Hunting for Blue Fire in The Ijen Creater-BANYUWANGI

by Desri Silitonga (Indonesia)

Making a local connection Indonesia

Hello traveller Now i will explain my trip on the january 2020 Banyuwangi is an area that will never die,Banyuwangi Regency which has the nickname as Sunrise of Java has a number of mainstay attractions of the beach and mountains and is known to foreign .Moreover, this area comes with a variety of beautiful scenery. Uniquely, this scene has only 2 in the world. First is New Zealand with its sky charm, and Indonesia with its crater charm Mount Ijen is a volcano located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency, East Java, Indonesia. This mountain has an altitude of 2,386 meters above sea level and is located next to Mount Marapi. For hunting the amzing blue fire we must start hiking at 1. Am. This bluish light appears only at 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Its appearance is also sometimes large, small, even invisible. The local weather greatly influences its appearance. When the rainy season, the blue flame is a bit ‘shy’ aka a little smaller than in the dry season. When the dry season is believed to be the ideal time to see this blue fire. After you in the top crater you must go down for see the blue fire. You must use masker because smeel from sulphur make you difficult for breath. Not only blue fire you can find in there best sunrise when sun kiss the lake batur and the mountain that can touch bye the sun will make you will never want back to your home and your eyes will be shine and automaticcly your lips will be smile. Climb ijen crater not difficult but you must be patient and never give up, when you trakking you can find taxi man they will ask you if you want use taxi and they will bring you with their taxi bytheway taxi in here not like taxi that you think but like cart and they will push you up with their cart. That was amazing when i saw them and their strunggle for their life. Thats make me thankful .Since early morning, the sulfur miners began to climb to the top of Mount Ijen which has a height of 2,443 meters, using a flashlight on the head, a thin jacket and gloves. The trip to the top of Mount Ijen takes about two hours. After reaching the top of the miners down the steep slope to get to the crater. Around the crater of Mount Ijen, they took sulfur. While carrying a bamboo basket full of sulfur weighing around 70 kg, the miners went back up the rocky path to the top. Every now and then their steps stopped to rest. This often attracts tourists who look in amazement with sulfur miners as well as being an attraction and used as a photo object that contains many meanings. If you visit Ijen Crater from Banyuwangi, then there you can taste the pleasure of Rujak Soto. Most are sold in stalls. Or stop for a moment stall near the Paltuding post which sells food to the miners. You can also stop by and enjoy hot food and drinks there. As for souvenirs that you can bring home from there are a variety of souvenirs made of bamboo and shaped like a small basket like a miniature basket of sulfur miners. This small basket is then filled with small yellow sulfur flakes and sulfur souvenirs made in various unique and interesting shapes. To go to Ijen Crater, you can take only two routes, namely the Banyuwangi route to Licin which is about 15 km with a distance of about 30 minutes using a two or four-wheeled vehicle. The second route is through Situbondo which passes Wonosari and Paltuding which can be reached by two-and four-wheeled vehicles. Paltuding is the foot of the mountain with an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level, so the air temperature must be very cold. So make sure to wear warm clothes to taste. Well what do you think of the travel addicts, come and see for yourself the charm and beauty of the charm of blue fire that there are only two in the world. Lets explore Indonesia