'''Banyuwangi''' is a city at the easternmost tip of Java. While best known for its ferry connection to Gilimanuk on Bali, it's also a gateway to some stunning volcanic scenery.

Get in

By train

Banyuwangi is the eastern terminus of Java's railway network. There are two trains daily from Surabaya, one of them overnight, the journey taking 6-8 hours.

By bus

The main bus terminal is Sri Tanjung, 2km north of Ketapang port. Surabaya is 285 km away by road, and buses to Banyuwangi take about 6 hours.

By ferry

Ferries run from Banyuwangi's '''Ketapang''' ferry terminal to Gilimanuk on Bali every 30min, 24 hours a day. The journey takes about 45 minutes.

Get around

See

  • '''Ijen Crater''' (''Kawah Ijen''). This mountain dominates the landscape at the eastern end of Java. The crater is filled by a spectacular turquoise blue lake, its surface streaked in wind-blown patterns of yellow sulphur. It's the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation in which sulfur-laden baskets weighing up to 70 kg are hand-carried from the crater floor, often barefoot, with workers earning about US$5/day.
  • Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an E-W-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. Coffee plantations cover much of the Ijen caldera floor, and tourists are drawn to its waterfalls, hot springs, and dramatic volcanic scenery.

    There are two routes to Ijen: either by direct but bad road from Banyuwangi (~38 km), or a detour via Bondowoso (~70 km). All things considered, the Bondowoso route is usually faster.

    Do

  • '''Volcano Adventure Indonesia''', [http://www.volcanoadventureindonesia.com/]. To enjoy the exotic Ijen crater trekking and adventures, there is no other tour operator you can rely on.
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    Get out

  • Probolinggo, on the road to Mount Bromo