Mount Rinjani

After enjoying a nice breakfast with a view on the rice fields, we went on a 3,5 hours drive to reach Senaru, a small village located north of the island. Senaru is one of the possible starting points for trekking around Mt. Rinjani, the second-highest volcano in Indonesia with
a peak at 3726m ⛰️

We first visited two beautiful waterfalls located nearby our hotel. Our guide was a lot of fun but we did not swim as it was a bit cold 🥶
We spent the rest of the afternoon at our hotel, enjoying the pool and resting before the start of our adventure at 4:00AM the next day 😊

Since we were unsure about how fit we were and read in the news about a tourist falling down the mountain and dying a few days later, we decided against climbing to the summit and went for a 3D/2N trekking route - the Torean Trek.

We started from Senaru (600m height) and reached Senaru crater at 2641m in the early afternoon. This was our camping site for the night. The view from there was incredible. We could see the summit, the Lake, half of the island of Lombok, Bali, the three Gilis, and the sunset we got that day above the clouds was magical 😍 The temperature for the night was about 5 degrees so a drastic change compared to the start with 26 degrees but we luckily had warm clothes and a very thick sleeping bag 🤗

On the next day we continued our trek towards the lake, could swim a bit to refresh and then headed to the hot springs where we also had a short bath. We finally reached our next spot for the night, right in the middle of the nature, alone with a few monkeys watching us 🐒
The Torean route took us through the jungle on our last trekking day.

The trek was a bit challenging but so rewarding. All the views were so nice, and our dedicated guide and the two porters were the best. They carried our tents, food, and cooked delicious meals all the time for the two of us ❤️ The 3-days-trek was an incredible experience and we are so happy that we were able to do it!

Now time to relax on our next stop, Gili Meno🏝️Read more