Getting Mount Rinjani

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Getting Mount Rinjani

Getting mount Rinjani is easy. Follow the steps to get the spot near Mount Rinjani. To get Mount Rinjani, you need come to Lombok island first. From Lombok Island, you can choose the type of transportation you want to go.

First, come to Lombok Island. How to get to Lombok Island?

There are three options to get to Lombok Island from Bali.

  1. Take a flight. Fly from Ngurah Rai Bali to Lombok island, daily flight available. From Lombok airport, you can grab a taxi to Senaru village or Sembalun village.
  2. Slow Ferry. Available every two hours from Padang Bai Bali to Lembar harbor. Will takes between 4-6 hours sail. From Lembar Harbor take a car to Senaru or Sembalun village. We recommend booking the transportation in advance to avoid brokers at the harbor.
  3. Fast boat. The fast boat operated daily from Padang Bay Bali to Bangsal Harbor and Senggigi. The fast boat runs twice a day, in the morning schedule and afternoon. Book in advance is a safe option.

Getting Mount Rinjani Lombok

Most popular trail to Mount Rinjani:

  1. Senaru Village
  2. Sembalun Village
  3. Torean Village.

The three villages above are entrance gate treks to Mount Rinjani.

Senaru Trekking Route the shadow hiking trail

Senaru trekking route offers a shadow hiking trail from Post 2 at an altitude of 1,500 m to Post 3 at an altitude of 2,000 above sea level. We will pass through a very dense tropical forest.  From the entrance gate to Crater Rim Senaru takes 6 hours walk with a distance about 9km.

Along the way, you will find several resting places called POS.

What you will see?

  1. Pass grand tropical forest with shadow trails
  2. Jungle atmosphere.
  3. Spectacular view of Gili island, villages, and green tropical forest
  4. Best view of Segara Anak from Crater Rim Senaru
  5. Beautiful sunset and sunrise over Segara Anak Lake view

Sembalun Trekking route with a grand savanna view.

The Sembalun trekking route offers a grass savanna with gentle winds. Along the way, climbers will enjoy the view of the vast savanna meadow, which will reduce fatigue. The starting altitude is 1100 above sea level. The trail is amazing. The first half or more of the trek is literally a breeze.

Starting from the entrance gate of Sembalun to crater Rim Sembalun will take about 7-8 hours, with a 10 km distance.

What you will see?

  1. Offers grand views of the grass savanna over the eastern entrance
  2. Spectacular Sunset views of the Lake Segara Anak
  3. Best sunrise over the summit
  4. Amazing view from crater RIM Sembalun

We recommend these trips for you:

  1. 2 days Summit Rinjani. Start from Sembalun and finish at Sembalun
  2. 2 days Crater Rim Sembalun
  3. 3 days Summit Rinjani. You will see all parts of Mount Rinjani. Start from Sembalun and finish at Senaru village.