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SK.06.RTP.3D
2N
CRATER LAKE, HOT SPRINGS & SUMMIT 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS
This programme is designed
specially for real trekker
(advanced). Participant/s
must be fit and have several
mountain climbs experiences. Not
recommended for beginners. This
trek start from Sembalun, ends
in Senaru. Highlights are:
Mt. Rinjani’s summit (3,726 m),
Segara Anak Lake (crater), Hot
Springs and Caves.
Trek itinerary:
Day 1 Our guide will pick you up
at hotel lobby 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).
Day 2 At 03:00 AM starts 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 breakfast down to
the lake Segara Anak (2,000 m)
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 to 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 break,
leave the lake and climb for two
and half hours up to Plawangan 1
senaru Crater Rim (2,461 m) for
the day 2’s camp. Dinner and
overnight at crater rim if
weather permitted or another
hour down to Cemara Lima.
Day 3 After breakfast, descend
down the long trail to Senaru
village (601 m), through thick
tropical forests rich 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 stop are
taken along the way, with
village stories and local
legends related by your guide.
Features include the Batu
Penyesalan stone and banyan tree
bunut ngengkang that looks like
someone standing with their legs
apart. After seven hours walk
from the rim, (or five hours
from Pos 3 Mondokon Lolak), the
trek ends at Rinjani Trek Center
at the road head in Senaru,
where the car is waiting to
transfer you to the airport or
Senggigi
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