Ijen crater

         The Ijen Plateau near Bangyuwangi and Bondowoso is a less well known but in its own way equally spectacular area of volcanic activity. They Ijen Plateau is the centrepoint of the large mountain range west of Banyuwangi and which abuts the Baluran National Park to the north. The color of the water in the lake is scarcely believable being an extraordinary vivid aqua blue. Evidence of volcanic activity is everywhere with steaming water and brilliant yellow crystalline sulphur deposits. 16th Oct - 18th Oct 2010