why Ijen Crater have blue fire or Blue Lava?

Ijen Crater – The Mysterious Blue Fire Explained

At most volcanoes, the lava that flows out of the Earth is extremely hot and glows bright red or orange. The colour may vary slightly depending on the minerals inside, but it’s generally the same fiery glow.

But Kawah Ijen is different.

Here, large amounts of sulfur gas escape from deep within the volcano at very high temperatures—sometimes over 600°C (1,112°F). When this sulfur gas reaches the cooler air at the surface, it instantly ignites.

This ignition creates a rare and magical sight: blue flames that can shoot up to 5 meters (16 feet) into the night sky. The blue fire isn’t the lava itself, but the result of burning sulfur gases.

This natural wonder is what makes Ijen Crater one of the only places in the world where you can see blue fire like this, especially visible before sunrise.

When can we see Blue fire? | Ijen Crater

This phenomenon can only be seen 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise. In other words, ” we can see blue fire all night from 6 pm until 4.30 am.

How to see blue fire

Trekking to the summit of Mount Ijen to see blue fire began at midnight (around 1:00 dawn) from Pos Paltuding (the last post for all the Ijen crater tour to make the climb) with a long climb to the crater of Mount Ijen, 1.5 to 2 hours trekking, and so far 3 km.

Tour Package for seeing the Blue fire

Ijen Crater Tour From Banyuwangi 1 Day | Ijen Blue fire Tour

blue fire Ijen tour 2 day 1 Night From Bali

Bromo ijen tour 3 Day 2 Night From Surabaya

The best time to see Blue Fire | Ijen Crater

During the rainy season, Mt Ijen’s blue flames are weaker, while in the dry season they are bigger. The dry season, between July and September, is the best time to climb Mt Ijen. The sandy mountain path will be dry, hence it will not be slippery and will be safer for visitors.

Things you need to bring to see the Blue Fire

• Torches  (both hand torches or headlamps. We opted for the headlamps to maintain our palms-free), although I took both, simply in case the battery might run out during the night

• Gloves (it’s miles bloodless up there, however, they even serve you nicely whilst you pass down the crater and ought to be directly of sharp rocks)

• Gas masks, what you want for safety in opposition to dense clouds of poisonous gases like sulphur dioxide.  You can not live for a long term in one’s gases without a mask.  It all relies upon the wind if you’ll stumble upon a number of the poisonous gases on the day of your climb.

• Warm jacket. Now, do no longer count on the provider of a “cell second-hand ice cream store”

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