Surabaya Itinerary - Mount Ijen & Bromo
July 10, 2017
Many people has been asking for my itinerary to Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen, thus I decided to revive the blog to blog about it. I shall try to keep it more active for now in order to remember the details for the upcoming wedding plans as well hehe!
Anyway, I'll try to keep it short & simple!
Day 1 - Paragliding
We had a super early morning flight to Surabaya, and arrived around 9am at the Surabaya airport.
Caught a good deal from Singapore Airlines - Flight was $193.90 per person! |
Wahid was our driver throughout the trip and he really provided us with really great service throughout! So we drove for about 4 hours in order to reach Batu Village, where we went up to Mount Banyak for Paragliding (Paralayang in their language)
The paragliding took a total of about 20 minutes (so you can take your time to enjoy the view) and was an additional cost on top of our package.
Damage: IDR 400,000 / SGD 40 per person.
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Yes, that tiny spec is me! And the view was pretty incredible! |
It started raining heavily after our paragliding, so we decided to hide out at their local food stall. Food and drinks here is really cheap! IDR 10,000 is about SGD 1! |
Pop Mie with Eggs! |
Happy S with his Kopi |
Day 2 - Mount Bromo
So we had a jeep come to pick us up around 3.30am and the driver brought us to Penanjakan Peak to catch the sunrise overlooking Mount Bromo. Sadly, it was drizzling that day and the whole place was really cloudy (and foggy)![]() |
Actually, we had no idea which is Mount Bromo, but we're guessing this is it 😂 |
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A photo of us with Mount Bromo (?) at the back! |
A glimpse of the sunrise, covered with clouds and fog. |
For us, we decided to use our own two "cars" (legs in hokkien) to walk up as the ponies looked really tiny and we wanted to thoroughly explore the place and enjoy the hike & view. The Bromo crater was really pretty BUT I almost died of fright walking up the narrow path along the crater as it was crazy narrow and the drop down didn't look pretty 🙈
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A quick stop right before Mount Bromo so that we could take pictures again (we tipped the jeep driver pretty well because of this HAHA) |
"Taxi" services with the ponies as shown on the left |
Pretty pony resting along the mountain |
S with the Teletubbies Mountain! |
Just keep walking~ |
Got a wee bit tired from climbing up the long flight of stairs before reaching...
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The super narrow path |
I didn't dare to climb all the way up in fear that I would slip and fall off the steep slopes |
S on his GoPro Mavic |
Another mountain checked off the list! |
Day 3 - Mount Ijen
The climb up to Mount Ijen was more manageable as compared to the other mountains, just be prepared to climb really steep slopes upwards! There is a mini "mama shop" halfway up and I would highly recommend for anyone to rent a gas mask at IDR 50,000 as the sulphur fumes can be overbearing at some parts of the climb.We were also supposed to go down to enjoy the blue flame sulphur but an accident took place here 2 weeks back and they now prohibit visitors from going down (for May at least). Thus, the only thing we could do was to spot 2 pathetic blue flames from afar LOL.
Yes, the legendary blue flames, spotted from darn far away :( |
Galaxy spotted!!!😍😍 |
Two Caucasians against the sunrise |
Our guide knows the best angles to take pictures! |
Here's one with him! 👍 |
Spot the hint of sunrise behind! |
S with his GoPro Hero |
Sulphur that they mine at Mount Ijen |
YAS END OF HIKE! |
Heard they're bringing this back to Singapore!!! |
Free breakfast at our hotel! |
Costs:
TOTAL DAMAGE = SGD 650 (per person)
Flight (2 pax)
Singapore Airlines - SGD 387.78
Tour Package (2 pax)
IDR 3,300,000 (SGD 330)
Includes
Transport & mountain guide to all locations, plus the car & jeep ride up the mountain.
Excludes
Paragliding, accommodation, meals, and the entrance fee to both Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen.
Entrance Fee (per pax)
Mount Bromo's Entrance Fee = IDR 230,000 (SGD 23)
Mount Ijen's Entrance Fee = IDR 103,000 (SGD 10.50)
Accommodation (2 pax)
Ijen Bondowoso Home Stay - IDR 125,000 (SGD 13)
Premier Inn Surabaya Juanda - SGD 55.50 (provides free shuttle to the airport too!)
Miscellaneous
Paragliding
IDR 400,000 per pax (SGD 40)
Food (2 pax)
SGD 120 for 4 days, estimated
(we paid for our guide's meal as well *it's not compulsory*)
Shopping & Massage
SGD 50 per pax, estimated
Tipping (2 pax)
SGD 100, estimated
Travel Insurance (2 pax)
SGD
(we got it at a 50% discount during the promotional period)
GOOD DEALS AHEAD!!!
Firstly, get an Annual Travel Insurance plan if you travel frequently!
AXA now has a 50% discount now if you sign up till 19th of July 2017.
Sign up here with your best friend/other half to satisfy your wanderlust hehe!
Another thing, get this package from our driver directly, I would highly encourage for you to pay in their local currency as the price will be at IDR 1,500,000 (SGD 150) per pax instead! Plus, he has a group promotion - go as a group of 6, but only pay for 5!
Travel Insurance Promotion! |
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Suarabaya Package Promotion! |
Kindly take note that it's slightly different from our itinerary as he will bring you to a waterfall instead of paragliding. If you'd like to go paragliding, just let him know and he will let you know the price difference accordingly!
Please feel free to contact me via Instagram (as I rarely check on the blog post's comments these days) if you'd like his contact details!
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