Tengger Celdera & Mt Ijen - Day 4 (11th August 2015)

The last day of the trip started with a lazy morning where the tour guide told us that he would not bring us to the cliche Mount Penanjakan for sunrise since it is always very crowded. I was also still rather bummed about my damaged DSLR and had to comfort myself that my mobile phone has enough battery for taking photographs. We headed to the nearby cliff that lies along the huge Tengger Celdera (Noted by others as viewpoint #1 on google maps). 

Upon reaching there via the 4WD, we took a short hike up for approximately 10 minutes before reaching a rest stop where there was a small hut with a local lady selling hot drinks. 

I decided to stay there for sunrise instead of heading further up. Without the DSLR and my telephoto lens, I was unable to capture the beautiful sunrise coupled with the mesmerizing volcanoes in front of me. Thankfully, the camera did manage to capture a certain level of its beauty. 

It was really amazing seeing how the fog above the Whispering Sands slowly started to overflow onto the village where we had dinner the night before.

Soon, the fog cleared and we were able to make out the sandy floor of the Tengger Celdera, also famously known as the Whispering Sands.

After an hour of watching sunrise and a hot coffee later, we headed back to our 4WD where it brought us to our campsite. It was time to bring all our belongings onto the car and head to Surabaya Airport for our flight at noon.