The Kala shows at 23.00, in the first post field before climbing to the Ijen crater, Banyuwangi. Hundreds of young to old climbers first post to register themselves before climbing.
The cold air rises to the bone, a number of climbers check the fixtures in the coffee stall before trampling the legs towards the peak of Ijen. The mountain peak of Ijen has a height of 2.443 mdpl can be mileed at 2 hours of travel.
When entering the gate of the climbing post, sounding the loud sound of a number of miners who invite the climbers to use the 'Ijen' climbing test, this Taxi is not a car or motor but in the form of a trolley or a cart commonly used to carry a sulfur.
A number of Pusinto miners (left), Hartono (second left), Sudiyono (left thirteen), Ahmad Santoso (right three), Hariyono (second right) and Sholeh Hidayat (right) photographed along with taxi or photographed trolley while waiting for the climber at the peak of the Ijen mountain, B
The number of miners brought climbers with taxis or trolleys at the top of the Ijen mountain, Banyuwangi, East Java,
This trolley is a transport tool resembles a cart that has two wheels on the right and left, this trolley is used by pushing long varies, in the back there are two iron as a steering tool. Some of the miners who are concerned to open the service to make it easier for a number of climbers to reach the peak of Ijen mountains.
Ijen climbing taxi rates are not cheap, the price offered to climb with a trolley around Rp800 thousand per person for climbers or domestic tourists while for foreign climbers is charged Rp1,2 million due to a climbing terrain and takes about three to four people to pull the taxi.
A number of sulfur miners recognize the opening of taxi services to find additional money when the sulfur is a little or the mine area is blurred.
the seller of Ijen climbing taxi services waiting for tourists or climbers in the East Ijen, East Java travelers, Java,
For climbers and tourists who want not to be too tired when enjoying the beauty of Blue Fire in the kawah of Mount Ijen, the presence of this taxi is a solution.
Photo and text : M Agung Rajasa
Author : Fanny Octavianus