were very decent. In summary three amazing days, we will highly recommend your agency and we will leave a very positive comment on your page! A big thank you for everything.

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Jean Paul Steinmann
28/06/2019
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My circuit of Java volcanoes ended today. I wish to express my satisfaction as to its realization. Everything was excellently organized, with well-oiled logistics, an excellent team of escorts and a very good driver. The two tours of Bromo and Kawah Ijen present different interests that are definitely worth the trip, even if they require sustained efforts for the climbing stages. Thank you for this excellent discovery tour made possible by the team Indotravel Team.

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Sebastian & Pia
22/05/2019
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Found Pierrick and his team through a couple of recommendations by various travel blogs. I have to admit they were 100% correct, the trip was amazing and one of our best experiences, we enjoyed it a lot! There organization was perfect, including the pickup from our hotel, the funny driver, the great local guide, the drop-off afterwards, and even the arrangement of our airport transfer. The breakfast with the Indonesian family was very good, a bit heavy and plenty though. Hari was a superb guide as well, taking very good care of everyone in the group and making sure that everyone has a marvelous experience. We had a lot of fun with him on the way and in the crater. He was very knowledgeable and was even eager to take some good shots of us. The smaller group was also a big plus! It was not only ensuring a lot of attention by Hari, but made the whole experience feel safe. As you can probably imagine, we can only highly recommend this great team. Thanks so much! Cheers, Sebastian & Pia

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Katya Orlova
21/05/2019
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Two of us attended a 3-day Bromo-Ijen tour by Indotravelsteam from Ubud. It was quite long way to our destination; however, moving to Bromo area was not stressful due to comfortable minibuses and nice drivers. The entire group consisted of about 20 people from various countries, split mostly into 2 sub-groups during the move. The main organiser, Pierrick, is a very experienced and knowledgeable guide, who gave a lot of support to everyone. He was very responsive before the trip to clarify everything quickly. During the trip, we enjoyed his company and French(?) jokes very much. Local guides were also very nice. They all spoke English well, and on the way down to caldera Ijen, they guided us safely and provided us support whenever needed. They even offered to take many photos for everyone, including photos of the famous blue flames with our cameras and mobile phones, which look fantastic :-) We were the only vegetarians, but very tasty vegetarian options were made available everywhere in local Javanese cafes and restaurants, which we enjoyed very much. Before the trip, we were unsure about going to these volcanoes on Java until the very end of our stay on Bali and even thought about trying to go there on our own for a moment. However, during the tour, I realised how complicated it might have been if we were to do it on our own and understood a lot of work behind the scenes was necessary to make everything so well-organised. The only thing which made this trip somewhat difficult for me was motion sickness, which I felt in a car frequently on mountain roads. If you are worried about it, please ask the driver about a pill (which I was shy to do and it was a mistake) or take your own. Then, all will be fine. ;-) Ijen and Bromo are very unique and special places, and I can highly recommend the trip with Pierrick and his team. For me, it was an unforgettable journey. Thank you!!! :-)

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Katya Orlova
21/05/2019
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Two of us attended a 3-day Bromo-Ijen tour by Indotravelsteam from Ubud. It was quite long way to our destination; however, moving to Bromo area was not stressful due to comfortable minibuses and nice drivers. The entire group consisted of about 20 people from various countries, split mostly into 2 sub-groups during the move. The main organiser, Pierrick, is a very experienced and knowledgeable guide, who gave a lot of support to everyone. He was very responsive before the trip to clarify everything quickly. During the trip, we enjoyed his company and French(?) jokes very much. Local guides were also very nice. They all spoke English well, and on the way down to caldera Ijen, they guided us safely and provided us support whenever needed. They even offered to take many photos for everyone, including photos of the famous blue flames with our cameras and mobile phones, which look fantastic :-) We were the only vegetarians, but very tasty vegetarian options were made available everywhere in local Javanese cafes and restaurants, which we enjoyed very much. Before the trip, we were unsure about going to these volcanoes on Java until the very end of our stay on Bali and even thought about trying to go there on our own for a moment. However, during the tour, I realised how complicated it might have been if we were to do it on our own and understood a lot of work behind the scenes was necessary to make everything so well-organised. The only thing which made this trip somewhat difficult for me was motion sickness, which I felt in a car frequently on mountain roads. If you are worried about it, please ask the driver about a pill (which I was shy to do and it was a mistake) or take your own. Then, all will be fine. ;-) Ijen and Bromo are very unique and special places, and I can highly recommend the trip with Pierrick and his team. For me, it was an unforgettable journey. Thank you!!! :-)

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Ester
20/05/2019
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I spent with Indotravel team over 3 days and it was wonderful. We did the night hike to Bromo and Ijen As I was traveling Indonesia I didn’t come from Bali as the rest of the group but came to the “basement” by myself. Night before the hike we check in to our accommodation, we had a room each. As I have been hiking volcanoes quite a bit all over the world I was expecting the room with 10 beds and no shower but I was positively surprised. We had a room each, hot shower, water, towel, Pierrick organised the dinner for us. For people who don’t do this kind of trips it is not 5 star hotel, but regarding the fact those trips are organised far away from civilisation I was more than happy. It was clean, everything organised perfectly, I didn’t need to look after anything (nice chance after months of traveling and organising everything by myself). With Pierrick and his team you don’t need to be worried. They know what are they doing. RECOMMEND!

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Rimma
20/05/2019
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Amazing trip! Well organized unique experience, stunning views and fun people! Will definitely do another trips with Indotravelteam

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Adam
20/05/2019
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First of all, we started our adventure in Probolligo. A driver was waiting for us at the station and drive us to Camp to Lawang where Nicolas, our Tour Leader was waiting for us. From this moment until the end, Nicolas was accompanying us with professionalism and was really helpful. The trip in itself correspond exactly to the description made by Pierick. Accomodations were simple (as it is in every guest house on a mountain trip) but comfortable. We even had hot water (that wasn't sure on the description). The treks were really nice. For the Bromo we started by the volcano and not the view point. That was really nice, it allowed us to be alone on the volcano and the sunrise was awesome! For the Ijen, the trek was harder because of the smoke but.... that's the reason we were there! To conclude, really nice trip, really nice guide. Not an easy adventure but it deserves to be done.

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Adam
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First of all, we started our adventure in Probolligo. A driver was waiting for us at the station and drive us to Camp to Lawang where Nicolas, our Tour Leader was waiting for us. From this moment until the end, Nicolas was accompanying us with professionalism and was really helpful. The trip in itself correspond exactly to the description made by Pierick. Accomodations were simple (as it is in every guest house on a mountain trip) but comfortable. We even had hot water (that wasn't sure on the description). The treks were really nice. For the Bromo we started by the volcano and not the view point. That was really nice, it allowed us to be alone on the volcano and the sunrise was awesome! For the Ijen, the trek was harder because of the smoke but.... that's the reason we were there! To conclude, really nice trip, really nice guide. Not an easy adventure but it deserves to be done.

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Jean
15/02/2019
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First of all, we started our adventure in Probolligo. A driver was waiting for us at the station and drive us to Camp to Lawang where Nicolas, our Tour Leader was waiting for us. From this moment until the end, Nicolas was accompanying us with professionalism and was really helpful. The trip in itself corresponds exactly to the description made by Pierick. Accommodations were simple (as it is in every guest house on a mountain trip) but comfortable. We even had hot water (that wasn't sure on the description). The treks were really nice. For the Bromo we started by the volcano and not the viewpoint. That was really nice, it allowed us to be alone on the volcano and the sunrise was awesome! For the Ijen, the trek was harder because of the smoke but.... that's the reason we were there! To conclude, really nice trip, really nice guide. Not an easy adventure but it deserves to be done.

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