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C4. Mt. Rinjani Volcano Tour - Lombok
Famed for its beauty and isolation, Mt. Rinjani is Indonesia's second highest volcano. At 3,726 meters, it towers over Lombok, and boasts a ten-kilometer-wide crater - a habitat with deep gorges, towering walls, hot springs, waterfalls, and a perfect volcanic cone. This strato-volcano's oval-shaped Segara Anak caldera also contains a 230-m-deep lake. The earliest recorded eruption at Rinjani dates back to 1847 when a moderate explosion occurred. The most recent eruption was in October 2004 when smoke and a lava flow were detected.
Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 1 hr 30 minutes - 6 pax max - US$ 3,000 per flight
Helicopter - Flight Approx. 2 hr 40 minutes - 230kg max payload - US$ 4,100 per flight
C5. Mt. Tambora Volcano Tour and Sumbawa (includes Mt.Rinjani Volcano tour)
Visit the volcano that experienced the biggest eruption in recorded history! When Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, it caused a cataclysmic disaster and the deaths of 90,000 people. This event significantly altered the global climate for years afterwards. Universal crop failure occurred, temperatures dropped dramatically all over the world, and living creatures died off in large numbers. After being dormant for 5000 years, Mt. Tambora woke up and over a ten-day period and numerous explosions, unleashed its anger in an eruption that generated a volcanic column 40km high. This blast was heard over 1000 kilometers away.
The long-term effects of Mt. Tambora's eruption were felt across the globe. In addition to the large quantities of ash, rocks and dust ejected by the volcano, over 200 million tons of sulphur dioxide gas was propelled into the stratosphere. This had the effect of limiting the amount of sunlight that reached the ground, so that temperatures, particularly across the Northern Hemisphere, began to fall dramatically. India's monsoon season was interrupted, possibly leading to a deadly outbreak of cholera that insinuated its way across the globe. Europe experienced widespread crop failures just as it was recovering from the effects of the Napoleonic Wars. Ireland had its first great famine. Devastating floods hit China. In North America, 1816 is remembered as "the year without a summer", when snow fell during June and frost was still widespread during the month of July.
Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 2 hr 40 minutes - 6 pax max - US$ 4,800 per flight
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C6. Mt. Bromo Volcano Flight
Mt. Bromo, on the island of Java is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes. It is part of the Tengger massif, and even at 2392m it is not the highest peak of the massif, but it happens to be the most renowned one. Mount Bromo rises 133 meters above the caldera and is 700 meters wide. It has erupted more than 60 times since 1767. The Indonesian archipelago, straddling the seismically active "Ring of Fire," has the world's highest density of volcanoes. Of its 500 volcanoes, 128 are active and 65 are listed as dangerous. According to a local folk tale, at the end of the 15th century princess Roro Anteng from the Majapahit Empire started a separate principality together with her husband Joko Seger. They named it Tengger by the last syllables of their names. The principality did prosper, but the ruling couple failed to have children. In their despair they climbed Mount Bromo to pray to the gods, who granted them help, but requested that the last child be sacrificed to the gods. They had 24 children, and when the 25th and last child Kesuma was born, Roro Anteng refused to perform the promised sacrificial act. The gods then threatened with fire and brimstone, until the sacrifice was finally carried out. After the child was thrown into the crater, a voice is said to have ordered the local people to perform an annual ceremony at the volcano, which is still held today.
Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 2 hr 30 minutes - 6 pax max - US$ 4,500 per flight
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