2 DAYS 1 NIGHT SENARU CRATER RIM

 

 

Day 1. Hotel – Base Camp I, II & III – Senaru Crater Rim ( L / D )

Pick up from your hotel /Senggigi area 6 am, by Air Conditioned vehicle to Senaru (601m), arriving at Senaru village at 8 am we`ll give you quick light breakfast. After register at park ranger office then at

8.45 am we start to walk. The first hours of the trek climb steadily through thick tropical forest rich in flora, bird life and variety of butterflies. You might see orchid, the long- tailed grey macaque monkey Kera and, if lucky, the rare black ebony leaf monkey, known locally as lutung. Rusa ( deer ) are forest dwellers are occasionally seen along the trek trail. The smaller barking deer or kijang has an alarm call with a distinct dog – like bark. Rest stops are taken along the way, and in pos 2 Montong satas shelter (1,500 m) where village stories and local legends are related by your guide. Features include the banyan tree bunut ngengkang that looks like someone standing with their legs apart, and the Batu penyesalan stone. Depending on your preference and weather conditions, the nights camps is made either in the forest at post 3 Mondokan Lolak  (2000

m) after about five hours climb from Senaru, or continue the ascent for another couple of hours through grassy meadows to plawangan 1 Senaru crater rim at 2641 m. from the crater rim are sweeping views across the lake Segara Anak lake (2000 m) to the summit of Mt.Rinjani. within the crater,Mt Baru (2,351 m) is an active, last erupting dramatically in 1994.on a clear evening the Gili Isles, Bali and Mt.Agung can be seen to the west. We will camp on Cemara 5 just below the crater Rim about 30 minutes walk to crater Rim.

 

Day 2. Senaru Crater Rim – Base Cam III-II & I- Senaru – Senggigi  ( B / L )

 Your guide will wake you up at proper time for morning walk up around 30 minutes to crater rim to get moment for enjoy Sunrise at the crater rim as a memorable moment on your day 2, enjoyed after a pre-dawn two hours climb for those camping at Pos 3 Mondokan Lolak. After enjoy the view, descend down to Cemara 5 for enjoy breakfast, after breakfast then down to Senaru village through first grassland then back into the shade of the tropical forest. After about seven hours from the rim, the trek ends at Rinjani Trek Centre at the road head in Senaru and transfer back to your hotel in Senggigi area