IJEN CRATER AND THE PLANTATION 3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS AT IJEN RESORT & VILLAS (BASED ON SUPERIOR)

• 2 nights accommodation in Superior at Ijen Resort & Villas in Superior Room
• Daily American Breakfast
• Private car with driver & English speaking guide
• Including entrance fees
• Three times lunches and two times dinners
• DAY 1 : DENPASAR - BANYUWANGI. Morning departure from your hotel in Bali. A private car whisks you along the island’s scenic west coast, a slice of the real Bali few tourists see. Stop for photos of some terraced rice fields, rustic villages and surging surf beaches during the two and a half hour drive to Gilimanuk. Short ferry crossing over the Strait to Java. Lunch at local restaurant, afterward proceed to a city tour in the small town of Banyuwangi, bechak (pedi-cab) ride visiting the kampongs in the city, traditional market and a Chinese temple. End of the afternoon drive to Ijen Resort and Villas, your luxurious accommodation, perched at the edge of the rainforest in the foothills of the volcanoes. Dinner and overnight in mountain tranquility.
• DAY 2 : IJEN CRATER. Early wake-up call. After breakfast at the hotel, with car drive to the slope of Mount Ijen, passing through plantations and rainforest. This is one of the few left in the island of Java with giant ferns and big trees. Pause at the Park Ranger’s post before hiking further up to the slope of the crater. About one hour and a half to two hours is needed to ascend the rim of the crater along a shady track with amazing views. Take a rest on the edge of the crater at 2380-meter altitude. The sulfuric lake reflects eerie color over the surrounding walls to give an apocalypse like impression. Men seeking the sulfur descend into the crater and climb back up along the dangerous rim with loads of up to 80 kilos on their shoulders. The crater observation will take at leisure. Afterwards drive back to the hotel for lunch and the afternoon free at leisure. Dinner and over night at Ijen Resort and Villas.
• DAY 3 : IJEN RESORT - PLANTATION - DENPASAR Leaving in the morning to a beautifully located plantation of coffee. This is one of the many plantations, which was established by Dutch colonial government in this area. Banyuwangi has a concentration of plantations of coffee, cocoa, clove and rubber. All those plantations are still very well maintained and represent the most important economic resource of in the area. The visit covers the coffee plant, the plantation itself and the social and cultural side of the life of the planters and its labor inhabitants. Lunch at local restaurant, afterward drive the port and then cross the strait and back to Denpasar. Arrive at the end of afternoon.