LOKON VOLCANO (1580 M)
This is a full day trip of hiking to the active volcano Lokon. The trip to this volcano also takes about 90 minutes by boat & car from the resort, but it’s a 3 hour hike and the terrain is a bit challenging. We hike to Tompaluan, the active crater on the saddle between the two peaks of Lokon-Empung. You will need a proper trekking shoes for this hike, as the igneous rock trail formed by cooled lava can be slippery (even when dry).
What to wear/bring: Long sleeves, long pants, proper trekking shoes (or at least sneakers), a hat, sunblock, mosquito repellent (use before entering the forest) and an extra shirt.
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ABOUT LOKON VOLCANO
The twin volcanoes Lokon and Empung, rising about 800 m above the plain of Tondano, are among the most active volcanoes of Sulawesi.
Lokon, the higher of the two peaks (whose summits are only 2.2 km apart), has a flat, craterless top. The younger Empung volcano has a 400-m-wide, 150-m-deep crater that erupted last in the 18th century. All subsequent eruptions have originated from Tompaluan, a 150 x 250 m wide double crater situated in the saddle between the two peaks.
Historical eruptions have primarily produced small to moderate ash plumes that have occasionally damaged croplands and houses, but lava-dome growth and pyroclastic flows have also occurred. The last big explosive eruption was in July 2011.
Source: www.volcanodiscovery.com
Tour Price
| Mahawu/Lokon Volcano Hiking | Boat Transfer Car and Driver English Speaking Guide |
IDR 1,890,000 | IDR 1,095,000 | IDR 850,000 |
