Mount Egon

great

This is a great hike. The trail is easy to follow. You only need a knowledgeable ojek driver who knows where the trail head is. The trail is fairly steep and rocky, but well defined. It took us 3:...

Epic volcano

This volcano is active and you can see the steam coming out in the crater. In the crater next to the lake (which was almost totally dry) there is a really deep whole to spot, very scarry. It is doab...

Worth the climb

Is it tough? Yes. It is, after all, an 800m ascent with a constant uphill slope. However, over half of it is through a nice shaded area, the path is clearly visible at all times, well marked, and easy...

Crap that was hard...

Hanging in Maumere for a couple of days with limited options of things to do, why not climb a volcano... I’d read Trip Advisor comments about Mount Egon (although the limited number suggest not many ...

Only for the athletic's ones

Tried the ascent early morning but was stopped by the clouds, better wait later midday, you're still in the forest, met two people who did it who were very enthousiastic but said the ascent is a bit d...