Rinjani, 3 jours avec Cakrawala : départ pour le sommet à 2 heures du matin, et des singes noirs sur le chemin de la descente

Jl. Pariwisata, Senaru, Kabupaten Lombok Utara

The Cakrawala Rinjani office, 200 m down the street from the traditional houses.

Mount Rinjani National Park

Day one. Up at 6:00, breakfast, then the drive to Sembalun village at 1,100 m and registration at the Rinjani information centre. Walking starts from the village around 8:00, on a gentle climb across open meadow. Two hours to Post 1 at 1,300 m, another forty minutes to Pos 2 at 1,500 m, then on to Pos 3 at 1,800 m, where lunch is. After lunch and a rest, the Sembalun crater rim at 2,639 m: three hours, including a steep stretch that goes on a long time. The night is spent camping on the rim, with sunset and then sunrise from there. The programme suits experienced climbers, or anyone who can walk up and down hill for an average of eight hours a day.

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Mount Rinjani National Park

Day two. Up at about 2:00 in the dark, with a hot drink and a light breakfast, then the walk to the summit. 6:00 at the top, 3,726 m, in time for sunrise: Lombok, Bali, Sumbawa and Segara Anak lake all in view at once. Back down to the Sembalun crater rim in two hours, and breakfast there. Then three hours further down to Segara Anak lake. The stop by the lake is for resting and swimming. The hot water takes the ache out of the walking and has a long local reputation for healing. Porters cook lunch here. After that, the climb back up to the Senaru crater rim at 2,641 m, the second campsite, and the view from it: sunset behind Mount Agung on Bali, with the new volcano at the edge of the lake below.

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Mount Rinjani National Park

Day three. Breakfast with the sunrise, then off the mountain, down through rainforest to Senaru village at 601 m. Five hours, with lunch taken on the way. Black monkeys live in this forest, and are rare enough that seeing one is luck.

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