Merapi Lava Viewing at Night from the Safe Distance

We booked two tours with this agency: the Merapi Lava Tour and the Timang Beach & Pindul Cave Tubing Tour and they were honestly the highlight of our time in Yogyakarta. The communication with the organizer was excellent from the very beginning: fast, clear, and incredibly easy. Everything was perfectly organized. But what made these tours truly unforgettable was our guide, Fajar. He is without a doubt the best guide we've ever had. From the first minute, he treated us like close friends rather than tourists. He was always smiling, always on time, and unbelievably kind and professional. Fajar explained everything in detail, shared interesting stories about every place we visited, and made sure we didn't miss a single viewpoint or experience. He knew all the best photo spots and even took amazing professional-looking photos of us throughout both tours. Thanks to him, we came home with incredible memories. During the Merapi sunrise, he even cooked us delicious eggs and noodles while we waited, and throughout both days he always made sure we had enough food, water, and drinks. His care and attention to every little detail made us feel completely relaxed. If you're booking with this agency, ask for Fajar. He genuinely made our trip special, and we couldn't have asked for a better guide. Thank you, Fajar, we'll never forget these two amazing adventures!

We had a great evening yesterday and were very lucky to see impressive lava flows . Our guides were very kind, they took beautiful photos that they will send us and served us nice food and tea while watching and listening to the lava show. I want to thank especially our driver, Rama, who picked us up at the hotel in Yogyakarta to drive us to the Merapi volcano. He even organised a very nice restaurant for us before the night excursion in the jeep. Thanks a lot!

Our trip started with the pickup by our guide Fajar, his English is very good, almost as good as his music taste ☺️😉. The jeep lava tour and the burned farm was very moving. The ride and the views where fun. Then Fajar took us to the Merapi viewpoint, a very romantic place in a jungly area under the start to be impressed by this great volcano, waiting for a lava eruption to happen. Then it did and this was so special! What made the trip more special was our guide Fajar, I would recommend him for all your trips.

Excellent service from Rama who made our trip memorable. Would recommend this tour to everyone as the views were amazing. Whilst waiting snacks and tea and coffee were offered which was a nice gesture. Rama was very attentive and friendly guy. Volcanic activity was fabulous.

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Very pleasant guide who made our experience more memorable. Coffee and snacks were a lovely surprise. The suggestion to start the tour earlier was an excellent idea for the merapi activity shown on live steam was present. We were lucky to witness a beautiful spectacle, not once not twice but four times . It was amazing. Braving the nighttime cold was worth it.

Our driver Fajar was great! He was super communicative and was able to arrange a special pickup from the SOC airport. We then went to see Merapi and then we were dropped off at the hotel in Yogyakarta after. We really appreciated the flexibility and good driving! The spot for the viewing was good, not too close and not too far. The weather was not very willing, but even then we were able to see it! You have to be patient, though, it’s not always a river of lava. The spot has a small restaurant were you can get some food and drinks while you observe the volcano in all its glory. Would 100% recommend!

Our guide Fajar was extremely friendly and helpful and made the trip super easy. The tea and snacks also hit the spot perfectly. We got very lucky with the weather and could clearly see at least a dozen lava flows in less than 90 minutes.