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HISTORIC VOLCANO FLIGHTS
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V1. Mt. Rinjani Volcano Tour - Lombok
Famed for its beauty and isolation, Mt. Rinjani is Indonesia's
second highest volcano. At 3,726 meters, it towers over Lombok,
and boasts a ten-kilometer-wide crater - a habitat with deep gorges,
towering walls, hot springs, waterfalls, and a perfect volcanic
cone. This strato-volcano's oval-shaped Segara Anak caldera also
contains a 230-m-deep lake. The earliest recorded eruption at Rinjani
dates back to 1847 when a moderate explosion occurred. The most
recent eruption was in October 2004 when smoke and a lava flow were
detected.
Helicopter - Flight Approx. 2 hr 40 minutes -
230 kg max payload - US$ 4100 per flight

Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 1 hr 30 minutes
- 6 pax max - US$ 2,700 per flight

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V2. Mt. Tambora Volcano Tour and Sumbawa (include Mt.Rinjani Volcano Tour)
Visit the volcano that experienced the biggest eruption in recorded
history! When Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, it caused a cataclysmic
disaster and the deaths of 90,000 people. This event significantly
altered the global climate for years afterwards. Universal crop
failure occurred, temperatures dropped dramatically all over the
world, and living creatures died off in large numbers. After being
dormant for 5000 years, Mt. Tambora woke up and over a ten-day period
and numerous explosions, unleashed its anger in an eruption that
generated a volcanic column 40km high. This blast was heard over
1000 kilometers away.
The long-term effects of Mt. Tambour's eruption
were felt across the globe. In addition to the large quantities
of ash, rocks and dust ejected by the volcano, over 200 million
tons of sulphur dioxide gas was propelled into the stratosphere.
This had the effect of limiting the amount of sunlight that reached
the ground, so that temperatures, particularly across the Northern
Hemisphere, began to fall dramatically. India's monsoon season was
interrupted, possibly leading to a deadly outbreak of cholera that
insinuated its way across the globe. Europe experienced widespread
crop failures just as it was recovering from the effects of the
Napoleonic Wars. Ireland had its first great famine. Devastating
floods hit China. In North America, 1816 is remembered as "the
year without a summer", when snow fell during June and frost
was still widespread during the month of July.
Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 2 hr 40 minutes
- 6 pax max - US$ 4,320

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V3. Mt. Bromo Volcano Flight
Mt. Bromo, on the island of Java is one of Indonesia's most active
volcanoes. It is part of the Tengger massif, and even at 2392m it
is not the highest peak of the massif, but it happens to be the
most renowned one. Mount Bromo rises 133 meters above the caldera
and is 700 meters wide. It has erupted more than 60 times since
1767. The Indonesian archipelago, straddling the seismically active
"Ring of Fire," has the world's highest density of volcanoes.
Of its 500 volcanoes, 128 are active and 65 are listed as dangerous.
According to a local folk tale, at the end of the 15th century princess
Roro Anteng from the Majapahit Empire started a separate principality
together with her husband Joko Seger. They named it Tengger by the
last syllables of their names. The principality did prosper, but
the ruling couple failed to have children. In their despair they
climbed Mount Bromo to pray to the gods, who granted them help,
but requested that the last child be sacrificed to the gods. They
had 24 children, and when the 25th and last child Kesuma was born,
Roro Anteng refused to perform the promised sacrificial act. The
gods then threatened with fire and brimstone, until the sacrifice
was finally carried out. After the child was thrown into the crater,
a voice is said to have ordered the local people to perform an annual
ceremony at the volcano, which is still held today.
Piper Chieftain - Flight Approx. 2 hr 30 minutes
- 6 pax max - US$ 4,050 per flight

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