Mount Rinjani: 2-Day Summit Trek & Sunrise Camp

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · DE +2

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Summit trek from Sembalun village to Rinjani crater rim with sunrise camp

You’ll set out from Sembalun village with an experienced local guide and porters carrying all your camping gear. Expect tough climbs through meadows and forest before camping on Rinjani’s crater rim for sunset and sunrise views over Lombok, Bali, and Gili Islands. Meals are cooked fresh on the mountain—simple but perfect after a day of trekking. It’s not easy, but it’s unforgettable.

Step-by-step itinerary

Trek from Senaru to crater rim

Wake up at 6:00 am
Have breakfast
Drive to Sembalun village
Register at Rinjani information center
Start trekking from Sembalun village
Climb through open meadow
Reach post 1 (1300m)
Continue to post 2 (1500m)
Reach post 3 (1800m)
Have lunch and rest
Climb to Sembalun crater rim (2639m)
Camp overnight at crater rim

The Experience

The first thing I noticed in Sembalun was the sound—roosters somewhere, and our guide Pak Adi calling out to the porters in Sasak. We started early, still yawning, and the sun felt gentle at first. The trail cut through open meadows dotted with wildflowers (I kept stopping for photos—maybe too many). By Pos 1, my legs were already reminding me I don’t train enough for these things. Adi just grinned and told us stories about his childhood here—he said he’d climbed Rinjani more than 100 times, which honestly made me feel both safe and a bit ridiculous for complaining about my backpack.

Lunch at Pos 3 was simple—rice, eggs, spicy sambal—but tasted like the best thing ever after hours of walking. The porters somehow whipped it up over a tiny stove while we sat on our packs and watched clouds drift below us. There was this smell of grass and smoke mixed together; I can still remember it. The last stretch to the crater rim was brutal—steep switchbacks where every step felt like two. Sometimes all you could hear was your own breath and the wind. But then we reached camp right as the sky started turning gold.

I didn’t expect how cold it would get up there (should’ve packed thicker socks). Everyone went quiet for a while at sunset—just watching Bali’s outline appear way off in the haze, and Gili islands like little dots. Our tents were lined up along the edge; Adi handed out hot tea and joked about “Rinjani five-star hotel service.” I laughed but my hands were shaking from both tiredness and excitement for sunrise. Honestly, that view at dawn—the whole island waking up under you—is something I still think about when I’m stuck in city traffic back home.

What’s included

Your trip includes pickup from Senaru to Sembalun village, an experienced English-speaking guide plus professional porters who carry cooking gear and all camping equipment—tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow—even a toilet tent with paper. All meals on trek are freshly prepared (with three liters of mineral water per person daily), and you can safely store extra luggage at Dhyns Rinjani Hiking office before heading up the mountain.

Good to know

Demanding physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Dhyns Rinjani Hiking