RINJANI SUMMIT FULL OF NATURE
Trekking itinerary
3D/2N START SENARU-CRATER RIM-LAKE-SUMMIT-SEMBALUN
Feel the nature by trekking over Senaru. It could bring you to get more natural nuance of nature. You will be attached by all of nature population activities Such as chirp of Birds and smart monkeys would welcome you to their mullet. Besides, variety of trees in the tropical forest will contribute fresh oxygen for your trek. Most of the trails are going up and the plate ground of the trek will be very less, but the trees sorround the forest will keep you fresh from the sunshine.
Day1
Our driver will pick you up at the loby in the hotel where you are staying in. At 7:00 a.m our guides and porters will bring you to take registration of your ticket at RTC information (Rinjani Trekking Central) to Start the trekking. In the first 30-45 minutes you will reach the Gate of Rinjani National park localy called JEBAK GAWAH (Starting Place) refers to the gate of junggle. Walking up for about 1 hour will meet you pos1 (601 m). Our guides start to control and serve you by some light foods (Biskuit and snack) and drink. After 15 minutes break, our crew will ask your condition, and if it possible we will continue the journey. Walking up approximately 2-3 hours you will reach pos2 (1,500 m) localy called Montong Satas . In pos2, you will have longer break while waiting for your lunch that will be cooked by our crew. You will have break for one and a half hours included your lunch and little relaxing to restart your power. After break and having lunch, we will continue the trek to the next break point for about 2 hours to reach pos3 (2,000 m) which called Mondokan Lokak. At this place, smart monkeys will welcome you with their habit (note: stay close with your stuffs). The monkeys like to steal some snacks from our beg, so don’t leave your bag ! At this place, our guides will serve you again by some of foods and drink that always be ready for you. By 20 minutes break, the guide directly will ask you to continue the journey. During the trekking approximately 4 hours you will have break at extra pos, localy called CEMARA 5 which is 30 minutes-1 hour away from the CRATER RIM OF SENARU (Pelawangan Senaru) with 2.641 m asl ( above see level). Before reaching the Crater Rim, we need to hike over stony trail and quiet step up at this point, but everything will be fully paid by spectaculer views when you get on top.
Sunset Time ?
The CRATER RIM OF SENARU is the most perfect place to witness all around of NORTH LOMBOK included The Three Island (GILI TRAWANGAN, GILI AIR, GILI MENO) as the most famous Island of tourist destination in the world . Still,the spectaculer moment of beautiful Sunset will pamper your eyes. Besides, our crew will make the Camp and Dinner while you sighting around to the phanorama surround the CRATER RIM.
Day2
The fresh morning will give you extra spirit to continue your trekking, But still, you have time to have your breakfast while enjoying the view of Segarea Anak lake that can be seen clearly from CRATER RIM OF SENARU. Taking some pictures as your documentary and getting warm by sunshine will bring a perfect time for you. At 8:00 a.m we will start to the next trek. The next step, you will walk down from crater rim to the lake for about 2-3 hours through stony trail on the slope of the mountain. You don not need to worriy about the trail, becouse our guide will lead you to keep your safety and your comfort during the trek.
Arrive to the lake, our guide directly guide you to the hot spring by walking for 7-10 minutes from the lake, and other crew will prepare your lunch while you enjoy phanorama of the slope of mountain and hot spring waterfall. Local people believe that the hot spring is very good for bound massage when they have journey to Rinjani mountain. Our guide will take care on your stuffs if you decide to have a bath in the hotspring. After enjoying the hot spring, we will back to our crew to have lunch.
At 2:30 p.m, our guide will ask you to continue the journey after having lunch and enjoying beauty of the lake phanorama. You will need approximately 4 hours to reach another crater rim that is called PELAWANGAN SEMBALUN (sembalun crater Rim). Some hours of sighting around the crater with nice slope of the volcano and take some pictures will meet your expactation. Our crew usually make a fire for the guests to enjoy the evening on the Crater Rim.You will have Dinner and coffee break while our guide explain you about how to climb to Rinjani Summit before take rest.
Day3
In the last day you will need to wake up earlier at 2:00 a.m to get ready for trekking to the summit. Our crew will serve you by some of coffee or tea with biscuit for 15 minutes before getting ready for the trekking. In the journey you will ste up arround 1 hour to get part of Rinjani summit area and walk up on the plate trail for about 1 hour then climb up directly to the summit for about 2 hours to get the top at 6:00 am of the Rinjani mountain. On the summit you will enjoy the most spectaculer sunrise ever, and take some pictures as the witness that you already step on the TOP of 3726 masl (meter above see level) RINJANI mountain will complete your perfect time of trekking here, and our guide will always have great services during sighting arround.
After enjoying all things of the SUMMIT for 1 hour, you will get ready to walk down for about one and a half hours while you enjoy the beuty of phanorama and straight to get back to the camp. At the camp our porters will be got ready to set up your breakfast before you arrive.
After having breakfast and make some preparations to leave the Crater Rim, we will continue the last part of trekking. We will go down over sembalun from pergasingan hill (second area of Rinjani mountain slope/ eastern view) which also called Cemara Lima. It will take approximately 6 hours included lunch on your preferd place. There are 3 break points with 1 extra pos during the journey of walking down. In order that, all things that you need will be controlled in the best way by our crew. There is nothing to be worried in the journey, because this will be easier part of the trekking. For 4 hours going down through the hills and dry river with some break areas which all the way of savannah, then we will walk over on the plate route, After that you will start to go over little forest of sembalun(finish area).
Trekking will be expectively done around 2:00 p.m and our driver will be waiting to transfer you back to our office and all over the journey.
Price includes:
1.Pick up before and transfers after the trek
2.a night accommodation in Senaru before the trek
3.Trekking guide and porters who will carry the cooking gear and camping equipment
4.Food and drinking water on the trek (3 liter mineral water a day/person)
4.Tent, toilet tent and paper, sleeping bags and sponge mattress, pillow,
5.Entrance fee for the National Park IDR 150.000/trekker
Prices Excluding:
1.Head lamp/hand torch
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