Itinerary

1. Day 1: Rinjani Trek Center Senaru

   Wake up at 6:30 am and have breakfast. At 7:00 am, a car will pick you up and drive you 5 minutes to the Rinjani Trek Center Senaru to register. Trekking to Mount Rinjani starts at around 8:00 am from the Rinjani Trek Center Senaru. The trek begins with a shaded walk through a tropical forest with root trees. You will take a break at Post 1 and then continue to Post Extra, which takes around an hour. From Post Extra, it takes another hour to reach Post 2, where you will have lunch at an altitude of 1,500 meters. After lunch, you will continue trekking to Post 3 at 2,000 meters.

   From Post 3, you will leave immediately and head to Post 4, which takes around an hour. From Post 4, it takes around 30 minutes to reach the campsite. Upon arrival, your porter will prepare dessert, which includes fried bananas with cheese and chocolate or popcorn. At around 6:00 pm, dinner will be served.

2. Day 2: Senaru village

   After breakfast with a beautiful sunrise, you will start descending from Mount Rinjani to Senaru village. The trek back down takes around 5 hours and follows the same route as the ascent. You will take a lunch break along the way. Upon arrival at Senaru village (601 meters), a car will take you to your next destination. This trek is designed for experienced trekkers with a good fitness level, as it involves trekking up and down for 7 to 10 hours per day. The total walking time for this trekking program from the start point at Sembalun village and back to Sembalun village again is around 18 hours, with around 6-7 hours of trekking on day one and around 10-11 hours on day two.