Mount Bromo & Ijen Blue Fire tour from Surabaya: 2 days

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Duration2d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · DE +2

PickupAt your hotel

Two volcanoes, two sunrises, one night between them

A 2-day tour from Surabaya to Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen combines jeep access to Bromo's crater rim at sunrise with a midnight trek to witness Ijen's blue fire phenomenon. The itinerary includes hotel pickup in Surabaya or Malang, a professional guide in English, German, Chinese or Japanese, one night's accommodation, meals, entrance fees, and a one-way ferry ticket to Bali. Pickup begins at 11:30 PM; the return drive to Surabaya takes place the following afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Mount Bromo sunrise and exploration

23:30 Depart from Surabaya or Malang
03:00 Change to Jeep and drive to Mount Penanjakan
04:00 Arrive at Penanjakan, coffee break
04:30 Watch sunrise at Mount Penanjakan
06:00 Drive to Mount Bromo crater
06:00 Climb Mount Bromo crater
08:00 See whispering sand and Luhur temple
09:00 Breakfast at local restaurant
11:00 Drive to hotel in Banyuwangi or Bondowoso
14:00 Stop for lunch
17:00 Arrive at hotel and rest

Day 2 — Mount Ijen Blue Fire experience

00:00 Wake up and depart to Mount Ijen
02:30 Start climbing Mount Ijen
03:30 Witness Blue Flame and sulfur mining
06:00 Descend from Mount Ijen
08:00 Breakfast with provided breakfast box
09:00 Drive back to Surabaya

The Experience

The tour starts with a late-night pickup from your hotel in Surabaya or Malang at 11:30 PM. A three-hour drive in an air-conditioned vehicle brings you to Sukapura Village, where you switch to a 4WD jeep for the bumpy ascent to Mount Penanjakan. You arrive around 4 AM for a coffee break while waiting for sunrise at 4:30 AM. From the viewpoint, Bromo's active crater sits below, framed by the caldera and the silhouettes of Mount Batok and Mount Semeru—Java's highest peak. The guide points out the Hindu temple on the crater rim, a remnant of the Majapahit Kingdom.

After sunrise, you descend into the sea of sand created by Bromo's eruptions—a 30-minute walk across the crater floor to the peak. From there, you climb into the crater itself to stand at the rim of the active volcano. By 9 AM you're back at a local restaurant for breakfast. The drive to your hotel in Banyuwangi or Bondowoso takes 5 to 6 hours, with a lunch stop along the way. You rest at the hotel overnight.

Day two begins at midnight. You're picked up and driven to Mount Ijen, arriving at 2:30 AM to start the trek. The 1.5 to 2-hour climb in darkness is steep, but the guide carries a headlamp and you wear a gas mask for the sulfur fumes. At the crater rim around 3:30 AM, the blue flames appear—a rare phenomenon caused by sulfuric gases igniting as they escape the volcano. You watch the flames and see the sulfur miners at work until sunrise around 6 AM, when the blue fire fades. The descent takes an hour. A breakfast box waits at 8 AM, then the drive back to Surabaya takes the rest of the day, with drop-off at your hotel, the airport, or Ketapang Port if you're heading to Bali.

What’s included

Professional guide in English, German, Chinese or Japanese.
pickup and drop-off from your hotel in Surabaya or Malang.
private air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver.
4WD jeep for the volcano access.
one night's hotel accommodation.
coffee and tea on the morning of day one.
breakfast and lunch on both days.
bottled water.
gas mask and headlamp for the Ijen trek.
entrance fees for both Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen.
one-way ferry ticket to Bali.
health certificate and travel insurance.
all tolls and parking charges.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Cheap Bromo

Is this one for you?Book this if you're visiting from Surabaya or Malang and want to see both Bromo and Ijen in one overnight trip—the late-night pickup and midnight Ijen trek pack both summits into two days.