Mount Rinjani Trekking Program

Gunung Rinjani was designated National Park by Ministry of Forestry on May 23, 1997 covering area of
41,330 hectares. Administratively, the Gunung Rinjani National Park area lying over 3 districts of
Lombok Island, West Lombok, East Lombok and Central Lombok. Gunung Rinjani is Indonesia’s second
highest peak (3,726m). For the people of Lombok, Sasak (adat Wettu Telu) and Balinese alike, the
volcano is revered as sacred place and the abode of gods. Within the spectacular crater, the Segara Anak
Lake is the destination of many pilgrims who place offerings in the water and bathe away disease in the
nearby hot springs.