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Ijen (Banyuwangi) in August
Great month: August is in the middle of the recommended season (April – October).
The season runs to the end of October, 2 months away.
2 days in Ijen (Banyuwangi) in August · from ₹7,773 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at Ijen (Banyuwangi) this month.
Worth knowing
Ijen Can Close at Short Notice
The Ijen crater trail closes for toxic gas, bad weather and fires: it was shut in February 2026 during a search for a missing hiker and from 4 to 28 September 2026 for forest fires. Check the park's notice the day before, book the blue-fire trek with a guide who lends a gas mask, and keep a spare night in Banyuwangi if you can.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹7,773 for two
- Room a night₹1,860
- Food a day, each₹689
- Main sight entry, each₹800
Mid-range
₹16,288 for two
- Room a night₹4,240
- Food a day, each₹1,590
- Main sight entry, each₹800
Luxury
₹35,555 for two
- Room a night₹10,600
- Food a day, each₹3,710
- Main sight entry, each₹800
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Indonesia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Kuta (DPS), 107 km away
Then: Transfer · 5h (Car via the Gilimanuk–Ketapang ferry, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹14,000
Fly into Jakarta (CGK), 860 km away
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹15,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 30 days, about ₹2,650
- Before you fly, buy the e-VOA (visa on arrival) at evisa.imigrasi.go.id: IDR 500,000, about ₹2,700, valid for 30 days. You can also pay at the visa-on-arrival counter in Bali or Jakarta, but the queue is long.
- Within 3 days before landing, fill in the free All Indonesia arrival card at allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id. It replaces the old customs (e-CD) and health forms. Save the QR code. Do one card per traveller.
- Going to Bali, Nusa Penida or Lembongan: pay the IDR 150,000 (about ₹810) Bali tourist levy per person at lovebali.baliprov.go.id and keep the QR voucher. It is checked at the airport and at some attractions.
- To stay longer than 30 days, extend once by 30 days (IDR 500,000) on the same portal before the visa expires. The first extension may need a visit to an immigration office.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with blank pages; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of Indonesia; e-VOA approval (printout or PDF), or a card or cash for the visa on arrival; All Indonesia arrival card QR code; Love Bali levy QR voucher, for Bali; Hotel bookings for the stay.
India is not on Indonesia's visa-free list, so you need the visa on arrival or e-VOA. India was proposed for visa-free entry in June 2026 but left off the July 2026 list. Indonesia proposed in August 2026 raising the fee to IDR 750,000 online and IDR 1,000,000 at the counter; as of October 2026 it is still IDR 500,000 with no start date, so check evisa.imigrasi.go.id before paying. Use only the .go.id sites: look-alike sites charge extra for the e-VOA, the arrival card and the Bali levy.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Indonesia in August
Also in season this month.
- Amed · great month
- Canggu · great month
- Gili Air · great month
- Gili Meno · great month
- Gili Trawangan · great month
- Jimbaran · great month
- Kintamani · great month
- Kuta · great month
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