Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles

Three days, two nights in the tent.

Cost is USD $220 to $330/ person.

• Rinjani – day 0
• Rinjani – day 1
• Rinjani – day 2
• Rinjani – day 3

I’ve long wanted to climb astonishing Mount Rinjani not far from Bali, Indonesia.

I took the local boat from Gili Trawangan to Lombok island for the start of our guided climb of Rinjani. I could see it in the distance.

Our group met up at a local restaurant close to Bangsal Port ➙ then we were efficiently (if dangerously) driven up to Senaru village at 400m. 

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We had a typical Indonesian lunch based on rice or noodles. 

We dropped bags in our surprisingly interesting rooms. 

Then set off to see two local waterfalls. 

Plenty of macaques await ready to grab at your purse, backpack, or any kind of plastic bag.

Here’s the 1st waterfall. 

MOST interesting here is a fun tire tube ride underground through the irrigation channel.  I’d be too chicken, myself.  😀 

Here’s the 2nd even more impressive falls. 

Back at the guesthouse we did our introductory briefing on the volcano climb.  We had hoped two more would join us.  One was in hospital for some reason.  The other cancelled last minute.  

Rinjani is 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second-highest volcano in Indonesia.  We had signed up for the longer 3 days, 2 nights in the tent option. 

That turned out to be the right decision. Our itinerary the BEST HIKE.

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• Rinjani – day 0
• Rinjani – day 1
• Rinjani – day 2
• Rinjani – day 3