Ijen Trekking
Ijen Trekking is an adventure activity worth to explore when you are traveling in Indonesia. You will need to trek to reach the Ijen Crater, which is the biggest crater in Java, Indonesia. It is situated at northwest of Mount Merapi, between Banyuwangi and Bondowoso regencies, East Java.About Ijen Crater
Ijen Crater, is an active composite volcano located within the Pleistocene Ijen Caldera (old volcanic crater).The principal attraction at Ijen is the large Crater Lake that has much sulfur. It lies hidden between sheer walls of deeply furrowed rock at more than 200 meters. The Ijen crater itself lies at approximately 2,300 meters above sea level. It forms a twin volcano with the now extinct Mount Merapi. At Ijen Crater, you will enjoy the largest Blue Fire in the world.
The enormous Crater Lake contains about 36 million cubic meters of steaming, acid water. Inside the crater, you may find the different color and size of stones. So, it is also known as the beautiful garden of stone.
Another attraction is to observe how the sulfur miners do their work. You will see men will carry individual loads of up to 70 kg, often barefooted. They will go up to the rim of the crater and then 17 km down the mountainside to a factory near Banyuwangi.
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