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Mt. Raung Trekking Program via Sumberwringin 4D3N

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Introduction

Mt. Raung is a part of Ijen mountains, the most eastern mountains in Java island, these mountains extend in the area of 4 regencies of East Java, they are Bondowoso, Jember, Situbondo, and Banyuwangi. Mt. Raung itself was popular by it hardest mount trekking activity in all around Java, because of no water resources along the trekking route and need technical climbing skill with ropes to reach it highest peak.
The highest peak of Mt. Raung is 3332 meters above sea level, there are 2 popular trekking routes to climb Mt. Raung, the first is via Sumber Wringin, Bondowoso and the second is via Kalibaru Jember, only the last route will take the climbers to the highest peak of Mt. Raung which needs technical climbing skill with ropes to do that, and the first route will only take the climber to “Tusuk Gigi peak” but wonderful enough to enjoy it amazing caldera and no need for technical climbing skill with ropes to reach this peak.

See: Mt. Raung Trekking Details

Itinerary

Day 1 – Tour start from Surabaya

We will pick up you at Surabaya in the morning, could be at the airport, train station, your hotel or any other place inside Surabaya city, next we will drive to Sumberwringin village at Bondowoso, it will take around 8 hours drive, lunch will be served on the way at a local restaurant. At Sumberwringin village, we will stay at the base camp of Mt. Raung and stay overnight.

Day 2 – Start Mt. Raung Trekking

Early breakfast at the base camp, and then using local truck we will drive to shelter “Pondok Motor” this is the first trekking shelter after the base camp, any vehicle can only drive until this point, so from here we will start the true trekking to the peak of Mt. Raung. Next, we will trek up following the trekking path, passing some shelter are Pondok Sumur, Pondok Tonyok and then Pondok Demit, here we will set a camp to stay overnight.

Day 3 – Summit attack

Around 03:30 am We will start summit attack, from the Pondok Demit takes around 2 hours 30 minutes to reach the peak of Mt. Raung, passing some shelter are Pondok Mayit, Pondok Angin and then vegetation limit which is marked by the tomb of Deden Hidayat, and continue to the peak. In the peak of Mt. Raung we can see it wonderful sunrise and it amazing crater.
When we did with peak, we will trek down to the camp point, and then continue trekking down at whole day. We will arrive at base camp on the late afternoon. Overnight at the base camp.

Day 4 – Back to Surabaya

After breakfast, we will drive back to Surabaya, it will take around 8 hours drive, lunch will be served on the way at a local restaurant. Arrive at Surabaya in the evening and finish the tour.

Included Facilities

1. Transportation for pick up and drop off
2. Highway and parking fee
3. The guide from Keliling Nusantara
4. Porters
5. Homestay at the base camp (2 nights)
6. Mineral waters
7. Meals during the program including trekking logistic
8. Camp equipment
9. Entrance tickets

Not Included

1. Personal expenses
2. Insurances
3. Tipping

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Introduction

Gunung Raung adalah salah satu gunung dalam komplek pegunungan Ijen, terletak di ujung timur pulau Jawa meliputi beberapa kabupaten antara lain Bondowoso, Jember, Situbondo dan Banyuwangi. Gunung ini terkenal dengan medan pendakiannya yang berat karena tidak adanya mata air sepanjang jalur trekkingnya selain itu membutuhkan kemampuan mendaki menggunakan tali untuk mencapai puncak tertingginya.
Puncak tertinggi Gunung Raung adalah 3332 mdpl, terdapat 2 rute pendakian populer pertama via Sumber Wringin – Bondowoso dan kedua via Kalibaru – Jember, hanya jalur pendakian terakhir yang akan mengantarkan pendaki ke puncak tertinggi gunung Raung yaitu puncak Sejati dimana dibutuhkan kemampuan memanjat menggunakan tali untuk sampai ke puncaknya, sedangkan jalur pertama akan mengantarkan pendaki menuju puncak “Tusuk Gigi”, di puncak ini, kita akan jelas menikmati kawah Gunung Raung, dan tidak memerlukan kemampuan memanjat menggunakan tali untuk sampai pada puncak ini.

Lihat : Mt. Raung Trekking Details

Itinerary

Day 1 – Tour start from Surabaya

Kami akan menjemput Anda di Surabaya, bisa di bandara Juanda Surabaya, stasiun kereta api, hotel atau tempat lain di dalam kota Surabaya, selanjutnya kita menuju desa Sumberwringin di Bondowoso, perjalanan akan berlangsung selama kurang lebih 8 jam, makan siang akan disajikan di restaurant local dalam perjalanan. Tiba di desa Sumberwringin, check in home stay dan bermalam.

Day 2 – Start Mt. Raung Trekking

Sarapan pagi-pagi sekali di base camp, selanjutnya menggunakan truk warga kita akan menuju shelter Pondok Motor, ini adalah shelter pertama setelah base camp, segala jenis kendaraan hanya bisa mengantar sampai shelter ini, jadi dari sini kita akan mulai mendaki sampai puncak gunung Raung. Kita akan mengikuti jalur trekking melewati beberapa shelter antara lain Pondok Sumur, Pondok Tonyok dan Pondok Demit, di shelter terakhir inilah kita akan membangun tenda untuk bermalam. Istirahat dan memulihkan tenaga untuk persiapan pendakian selanjutnya.

Day 3 – Summit attack

Sekitar jam 03:30 pagi kita akan memulai summit attack, dari pos Pondok Demit kita akan mendaki selama kurang lebih 2 jam 30 menit untuk mencapai puncak Gunung Raung melewati beberapa pos antara lain Pondok Mayit, Pondok Angin dan batas vegetasi yang ditandai dengan memorial Deden Hidayat, terus sampai puncak. Menjelang tiba di puncak, jalur trekking akan semakin menyempit dan berbatu. Tiba di puncak Gunung Raung kita akan menyaksikan matahari terbitnya yang cantik dan pemandangan kawah nya yang luar biasa.
Selesai dengan punck Gunung Raung, kita akan turun ke pos Pondok Demit dan membongkar tenda, selanjutnya kita akan turun langsung menuju base camp, di perkirakan sore sebelum matahari terbenam kita sudah akan tiba di base camp, bermalam di base camp dan istirahat.

Day 4 – Back to Surabaya

Setelah sarapan pagi, kita akan kembali ke Surabaya, perjalanan akan berlangsung selama kurang lebih 8 jam, makan siang akan disajikan di restaurant lokal dalam perjalanan, sore kita akan tiba di Surabaya dan tour berakhir.

Included Facilities

1. Transportation for pick up and drop off
2. Highway and parking fee
3. Guide from Keliling Nusantara
4. Porters
5. Home stay at the base camp (2 nights)
6. Mineral waters
7. Meals during the program including trekking logistic
8. Camp equipment
9. Entrance tickets

Not Included

1. Personal expenses
2. Insurances
3. Tipping

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Mt. Raung Trekking Details

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Mt. Raung Trekking Details


Trekking up duration: 11-12 hours
Trekking down duration: 6-7 hours
Total Activity : 3 days 2 night
Highest peak: 3332m above sea level
Start/ Finish: Basecamp at Sumber Wringin village at Bondowoso
Trekking Route: via Sumber Wringin village, Bondowoso regency

Introduction

Mt. Raung is a part of Ijen mountains, the most eastern mountains in Java island, these mountains extend in the area of 4 regencies of East Java, they are Bondowoso, Jember, Situbondo, and Banyuwangi. Mt. Raung itself was popular by it hardest mount trekking activity in all around Java, because of no water resources along the trekking route and need technical climbing skill with ropes to reach its highest peak.

The highest peak of Mt. Raung is 3332 meters above sea level, there are 2 popular trekking routes to climb Mt. Raung, the first is via Sumber Wringin, Bondowoso and the second is via Kalibaru Jember, only the last route will take the climbers to the highest peak of Mt. Raung which needs technical climbing skill with ropes to do that, and the first route will only take the climber to “Tusuk Gigi peak” but wonderful enough to enjoy it amazing caldera and no need for technical climbing skill with ropes to reach this peak, but when arriving the area nearby the peak, the trekking route will be really dangerous when arriving nearby the peak, because the route will remain only the cliff with a small path.

In this chance, we will climb Mt. Raung via route Sumber Wringin at Bondowoso regency, this route will take around 10-11 hours trekking or even longer depends to the power and stamina of the climbers and no need to the technical climbing skill with ropes to reach the highest peak. Below is the trekking itinerary details with the names of shelter and it situations

See: Mt. Raung Trekking Program via Sumberwringin 4D3N

Trekking Itinerary Details

Basecamp → Shelter 1 (Pondok Motor): 45m drive or 4h trekking

The distance from base camp to Pondok Motor is about 7 km and takes around 4 hours trekking, but can be reached using vehicles and takes only 45 minutes drive, we really recommend using vehicles to reach this first shelter. Along the trekking route, we can find local people’s farmland and plantations.

Shelter 2 (Pondok Motor) → Shelter 3 (Pondok Sumur): 3h trekking

Takes around 3 hours trekking. There are still many local people’s farmland and plantation along this route with many path branches.

Shelter Pondok DemitShelter 3 (Pondok Sumur) → Shelter 4 (Podok Demit) 2h30m trekking

Takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes trekking. From here the path climbing will uphill along the tropical forest, Shelter Pondok Demit is a broad field located inside the forest without any water resources.

Shelter 4 (Pondok Demit) → Shelter 5 (Pondok Mayit): 2h trekking

Takes around 2 hours trekking. The trekking path is going out of the tropical forest into a savanna around the pine forest. If we plan for summit attack, this shelter is a good choice for overnight camp, but no water resources.

Shelter Pondok AnginShelter 5 (Pondok Mayit) → Shelter 6 (Pondok Angin) → The peak of Mt. Raung: 1h trekking

Takes around 1-hour trekking. The trekking path going out of the forest through the vast savanna and then entering the area of no vegetation which is marked with the memorial place of Deden Hidayat, He was a man which was death during the Mt. Raung trekking. When arriving nearby the peak, the path will be rocky and extreme, there is not enough flat field until the peak. So climber has to be full care full.

At the peak of Mt. Raung we can see it amazing caldera, there is a small crater inside the caldera, Mt. Raung is an active volcano, we can still hear the sounds of eruption at shelter 5. Then if you see the higher peak then this peak, that is what they call “Puncak Sejati” or “the true peak”, on 3332m above sea level, to reach the true peak, we should trek up via Kalibaru route at Jember and need technical climbing with ropes to reach this highest peak.

Menuju Puncak Gunung Raung

Trekking down

It takes around 5-6 hours with the normal stop for break depend to the stamina and powers, we will arrive at the base camp in the afternoon, and finish entire trekking activity of Mt. Raung.

Trekking Summary

Trekking up takes around 10-11 hours without any obstacle and if the stamina of the climber is good and 1 overnight camp in shelter 5 (Pondok Mayit) if possible depends to the condition and situation during the trekking.

Necessary Equipment
1. Healthy and good stamina
2. Healthy information signed by a doctor
3. Good shoe for trekking
4. T-shirt with the long sleeve
5. Warm Jacket
6. Sleeping bag and Mattress
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Mt. Raung Trekking Details


Trekking down duration : 6-7 hours

Total Activity : 3 days 2 night

Highest peak : 3332m above sea level

Start/Finish : Basecamp at Sumber Wringin village at Bondowoso

Trekking Route : via Sumber Wringin village, Bondowoso regency

Introduction

Gunung Raung adalah salah satu gunung dalam komplek pegunungan Ijen, terletak di ujung timur pulau Jawa meliputi beberapa kabupaten antara lain Bondowoso, Jember, Situbondo dan Banyuwangi. Gunung ini terkenal dengan medan pendakiannya yang berat karena tidak adanya mata air sepanjang jalur trekkingnya selain itu membutuhkan kemampuan mendaki menggunakan tali untuk mencapai puncak tertingginya.

Puncak tertinggi Gunung Raung adalah 3332 mdpl, terdapat 2 rute pendakian populer pertama via Sumber Wringin – Bondowoso dan kedua via Kalibaru – Jember, hanya jalur pendakian terakhir yang akan mengantarkan pendaki ke puncak tertinggi gunung Raung yaitu puncak Sejati dimana dibutuhkan kemampuan memanjat menggunakan tali untuk sampai ke puncaknya, sedangkan jalur pertama akan mengantarkan pendaki menuju puncak “Tusuk Gigi”, di puncak ini, kita akan jelas menikmati kawah Gunung Raung, dan tidak memerlukan kemampuan memanjat menggunakan tali untuk sampai pada puncak ini. Menjelang puncak gunung Raung jalur pendakian akan semakin berbahaya, hanya terdapat jalan setapak di antara jurang yang dalam.

Pada kesempatan ini, kami hanya akan membahas pendakian gunung Raung via jalur Sumberwiringin – Bondowoso, dalam kondisi normal, jalur pendakian ini dapat ditempuh kurang lebih 11 jam tergantung pada stamina dan kekuatan pendaki, berikut ini adalah gambaran detailnya.

Lihat : Mt. Raung Trekking Program via Sumberwringin 4D3N

Trekking Itinerary Details

Base camp → Shelter 1 (Pondok Motor) : 45m drive or 4h trekking

Jarak antara base camp ke Pondok Motor kurang lebih 7 km, butuh 4 jam jalan kaki, tapi jalur ini bisa ditempuh menggunakan kendaraan selama kurang lebih 40 menit, terdapat ojek yang siap mengantar pendaki dari base camp atau jika kalian memiliki group yang lumayan besar, baiknya menyewa truk untuk sampai ke Pondok Motor. Sepanjang jalur ini, masih terdapat perkampungan dan lahan pertanian penduduk.

Shelter 2 (Pondok Motor) → Shelter 3 (Pondok Sumur) : 3h trekking

Ditempuh selama kurang lebih 3 jam perjalanan, sepanjang jalur ini masih terdapat lahan perkebunan penduduk, tapi terdapat banyak jalan bercabang, jadi berhati-hatilah.

Shelter 3 (Pondok Sumur) → Shelter 4 (Podok Demit) 2h30m trekking

Shelter Pondok DemitDitempuh selama kurang lebih 2 jam 30 menit. Dari titik ini, jalur pendakian akan mulai menanjak menyusuri hutan tropis khas Indonesia. Shelter pondok demit merupakan lahan yang agak lapang di dalam hutan, tidak terdapat sumber air di sekitar shelter ini.

Shelter 4 (Pondok Demit) → Shelter 5 (Pondok Mayit) : 2h trekking

Ditempuh selama kurang lebih 2 jam perjalanan, jalur pendakian mulai berubah dari hutan tropis menjadi sabana di antara pepohonan pinus. Jika Anda berencana untuk summit attack, shelter ini adalah tempat yang cukup baik untuk membuat tenda dan bermalam sebelum summit attack, sekali lagi tidak ada sumber air di sekitar shelter ini.

Shelter 5 (Pondok Mayit) → Shelter 6 (Pondok Angin) → The peak of Mt. Raung: 1h trekking

Shelter Pondok AnginDitempuh selama kurang lebih 2 jam perjalanan. Dari hutan, jalur pendakian akan mengantarkna pendaki menuju savana dan selanjutnya batas vegetasi yang ditandai dengan memorial Deden Hidayat, seorang pendaki yang meninggal di Gunung Raung. Menjelang tiba di puncak Gunung Raung jalur pendakian akan semakin terjal, tak ada bidang yang cukup datar, jadi para pendaki harus extra hati-hati sepanjang jalur ini.

Di puncak Gunugn Raung, kita bisa melihat caldera cukup lebar, terdapt kawah yang tak terlalu besar pada bagian tengahnya. Gunugn Raung adalah gunugn Api aktif, kita masih bisa mendengan suara letusannya dari puncak bahkan sampai shelter Pondok Angin. Dari puncak ini, jika Anda melihat puncak yang lebih tinggi, maka itulah yang disebut puncak sejati, puncak ini hanya bisa ditempuh dari jalur pendakian via Kalibaru – Jember, membutuhkan kemampuan mendaki menggunakan tali untuk sampai ke puncak Sejati.

Menuju Puncak Gunung Raung

Trekking down

Perjalanan turun ditempuh selama kurang lebih 6-7 jam dengan asumsi beberapa kali berhenti sejenak untuk istirahat, jika semuanya lancar, pendaki akan tiba di base camp saat sore hari.

Necessary Equipment

  1. Kondisi badan sehat dan stamina bagus
  2. Surat keterangan sehat dari puskesmas
  3. Sepati yang baik untuk pendakian
  4. Kaos lengan panjang
  5. Jaket
  6. Sleeping bag dan matras
  7. Lampu kepala

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