What a wonderful experience. Our tour guide, Tri, was very pleasant and shared lots of helpful information with us throughout. We were lucky enough to get a clear view at... read more the top which did not disapoint. The sunrise was beautiful and we got some amazing pictures. We made some great memories on our honeymoon.

  The view at the peak is worth getting up early for - Was a great experience. We did the hike in about 2 to 2.5 hours. Suitable for most fitness levels, our tour guide Ketut was lovely and was there to help... read more us along the way.

We had a light breakfast and watched the clouds pass through whilst the sun was rising, simply stunning.

Would highly recommend both the tour and our guide, Ketut. He’s really friendly and made sure we stayed safe on tricky parts of the hike.

  Had an awesome hike up the volando with JRO. Great guide with great English. He made us a great breakfast and showed us all the cool things on the summit... read more like where they can cook eggs. It was really cool I would recommend this tour. The sun rise is incredible and so unique. Never seen anything like it in the world.

  TLDR: Dino has the patience of a saint, the volcano is incredible, and if you are not fit take the damn taxi.

I simply couldn't pass up the opportunity... read more to visit one of only 2 blue fire volcanoes while I was visiting Bali. Unfortunately I wasn't in the best physical shape by the time I got to Bali due to long COVID, but I was determined to make the climb! Had I known just how gruelling it would be beforehand, I would have taken up one of the taxis at the entrance (900,000 IDR for both ways).

Alas the darkness of 2am hid the torment awaiting me and I naively walked right past the taxis calling out to me and began the hike with my (unfairly fit) husband and Dino Lian, our guide. Did Dino explain the hike in detail before we even started the hike? Yes. Am I geographically challenged and had no idea what any of it meant? Also yes.

We had to stop for a break many, many times on the way to the summit and both my husband and Dino spurred me on without too many jokes at my expense. Dino, my husband, myself, and my jelly legs successfully made it to the rim of the caldera! Happy days! Dino then reminded us that to get to the blue fire and sulphur mine, we would have to descend into the caldera to the lakes edge.

Once again my path forward was hidden by darkness and so I did not know of the further horrors that awaited my legs. The hike up the side of the mountain turned into a scrambling climb for the descent and I absolutely regretted not buying that new pair of Brooks sneakers with superior grip (seriously, it is VERY slippery in places). We eventually made it down to the sulphur mine and were able to witness the absolutely beautiful blue fire. We watched the miners work and bought a little sulphur turtle for 200,000 IDR. The climb back up was the most horrific physical exertion I have ever imposed upon myself and as the sky slowly lightened I was able to finally see the insane climb I had got myself into. By the time I hauled myself Gollum-style back up to the caldera's rim my muscle's muscles were on fire. Dino and my husband both had the gall to not even be out of breath.

From there we watched the sun come up and were finally able to see the beautiful scenery around us. Unfortunately we were unable to see the lake clearly due to the amount of volcanic gas that day, however Dino kindly sent us some photos and videos he had previously taken on a clear day. As wise as he is kind, Dino then organised a taxi to get my pathetic bag of bones back down the volcano (400,000 IDR for the down trip).

Overall the tour was fantastic, each of the staff were super friendly and professional, and I highly recommend this tour.

  I highly recommend this trek! The driver and guide were both very attentive and answered queries instantly. The trek itself was absolutely stunning and I will absolutely be doing it... read more again

  We did this tour as a group of 5 and safe to say it’s been the highlight of our trip. Tri was our guide and really looked after us, checking... read more up on us and letting us stop regularly to catch our breath. At the top, she got us coffee, tea and food as well as getting all the best