Mount Ijen Blue Fire Tour – From Surabaya (2D/1N)
- Surabaya, Mount Ijen Area
Tour Type
Private Tour
Room Type
Homestay/Hotel
Group Size
1 - 15 pax
Departure
Daily
Overview
This tour is for travellers who want to visit the Blue Flames and Ijen Lake in Mount Ijen from Surabaya if you don’t have enough time to visit both Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen. We are able to pick you up from Surabaya and bring you around in Ijen, then drop you off at Surabaya after the tour.
The package includes accommodation, land transportation, Jeep at Ijen area and tour guide/driver.
Airport/hotel/train station pick-up and drop-off in Surabaya is included.
The package is available everyday including public holidays, Christmas and Chinese New Year.
If you are organising for bigger groups over 15 pax, chat with us and we are able to assist you.
Itinerary
Day 1: Surabaya - Ijen Area
- Pick up from your hotel in Surabaya at 9am. Or from Surabaya Airport or Train Station on your arrival time (Recommend to fly in before 12 noon.)
- Travel to Ijen area. The journey takes around 5 hours.
- Check into Homestay at Ijen area (you can pay extra SGD 30/pax to upgrade to Grand Padis Hotel or same standard one).
- Rest for the day and get ready for Ijen hiking.
Day 2: Mount Ijen (Blue Fire Encounter) - Surabaya
- Pick up from homestay at 12 midnight and travel to Paltuding area. Local Ijen tour guide is included in this package.
- Reach Paltuding permit post at approximately 2 am, before hiking to Mount Ijen.
- At the peak, we will be able to see the famous Blue Flame Sulphur of Ijen. As the Blue Flames are dependent on the moon light and rain, sightings are dependent on suitable weather. As with other natural phenomena, sightings cannot be guaranteed but we will bring you to the choice view point.
- At the break of dawn, if weather permits and it is deemed safe to do so by the authorities, you can walk down to the rim of the Ijen Lake. You can enjoy the morning lake view of Ijen and walk back to Kawah Ijen before returning to Paltuding.
- Return to Paltuding at around 6-6:30am.
- Road trip 5-6 hours back to Surabaya city.
- We will drop you off at your requested hotel in Surabaya, or Surabaya Juanda Airport or Surabaya Train Station. Earliest can reach at 4pm.
- *If you choose to drop off at Bali (extra SGD100/pax), this is the route: After Ijen hiking, we will drive you to Ketapang Port to take 1-hour ferry to Gilimanuk Port in Bali. Then continue driving to your hotel in Bali with same car and driver, this is a 4-5 hours journey. Usually you will reach Bali hotel at around 6-7pm. The add-on includes ferry ticket and the car with driver.
Our tour ends here.
*Exact timings and sequence are subject to change depending on the conditions of the day. Our guide will discuss with you to decide. However, we do intend to keep as much as possible to the itinerary stated above.
The prices are indicated above depending on the number of people.
If you are organising for bigger groups over 15 pax, chat with us and we are able to assist you.
You can book directly online and pay using PayPal, Credit Card or Bank Transfer (including PayNow, PayLah etc).
Inclusions
- 1 night stay at Ijen area as stated in the itinerary
- Breakfast provide by Hotel / Homestay
- English/Bahasa speaking tour guide/driver
- 1 local guide at Ijen
- Pick up/drop off from/at Surabaya Airport / Train Station / Hotel in Surabaya
- Private tour
- Service charge, room tax, VAT, driver and guide expenses, and baggage handling
Exclusions
- Entrance fee to Mount Ijen: IDR 250,000/pax
- Personal expenses
- Meals i.e. lunch and dinner. However, we will recommend and bring you to places to eat according to your preference
- Travel insurance (recommend)
- Tips (recommend)
- All the fees not mentioned in the “Inclusions”
Add-ons (optional):
- Entrance fee for Mount Ijen: SGD 25/pax
- Upgrade to Grand Padis Hotel: SGD 30/pax
- Drop off at Hotel in Bali: SGD 100/pax
- Travel insurance (cover COVID-19 related): SGD 29/pax
FAQ
Your passport with min. 6 months validity; Vaccination proofs (fully vaccinated with at least 2 does); return tickets; travel insurance and other travel essentials.
For travel between cities and towns, the following vehicles with ample space for luggages are used:
1-4 Pax Group – Toyota Avanza 5 Seater
5 Pax Group – Toyota Innova 7 Seater
7-10 Pax Group – Toyota Hiace 11 Seater
For travel to Gunung Penanjakan, Sand Sea and Whispering Savannah, you will switch to a 4WD Jeep
This is the most popular itinerary among the customers. However, if you want to add, change or skip some attractions, we can customise itinerary for you. All the attractions and activities are optional, you can always skip if you don’t want to go. You can leave a note when you check out or tell our guide in the tour.
The entrance fees have various pricing i.e. foreigner, local rate, peak prices etc. It would be better that the customer pay on the spot depending on his/her nationality. Also, it will solve the refund issue if you choose not to go to the attraction when you are on the tour.
Return airport transfer service is included. We would pick you up at Surabaya airport on your arrival time on day 1. If you are already in Surabaya, we would pick you up at your hotel at around 9am instead.
The nearest international airport to Mount Bromo is Surabaya Juanda International Airport.
You can also start the tour from Bali or Yogyakarta.
Generally, our tours are all inclusive except for Entrance fess and lunch and dinner during the tour.
For lunch and dinner expense, you can budget it at around 50,000 rupiah/meal or about 5SGD/meal or 4USD/meal. It greatly depends on what you order and where you dine.
As for the entrance fees, we usually state in the tour details or you can pay through us first as a selected option.
Yes. You can request for the optional Milky Way tour which starts around midnight from your lodge at Cemoro Lawang. You will head to a nearby peak such as Mount Pananjakan, Mentigen Hill, Kingkong Hill or Seruni Point where you can view the Milky Way. Avid photographers should bring suitable camera equipment such as tripod for Milky Way Photography. You would then continue with the standard itinerary for sunrise views over Mt Bromo. The extra cost is 200K IDR for each jeep (4 customers to a jeep).
It cost around 75K IDR for one way trip to cross the sand sea on a horse. For a return trip, it will cost around 150K IDR. Note that the horse ride ends close to the start of the stairs to Mt Bromo crater. You will still have to climb the flight of steps up to the crater. Horse ride is entirely optional and you can also walk across the sand sea which most visitors do. Do negotiate with the horsemen to try to get a better deal.
No. Mount Bromo area is very dark and cold in the night. For the safety concern, we don’t allow the customers to hike solely on foot rather than taking the Jeep.
Sunglasses and sunblock lotion are highly recommended – the sun rays can be harsh and at high altitude, it is easy to get sunburnt even though the surrounding temperature is cold. The terrain is very sandy– wearing a face mask is also recommended for protection. (Akin to walking in a desert). If you are visiting the waterfalls, please bring along wet gears (swim suits with t-shirt and shorts, booties/sandals, spectacle hooks, waterproof cover for camera which can be secured to your body, change of clothes, towel).
Our vehicle will drop you at the parking lot of Madakaripura Waterfalls where you will hop to a motorbike (Ojek) for a short 5 minutes ride to the entrance. Then you need to do a short trek of around 15 minutes (1km) to reach the waterfalls.
Swimming is no longer allowed at the waterfalls since 2018. But you will still get wet from the water. Our guides will provide ponchos for everybody. For footwear, we recommend covered rubber shoes like Crocs. Sandals/slippers with good grips are also fine but please be careful not to hit any rocks.
For more FAQs, please refer to our FAQ page or message/call us for faster response.
