Visitor guide
How to Visit Ijen Volcano: Tours, Timing and What You Pay
The 1am gate, the health declaration, the fee you still pay at the top of the road, and the one Friday a month the mountain is shut.
Ijen Volcano Guides and Articles
Short answers to the questions that come up once you have decided to give a night to this volcano: how to get there, what happens at each stage of the walk from Paltuding upward, what the flames actually are, and whether to start from Bali or from the town at the foot of the mountain.
Stage by stage
Inside Ijen Volcano: the Climb Stage by Stage
Three kilometres up, a kilometre down and the same again back — what happens at each stage of the walk and how long it really takes.
Background
Facts About Ijen Volcano That Will Surprise You
A lake at pH 0.5, baskets weighing more than the people carrying them, and a blue flame that is not what almost everyone thinks it is.
First visit
A First-Time Guide to Climbing Ijen Volcano
Five things first-timers get wrong before they book, from the flames to the temperature at the top, and what to do about each one.
Comparison
Ijen Volcano from Bali or Banyuwangi: Which Trip Is Right for You?
Twenty-four hours and a ferry, or ten hours and a hotel bed an hour from the gate. The arithmetic, done both ways.
Every post below points at real departures. See them all on Ijen Volcano Tours.