Best Volcanoes to Visit in Indonesia

Indonesia is a land of thousands islands. Except for the ancient wonders including Borobudur and Prambanan, it has many famous volcanoes in the world. There are three active volcanoes in Indonesia among the Ten Most Famous Active Volcanoes in the world. Indonesia is a best destination for you if you want to witness the spectacular view of volcanoes. Not all the active volcanoes are safe to visit in Indonesia, Bromo and Kawah Ijen are recommended for tourists in the world who plan a trip to Indonesia with beautiful scenery of volcano and unique experience like seeing blue fire.

Bromo

Bromo is one of the most spectacular volcanoes in Indonesia. With an altitude of 2393 meters, Bromo is one of the largest volcanoes in Indonesia. And it is one of the most popular destinations for tourists to enjoy the scenery of active volcano and marvellous view of the sunrise or sunset. Bromo is located in the south of Surabaya, and it is 120 kilometers from Surabaya. It belongs to the National Park of Indonesia. The beautiful pictures of Bromo used to be the cover of Lonely Planet, and many people knew it because of Lonely Planet, attracting many foreign tourists to visit Bromo.

Volcanic Eruption of Bromo

The latest eruption of Bromo is in 2004, but the Bromo will erupt smoke from time to time. On December 20, 2010, Bromo continually erupted smoke, which reaches 800 to 900 meters. Spectacular view of volcanic eruption attracts many tourists to Bromo. At that time, the houses of the villages near the Bromo were covered with thick volcanic ash. And temporary shut-off of the electricity was made to protect the safety.

What to Expect on Bromo

See the spectacular view of the active volcano, which is attractive to most of the tourists all over the world.

Bromo provides hiking experience to hiking lovers, tourists need to hike to the top of the Pananjakan Mountain, which is the best place to have a panoramic view of Bromo and its surrounding landscapes. At this point, you will feel that you are in the world’s end and see the landform of the moon.

At Bromo, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful sunrise in the world of the volcano. Bromo and craters around it are golden or red under the rising sun, and if you are lucky, you may see the spectacular sea of clouds at Bromo.

How to Get to Bromo

Located in 120 kilometers from Surabaya, you can get to the foot of the Mountain Bromo by car. To get to the foot of the mountain, there is some distance, which you can walk or ride a horse. If you want to experience horse riding, you can ride a horse here. Kindly reminder, please pay attention to your safety while riding a horse. Then you need to hike to the viewpoint of Bromo. To catch the sunrise at Bromo, you need to climb up the mountain at early morning, which is dark. Please pay attention to your safety in the darkness.

Ijen Crater

Ijen Crater is located in the east of Palau Jawa, Indonesia. It is a twenty-kilometer crater. Ijen Crater is one of the two places in the world to see the blue fire, which attracts many tourists in the world to visit it. There is a lake at the Ijen Crater, which is 1 kilometer wide. Ijen Crater is known as its high sulphur content. The red magma of the volcanoes is considered to be the blood of earth, and there is blue magma in the world. On January 9th, 2014, a German photographer, Martin Rietze, photographed the rare scene of the blue fire at Ijen Crater. This view amazed the world. The sulfur at the lake of Ijen Crater was fired by the magma, which is blue. That’s why blue fire occurs.

Volcanic Eruption

Kawah Ijen Volcano is an active volcano in Indonesia. Its latest volcanic eruption is before 2003. On January 9th, 2014, the blue fire at the Ijen Crater amazed the world. Now many tourists in the world go to Ijen Crater to see the blue fire. And Ijen Crater is a good location for taking photos. Kindly reminder, please pay attention to your safety anytime at Ijen Crater. A visitor fell down and died at the Kawah Ijen Volcano while taking photos.

What to Expect at Ijen Crater

Enjoy the beautiful view of the lake at the Ijen Crater, it is blue or green at the Ijen Crater, which is marvellous and impressive. And there is smoke at the Ijen Crater.

Kawah Ijen provides you hiking experience. The difficulty of hiking at Kawah Ijen is higher than Bromo, some of the trails are steep. You should be really careful while climbing.

You will have the opportunity to see the blue fire at Kawah Ijen. You will probably see the blue fire at Kawah Ijen during the sunny days in dry season of Indonesia. Kindly reminder, to see the blue fire at Kawah Ijen, you should wear mask to protect yourselves.