Natural beauty of Mount Rinjani

Indonesia is not only a popular tourist destination with beautiful scenery, but also adventure destinations, nature lovers can meet. One of them is Mount Rinjani, which is located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Mount Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia after Mount Kerinci, with a height of 3726 meters. Mount Rinjani is part of the Mount Rinjani National Park, which dominates most views of the island of Lombok. No wonder, when Rinjani has become one of the most important tourist destinations in 2012 were published on the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries.

To climb Mount Rinjani, there are several hiking trails. For beginners it is advisable to increase from the Sembalun Lawang point because it is easily accessible by public transport. On the way to Sembalun climbers Lawang is a magnificent view of the Green Canyon, the more traditional Sasak tribe, tribal inhabited island of Lombok is to be treated.

Register arrival in Sembalun Lawang climbers must before you travel. There are also services guides, porters, and the rental of equipment and accessories for mountain climbing.

Climbing Rinjani from Sembalun Lawang can be done within a period of two days one night to one week, according to desire climbers.Before ascent, it is important to prepare your stamina as well as supplies, because the terrain will be quite heavy.

After reporting to the National Park gate Senaru, the journey begins with people through the plantation and began to enter the forest. After three positions with a distance of about five hours, the No. 3 (Mondokon Lolak) at 2000 meters can be seen heading pelawangan Senaru after a walk of two hours.

In pelawangan Senaru can be seen Segara Anak and Peak of Rinjani. In the west there Rinjani summit caldera that has a lake named Lake Segara Anak with a depth of 230 meters. The water that flows from this lake to form a very beautiful waterfall, flowing through a steep ravine.

This lake contains many fish such as carp and tilapia patchouli, what fishing visitors. Near the lake there are children of Mount Rinjani, the hot springs that are supposed to skin diseases, has. To reach from the lake to the summit of Rinjani, we return to pelawangan Senaru, which is the last camp.

Normally, climbers will stay here at 2:00 in the morning then continue on the upward journey.

This is to catch when a beautiful sunrise on the summit of Rinjani peak Rinjani.Yang it is the time to do something special to see the sunrise at the summit were also the sea and the island of Lombok was seen.

To the climber of Mount Rinjani, preferably in April, May, June, July, August and September to early November. When the rainy season the road is very slippery.

Climbers of Mount Rinjani on the age of 10 years because of under 10 years old with a height of 2,600 meters the air is very cold atmosphere and not allowed climbers heart disease and vertigo indication (since it has the force of gravity is high, when looking at the abyss no fear).