Climb Mount Rinjani with Zainal

All prices are in US dollars, the standard for trekking on Lombok. The online deposit is charged in USD and your bank converts it automatically at its own rate. The rest is paid in cash on Lombok.

Right here, on the booking page: three short steps, and sending a request is free. Prefer to talk first? Message me on WhatsApp. I am not on booking platforms; you always book direct with me.

Every guide and porter on the team is registered with Rinjani National Park and carries the park ID that gets checked at the trailhead. Each trek goes out with a first aid kit and emergency equipment, and groups stay small enough that nobody walks on their own. Share any health concerns before departure and the team adjusts pace and route accordingly.

Your policy has to cover trekking to 3,726 m and a helicopter evacuation, and I check this before I arrange the permits. If you do not have travel insurance, or yours does not cover this, I add the park’s premium insurance to your permit for USD 18 per person (IDR 290,000), paid in cash when you arrive. Ask for it in the notes when you send your request.

Rinjani is a serious climb. Steep trails, loose volcanic scree and altitude make it challenging. A moderate to high fitness level is recommended. Regular hiking or gym training before you arrive helps, but is not strictly necessary. Determination matters more than fitness.

Yes. Many of my trekkers come solo. You can join a group or book a private trek. Either way, I or one of my senior guides is with you the entire time. Group sizes are kept small, six people at most.

The park is open from April to December and closed from 1 January to 31 March. April to November is the dry season, with the most settled weather and the clearest summit views; July, August and September are the most stable months and also the busiest. December is open but wetter, so expect slippery trails and less chance of a clear view from the top.

Yes. Your porters cook fresh on the mountain: rice, noodles, vegetables, eggs and fruit, three meals a day plus snacks, hot drinks and drinking water. Tell me at booking what you react to and the kitchen cooks around it. Nut and dairy allergies are the ones I see most, and both are workable when I hear about them in time. Vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten-free are all no trouble. My food and diets page goes through it meal by meal.

Yes, at my guesthouse in Senaru the evening before your trek, or at one of the small rental shops next to it. Boots, warm jackets, gloves, headlamps and trekking poles, roughly USD 1 to 5 per item per day. Your main luggage stays at the guesthouse while you are on the mountain and is waiting when you come back down.

My team carries it back down. Everything that goes up with your group comes off the mountain again: food packaging, cooking waste and your own rubbish. My porters collect it at camp and it walks down with them, so you do not have to carry anything out yourself or bring bags for it. Rinjani has a litter problem in the places where nobody bothers, which is exactly why we do.

Yes. Custom routes, adjusted durations and private treks are all possible. Send me a message with what you have in mind and I will build a plan that fits.

No. You reserve with a deposit (USD 30 per person) online, and that amount comes off the trek price rather than sitting on top of it. The rest you pay me in cash on Lombok. If your plans change, you can change your trekking date for free. Your deposit stays valid for twelve months.