September 8, 2009
The Rinjani Trek from Senaru is allowed to the crater rim only while Sembalun Lawang is allowed to trek up to the Summit of Gunung Rinjani based on the letter from Vulcanology dated 8 September. The trek down to the lake is still closed due to the eruption of the volcano Gunung Baru. These parts of the trek will remain closed until the Department of Vulcanology recommends that the whole trek is again safe for visitors.
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The Rinjani Trek 2009 Season |
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The Rinjani Trek season for 2009 will be opened on 26th March by the Governor, West Nusa Tenggara
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Advisory Warning For Tourists |
Recently tourists have purchased trekking packages from a false office in Padang Bai, Bali claiming to represent the Rinjani Trek Management Board (RTMB). Please note that RTMB has only one main office located at the Lombok Raya Hotel in Mataram with representative offices at the Rinjani Trek Center in Senaru and Rinjani Information Center in Sembalun, all located on the island of Lombok. Any other locations claiming to represent RTMB are fraudulent and should be avoided. If you have any questions, Contact Us to submit an enquiry.
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The Concepts of the Rinjani Trek Management Board |
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The
Rinjani Trek is managed by a unique partnership of National Park, tourism
industry and the local community. Activities focus in the Community - run
cooperatives at Rinjani Trek Centre ( RTC ) in Senaru and the Rinjani
Information Centre ( RIC ) in Sembalun Lawang. Under the guidance of the
Rinjani Trek Management Board ( RTMB ), each are run by a stakeholders'
committee who look after roster systems for guides and porters, village tours,
trek trail maintenance, and handicraft sales. Revenue from tourism activities
and entry fees is used for conservation, training and management of the Rinjani
Trek, thus ensuring sustainability.
Conceptually,
the project started with three stakeholder circles labeled "Park Management",
"Community Development" and "Tourism". Whit Project assistance, the Park set
out to engage with the stakeholder groups in each of the circles, independently
at first and then, as the groups got used to deal with each other, increasingly
together. This approach recognized that it takes time for the multi-skilled
"cross-over" people that ecotourism requires (people who can operate in between
the circles) to emerge.
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