Ijen Crater Tour

The Phenomenon of The Blue Flame 

Banyuwangi - Ijen Crater in Banyuwangi is famous for the blue flame phenomenon, which exists only in Indonesia and Iceland only. But did you know, the blue flame was not a fire?

One reason tourists climb Mount Ijen in Banyuwangi which has a height of 2344 mdpl is, want to see a blue flame on the crater. Not only tourists in the country, but foreign tourists also in droves to see it.

"Blue fire can be seen since sunset until sun rises again, the benchmark if there is sun, the fire will disappear," 

 the facts about blue flames that the Mount Ijen, the blue fire in Ijen Crater is not a fire.

"It's a natural phenomenon, that gas coming out of the ground meets with oxygen, but it looks like a blue fire," 

Indeed, when viewed near the blue flame in Ijen Crater is like a blue flame that you often see on a gas stove. 

"About the year of 2010, there was a researcher from the University of Geneva in Switzerland who studied for 3 days wearing only a mask and sunglasses and then sleeping on the rocks around the crater.It was not a fire but looked like a fire, to make it sure.

However, tourists do not seem to question about the origin of the blue flame in Ijen Crater. 

After all, the phenomenon of blue flame is well known by world travelers. 

Moreover, so the pride of Indonesian tourists because of the blue fire phenomenon there are only two in the world, the other one is in Iceland.

The best time to see the blue flame is in the early hours of the morning until 5:00 am, because at that time, the oxygen is very good and the blue fire looks perfect. .

The phenomenon of blue flame in Ijen Crater was first seen around the community in the 1950s. 

You who want to see the blue flame, please climb Mount Ijen in Banyuwangi.

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by : Erk Klein