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Our Mt. Rinjani Summit & Lake Trek is our most challenging hike. It’s a 3 day / 2 night trek that is best for travelers who want to see everything that Mt. Rinjani has to offer. This hike combines all the elements of the crater rim & summit hike, with the added bonus of decending to Lake Segara Anak and the natural hot springs.
This journey starts at your homestay in Senaru Village in North Lombok. You will stay one night at our homestay where dinner is served to you. You can adventure to nearby waterfalls in the evening if you’d like as well as see many monkeys.
In the morning, you will have breakfast & coffee at your homestay. You will then take a 1 hour drive to the town of Sembalun. The drive is a memory in itself as you ride in the back of a truck, wind in your hair, through the villages of Lombok.
You will begin your hike from Sembalun. Half way up the mountain we will have a filling lunch cooked by your porters. After that, we continue to the crater rim, which we will reach by mid-day. We will spend the evening at the crater rim where we will have dinner.
The following day, we wake up a 2:00am for a light breakfast and begin our journey to the summit around 2:30am. This is the most difficult part of the hike and will take a total of 4 hours to reach the summit. Once at the summit, you will notice that it is very cold! Most travelers only stay at the summit for a short time before decending.
The decent is much shorter and will only take 1-1/2 hours to return to the crater rim. You will then have a larger breakfast and take a short rest. After this, you will begin the 2nd part of the journey which is a 3 hour hike to Lake Segara Anak. We will take a short rest beside the lake and enjoy the thermal hot springs as well as lunch. After lunch, we leave the lake and continue to the Senaru crater rim where we will spend the night. The view from the Senaru Crater Rim is one of the most spectacular views of the entire trek.
On the final day, after having breakfast, you will decend through Senaru village through tropical rainforests. There are many monkeys and you might just possibly see the rare black monkey of Lombok. The entire hike on the last day takes about 5 hours, at which you arrive in Senaru. Transportation is provided from the trailhead back to the homestay. You will switch vehicles at our homestay and then get a ride back to the port/airport. If you plan to enjoy Senaru a bit longer, you can stay at our homestay as part of one of our other packages.
Travelers usually arrive an Bangsal Harbor via Bali or Gili Islands. Some travelers may arrive via Lombok airport. In both situations, we offer transportation to our homestay in Senaru as part of your package. You will arrive at our homestay and have dinner. You will be able to enjoy beautiful views from our outdoor dining area as well as watch monkeys right below you. You can also walk to Tiu Kelep waterfall which is only 20 minutes by foot. The trail is right in front of our homestay.
You will start your day with breakfast and coffee or tea. Depending on if you are hiking from Sembalun or Senaru, you will either start with a short drive to the trail head or a 1 hour drive to Sembalun. This day you will hike all day until late afternoon, stopping for lunch in the middle. We will arrive at the crater rim in the late afternoon where we your porters will already be setting up camp. We will spend the evening enjoying the views from the crater rim & have dinner. We sleep at the crater rim.
On the 3rd day, you will wake up at 2:00am for a quick breakfast and then hike to the summit starting at around 2:30am. After summiting, you will come back to crater rim for a big breakfast and then start to descend the to Lake Sagaru Anak. You will rest at the hot springs near the lake and have lunch, and then continue to Senaru crater rim where you will spend the night.
On the last day, you will have breakfast and then begin the 5 hour hike through the jungle forest to Senaru village. You will have lunch at a midway point on the the hike. After arriving in Senaru village, you will have transportation back to our homestay. We will then also provide transportation back to the port/airport.
