Season: Apr 1-Dec 31
Our Crater Rim Hike is a 2 day / 1 night trek is best for travelers wanting to see the beautiful views on Mt. Rinjani, but possibly find the summit to be a little too challenging. This day starts at your homestay in Senaru Village in North Lombok. You will have breakfast & coffee at your homestay before this day starts.
There are 2 ways to hike to the crater rim. One way is to leave directly from Senaru, and the other is to take 1 hour drive (island style) to Sembalun. The drive is a memory in itself as you ride in the back of a truck, wind in your hair, through the villages of Lombok.
If you journey directly from Senaru, you will hike through the heart of Gunung Rinjani National Park (a UNESCO geopark). On day one, you will ascend through thick rainforest that covers the lower slopes of Mt Rinjani. In the afternoon, you will exit the treeline to the more exposed area of the mountain and follow grassy ridgelines up to Senaru Crater Rim. The campsite at Senaru Crater Rim (also known as Plawangan Senaru) has beautiful views! To the North East is Mount Rinjani’s summit, and just below is Segara Anak & Mt Barujari (an active volcano). On a clear day it’s possible to see the Gili Isles to the West – Gili Trawangan, Meno and Air. Behind these three tiny islands, Bali’s Mt Agung sits high above the horizon.
If you decide to journey from Sembalun, the trek is equally beautiful, but more direct. This is the same route that we offer our Summit Hike travelers, and is a little more steep yet not as long. Both options have you to the crater rim in the afternoon.
Since most travelers prefer to go all the way to the summit, please ask ahead about this hike. We require a minimum of 2 people for this hike.
From the port or airport, you will be brought to spend the night at our homestay. During the busy season we offer multiple locations to stay.
Waroeng Senaru is our preferred homestay. All of the rooms have air conditioning. The accommodations are basic but each includes their own bathroom with warm showers & wifi. You can choose to eat from the small menu of local dishes they make. This homestay is also 3 minutes from the entrance of the waterfalls, making it very convenient.
Villa Bamboo is a more natural experience in bamboo huts. The location is beautiful and rooms are cooler at night because of their location higher on the hill. There is no air-conditioning, but there is wifi, a restaurant, and a wonderful place to watch the sunset. Walking to the waterfalls is not difficult and you are right next door to the Senaru Traditional Village.
Travelers usually arrive an Bangsal Harbor via Bali or Gili Islands. Some travelers may arrive via Lombok airport. In both situations, we offer transportation to our homestay in Senaru as part of your package. You will arrive at our homestay and have dinner. You will be able to enjoy beautiful views from our outdoor dining area as well as watch monkeys right below you. You can also walk to Tiu Kelep waterfall which is only 20 minutes by foot. The trail is right in front of our homestay.
You will start your day with breakfast and coffee or tea. Depending on if you are hiking from Sembalun or Senaru, you will either start with a short drive to the trail head or a 1 hour drive to Sembalun. This day you will hike all day until late afternoon, stopping for lunch in the middle. You will arrive at the crater rim in the late afternoon where your porters will already be setting up camp. You will spend the evening enjoying the views from the crater rim & have dinner. You will sleep at the crater rim.
On the 3rd day, you will have breakfast and then begin your decent to either Senaru or Sembalun. If traveling to Sembalun, the decent is mildly steep. If traveling to Senaru, most of the day is through thick rainforest. You will stop mid-day for lunch, and then continue after lunch. Once at the bottom of the mountain, you will be driven back to the port or airport. If you plan to stay for one of our other adventures, you will be brought back to our homestay in Senaru or eco village in Tanjung.
Season: Apr 1-Dec 31
Experienced a really nice hike with our guide Ariadi & the porters!
The hike is challenging and rewarding and all in all a great experience and must do in Lombok! You meet fun people, get a workout and an amazing view.
Experienced a really nice hike with our guide Ariadi & the porters!
The hike is challenging and rewarding and all in all a great experience and must do in Lombok! You meet fun people, get a workout and an amazing view.
If you want to go to Rinjani, don’t forget to go through Rinjani hikingexpert because the service makes us satisfied until the last bite
We have just returned from the two-day and one-night trek spent in a tent at the crater and we are very satisfied with the experience, the view from there was wonderful! We are happy to have booked with Lombok-Indonesia.org because we were supported by an exceptional team made up of Endiy, our Guide, a very knowledgeable guy, nice and attentive to our needs and the wonderful help of the porters Dinn and Pinn. The food was plentiful and good, the tents like new and the sleeping bags warm. Our choice of trekking “the easy way” is feasible for anyone with a good physical preparation, to consider that they are 8h uphill and 5h downhill but it is absolutely worth it!
Incredible experience with a team that took care of us at all times during this adventure. Endiy (our Guide) explained all the steps of the way perfectly. Everyone on his team gave everything to make sure we had maximum comfort. In addition the team prepared us good hearty meals.
Thank you for this human experience that Endiy, Jo, Dinn, Pinn and Nuris made us live.
We had an amazing experience doing the 2 day 1 night trek up to the Senaru Crater Rim. Our guide Endiy was so friendly, helpful and supportive through the whole hike. Our two porter Ojik and Mur were also fantastic, the cooked is incredible meals and carried everything we needed (tents, food etc). I would highly recommend completing this trek with Lombok-Indonesia. Org as everything was so well organised
The team was awesome. Not only they wore a permanent smile, they cooked and took good care of their customers. Yot, the guide, looked very well after my wife, who got tired towards the end of the journey, patiently helping her to hike down to the park’s entry. Make no mistake, it is NOT an easy hike even if you just go to the rim of the crater, but certainly their support helps tremendously to actually make it an enjoyable endevour. They also picked us up and delivered us from/to locations not that near Senaru, their base, which made it an almost seamless experience. I strongly recommend using their services
This was an amazing trek and it certainly exceeded our expectations. We feel very blessed.
We were so impressed with everything from the welcome at the beginning, the homestay accomodation and food and then the trek itself and everything that came with that.
Sting was a fantastic guide who we felt very safe with. It was also very clear that he would do anything and everything to accommodate our needs. We felt very relaxed with him and enjoyed his company and all his knowledge. He was very supportive.
Sul and Reke were incredible Porters. So fast, friendly and super efficient.
After a great trek uphill to the first camp at the crater rim we were feeling great. After the first slow downhill to the lake the next day we revaluated our fitness and decided not to do the summit so that we could enjoy the rest of the trek without being in lots of pain and risking a fall due to fatigue. We knew we had Sting’s support with any choice we made.
We enjoyed the second day, lunch at the lake, soaking in the hot water springs and the hike up to the other side of the crater.
Another fabulous sunset, food and company.
We woke the 2nd morning to watch the sunrise and then ate breakfast before beginning the trek down to the end.
We absolutely loved the views, the company, the incredible food and the service and support. Exceptional!
We did the 2-day tour to the Rinjani crater: an overnight stay in Senaru (the accommodation was functional, but we wouldn’t book it otherwise), hike to the crater, overnight stay in a tent, hike back to Senaru. It was a great experience! The atmosphere and view from the crater are fantastic. The relatively strenuous (but doable with average fitness) walk to the crater was definitely worth it!! Sore muscles say hello.
Thanks to Yun for the competent and friendly support. And to the porters who carried all the material up and back down the mountain at an incredible speed (in flip-flops!).
Thanks for the great experience!
We were lucky to get Tony as our guide, with Jimmy and Boy as porters, and to put it mildly they were great. Super helpfull and always smiling!
Sadly my wife had to throw in the towel about half way, so the guys set up camp for us and woke up at 2am with me with breakfast ready so we could get to the crater rim before sunrise.
I also have to note that the food they made was really tasty!
11/10 would recommend!
Hill (his nickname) is a very polite and friendly guy. It was really fun doing the hike! He was really taking good care of us!
Thank you so much Hill!
View (calera lake) was breathtaking. The slope of trek to the peak of Rinjani was hard but it’ worth to challenge..our team was great . Thanks to Andy (Guide), Saul (porter) and Alex (porter)..
Fantastic experience trekking on mt rinjani with the team. Sting, Adi and Mamik were all absolutely incredible, they looked after us, cooked us delicious food and got us the best spot on the crater it was amazing and we can’t thank them enough. It was an honour to be with them at mt rinjani and they are a credit to the company!
Amazing hiking experience. Our friendly guide Yot was very experienced and knowledgeable about the history of Mt Rinjani and helped us through the challenging climb that tested our mental will.
He did his very best to ensure our safety during the hike and we felt comfort in his guidance.
The prepared food was amazing, with a wide platter of fruits included with each meal. The tents came with a nice cushioned camp mattress that is better than the simple mats we saw the other hiking groups had.
It was my first hike but is was the best experience. Our guide Endij was amazing!!! He made sure we all felt good and made us laugh a lot.
I loved al the views, sunsets and sunrises and the food they made for us was everytime amazing.
We did the Crater Rime 2D1N and it was amazing, either our guide Endiy or our porters were at our disposal all the time for anything we needed, Endiy was acompaining us and we could share with him nice talks during the hike, so we recommend this tour and we are very happy with the guide we had.
My partner and I did the 2D1N hike to the crater rim – wowwww!!!! Our trip was organized by Hill, who is very responsive and kind. Everything was taken care of – lodging for the night before the trek, food on the trek, camping gear, etc!
Our guide up the mountain was Yun – we enjoyed joking with him and learning more about Indonesia. He kept with our pace and made us feel comfortable to ask for more breaks during the trek up. I’ll say that it was definitely a challenge! I have pretty short legs so some of the climb up was a bit challenging for me, but Yun was there to literally lend a hand. The view from the top was phenomenal – I can’t believe we live in a world that can behold so much beauty. There was quite a bit of cloud cover, but it blew away here and there and gave us the chance to see inside the crater, as well as the view to the sea.
And the food!!!!!!!! Easily the best food we’ve eaten in Indonesia. For dinner, the porters prepared the most amazing curry.
It rained halfway down our descent. Torrential downpour. But it was a fun part of the adventure. We all laughed through it and when it came time for lunch, the porters had prepared a rain shelter for us all to eat.
Overall this was the adventure of a lifetime. You won’t regret it. (If you come mid-September, truly bring some warm clothes for the top!!)
Had a great tour. Everything was taken care of down to the last detail and the guide and porters do everything they can to ensure you have a great tour.
We loved the trip! Our guide Hill was awesome, always taking care of us and making everything as comfortable as possible!
Was an amazing trip with our guide named Hill. He and the porters were really funny and awesome. Thanks for the nice experience. It is heavy and though, but the view is completely worth it.
I did the 2D1N tour and had three young adults in my group, very nice people. Our guide was motivating and fun. We had two porters carrying our tents and food. They cooked delicious food for us on tze mountain top. The path is slippery therefore I recommend renting a hiking stick. The hike was strenuos but well worth it. We enjoyed a view over the crater to the Gilis and Bali.
Climbing Mt.Ringani was an amazing experience. While it was extremely challenging the breath taking views and the constant support and encouragement from Hill and his team made it even more enjoyable. I would highly recommend using these guys and climbing Mt.Ringani, but definately need to have good fitness.
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