Itinerary

1. Prior Day- Arrive in Senaru

   • Meet the tour guide, who will pick you up from the agreed-upon location in Lombok and head to your accomodation in Senaru. The trekking mountain organizer will explain about the trekking procedure and prepare you for your trekking trip.

2. Day 1- Trek to the Sembalun Crater Rim

   • Wake up at 6 a.m. and then get breakfast at your accommodation at 6.30 am.
   • Drive at 7 a.m. to Sembalun village (about 45 minutes), arrive here at 7.45 am, and register at the Rinjani National Park office.
   • Head to the starting point (about 15 minutes), and then at 8 am, start the trek from the Sembalun starting point (1100m) to the pos 1 (1300 m ). Rest for 10 minutes for some biscuits. (Walking time is about 2 hours.)
   • Continue to Pos 2 (1500 m) at Pos 2. (Walking time about one and a half hours.)
   • Arrive at Pos 2. Our team will prepare your lunch. 
   • Proceed to Pos 3 (1800 m). (Walking time is approx 1 hour.) 
   • Go for an easy walk around 2 p.m. at Pos 3, and then after a rest of 10/15 minutes, continue to Pos 4 or Pos extra (about 60-minute). Rest again here.
   • Start your trek to Sembalun crater rim at 3 p.m (2639 m). (Walking time 2 hours.), including a prolonged steep climb around 5 pm.
   • Enjoy the dinner and the campsite prepared by the team. Witness the awesome sunset views of the Summit of Mount Rinjani.

3. Day 2- Go to the Rinjani Summit

   • Wake up at 02:30 a.m. and have some light breakfast, then leave at 03:00 a.m. 
   • Start the trek to Rinjani Summit (3.726 m). Walking time is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. The first stage is a moderate climb for 120 minutes, while the second stage is a fairly easy but long trek. The last hour is very steep and difficult. (There are many loose stones, and as you take two steps forward, you will slip one step back). You can see all of Lombok island, Bali, Sumbawa and Segara Anak Lake from the Summit.
   • Go down to the Sembalun crater rim after sunrise and have a hot breakfast and break.
   • Have enough rest. Then we will go down to the Segara Anak lake and hot spring. This trail down is very steep and slippery. Beware and be extra careful. We need 3 hours to get to the lake and hot spring. The lunch will be provided by the lake, and the hot spring is just a 100m walk from here, the place where you can soak in and heal your skin as medicine.
   • Rest after lunch, and then we will go up to the crater Rim of Senaru. For 3 hours, walk up this route and trail quite top, steep up and stony. We need to be careful, and we will reach this point of the place we call second nice views from the summit, where you can enjoy the incredible sunset over the mountain Agung in Bali and the smoke trough out from the hole of the new volcano by the lake.

   Camping and dinner here.

4. Day 3- Descend to Senaru Village

   • Have breakfast and enjoy the sunrise. Take pictures of the beautiful scenery of the lake. We will go down to Senaru village for a 4-5 hour walk down, including a break and lunch on the way between POS 2 and POS extra.
   • Arrive at Rinjani Trekking Centre office Senaru around 12.30 a.m. to 13.00. Have a shower and hot drink in our office. Then our private car will transfer you to your next vacation (Senggigi, Mataram City, Lombok International Airport, Kuta Lombok, and Bangsal port).