2 Days 1 Night to Crater Rim Senaru

🥾 Rinjani 2-Day / 1-Night Trek – Senaru Crater Rim

⏱️ Estimated Time

• 📏 Distance: 18.4 km
• ⏳ Duration: 12–14 hours (total hiking)
• 🕐 Estimated Finish: 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

🎯 Level: Beginner – Advanced

🧗 This program is designed for beginner hikers. Senaru Crater Rim is one of the best spots to enjoy sunrise and the view of Segara Anak Lake and Mount Baru Jari, without needing to hike to the summit.

🌄 Highlights of the Trek Program

• 🏡 Senaru Village
• 📍 Senaru Trekking Information Center
• ⛺ Senaru Crater Rim (Camping Area)

📝 Summary of the Trek Program

📅 Day 0

• 🚐 Pick-up and transfer to our hotel and office in Senaru
• 🗣️ Short briefing about the trek
• 💦 Visit Sendang Gile and Tiu Kelep Waterfalls (if arrival is at least 1 hour before sunset)

🥾 Day 1 – 7 to 8 Hours

• ⏰ Wake up at 6:30 AM, breakfast
• 🚙 At 7:00 AM, drive about 10 minutes to Rinjani Information Center (RIC) in Senaru (601 m)
• 🥾 Begin trekking to:
  • Post 1 (900 m)
  • Post 2 (1,500 m)
  • Post 3 (2,000 m)
  • Senaru Crater Rim (2,641 m)
• ⛺ Overnight camping at Senaru Crater Rim
• ⏸️ You can take 10–15 minute rests at each post

🌄 Day 2 – 5 to 6 Hours

• 🌅 Wake up at 6:15 AM to enjoy the sunrise at 6:30 AM
• 🍽️ Breakfast with views of the lake and summit
• ⬇️ Descend through: Post 3 (2,000 m) Post 2 (1,500 m) Post 1 (900 m) Finish at Rinjani Information Center, Senaru (601 m)
• 🚗 Drop-off to your next destination

Itinerary : This trek start and ending in Senaru Village.

Day 0

When you arrive at Lombok, no matter if it’s at the airport or by boat, our staff will come and pick you up and transfer you to our hotel and office in Senaru. Once you arrive in Senaru, you will meet our staff to complete your registration and do a short briefing with your guide. You will learn about the trekking procedure and get prepared for the trip. Arriving at the latest 1h before sunset, you can go see the Sindang Gile and Tiu Kelap Waterfall. Note: you can arrive the same day as the trekking. But we recommend you to come the day before and spend the night so there will be no delays.

Day 1

Our guide will pick you up at hotel lobby at 06.30 AM then transfer and Register to Rinjani Information Center (RIC) in Senaru (601 m), meet your guide and arrange National Park entry tickets. The first hours of the trek climb steeply through thick tropical forest rich in flora, bird life and variety of butterflies. You might see orchid and if lucky, the rare black ebony leaf monkey, known locally as lutung. Rest stops are taken along the way, and at pos 2 Montong Satas shelter ( 1,500m ). Village stories and local legends are related by your guide. Features include the bayan tree bunut ngenkang that looks like someone standing with their legs apart, and the batu penyesalan stone.

15.00 pm depart third post for Senaru Crater Rim (2,641 m) – walking approx 2,5 hours (afternoon break on the way). 17.30 pm onwards Dinner and overnight Base Camp at Senaru Crater Rim Camp. from the Crater Rim are sweeping views across the lake Segara Anak (2,00m) to the summit of Mt. Rinjani. Within the crater, Mt. Baru ( 2,351m) is an active, last erupting dramatically in 2009 On a clear evening the Gili Island, Spectacular Sunrise and Sunset, Bali and Mt. Agung can be seen to the west

Day 2

06.30 am – 08.00 am Breakfast and Relaxing. After enjoying the views, descend down the trail 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 Information Center at the road head in Senaru, where the car is waiting to transfer you to the hotel and your next destination. End of Service

Here some blog from our client, who write about their experience  climbing with us :

1. Girl Eat Word  “Mount Rinjani Trekking Guide , How to With Photos and detailed information” 
2. Luxe Society ” Trekking Up Mount Rinjani In Lombok: An Equally Challenging Summit Mentally & Physically”
3. This Far Away “Rinjani Volcano trek”
4. Hiking Biji ” 龍目島林賈尼火山徒步之旅 (Mt.Rinjani)”
5. Wander Word Adventure “Buddy’s Adventure: Mount Rinjani!”
6. Forever Jet Lagged “Lombok: Mt. Rinjani Trek”
7. Digital District Girl “Lombok – Mt Rinjani Hiking Cost, Tips and Tricks”
8. Mistjere “林賈尼火山健行兩日一夜紀錄”