Trip over view:
You'II do 3 days 2 nights which is start from sembalun
village to sembalun crater rim, summit, crater lake, hot spring, senaru crater
rim end in senaru village.
This hike is suit for
experienced and average hikers but not for children or beginners unless they
have very good fitness.
# General attention to all trekker participants please you have to come the day before trekking start and spend the night in senaru untill you feel fresh and not get delays.
Noted : coming and start trekking at same day litle bit risk about something you forget and ofcourse feel rush, however you could do it if don't have much time in your travel list.
Target : Senaru village (601m) - Sembalun village (1, 156m) - ( sembalun crater rim II (2639m)
Description:
On the first day after an early breakfast 06:30am at your accomodation we will drive you 40-45 minutes aproch way to national geopark office in sembalun lawang, we will get there approximately at 08:00, Once you arrive you do second register such as showing your e- rinjani ticket that have been booked by us.
The journey start at open grassland of the sembalun valley (1,100m) and for a short time trough rain forest where you can see some macaques curious about the strangers passing their homeland, along will continues walk to post 1(monitoring place 1.300m) which take 1 and half hours. Take small break 5-10 minutes enjoying the view while having light cookies supply by your guide right after having small break than direct to pos 2(tangengean 1.500m) which take 45 minutes, taking lunch break for 2 hours in this post your guide and porters begin prepare to cooking you freshly meals and serve with fruit salad, variety kind of hot drink ( tea, lemon tea, gingger tea, coffee, hot chocolate, soft drink coc )
After having lunch break you will continue ascend up to post 3 and 4(cemara siu) aproximately arrive this post at 15:00 afternoon, taking short break 5-10 minutes to recover energy will strengthen you for the next step.
As last trek on first day you will continue hike through the savana and the steep part up the Mt.Rinjani crater rim II(pelawangan sembalun 2639m) in 2 hours with wide view along the trails over the sembalun valley. You will reach the sembalun crater rim and spend first night, enjoy your well-deserved and freshly cooked dinner while watching sunset over Mt.Rinjani. prepare and strengthen your self for the upcoming and very Challenging hike to summit after short night.
Target : Summit (3726m) -Segara anak lake,hot spring(2000m) - Senaru crater rim I (2641m)
Description:
Wake up at 02:00am and climb start 02:15 in the morning make sure you have prepared the equipment such as flashlights and etc. Your Porter supply hot drink, light breakfast for stamina.
After enjoying breakfast you will start climbing which is led by your guide where the time you will take to reach the top is 3 hours way. The route consists of 3 stages, 40 minutes climb first stage of hills with a slop of about 50°, the second stage of path is quite easy but long trek which takes 110 minutes while the last stage take 1 hour to reach the top with a slope of 65° when you take three steps forward you will slip one step back.
Once you have reached the top of Mt.Rinjani take your time to feel inner satisfaction while watching sunrise and see all of lombok island, segare anak lake, bali, sumbawa, take as many pictures as you can in short just enjoy it!
After enjoying the view you will back down to sembalun crater rim/camp site enjoy fresh breakfast to recover energy (the way back it take 2 hours). at 10 o'clock am you start walking down to the lake and hot spring pools. Trails down is quite steep and slippery so that you should beware and extra carefully, need 2,5 hours to arrive at segare anak lake inclusive visit hot spring pools, have lunch provided by the lake side while seeing view new volcano Mt.Baru jari, explore the lake and swim in hot spring after walking 120m from lake as well as healing your skin as medicine.
After lunch time you will continues for another 3 hours hiking up to senaru crater rim 1 (2641m) where you will find the second camp site. be careful of walking up due the trails very step and stony, last part of trails you will walk on narrow iron stairs.
Arrive at point of camp site you will be pamperd by nice view half side Lombok island. Enjoying dinner while watching wonderful sunset over Mt.Agung in Bali and smoke trough tout from new volcano by the middle of lake.
Target : Senaru crater rim 1 (2641m) - Senaru village (601m)
Description :
You will get up early to catch sunrise with view of Mt.Rinjani before having breakfast and going down to senaru village. You will start descent down to savana, green rain forest where you can see animals like black ebony leaf monkeys, various bird species as well as variety tropical plants such rattan trees, orchid, Pandanus, etc.
This last part of 3 days tour spend arround 6 hours include short break as well as longer break at post 1 (915m) where your porter will serve last lunch.
At 13:00pm arrive at senaru gate (Rinjani national Park office) do check out report, next 13:20 you will arrive down in senaru village ( pick-up zone) drof you of to our office-accomodation to get shower and enjoying cold drink. at 14:00 direct to your next destination on lombok ( tete batu, senggigi, kuta lombok, mataram, airport, lembar, bangsal harbor-gilli to, air, meno).