The fast line to the top: straight up the Sembalun side for a sunrise summit, then back down the same way. One night on the mountain.
This is the quickest way to the true summit of Rinjani. You walk up the open Sembalun side, camp one night on the crater rim, then push to the 3,726 m summit for sunrise and come straight back down the same trail. No lake, no hot springs, just the top, in the least time off. You still need to be fit: the summit night is long, cold and early.
Stand on the highest point on Lombok as the light comes up over Bali and Sumbawa. On a clear morning the shadow of the mountain stretches west across the sea.
No detour to the lake or the hot springs. You trade the scenery of the full crossing for speed: the true summit on a single overnight.
A single camp on the Sembalun crater rim at 2,641 m, high above the caldera. Dinner at altitude, an early night, then the alarm goes at 2 am.
Two days and one night on the mountain, plus the included night in our Senaru guesthouse before you start. The choice when your calendar is tight.
Two days on the mountain, up and back down the Sembalun side. Times are typical: your guide sets the pace on the day.
We pick you up wherever you are on Lombok: the airport, Bangsal harbour, Senggigi, Mataram, Kuta or your hotel, at a time we agree with you. From there it is a drive to our guesthouse in Senaru, included in the price. You check in, meet your guide, get the briefing and sleep. Shoes, poles, jacket and headlamp can be rented here that evening.
Breakfast at the guesthouse, then a 45 to 60 minute drive to the Sembalun gate for registration at 8:00. You meet your porters, and the walk begins across open savannah with the volcano ahead of you. Lunch at Pos 2 around midday, where the forest thins and the views open. The trail steepens for the last stretch to the rim, and camp is set on the edge by mid-afternoon with the caldera dropping away below.
Up at 2:00 for hot tea in cold air, and on the trail by 2:30. Three hours of steep, loose volcanic scree in the dark, following the headlamp ahead of you. The summit comes around 5:30, and the sun breaks the horizon: Bali's Agung out of the sea to the west, the crater lake catching first light below. Back to camp for breakfast, pack up, and the long descent to the Sembalun gate by early afternoon, where your transfer is waiting.
The summit push is the real test: three hours of steep volcanic scree in the dark, starting at 2 am, with the air thinning above 3,000 metres. There is no technical climbing, no ropes and no scrambling. If you exercise regularly and can walk uphill for six hours, you are ready. Your guides set the pace, and they have done this over 500 times.
Every trek is all-inclusive: one price covers your guide and porters, transport, all meals on the mountain, camping gear and the national park fee.
2 days · 1 night
Walk it with others and split the cost, or take the mountain at your own pace. Either way the route and the guiding are the same.
Join a set departure and share guide, porters and camp with a few other travellers. The most affordable way up.
Just your own group, your own guide and porters, on the date you choose. More space and more flexibility.
The price is all-inclusive: guide, porters, all meals, camping gear and the national park fee. You book with a USD 30 deposit per person, which comes off the price, and pay the balance in cash to your guide on Lombok.
Some people feel it above 3,000 m. Sleeping on the crater rim first helps you acclimatise, and your guide keeps an eye on everyone during the summit push. You can always turn back: the mountain is not going anywhere.
Your porters cook fresh on the mountain: rice, noodles, vegetables, eggs, fruit, and plenty of it. Tell us about allergies or a vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free diet when you book and we cook around it. With a severe allergy we will suggest going private, because then the team shops and cooks only for you.
Your own guide and porters, on your own start date, with no strangers joining. It does not have to be solo: a couple or a group of friends is private too. Same route, same camps, just more say over pace and timing.
This is real camping. The tent, sleeping bag and mat are provided and carried for you, and the toilet is a simple toilet tent. It is not a lodge, and for most people that turns out to be part of why it stays with them.
Yes. Join a shared departure and you walk with a small group without paying a single supplement. If sharing a tent with people you have just met feels like a lot, say so and we set up a tent of your own on the rim.