Taman Safari-Bromo-Rafting & Ijen Tour-Surabaya 5D
East Java tour package for 5 days trip from Malang or Surabaya for visiting Taman Safari Prigen, Bromo Sunrise Tours, Water Rafting activities, Eco Plantatin Trip Kalibaru and Blue Fire Ijen Tours and then back to Surabaya or Malang
Tour itinerary:
Day 01: Drive from Malang or Surabaya to Taman Safari Prigen – Bromo Hotel
Our staff will pick you up from train’s station, airport or hotel in Malang or Surabaya (the best time to start this trip is before 12 PM/ at noon time), then drive to Taman Safari Prigen in Pasuruan Regency with an AC vehicle tourist standard for about 2-3 hours (it is depend on traffic situtation). Upon your arrival in Taman Safari Prigen, This tourism object is located at Jatiarjo village Prigen distric. This natural preserve is the branch of Cisarua - Bogor natural preserve. As the natural wild life, preserve Taman Safari Indonesia collects various wild animals. This wildlife preserve is 295 hectares, the wild animal such as: lion tiger, wild buffalo, komodo, rhinaceros, bison that live in open area. Lies at the slope of Mt. Arjuno 800 – 1.500-meter sea level cover 340 ha and divided three zones. Wild life zone, place for visitor observing a natural wild life.
After enjoy Taman Safari Prigen Tours and around in the late afternoon or in the early evening, we will leave The Taman Safari Prigen to continue our trip to reach your hotel in Mount Bromo area for about 3-4 hours driving (it is depend on traffic situation), you will stay at the Lava View Lodge or Java Banana Lodge or similar hotel where overlooking to the actives volcano of Mount Bromo, Batok and Mount Kursi around Tengger region for your enjoyable stay
Day 02: Bromo Sunrise Tours - drive for Water Rafting & to Kalibaru Hotel
At dawn time (03:30 am), the 4WD (JEEP) will bring you to parking area on bottom of Mt. Pananjakan and from this place, you are required to trek up Mt. Pananjakan for about 30-45 minutes on foot to reach the place to see sunrise. Mount Pananjakan is known as the view point to enjoy sunrise time in Bromo area which is located on the rim of the Tengger caldera.
If it is not foggy, the sunlight when the sunrise will play light shadow which it come up from the sidelines of the mountains and it will give impression like unforgettable thing on your mind & heart as a creation from the God. Afterward, the jeep will bring us to continue our tour to reach the parking area which is located on the bottom of Mt. Bromo by passing the amazing view, such as: sea of sand which is bordered by Mountains in Tengger area, then from parking area for the jeep, you are required to cross seas sand of Mt. Bromo by horse riding or on foot (it is optional) till reach the starting point to trek up of Mt Bromo by following more than 250 stairs which it will lead you to reach peak of Mt Bromo.
After enjoy nice view in Mt. Bromo and around at 07:30 am, we will escort you back to the hotel for having breakfast, take shower, packing, loading bags into the vehicle and then we will continue our trip to reach the place for doing Water Rafting for about 2 -2,5hours. On this trip we will pass rural landscape, small cities, plantations, hills & rice fields.
Upon arrival at the place of Water Rafting, we will do the Rafting and the Rafting will be held for about 3 hours & it will be included your lunch on this place. After enjoyed Water Rafting, around in the afternoon we will continue our trip to the Hotel in Kalibaru area for about 4-5 hours driving. In this route will pass rural landscape, small cities, rice fields, plantations & beaches. Lunch will be served on the way at local restaurant & it will be your own cost. About at late afternoon or in the early evening, we will reach at your hotel in Kalibaru area and then overnight stay
Optional program for Bromo Milky Way Tours: If the weather is good enough, you will have a chance to do optional tour program for Milky Way Tours in Bromo area. This trip will be begun at midnight time from your hotel in Bromo (around at 1:30 or 02:00 am) and we will use 4WD vehicle or jeep to reach the place which is best point to see Milky Way in Mount Bromo area. If you are interested to do this trip, you are required to inform us in advance & there will be extra cost to do this optional tour program as attached
Day 03: Eco Plantation Trip in Kalibaru & drive to Ijen Crater Hotel
Having breakfast at your hotel, then around at 08:00, you will have a chance to enjoy eco trip of plantations in Kalibaru area. On this tour's program, you will do short trekking through 09 hectares plantations with varieties of spices such as nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, cloves and coconuts. You may also discover the extraordinary attraction of a traditional making process of palm tree liquid into palm sugar. Not to forget for visiting the dairy farm. The tour can be arranged in the morning and takes about 1 hour until 1.5 hours. Afterward, around at 10:00 am, we will continue our trip to Hotel in Ijen Crater are for about 1,5 – 2 hours driving. You may stop on the way when you are passing interesting objects, such as: small town, villages & rice field. On this day, you will stay at Ketapang Indah Hotel or similar hotel in Ijen Crater area.
Day 04: Ijen Crater Tours & drive to Hotel in Surabaya
About at 04:30 in the morning, our 4WD vehicle (jeep) will bring us to the village of Licin and then continue to the slope of Mount Ijen, passing through plantations and rainforest. This is one of the few remaining on the Island of Java with giant ferns, plants & big trees, this journey takes approximately 1 hour from the hotel by private car. Arrive at the parking area of Mount Ijen, approximately 1 until 1.5 hours will be required to ascend slope of mount Ijen to reach peak of Ijen Crater and along the path, you will enjoy the stunning natural scenery with fresh air & shady.
Resting on the edge of the crater at an altitude of 2883 meters and enjoy best panorama of the lake of sulfate where reflects spectacular view in the surrounding walls to give the impression like unforgettable thing on your life. The sulfur mining workers go down into the crater and climb back up by passing dangerous path on the edge of Ijen Crater with the load as much as 80 kilograms on their shoulders.
This is really a dangerous & hard job. Here also, you will enjoy the beautiful scenery in the crater of Ijen as one of God’s amazing creation. Do not forget to take pictures in this area as a proof that you have visited one of the most amazing places on earth. After enjoyed the natural scenery at Crater of Ijen and then you will descend the slope of Mount Ijen until vehicles parking area where our vehicle is waiting to escort you back to Surabaya for about 8-9 hours driving by a private car and upon your arrival time in Surabaya, we will escort you to the hotel for overnight stay
Optional program for Blue Fire Ijen Tours: If the weather is good enough, you will have a chance to see blue fire & sunrise at Ijen Crater but you are required to leave from the hotel around at 12:00pm (midnight) and there will be extra cost for mining worker who will lead us to see blue fire at Ijen Crater (you can pay him on the site). Please check the picture of blue fire at Ijen Crater as attached
Day 05: Surabaya Hotel & drive to Surabaya Airport
After having breakfast, our staff will meet you and then we will escort you to the Airport in Surabaya to catch your flight for next destination & tour package finished
Price is included:
~ Pick up service from Malang or Surabaya & transfer out back to Surabaya
~ Cost for mineral water, highway, parking, land transportation with driver + fuel
~ Cost for entrance ticket for Taman Safari Prigen – Pasuruan as mentioned on the tour itinerary
~ Cost for White Water Rafting with lunch as mentioned on the tour program
~ Cost for a tour guide with English speaking (if you would like us to arrange it for this trip)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Bromo area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Kalibaru area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Ijen Crater area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Surabaya area with breakfast (it is included with tour package or tour price)
Price is not included:
~ Travel Insurance, Entrance tickets in Mt Bromo & Ijen Crater
~ Bar, Laundry, Tipping, Other personal cost & Cost for Lunch & Dinner during the tri
~ Cost for horse riding to cross seas sand in Bromo but you can do it on foot (it is optional)
~ Cost for optional program as mentioned on the tour program
Entrance tickets: You are required to pay entrance tickets during your trip by yourself and please show your id card. Cost for entrance tickets are mentioned below:
~ Ticket in Bromo is IDR. 227.000 per person on working days & IDR. 327.000 per person on public holidays
~ Ticket in Ijen Crater is IDR. 100.000 per person on working days & IDR. 150.000 per person on public holidays
Additional information: Indonesian citizen will get cheaper cost for entrance ticket as a local people
What items you should bring: Comfortable shoes for trekking, warm clothes, simple mask & flashlights
~ If you do not have gas mask, you can rent it in Ijen Crater area with cost IDR 40.000-IDR 50.000 for 1PCS
~ Please check the picture of the gas mask in Ijen Crater as attachment