4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS LAKE AND SUMMIT
The itinerary
This option starts from Senaru, ends in Sembalun Lawang.
Type of tour
Fully organized (combination of Adventure, Leisure, Ecotourism, Safety).
Individual or group departures are available upon request.
Highlights
Highlights are: Mt. Rinjani’s summit (3,726 m), Segara Anak Lake
(Crater), Hot Springs and Caves. Rim/Base Camp, Panorama along the
route, Wildlife, Flora and Fauna.
Itinerary :
Day 01
Our guide will pick you up at hotel lobby at 06.00 AM then transfer
to Senaru. Register at the Rinjani trek center (RTC) in Senaru (601m)
early in the morning, meet your guide and arrange national park entry
tickets. The RTC staff briefing explains the route details, local
cultural traditions and what you might see, and lists rubbish
management and safety procedures. The first hours of the trek climb
steeply through thick tropical forests rice in flora, bird life and a
variety of butterflies.
You might see orchid and, if lucky, the rare black ebony leaf
monkey, known locally as Lutung. Rest stops are taken along the way,
and at Pos 2 Montong satas shelter (1,500m). Village stories and local
legends are related by your guide. Features include the banyan tree
Bunut Ngengkang that looks like someone standing with their legs apart,
and the Batu Penyesalan stone.
Depending on your preference and weather conditions, the
night’s camp is made either in the forest at pos 3 Mondokon Lolak
(2,000m) after about five hours climb from Senaru, or continue the
ascent for another couple of hours through grassy meadows to Plawangan
1 Senaru crater rim at 2,641m from the crater rim are sweeping views
across the lake Segara Anak (2,000m) to the summit of Mt. Rinjani. On a
clear evening the Gili isles, Bali and Mt. Agung can be seen to the
west. Camp - Dinner - Overnight.
Day 02
After breakfast, down to the lake Segara Anak (2,000 m) within the
Rinjani crater. The trek route in this point is steep and rocky. Your
guide and porters will assist and give you extra attention. Mt. Baru
(2,351m) is an island in the lake and an active volcano, last erupting
dramatically in 1994. Going down the ridge passing numerous Edelweiss
plants Bunga Abadi to the crater rim camp for a well-deserved
lunch.
It takes two to three hours down the steep trail to the crater lake
and day 2’s camp. The rest of the day is spent relaxing, swimming
in the lake and exploring the caves and pilgrimage hot springs,
believed to have healing powers.
Day 03
Leave the lake and climb for three hours up to Plawangan Sembalun.
Lunch served on the way. Rest and prepare yourself for an early morning
three-hours hard climb to the summit (3,726 m). Dinner - Camp (Stay
overnight) at Plawangan Sembalun.
Day 04
After a well prepared breakfast, with the gentle ascent walking
amidst the pine-like Casuarinas species locally known as Cemara,
perhaps seeing evidence of wild pigs and the long-tailed grey macaque
monkeys. Resting at Pos 3 Pada Balong (1,800 m), enjoy a lunch break
here. We reach Pos 2 Tengengean (1,500 m) to enjoy the beautiful views
of Mt. Rinjani summit (3,726 m).
Gentle walk continue through open grassland used as cattle grazing
by local people to the Resting shelter at Pos 1 Pemantauan (1,300). The
trek ends at Rinjani Information Center at the road head in Sembalun
Lawang, where the car is waiting to transfer you to the airport or
Senggigi.
| 2 - 4 persons | 5 - 8 persons | 9 - 15 persons | 16 - up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 185 | 175 | on request |
Price is included :
- Air conditioned transport
- National park ticket entry
- Experienced english speaking trekking guide
- Well trainned local trekking porter
- Fullboard meals : breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea, snack, safe drinking bottle water, fresh fruit
- Camping equipment, double size camping tent (water proof), electrical lentern, sleeping bag, mattres/airbed, dining tent, toilet tent, communication device.
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