Daytrip to Volcano Ijen
Starting from the basecamp of Ijen you can reach the top in only a one hour walk. It’s best to start early in the morning so the weather will be clear.
On the way you’ll encounter workers carrying down bags of sulphur on their shoulders weighing nearly 100 kg. They take it from the crater and bring it down the steep slope. It’s quite impressive to watch.
The crater is big and contains an acid craterlake.
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Daytrip to the famous Volcano Bromo
in the foreground). This volcano is easily accessible and impressive in a moonlike surrounding.
Trekking 4 days to Semeru (in the background). This is the highest volcano in Java which emits smoke every 15 minutes. |
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Trekking 4 days to the volcano Raung
It’s a four hour ride from Jember to the starting point of the hike through the area of Raung volcano. To trek to the peak will take 2-3 days, coming down is possible in one single day. The biggest crater on Java can be seen on the peak. |
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Day- or weekendtrip to the National Park Meru Betiri
After a bumpy 1 ½ hour jeep-ride through the coastal Rainforest, we will reach the deserted beach at Bandealit. This is a fantastic place to camp out. On the way we’ll pass tobacco, rubber and cocoa plantations.
Coming from a different entry of the National park, you can reach Sukamade in about 4 hours. Here you can witness turtles laying their eggs on the beach. |
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Alas Purwo National Park
Travelling from Jember to the Alas Purwo National Park will take 4 hours by car. The savanna of the Alas Purwo National Park is home to wild Javanese oxes (bos javanicus). A long beach stretches out on the coast. There are also caves which are used as religious places for Hindus and are believed to have strong mystical power. |
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Baluran National Park
Travelling from Jember to Baluran National Park will take about 5 hours. In the savanna wild Javanese oxes and deer can be found. The area is rich of acacia trees and there’s also an interesting beach to spend some time |
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Daytrip to Wato Ulo
This has a nice beach where you can relax, spoil yourself with fresh coconut, and watch the fisherman in their beautifully decorated wooden boats. The wild currents and legendary tales of the Queen of the southern seas, Nyai Roro Kidul, make this place a very mythical and special place. There’s also a hotel nearby allowing you to turn this daytrip into a mini getaway. |
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Hikes through rice fields
The area of East Java is spoiled with very rich volcanic soil and due to the heavy rain during the rainy season, the land is extremely green. It’s a blast walking through the padi rice fields, watching the kids play with the colourful kites dancing in the wind, and observing the people working in the fields, planting every single plant with their very own hands. |
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