Latest procedures and requirements for climbing Ijen Crater
The BKSDA rehabilitation agency has established the latest procedures regarding the conditions for climbing the Ijen Crater and has been established since January 6 2024. That tourists visiting the Ijen Crater natural tourist park are required to provide a Health Certificate from a doctor when exchanging tickets after ordering online.
Where can you get a Health Certificate for the Ijen Tourist Climbing Requirements?
This was done because in December 2023 there were tourists who died at the Ijen Crater natural tourist park due to stroke or high blood pressure. Therefore, the government urges visitors or tourists, both local and foreign, to bring a Health Certificate from a doctor And you can get it by going to the nearest clinic for a fee of IDR 30,000 to IDR 50,000 depending on where you check and asking for the Health Certificate.And the Health Certificate is only valid for one day and cannot be used again on a different date, that's why you can include the letter before you do it. Namely a few hours before driving to Paltuding Ijen.
Latest Mount Ijen Climbing Requirements
Several things you need to pay attention to and need to prepare when you want to go on a climbing tour at the Ijen Crater tourist park include the following:
- Have already ordered entrance tickets
- Keep a Health Certificate from the Doctor
- Bring enough jackets because the temperature at Ijen is 10 degrees
- Not suffering from asthma
- Bring cash because there are no ATM machines there
Safety Equipment for Climbing Ijen Volcano
To climb, you need safety equipment such as a special gas mask which is used for tourists who want to visit the bottom of the crater to see the blue flames from as close a distance as possible.Timba to use a special gas mask that helps to breathe and prevents sulfur fumes from being inhaled in the respiratory area.Special climbing shoes are also needed so that they are not slippery because of the terrain to get to the sandy and rocky crater area.Flashlights are also needed on this climb because most of the climb is done in the middle of the night between 12.00 and 03.00 in the morning.Therefore, a potato tool in the form of a flashlight is needed.
