Decision
Choosing an Ijen Volcano Tour
Eighteen departures from five cities between twenty-six dollars and five hundred, sorted by the only thing that really changes the day: where you start from.
Ijen Volcano Planning Guides
The long ones. Each of these settles a decision end to end, so you can stop opening tabs: which departure, which month, whether to drive yourself, what the night actually looks like and what you are paying for.
Itinerary
A Night on Ijen Volcano, Hour by Hour
From the 11pm pickup to breakfast at nine: what happens at each hour of an Ijen night climb, and where the waiting actually is.
Doing it yourself
Visiting Ijen Volcano Without a Tour
You can drive to the gate, pay and walk up. What that really costs in money, sleep and risk — and the point at which a driver is simply cheaper.
Money
What an Ijen Volcano Tour Costs
Why one departure is twenty-six dollars and another is five hundred, and which of the four separate costs at the gate your fare has already covered.
Seasonal
The Best Time to Climb Ijen Volcano
The dry months, the moon, the crowds and the one Friday a month the mountain closes — the four things that decide which night you should book.
Every guide closes on the tours it is about, and all of them are on Ijen Volcano Tours. If you would rather start with the practical side, how a night on the mountain works and the questions people ask most cover it.