4D3N Bali-Batur-Ijen-Bromo-Bali Tour Itinerary
Day 01: Bali – Hotel near Lake Batu
Pick up from Airport in Bali or hotel in Bali. Transfer to Kintamani and check in at Lake View Eco Lodge or equivalent hotel depending on availability of rooms. Later in the day, you will be transferred to Lake Batur. Covering an area of 18 square kilometers, be amazed by the emerald blue Lake Batur popular known as Bali's largest crater lake and revered as a spiritual site by local people. After exploring the beautiful Lake Batur, return to hotel on time for your dinner at the hotel’s restaurant overlooking incredible stunning view of Lake Batur. After dinner, have a good rest in your room before starting your Mount Batur sunrise trekking tour on the next morning.
Day 02: Mount Batur - Ferry Port - Banyuwangi/Hotel at Ijen Crater area
Pick up from hotel at 02.00 am and proceed to Pura Jati (starting point). It takes about 1 hour. Start trekking at Pura Jati at 03.00 am to climb Mount Batur. From Pura Jati to Mount Batur it takes 2 hours with relax walk. We climb in the darkness to reach Mount Batur down at the view over the lake. See sunrise at 6 o’clock. The activities before sunrise is enjoy hot tea or coffee and toast for breakfast. After sunrise explore interesting object around Mount Batur: Big crater when erupt 1804, holly hot spring and bat cave temple, then continue trekking. Along this trek we will enjoy spectacular view in an easy trekking routine for about 30 minutes. In this place we will find magic kitchens. From this place we can also see a beautiful small crater. From the summit, we will continue to another trek down through a rim where you can see a crater of 1963 eruption. At the end of the trek is a sandy trail on which you get down in ski-like motion. And this is another experience that every trekker will not miss. The highlight of this tour is Rain Forest, cooking with natural steam, cave temple, holly hotspring in the crater. After exploring, transfer back to hotel around 10 am and rest. At 12:00pm, check out hotel and transfer to the most western tip of Bali to reach Gilimanuk ferry port for about 3 hours by a private car with AC then from Gilimanuk Harbor, We will take a ferry to cross Bali strait for about 1 hour to reach Ketapang ferry port of Banyuwangi in the most eastern tip of Java Island. On this trip, We will pass through the rural landscapes of West Bali. Lunch will be served at local restaurant on the way. Upon arrival in Ketapang ferry port then proceed for a short city tour in Banyuwangi. End of the afternoon drive up to Bondowoso and stay at Ijen View Hotel or equivalent hotel depending on availability of rooms for overnight stay and having dinner before we enjoy Ijen Crater Tour on the next morning.
Day 03: Ijen Crater Tours– Hot Spring & Plantation - Mt. Bromo Hotel
(Optional: If you wish to see "blue fire", tour will start at 1:00am). Around 05:00 in the morning, our 4WD vehicle (jeep) will bring us to the village of Licin and then continue to the slope of Mount Ijen, passing through plantations and rainforest. This is one of the few remaining on the Island of Java with giant ferns, plants & big trees, this journey takes approximately 1 hour from the hotel by private car. Arrive at the parking area of Mount Ijen, approximately 1 until 1.5 hours will be required to ascend slope of mount Ijen to reach peak of Ijen Crater and along the path, you will enjoy the stunning natural scenery with fresh air & shady. Resting on the edge of the crater at an altitude of 2883 meters and enjoy best panorama of the lake of sulphate where reflects spectacular view in the surrounding walls to give the impression like doom. The sulfur mining workers go down into the crater and climb back up by passing dangerous path on the edge of Ijen Crater with the load as much as 80 kilograms on their shoulders. This is really a dangerous & hard job. Here also, you will enjoy the beautiful scenery in the crater of Ijen as one of God's amazing creation. Do not forget to take pictures in this area as a proof that you have visited one of the most amazing places on earth. After enjoyed the natural scenery at Crater of Ijen and then descend the slope of Mount Ijen until vehicles parking area where our vehicle is waiting for escort you to visit water hot spring & plantations. Afterward, we will continue our trip to Mount Bromo area for about 4-5 hours. Upon your arrival in Mt. Bromo area, you will stay at Cemara Indah Hotel or Bromo Permai Hotel or equivalent hotel depending on availability of rooms where overlooking to the active volcano of Mount Bromo, Batok and Mount Kursi around Tengger region.
Day 04: Bromo Hotel – Bromo sunrise tours – Bali
At 4 am the 4WD will bring you to the world's most famous view point at Mount Pananjakan on the rim of the Tengger caldera to see sunrise with its young volcanic including Mount Bromo and an active Mount Semeru in the back ground is breathtaking the play light shadow with sunrise reach Mountain succession from the top to the bottom and the usual fog of the caldera. Afterward the adventure be continued to an active Mount Bromo volcano by horse riding. About at 08:00, the 4WD will bring you back to the hotel for breakfast, take shower, packing, loading bags, to the vehicle then transfer out to Bali. We will leave Mt. Bromo about at 09:00 or 10:00 to transfer you out to Bali for about 8-9 hours including having lunch at local restaurant and take ferry for about 1 hour from Ketapang Harbor Banyuwangi to western tip of Bali island. You will be back in Bali/Kuta or Sanur or Ubud area in the evening.
Note:
If your end tour program in Bali Airport, please take flight leaving from Bali after 20:00 or late night.
Price is included:
~ Pick up & drop off service from Bali Airport or Hotel in Bali
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Mt Batur area with breakfast
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Ijen Crater area with breakfast
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Mt Bromo area with breakfast
~ Compulsory Mt Batur local guide fee
~ Land transportation with driver and fuel
~ 4WD vehicle (jeep) to reach slope of Ijen Crater
~ 4WD vehicle for Mount Bromo Sunrise Tours
~ Mineral water and local snacks
~ All entrance tickets
~ English speaking guide
~ Ferry cost from Bali to Ketapang Ferry Port, Banyuwangi (return)
Price is not included:
~ Airport tax
~ Travel Insurance
~ Camera fee (if any)
~ Horse riding at slope of Mt Bromo (optional: you can do on foot)
~ Bar, Laundry, Phone call, Internet, Tipping
~ Lunch & Dinner during the trip
~ Pick up & drop off service from Bali Airport or Hotel in Bali
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Mt Batur area with breakfast
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Ijen Crater area with breakfast
~ 1N stay at Hotel of Mt Bromo area with breakfast
~ Compulsory Mt Batur local guide fee
~ Land transportation with driver and fuel
~ 4WD vehicle (jeep) to reach slope of Ijen Crater
~ 4WD vehicle for Mount Bromo Sunrise Tours
~ Mineral water and local snacks
~ All entrance tickets
~ English speaking guide
~ Ferry cost from Bali to Ketapang Ferry Port, Banyuwangi (return)
Price is not included:
~ Airport tax
~ Travel Insurance
~ Camera fee (if any)
~ Horse riding at slope of Mt Bromo (optional: you can do on foot)
~ Bar, Laundry, Phone call, Internet, Tipping
~ Lunch & Dinner during the trip
To join this tour, please email us: worldheritage101@yahoo.com
