Night trip Surabaya to Bromo, Sukamade, Ijen tour 4D
East Java holidays and adventure trip which is started at night time either from Malang or Surabaya to enjoy the sunrise tours Bromo, the exploring of adventure trail Sukamade beach, blue flame tours Ijen and then finish in Banyuwangi in the most eastern tip on Java Island
Tour itinerary:
Day 01: Night trip from Malang or Surabaya to Bromo area
Around at 21.00 – 23.30 pm, our staff will pick you up either at Malang or Surabaya (please let us know where we have to meet you and the best time to start this trip at least at 24 pm) and then we drive slowly for 3-5 hours to reach to the parking area in Mount Bromo with a private car which is completed by air conditioned. On this trip, you may stop on way for having meals and drink a cup of coffee or tea at local restaurant or just go to the public toilet and hoping before at 03.00 am, we will arrive in parking area in Mount Bromo
Day 02: Enjoy sunrise tours, Bromo climbing & drive to Sukamade beach (L. D)
03.00-04.30: Take a jeep's vehicle to enjoy sunrise tours and reach the place for seeing the sunrise in Bromo area where you can choose one of the famous places to see sunrise in Bromo as mentioned below:
Mount Pananjakan or Gunung Penanjakan is known well as the best place for view point of Bromo Sunrise in Tengger region. Mt Penanjakan is a major viewing point for all tourists who visited Mount Bromo to enjoy sunrise tours Bromo. It means this place will be crowded on the season of holiday or on the weekend
Kingkong hill or Bukit Kingkong: If you visit to Mount Bromo, on weekends, or holidays, so at Bromo very crowded with visitors. I suggest you go to the other viewpoint (king kong hill) is a good place to see the sunrise time and Bromo crater, on the an altitude of about 2600 meters
Love hill of Bromo or Bukit Cinta Bromo: is an alternative place to see the stunning beauty for sunrise time on the Mount Bromo. Just like King Kong hill, the spot of love hill is also less well-known than the main spot named "the view point 1" or Mount Penanjakan (the 1st summit climbing), where the most clear view of the sunrise on Mount Bromo can be seen from this spot. However, if you got that Mount Penanjakan is too crowded of other tourists, you can choose Love Hill as a good alternative besides King Kong hill
04.30- 05.30: Take while your time for a cup of coffee, then seeing the sunrise at a place as like your choice
05.30-06.00: Driving with our jeep for next destination on the slope of Mount Bromo as the parking area
06.00-08.00: Crossing the seas of sand on foot or with horse riding (it is as optional for you with distance 10 minutes walking / one way) to reach the bottom area of Bromo where there are more than 250 stairs which will direct you to reach peak of Mount Bromo. Resting for awhile and take the pictures on the top of Mount Bromo with amazing view of the Bromo crater which on the bottom area is spread out the seas of sand or famous with whispering sand and it is bordered with other mountains as natural backgrounds
08.00-19.00: Go to the restaurant in Bromo area by passing the same route as you have done for reaching top of Mount Bromo. Arrived in restaurant for having breakfast (cost for breakfast will be your own expenses) and preparation for leaving Mount Bromo to reach the Sarongan village, Peasanggaran – Banyuwangi for about 7-9 hours driving (it is depend on situation of the traffic) with possiblity can stop on the way for having meals, go to the public toilet or take pictures if you get something interest during this trip. Sarongan is a village which is located on the border of Meru Betiri National Park and then from Sarongan village, we will use a private jeep or a specialist car for adventure tours for 1 hour driving to reach your home stay / guest house in area of Sukamade beach which is located in Meru Betiri National Park
Optional tour program with extra cost on this day: If the weather is good when you arrived in Bromo, you will have a chance to do optional tour program for Bromo Milky Way tours and this trip will be begun at midnight time from parking area in Mount Bromo (around at 1:30 or 02:00 am).
Sukamade turtle beach: Sukamade beach is about 97 km to southwest of Banyuwangi. This area is natural, quiet and beautiful place. Dutch has discovered it in 1927 with 1200 hectare estate which is an active plantation that produces rubber, coffee and cacao. Sukamade is the east Java Natural Resource Conservation which is in charge of the turtle’s perpetuation. A night adventure tours in Sukamade is as the challenging for exploring adventure trail and an unforgettable trip in Banyuwangi area - East Java. You will be guided by a ranger and our staff (your tour guide) for night trekking to find the sea turtles which will come to a shore to lay eggs. If you are lucky enough, you maybe can see a female turtle lays more than one hundred eggs on the sandy beach. The female of turtles, usually start landing at 20:30 PM and return to the sea at 24:00 PM
Accommodation in Sukamade beach: Condition here is very basic & the accommodation in this area is simple similar like the guesthouse or home stay, but more often for the people who has visited this place will recommend to others to visit Sukamade Beach when they are in Banyuwangi and sometime, they intend to come back to get an experience exceedingly rare & unique. On this day, you will stay overnight & having dinner at the lodge or the guesthouse in area of Sukamade turtle beach
How you can reach Sukamade turtle beach: We will a private car / van which is completed with air conditioned till reach the Sarongan village - Pesanggaran in southern area of Banyuwangi regency and from this village, we will chande our transportation and use jeep (4WD vehicle) to reach the lodge / the guesthouse in area of Sukamade turtle beach & the road to the guesthouse in area of Sukamade turtle beach is worthy enough for the person who want to get the real of adventure trip. It is one of the best Java adventure trail for exploring southern coast of Banyuwangi. Do crossing the rivers, exploring the rural landscapes & passing rainforest are the routes which will passed for this adventure tours to reach Sukamade. Along the way to visit this place the visitors can stop at the beautiful place as known as Rajegwesi & the green bay (Teluk Hijau) with its beautiful cliff around. Here, also you will have a chance for short excursion to find wild animals who living free in the savannah. This place is virgin forest, natural environment with white sandy beach which is located on the southern tip of Banyuwangi, East Java-Indonesia
Day 03: Sukamade turtle beach to hotel in Ijen area (B)
After having breakfast in your guesthouse of Sukamade turtle beach area, then take your time for short exploring the surroundings of Sukamade. This is an area of virtually void of people. Go and a dip in crystal clear waters nearby river. Afterward, we leave this area in the early noon to continue our trip to your hotel in Ijen area of Banyuwangi for about 4 - 5 hours driving. On this route, you will pass rural landscape, plantations, small cities & rice fields. Upon arrival in Banyuwangi, we will escort you to the hotel or the homestay as your accommodation before you do the trekking in Ijen crater in the next morning
Day 04: Ijen climbing with possibility do blue fire tours Ijen – Banyuwangi (B)
03.30-04.30: Pick-up service from hotel and drive to reach the base camp of Paltuding on the slope of Ijen
04.30-06.30: Arriving at the paltuding, preparation and the do hiking to reach the summit of Ijen
06:03-07.30: Arriving at the summit of Mount Ijen, see amazing view the green lake of sulfate and take pictures as a proof that you have been in the one of God creation with has spectacular surrounding view. No doubt to say "it is not useless the climbing process to see the Ijen crater from the summit"
07.30-10.00: Back down the slope of Mount Ijen to reach Paltuding & drive for 1 - 1.5 hours to reach the hotel for breakfast, take shower and preparation leave the hotel to continue the trip to escort you to last destination of this trip in Banyuwangi, such as at train station, bus station, ferry port or airport in Banyuwangi
Optional tour program with extra cost on this day: If the weather is good and you are interested, you will have a chance to do optional tour program, such as: blue fire Ijen tours, Banyuwangi exploring tours & Snorkeling tours activities in Menjangan Island
Tour price is included:
~ The pick-up service from Malang or Surabaya & transfer out to Banyuwangi
~ Cost for land transportation with driver and fuel during the trip as mentioned on the program
~ Cost for jeep to do sunrise tours, Bromo tours & Sukamade tours as mentioned on the program
~ Cost for meals as stated on the tour program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch & D= Dinner)
~ Cost for mineral water, highway & parking during the trip mentioned on the program
~ Cost for a tour guide with speaking English (it is depend on your reservation for this trip)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Sukamade guesthouse with breakfast (it is included with tour package)
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Ijen area with breakfast (if you choose one of the hotels list from our website)
Tour price is not included:
~ Cost for travel insurance, bar, laundry, phone call, internet, tipping
~ Cost for your other meals time during the trip which is not stated on the program
~ Cost for entrance tickets in Bromo, Sukamade & Ijen crater as mentioned on the program
~ Cost for 1 night stay in Bromo area with breakfast (you do not need accommodation in Bromo)
~ Cost for horse riding to cross the seas of sand in Bromo but you can do it on foot (it is optional)
~ Cost for optional tour program and your other personal expenses during the trip
Entrance tickets: You are required to pay entrance tickets during your trip by yourself with showing 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 Sukamade is IDR. 150.000 per person on working days & IDR. 250.000 per person on public holidays
~ Ticket in Ijen is IDR. 100.000 per person on working days & IDR. 150.000 per person on public holidays
(Note: Indonesian citizen will get cheaper cost for entrance ticket as a local people)
What items you should bring: Shoes for trekking, warm clothes, mask, mosquito lotion & flashlights
Additional information for optional tour program: Detail information for optional tour program as mentioned above will be informed on the attachment