the scenery is extraordinary - This experience is truly amazing, witnessing the Blue Fire directly with extraordinary views and accompanied by a very friendly tour guide, with a truly enjoyable journey, comfortable and very nice accommodation with typical and delicious food.

An extraordinary experience - This was an amazing and extraordinary experience. The driver collected us and drove us across Bali via the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple and had an excellent lunch nearby. The driver (GD) was friendly and had good English. Onward to the ferry to Java and then a 40 minute drive to the accommodation where we had dinner and a short sleep. We then departed the accommodation at 0100 to the the start of the hike. At 0200 we departed with our local guide. The hike demands a reasonable level of fitness, but they can “carry” you in a barrow, as far as the rim of the crater. To get to see the blue flames you have to climb/scramble down about 180m which requires some agility, after this you have to climb up again. Be aware that there are normally a large number of people doing this hike. This was a fantastic experience and well worth the effort. There was a problem with our booking that was rapidly fixed by Rio Bali Tours (they admitted that it was their problem) and fixed it very quickly - full marks! The drivers English was good. A wonderful trip that we shall never forget.

Ijen with Dewa - Dewa was a perfect driver and event manager for all kinds of request / ideas we had during the trip. The Night uphill and all the experiences on top are better described by the pictures ;) Just amazing. But please be warned : You need to be fit and able to hike in difficult terrain (or you pay 2 guys that will carry you on top for 80 USD, but still you will not be able to go down into the crater. Second Idea/Wish: Overnight (1/2 night) accommodation included was one of the more simple ones. But there are options around the Area for all kinds of accommodation. We enjoyed the “Jiwa Jawa Resort Ijen”. Great dinner and breakfast, perfect view over jungle, rice fields into the mountains, huge pool.. - the perfect relax moment after the hike.

Mt ijen tour - The views were amazing. We were set up with a great trekking guide and the home stay was fabulous with great food and clean rooms. Agung is great at running this agency and we highly recommend you do this activity with him!

A seamless trip to Ijen - This trip was well organized, the guide Gusti was thorough and extremely professional. Ijen crater is a marvel. If you are staying in Bali or short on time (like I was) and not looking to arrange all the transport, accommodation, tickets, and other preparations, this option should appeal to you.

Authenticity - Amazing guy, took care of everything! The homestays were authentic and close to the activities. The guy took us to the best spots and at very good times as well. Do not expect 5 star hotels but definitely worth it. East Java is like no other place we ve been to so far :p

Stress-free! - Mr. Dewa was an excellent driver, spoke very good English and was great at communicating with us and with our hotel. We felt very well taken care of end-to-end. Our mountain guide was very patient with us and took so many photographs for us; he was very polite and hiked as quickly or as slowly as we wanted to hike. The path to the caldera was very crowded so I’m not sure how most people manage to see both the blue fire and the sunrise from the crater rim. My wife and I were maybe third or fourth to arrive at the caldera base but after lingering at the bottom for too long the path back to the rim became very congested with many bottlenecks slowing everyone down. Sunrise views were spectacular, with the turquoise lake in the foreground and several volcanoes in the background. Seeing the Bali countryside by car was an added plus. The home stay was as expected for level of accommodation; it was clean and comfortable and the host accommodated our vegetarian needs and late arrival.

A trip worth your time - Unreal experience, good exercise and amazing views. The whole trip was smooth, our driver Dewa was great and got us everywhere safely and on time. I would really recommend this tour!

If you can make it happen it’s worth the experience as there was truly nothing like it! - This experience was absolutely profound! The blue fames were very surreal and the sunrise afterward was majestic! Our hiking tour guide was very friendly and accommodating being I had Bali belly from Denpasar, starting to kick my butt during the hike and we had to leave early. Our driver Gusty made the travel there and back a very fun experience for the my partner and I. When he drove us back he knew I was really suffering from Bali belly and truly cared about me and got me home swiftly and safely. You would be lucky to have him as your tour driver :)

Engrossing, breathtaking, 5.5+1+1.5 hr travel - An amazing and well curated experience which we would do again! Anggik, our driver, was a lovely man and made us feel safe the entire trip. He did a sensational job of driving us all the way from Ungasan across Bali to Java, which is about as far as you can be from the hike starting point! The hike itself was riveting and breathtaking (not only because of the sulphur fumes). We are fast hikers so passed many people on the trail up and arrived at the sulphur field, in the belly of the crater, as the 4th/5th to arrive. We opted to watch the sunrise from a fabulous spot on the crater rim which was incredible - you will only be able to do this if you are organise your time well. Highlights: avoiding the bottlenecks & long queues via fast hiking… sunrise… home stay dinner, breakfast, room to shower & sleep… omitting stops (temples etc) on the drive along the way. Improvements: more specific information in itinerary or from driver eg. unless we asked very specific questions we had no idea what was going on eg. I didn’t realise we actually got a bed to sleep and shower to refresh AND that we were returning to the same room after hike to shower… our guide did not speak English and didn’t seem very motivated. We overheard other guides giving their participants so much great information, laughing etc… no lunch provided either day, which is definitely needed in addition to snacks - make sure you account for this - interesting since our trip covered 2x lunches and we opted out of 2x tours!