Itinerary

1. Day 1- Senggigi - Sembalun (1, 156 m) Plawangan Sembalun (2,639 m)

   • Pick up at 6 am from the hotel in the Senggigi area and drive to Sembulan village. A trip of about 3 hours. In Sembulan village, enjoy breakfast.

   • Leave around 9:30 am and start with a 2-hour walk to post 1, stop here for a rest.

   • Start climbing again to reach post 3, around 1 pm.

   • Have lunch. 

   • Around 2 pm, start for the last climb of the day to the rim of Plawangan Sembalun. Put up the tents and have dinner.

   • On the rim, enjoy the beautiful panorama and sunset.

2. Day 2- Plawangan Sembalun - The Top (3.726m) - Lake - Plawangan Senaru

   • After a short night, get up at 3 am, have coffee or tea before climbing to the summit of the Rinjani (3726 m).

   • Arrive at the summit around 6 am, just in time to see the beautiful sunrise.

   • From the summit, have a great view. See the whole Island of Lombok and even Mount Tambora (Bali).

   • After one hour on the top, start descending again to the camp on the rim.

   • Have breakfast at the campsite and then start descending towards the lake.

   • Reach the lake around 12 pm, very close to the lake is a hot water spring, have a refreshing bath there. The water from the hot water spring is believed to heal all kind of ailments from rheumatism to skin diseases.

   • Lunch can be taken close to the lake and get a chance to do some fishing.

   • Around 3 pm, start the journey to Senaru Plawangan hill, a trip of about 2 hours. At Plawangan Hill Senaru set up the camp again and have dinner while enjoying the beautiful sunset again.

3. Day 3- Plawangan Senaru - Village Senaru - Senggigi

   • After a good night sleep, get up at 8 am for the final part of the trekking.

   • Walk towards Senaru village which is a 5-6 hours walk.

   • Have lunch on post 2. The last part of the trip is through the tropical rain forest.

   • At Senaru village, cars will be waiting to go back to Senggigi. Drop you off at the hotel.