About Ijen, Indonesia & Culture:
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, Indonesia. The Gunung Merapi, “mountain of fire,” stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a kilometer wide turquoise colored acidic crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor.
Last erupted 1993
Elevation: 9,183′
Map of Ijen
Top things to do at Ijen, Indonesia:
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Trek the volcanoes
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Ijen tour guide
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Watch the beautiful sunset
Food at Ijen:
Ijen plateau by smallholders and large plantations are known, nowadays, for growing Coffea arabica. More mountains and highlands help to split the interior into a series of relatively isolated regions suitable for wet-rice cultivation; the rice lands of Java are among the richest in the world.
Top restaurants near Ijen:
Warung Makan Bu Widi
Rawon Bik Ati
Warung Biru
Nasi Tempong Mbok Nah
Pecel Ayu
Travel to Ijen:
Banyuwangi is 7 mi from Blimbingsari Airport (Banyuwangi, Indonesia).
Blimbingsari Airport (Banyuwangi, Indonesia)
