Day 1: Senggigi – Sembalun Lawang (L, D)
Our driver will pick you up in your hotel at 06.00 AM then transfer to Sembalun. Register the Rinjani Information Center (RIC) in Sembalun Lawang (1,156 m), meet your guide and arrange National Park entry tickets. Your guide gives you briefing describes the route details, local cultural traditions and what you might see, and explains rubbish management and safety procedures. The trek starts from Sembalun Lawang with the gentle ascent walking through open grassland used as cattle grazing by local people. Resting at Pos 1 Pemantauan (1,300), after about three hours from Sembalun we reach Pos 2 Tengengean (1,500 m) enjoying the beautiful views of Mt. Rinjani summit (3,726 m). After another hours, ascent to Pos 3 Pada Balong (1,800 m), we start the step 3,5 climb amidst the pine-like Casuarinas species locally known as Cemara, perhaps seeing evidence of wild pigs and the long-tailed grey macaque monkeys to the camp site at Plawangan II Sembalun crater rim (2,639 m).
Overview trail on day 1 from Sembalun Village to Sembalun Crater Rim
• Distance: 10 km
• Walk duration: 6-7 hours
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Highest point: 2,639 m (Plawangan Sembalun crater rim)
• Height gain: +1,539 m
Day 2: Crater Rim – Summit – Hotel (B, L)
At 03:00 AM start is necessary for the hard three hours climb to the summit (3,726 m) on volcanic screen. Once there, enjoy proud feelings of satisfaction and the amazing sunrise views across the Wallace Line to Bali, Mt. Agung and Sumbawa, after enjoying the spectacular views down to the campsite. 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 continues 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 will be waiting to transfer you back to your hotel in Senggigi area.
Overview trail on day 2 from the crater rim Sembalun to the Summit:
• Distance: 5km
• Duration: 6-7 hours
• Difficulty: very difficult
• Highest point: 3726 m (Mount Rinjani trekking summit)
• Height gain: +1,087 m
Overview of the rail on day 2 from the crater rim Sembalun to Sembalun village:
• Distance: 10 km
• Duration: 5-6 hours
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Highest point: 2.639 m (Sembalun crater rim)
• Height gain: -1,539 m
