Published on May, 2024
We had an excellent Ijen trekking tour yesterday. Aldo is very experienced and proactive operator. He customized our tour to give us the best possible experience. Thanks to him, we lost no time receiving medical authorisation and we positioned well for the trekking right when the gate was opened at 2:00am. Please be aware that there is a huge number of people trekking to the same small place in the crater where the blue light is observable. The last leg of the trail from the crater edge down to the blue light spot is treacherous. So, a trekking guide is recommended. Aldo introduced us to the guide Rouf who did excellent job leading us during the 6 miles round trip hike. For those who do not want to walk, there were many locals providing "taxi" services up and down. If you are lucky with the weather, you can see all three main attractions of the hike: the blue light, the sunrise, and the crater lake from the rim. I strongly recommend the activity and Aldo as a Ijen trekking tour operator.