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Day 1
Pick up at the hotel or airport then direct transfer to Sembalun Village and Overnight.
Day 2
Register the Rinjani information center(RIC) in Sembalun Lawang(1.156m), meet your guide and arrange National Park Entry Ticket. Your guide gives you briefing describes the route details,local culture traditions and what you might see, and explains rubbish management and safety procedures.The grassland used as cattle grazing by local people.
Resting at Pos 1 Pemantauan (1.300m) after about three hours from Sembalun we reach Pos II Tengengean(1.500m) enjoying the beautiful views of Mt.Rinjani summit(3.726m). After another hours ascent to pos III pada Balong(1.800m), 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(2.639m).
Day 3
At 3:00 am starts is necessary for the hard three-hour climb to the summit (3.726m) 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 breakfast down to the lake segare Anak(2.000m) within the Rinjani crater. Mt.Baru is an island in the lake and an active volcano, last erupting dramatically in 1994. Return down the ridge passing numerous edelweiss plants Bunga Abadi to the crater rim camp for a well deserved breakfast. After breakfast, proceed to go down to the lake. It takes two until three hours down the steep trail to the Crater Lake. Enjoy the lake, swimming, or exploring the caves and pilgrimage hot springs, believed to have healing powers, while our porters preparing for your lunch. After Lunch leave the lake and climb for two and half hours up to Plawangan I Senaru crater Rim (2.461m) for the day 2’s camp. Dinner and overnight at crater rim if weather permitted.
Day 4
After breakfast descend down the long trail to senaro village (601m), through thick tropical forest rich in flora, bird life and variety of butterflies. You might see orchid and if lucky the rare black ebony leaf monkey, known locally as lutung. Ret stop are taken along the way, with villages stories and local legends related by your guide. Features include the Batu Penyesalan stone and banyan three Bunut ngengkang that looks like someone standing with their legs apart. After seven hours walk from the rim (or five hours from Pos III Mondokan Lolak), the trek ends at Rinjani Trek Center at the road head in Senaro, where the car is waiting to transfer you the Hotel or next destination.
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