Day 1 : Stay with the local and explore the village
The tour started from picking you up at Banyuwangi at around 09.00 AM (In the morning), before going to the village we will stop over at Jagir Waterfall. A nice small waterfall located nearby our village, a good place for swimming and chill out to enjoy nature. River trekking to the upper waterfall of Ketegan, it is more quite as Jagir Waterfall mostly crowded on the weekend and public holiday.
Then we go to Kalibendo Plantation, it was not too far from the waterfall about 10 minutes drive. The plantation has already operated since Dutch Colonialism. Dominated by Robusta Coffee and Rubber Trees. Learn how natural rubber collected traditionally by putting a bowl to store flowing latex from the trees. The latex are collected traditionally by carry them by bamboo stick on the back. Try to taste original robusta coffee at 1911 Cafe & Resto (Coffee Buying not included in the tour price).
Finish at the plantation we drive to our village, store your bags at our home, have a short tea break just for relax before exploring the village. Ready to explore the village area, from walking at rice paddies, join local farming activities, till tasting fresh coconut directly picked from its tree. Help cooking to prepare foods for dinner.
Day 2 : Kawah Ijen Hike for Blue Flame & Sunrise
Wake up early morning at around 01.00 AM to start hiking to Kawah Ijen for seeing the blue flame. Prepare your warm clothes and proper shoes, hike to Kawah Ijen for 1 hour walk to the steep track. See the sunrise and enjoy the landscape of the volcano. Meet the strongest man in the world who carry 80 Kg of sulfur rocks on their back. Getting back down to the crater, we will stopover at Sulfur Weighing Post, this is a place where the sulfur miner get paid for the sulfur they have already carried from the volcano. The truck will collect all the sulfur to get proceed to the Sulfur Factory In Licin.
Getting back to the village, have a breakfast, we will drop you off back to Banyuwangi. We can drop you off to Banyuwangi Airport, Ketapang Ferry, Hotels nearby, and train station so that you can continue to your next destination.
