Open savanna or shaded rainforest? How the two sides of Rinjani compare, from the first step to the rim.
01Via Sembalun
The eastern route crosses open savanna with wide views from the first hour. It is the shorter way to the summit, but there is little shade.
02Via Senaru
From the north you climb through rainforest — shaded, humid and quieter, with monkeys around camp. It is steeper and leads straight to the rim above the lake.
03Or cross from one to the other
Our longer trips go up one side and down the other, so you see both the savanna and the forest in a single climb.
