This is an exciting one! Climbing mount Ijen has been high on my bucket list for a long time. For me this is one of the natural wonders of the world. Simply breath taking. Our day started early at 2am when we took a drive out of the nearby city of Banyuwangi – if you have not seen that video you can catch it here…
We arrived at the visitor center at 3.30am ready for a start time of 4am. We decided to take a guide even though this was a fairly easy climb with lots of people so it would be almost impossible to get lost but taking a guide is a nice way to support the local economy and they will often be able to share stories or personal experiences which are interesting.
The hike was around 1.5 hours up to the first crater view point, then another 30 minutes right up to the top. We met some amazing locals and even had a go at carrying the sulphur (50kg!)
This was an amazing experience – we will be back!
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What a trip that was!
Thank you for your nice words and for your friendly smiles to the humble local man. In his own house, I guess,.. he speaks in Javanese language daily. Thank you to Gary for speaking in 'bahasa' and for his smiling face… I hope both of you enjoyed Ijen Banyuwangi , and sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for visiting Indonesia, guys ! Have a safe trip back to Bali. Take care.
Nice
That’s so cool!!!🤩🤩🤩
Stroong men
The view is better mount Tangkuban Perahu in Bandung n the climb easy
Grt vlog and love the drone footage 👍😊 the banter between Gary and you is so funny 👌 I get it if someone had a disability and has no choice but to be lifted up but if they were OK I think I would of had to tip them out of their comfy seats 😂😂😂
Kirain mau turun lihat "bluefire"
Sumatera hadir
rugi ke Ijen tidak lihat blue fire..
Best explorer bro!
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If you are surprised how they mine sulfur in Ijen Crater then now I wonder how other countries mine their sulfur
Trimakasih atas kunjungan di negara terindah no 1 didunia tanks forr evry think
Next exploring to skywalk Senayan park of Jakarta city, skywalk Centeral park Neo Soho, skywalk pinisi in Sudirman city, mount Bromo East Java, mount Rinjani in Lombok, Gili Trawangan Lombok, Mandalika Lombok, bukit Lawang see orang utan in north Sumatra,lake Toba Samosir north Sumatra,raja Ampat Papua, Toraja in Sulawesi, and labuan bajo komodo dragon island in Flores INDONESIAN ❤️❤️🙏🇮🇩🇮🇩