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MOUNT RINJANI VOLCANO TOP PACKAGE
For more enjoyable and relaxing trek, we include 2 night staying at finest hotel
in senggigi-Lombok (Day 1st and Day 5th). it is suggested to give you enough
time to rest and having nice breakfast before the trek started early morning.
and especially after you have a long hours flight. This treks route includes
Mount. Rinjani’s summit (3,726 m), Segara Anak Lake (crater), and Hot Springs.
Trek starts from Sembalun Lawang (East), ends in Senaru (North).
TREK CONDITION:
Sembalun Lawang - Crater Rim Sembalun: Gentle walk/hike Crater Rim Sembalun -
Summit: Extra careful, hard trek (fully guided - going up) Summit - Crater Rim
Sembalun: Extra carefully (fully guided - going down) Crater Rim Sembalun -
Lake: Extra carefully, steep and rocky (fully guided - going down) Lake area -
Hot springs: Relax, swim or fishing at the lake Lake - Crater Rim Senaru: Extra
carefully steep and rocky (fully guided - going up) Crater Rim Senaru - RTC:
Gentle walk, easy, beautiful panorama.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Summit (top), Segara Anak Lake (crater), Hot Springs, Caves, Rim/Base camp,
Panorama along the route, wildlife, flora and fauna.
TREKKING RINJANI VOLCANO INFORMATIONS
Our Guides and Porters:
We hire only professional mountain guide and porters from the nearest villages
in the area of Rinjani National Park who has pass the guiding and handling test
and hold a valid guide license. P.T Korindo Network Lintas Raya is keen to
develop the Eco Tourism Concept, giving as much as benefit to the local
community to improve their standard of living. 5% from the net income is donated
to support education for the poor children in isolated villages in the eastern
part of Lombok.
Spring Water:
Fresh water springs are a feature of the trek and determine campsites. Your
guide Know where these are. During the drier months (July - September) some
springs completely disappear. Park staff and guides constantly monitor these
water sources to determine their abundance.
Park Fees:
Fees are paid at the Rinjani Trek Center at Rp. 75,000/person/entry. They
contribute to the protection, maintenance and management of the national park,
Rinjani trek route, village attractions and visitor.
Facilities:
About Our Trek Team
Our trek team is fully operated by a team of young, energetic people who are
fanatical about keeping in touch, while sharing the natural and cultural
environments of the places we visit.
5Days / 4Nights
SUMMIT TREKKING - RINJANI LOMBOK VOLCANO
TREK ITINERARY:
Day 1
Pick up service at the Airport then transfer to finest Hotel in Senggigi, check
in to hotel. Free at your own leisure.
Day 2
Our guide will pick you up at hotel lobby at 06.00 AM then transfer to Sembalun.
Register the Rinjani Information Center (RIC) in Sembalun Lawang (1,156 m), meet
your guide and arrange National Park entry tickets. Your guide gives you
briefing describes the route details, local cultural traditions and what you
might see, and explains rubbish management and safety procedures. The trek
starts from Sembalun Lawang with the gentle ascent walking through open
grassland used as cattle grazing by local people. Resting at Pos 1 Pemantauan
(1,300), after about three hours from Sembalun we reach Pos 2 Tengengean (1,500
m) enjoying the beautiful views of Mt. Rinjani summit (3,726 m). After another
hours ascent to Pos 3 Pada Balong (1,800 m), we start the step 3,5 climb amidst
the pine-like Casuarinas species locally known as Cemara, perhaps seeing
evidence of wild pigs and the long-tailed grey macaque monkeys to the camp site
at Plawangan II Sembalun crater rim (2,639 m). (B, L, D)
Day 3
At 03:00 AM starts is necessary for the hard three-hours climb to the summit
(3,726 m) on volcanic screen. Once there, enjoy proud feelings of satisfaction
and the amazing sunrise views across the Wallace Line to Bali, Mt. Agung and
Sumbawa, after breakfast down to the lake Segara Anak (2,000 m) within the
Rinjani crater. Mt. Baru is an island in the lake and an active volcano, last
erupting dramatically in 1994. Return down the ridge passing numerous edelweiss
plants Bunga Abadi to the crater rim camp for a well-deserved breakfast. It
takes two to three hours down the steep trail to the crater lake and day 2’s
camp. The rest of the day is spent relaxing, swimming in the lake and exploring
the caves and pilgrimage hot springs, believed to have healing powers. (B, L, D)
Day 4
After breakfast, leave the lake and climb for two and half hours up to Plawangan
1 senaru Crater Rim (2,461 m). After lunch enjoy the views of the lake from the
other side, relax, explore and await the sunset. If the wind is cold, you may
prefer to descend one hour to Cemara Lima and camp in the more sheltered forest.
(B, L, D)
Day 5
After breakfast, descend down the long trail to Senaru village (601 m), through
thick tropical forests rich in flora, bird life and a variety of butterflies.
You might see orchid and, if lucky, the rare black ebony leaf monkey, known
locally as lutung. Rest stop are taken along the way, with village stories and
local legends related by your guide. Features include the Batu Penyesalan stone
and banyan tree bunut ngengkang that looks like someone standing with their legs
apart. After seven hours walk from the rim, (or five hours from Pos 3 Mondokon
Lolak), the trek ends at Rinjani Trek Center at the road head in Senaru, where
the car is waiting to transfer you to Senggigi Hotel. (B, L)
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