The trek was definitely tiring but not impossible. The reward at the end is worth the climb. Sun rise was beautiful and breath taking. Our guide, Tri was competent and... read more very well experienced. She was patient and helpful throughout. Look for Tri as your guide.

  Excellent morning! It was a very well organised experience, and we were looked after exceptionally. Prepare yourself for the early morning and bring a jacket! A very worthwhile experience.

  I found Wahan's number online looking for a driver to take us from Padang Bai to Canggu. Booking was easy and he was very responsive and friendly. He arrived on... read more time and took us to our destination for a reasonable price. He was very friendly...More

  I went on a tour from Bali to the Ijen vulcano. The tour was really well organized and offered a great opportunity to meet new people! During my stay in... read more Bali I got sick and therefore wanted to postpone my tour and it wasn't any problem at all. The company was easy to contact on WhatsUp and there was no problem to rebook my tour for another day without paying any additional fee.

  Tri was my guide, lovely lady in her 50s (amazingly fit, single mum).
Beautiful rewarding sunrise, def recommended.
Tri kindly gave us lots of breaks along the way. Tiring... read more enough to feel you accomplished something, but not tiring enough to make you hate yourself
Total distance 10.5km return
Terrain: initially road/pavement, then rocks for the second 50%.
You can ride a motorbike up (350K rupiah) or down (250k rupiah). Or a jeep. Jeep wont take you the whole way but high enough to enjoy sunrise i reckon.
Steep terrain so motorbikes may be a little dicey, esp at the rocky parts. Hire according to your risk tolerance 🙂
Bring a jacket / hoodie as its cold at the top!
The hike down is slippery due to loose sand and stones, recommend a hiking stick or two if youre into those. Wear proper hiking shoes or sneakers. Rice paddy views on the way down too.
Coffee, sandwiches, snackbars and hard boiled eggs served up top by Tri - much appreciated
Theres also a surprise volcanic hot spring part at the top.
Great view.
Personally i slept in til 6pm the day i was going, and felt that kept my energy up throughout the hike!
Nice small grp of 3 pax - met some friendly travellers from elsewhere which made it more fulfilling
Torches provided. If you like, bring a headlamp.
The route down was sunny. Had a visor which i absolutely recommend. Sunscreen too.
Started around 330am, summit around 545am
Left villa 145am
Got back to my villa in Seminyak 1030am on sat (some traffic)
Enjoy!