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Ijen Crater or Kawah Ijen is another volcanic tourism attraction in Indonesia. Ijen Crater (Kawah Ijen) is a famous tourism object, which has been known by the domestic and foreign tourists because of the beautiful and charming nature. It is 5,466 hectares, 2,386 meters high from the depth of the sea, with a 92 hectares tourism forest. Its temperature is between 2 to 8 degree centigrade and the crater area lies at 2.386 meters above sea level (mdpl).

There are many beautiful species of plants that can be found there, such as; the edelweiss flower and the Casuarina Junghu (cemara gunung), etc. Various animals can also be seen in the area like jungle fowl (ayam hutan) and porcupine (landak).
The Ijen Crater lies about 68km from the town center. There are some of facilities here such as: a campground, a shelter and Tourist Information Center (TIC) etc.
The best time to enjoy the crater scenery is at morning, when the yellow sunlight glows the yellow water and shines the surrounding mountain like mount Merapi, the sister of Mount Ijen. Morning haze is creating a tranquility that we don’t get at the metropolitan towns. At 2 pm, the crater is closed for the reason that the thick smoke from the crater that is poisonous.



How to get to Ijen Crater
There are two alternatives route to get to Ijen Crater, the first is from Banyuwangi to Licin – Jambu – Patulding. Its about 38 kilometers from Banyuwangi, but the road is bad. The second is from Bondowoso – Wonosari – Sempol – Patulding, about 70 kilometers with better road. It is suggested to go from Bondowoso.

Visiting from Bondowoso route, the tourists will travel across a coffee plantation. It has beautiful view either. The green of Arabica coffee trees are really an exciting scene to enjoy.

To reach Ijen Crater from Surabaya, we can use the public transportation with the route as follow:
- Surabaya – Bondowoso : 180 km with public bus
- Bondowoso – Paltuding : 68 km with public transport
- Paltuding - to the location : 2 km on foot

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Bondowoso is one of regency in East Java, Indonesia. Bondowoso regency is located on the curve position and surrounded by hills and mountains. Bondowoso regency has beautiful scenery, refreshing and fascinating panorama. The visitors can reach Bondowoso through the gate in the North Eastern side (via Besuki) and they will view a beautiful panorama that radiates a natural beauty and creates happiness and peace.

The dominant residents in Bondowoso are Javanese and Madurese. The nearest largest city is Surabaya, approximately three hours' drive away. Common in most provincial towns is a park in the city center, called "Alun-Alun". Bondowoso is no exception. In the backdrop of the park is a magnificent view of a mountain. Bondowoso is well known as the city of Tape (Kota Tape). Because this regency is the original producer of this sweet food made from slightly fermented cassava.

Bondowoso is also known as the rich regency of tourism objects, including; mount Raung, Blawan waterfall, coffee plantation, Polo Agung waterfall, Tancak Kembar waterfall, Tasnan swimming pool, Sarcophagus, Gerbong Maut monument, traditional foods, etc. But the famous and the special tourism object is Kawah Ijen / Ijen Crater that often visited by many tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. For hiking enthusiasts and view natural sceneries, the climber can reach the hill in about 1.5 to 3 hours.