3 days · 2 nights on the mountain · from USD 250 · most popular
Summit, Lake
& Hot Springs
Everything Rinjani has. The summit at 3,726 metres. The crater rim. The lake. The hot springs. Three days. The route most trekkers choose, and come back talking about.
Day by day
The day before
Pickup & the night in Senaru
Your trek really starts the evening before. We pick you up wherever you are on Lombok, the airport, Bangsal Harbour, Senggigi, Mataram, Kuta, or your hotel, at a time we confirm with you based on your arrival. From there we drive to our guesthouse in Senaru, included in the price, where you check in, meet your guide, get the trek briefing, and rest for the night.
Day one
Sembalun to crater rim
6:30: Breakfast at the Senaru guesthouse.
7:15: We leave for the Sembalun gate, about 45 to 60 minutes through Lombok's green interior, tobacco fields and quiet roads.
8:00: Registration at the Sembalun gate. Meet your porters, a final gear check, and the trek begins. Open savanna, the volcano ahead.
12:00: Lunch at Pos 2. The terrain shifts. Grasslands give way to loose rock.
15:00: Sembalun Crater Rim (2,641m). The caldera opens below. Segara Anak Lake, turquoise and still, with the small cone of Barujari at its centre. Camp is already set.
18:00: Dinner on the rim. The sun drops fast. Stars appear. Early to bed. Tomorrow starts at 2am.
Day two
Summit, lake, hot springs
02:00: Wake up. Hot tea in the dark. Headlamps on. The hardest day.
02:30: Summit push. Three hours of steep volcanic scree. The trail is narrow and loose. Cold wind. Thin air. You climb in silence.
05:30: The summit. 3,726 metres. The sun breaks the horizon. The shadow of Rinjani stretches across Lombok and the sea. Bali's Agung floats in the west. The crater lake glows below. You stand at the highest point on the island.
06:30: Descend to camp. Breakfast.
09:00: Pack up. Descend into the caldera. The trail switchbacks down volcanic scree to the lake shore.
12:00: Segara Anak Lake. Lunch at the water's edge.
13:00: Walk to the hot springs. Natural sulfur pools steaming at the lake shore. Soak your legs after the summit push. You have earned this.
Afternoon: Free time at the lake. Swim, rest, watch Barujari. Camp by the water.
18:00: Dinner at lake camp. The crater walls block the wind. It is warm down here.
Day three
The way down
07:00: Breakfast by the lake. Last look at the water and the crater walls.
08:00: Climb out of the caldera to the Senaru crater rim. Steep ascent, about two hours.
10:00: Reach the Senaru rim. Begin the long descent through tropical forest. Roots, vines, filtered light.
14:00: Arrive at Senaru gate. Included transfer to Mataram, Senggigi, or Bangsal Harbor.
"They took a very good care of us the whole way and planned the hike according to our pace. The views were absolutely insane and we had so much fun laughing, chatting and enjoying the climb. It was tough but it's so so worth it."
What's included
- + Private transport: pick-up anywhere on Lombok and drop-off in Mataram, Senggigi, or Bangsal Harbor
- + One night accommodation in Senaru village before the trek
- + All meals during the hike (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- + Snacks, mineral water, tea, coffee, milk, ginger tea
- + Fresh fruit and soft drinks (cola, sprite, juice)
- + Full camping gear (tent, sleeping bag, bed mats, pillow, camping chair, toilet tent, cooking gear)
- + Experienced guide and porters
- + Rinjani National Park entrance fee and permits
What to bring
- • Warm jacket
- • Hiking shoes (or rent at the guesthouse)
- • Trekking poles (or rent at the guesthouse)
- • Headlamp with spare batteries
- • Sunscreen and sunglasses
- • Personal medication
- • Travel insurance covering trekking to 3,726 m: required, checked before your permits are arranged
- • A daypack for the trail: your main luggage stays safely at the guesthouse until you come back down
- • Extra porter available for personal belongings (optional)
- • Tips and gratuities (optional)
Shared or private
Join a shared group for $250 per person, all-inclusive — and once 3 or more trekkers have locked in the same date (reservation fee paid), everyone on it pays $225 instead. The price only drops, never rises. Or run it private: your own guide, your own porters, your own pace, for a group of 1 to 10. Private prices per person — the more of you go, the less each person pays:
| Private group | USD p/p |
|---|---|
| 1 person | $600 |
| 2–4 persons | $330 |
| 5–10 persons | $300 |
Sending a request costs you nothing.
- Nothing is charged until we confirm your date, usually the same day.
- You then pay a USD 30 reservation fee per person, not the full price. The trek itself is cash on arrival, at a rupiah amount fixed with your booking.
- Changing your date is free, any time. The fee stays valid for 12 months.
- If the park closes or we have to cancel, you get everything back in full.
Departures already filling up — pick one of these dates and you're not starting a group, you're joining one:
Difficulty: Medium
Day two is the hardest day on any Rinjani route. Summit push at 2am, then the descent into the caldera. The extra day helps. Your body recovers at the lake before the final climb out. No technical climbing anywhere on the route. Moderate fitness required. If you exercise regularly and can hike for six hours with a pack, you will make it. The guides know exactly when to push and when to rest.
Summit, lake &
hot springs.
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