BLUE FIRE KAWAH IJEN,,Banyuwangi INDONESIA

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BLUE FIRE KAWAH IJEN

 Fire as it is known for sure the color is red, then what if you want to see a different-colored flame, not red but blue and out of a crater. Is it conceivable you stand and watch this phenomenon with your own head, the moment of natural wonders unequaled. Very special to be missed because in the world there are only two phenomena that occur like this and one of them in Indonesia.

Crater is blue or blue fire, natural phenomenon which is unique and can only be seen in the crater - Banyuwangi only. Because of the beauty of this phenomenon popularity even beat the sunrise in Banyuwangi known as the first sun in Java. Not only that, many tourists from various countries willing to come all the way just to see the appearance of the Blue Flame in Ijen crater.

How to Achieve Blue Flame
Now what if you want to witness this phenomenon? The first thing you should do is to go first to Banyuwangi and everything by road using public bus transportation. You can reach the crater or mountain from two directions, namely, from the north or from the south. From the north, can be achieved through Situbondo towards Sempol (Bondowoso) through Wonosari and dilajutkan to Paltuding. Situbondo to Paltuding distance of about 93 km and can be reached about 2.5 hours.

While from the south can be passed from Banyuwangi towards Slippery within 15 Km. Of Slippery towards Paltuding within 18 Km and forwarded using a Jeep or other heavy car about 6 km before to Paltuding. This is because the roads are winding and uphill.
This area can be reached by public transportation from Banyuwangi towards Jambu.Dari Jambu, you can proceed to Park Reserve Travel Ijen Crater located in Paltuding using motorcycles and then continued on foot.



You'll want to spend the night in the Area crater because you can enjoy moments of seeing blue flames with the help of a trained tour guide. At the end of the post Paltuding no simple inn run department with prices ranging from rooms at Rp 100,000 per night up to a three-bedroom villa for Rp 500,000 per night. From here you live up to the crater of Mount Ijen wait for the morning.
If you want to stay in other places, there is also a guest house owned by PTP in Plantation Belawan and Jampit with prices starting at Rp 135,000 per room per night. But of these two estates you have to rent a vehicle to get to the post Paltuding six kilometers for the purposes of mountaineering. But there is one thing that should be taken into consideration before to the crater, which keep the body condition to keep fit.

Best Viewing time Blue Flame
The best time to visit Mount Ijen is in the dry season from July to September. In the rainy season very dangerous to climb because the road was slippery. The best time to climb the mountain at 05 000 until 06.00 am in the morning because the sun is not shining and the long journey to go up and down the mountain about four hours. The scenery is more beautiful in the morning because of fog that menyelumuti mountain and has not smelled sulfur fumes.




Blue flames can be seen only in the early hours in the crater, which is at 1:00 to 2:00, before sunrise. The peak of the crater lies the beauty of the moment when the sun was in the other hemisphere. Bright colors are derived from the high temperatures in the crater.

Overview of crater
Mount Ijen, or better known by the crater is a mountain that is still active today. Ijen volcano is a complex consisting of the crater of Ijen and the high plains. This area is located in three districts namely Situbondo, Bondowoso and Banyuwangi. Has an altitude of 2,443 m above sea level, walled caldera as high as 300-500 m and this mountain has erupted four times, namely in 1796, 1817, 1913 and 1936.



Ijen crater is the largest crater lake in the center of the world, which can produce 36 million cubic meters of sulfur and hydrogen chloride with an area of ​​approximately 5,466 hectares. Hazardous crater has incredible beauty with turquoise sulfur lake with dramatic and elegant touch. Lake Ijen has zero degrees of acidity and has a depth of 200 meters. Very strong acidity can dissolve clothing and a human finger.

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