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Krakatau Volcano (Krakatoa)

Indonesia
Ranked #53 of 186 attractions in Java
4.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Mountains, Volcanos
Owner description: A catastrophic explosion in 1883 had global repercussions and left only remnants of Krakatau (Krakatoa), which has shown seismic activity as recently...... more » Owner description: A catastrophic explosion in 1883 had global repercussions and left only remnants of Krakatau (Krakatoa), which has shown seismic activity as recently as 1994. « less
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Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

the most i enjoyed the beach there with warm water :) and snorkling after :) More

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New York
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

We traveled out to Anak Krakatoa from Jakarta over a recent weekend and had a fantastic time The tour was organized by Samsul, www.krakatau-ecotour.com, and he did a great job. His prices were more affordable than other guides we had contacted. We took the boat out, about 1.5-2 hours depending on the weather conditions, had a nice lunch on a... More

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Stockholm, Sweden
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
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Back in 2010 me and five friends spent four days in and around Krakatau with Apud as out tour guide. We went to the Ujung Kulong national park and Krakatau volcano. The whole trip was beautifully arranged by Apud and his team, they took fantastic care of us and provided us with spectacular views and great food. Apud is the... More

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Indianapolis, Indiana
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012
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Not the easiest place to visit, but then again the most special places often aren't and that's part of the attraction. We organized our trip through an organization that we found by searching the internet. http://www.krakatauindo-tour.com/index.php/contact-us Contacts were Ateng or Apud. They were able to set the trip up at short notice for us. Given the remoteness of the location... More

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London, United Kingdom
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012
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We took a day trip from Jakarta to see Krakatua volcano. The trip was expensive by Indonesian standards but we only had one day to spare. info@krakatauecotourism.com picked us up at our hotel in Jakarta when we arrived at Carita 3 hours later we were transferred onto a waiting boat. The trip was a bit bumpy and windy so you... More

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Poznan, Poland
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
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One of the the best, for sure best known all over the world. After eruption in 19th centurt the whole 1000m high montain desapear! its absolutly amazing. We start at 3 am from Jakarta going north around 150 km with highway, around 9 on seaside. After that around 40 minutes with speed boat (double engine) you cann already see the... More

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Singapore
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011
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Visiting an active volcano has been on my bucket list for a while, so while I am working in Singapore I thought I would get it done. I arranged the trip through http://www.krakatau-tour.com/site/ . Roman is the contact and he is very helpful and accommodating. We were picked up from Jakarta airport and driven down to Carita Beach where we... More

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Sumatra, Indonesia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2011

Getting krakatau via Canti Pier....passing by Sebuku island, drop in Sebesi island.. lunch and drink coconut water...go on to Krakatau ... small erruption happen and step on and trekk up to ........... be careful.... explossion might happen anytime.... about sunset... back to Canti Pier.... More

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Kuala Lumpur
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2011
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a truly memorable experience, made possible when we had engaged krakatau ecotourism to do all the ground work for us. took a fast boat ride from the town of carita to head towards krakatau volcano, the trip took about 1.5 hrs, one way. once there was amazing to see what actually gets spit out of a volcano during its eruption,... More

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jakarta
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2011
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Krakatau is one active Indonesian volcano, located in the Sunda strait between Sumatran also in the west and east of Java island, Krakatoa is a tourist attraction that is outside the natural beauty. around deck invites impress the visitors who come, Krakatau islands consists of three islands namely; Rakata who loomed, and two other small islands namely, long island and... More

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