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Mount
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About
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Do You Believe
in Mountain?
Mount Rinjani, Lombok's highest peak ( 3726 m asl or 12,200
ft. ), draws religious pilgrim and adventure tourist alike.
its crater frames a lake, which is 5 miles wide and known as
segara anak, which means the lake of child. this crater also
contains an active volcano, Gunung Baru. |
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RINJANI
NATIONAL PARK |
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The park covers an area of
41,330 ha on the northern part of Lombok. Named after
Indonesia’s second highest volcanic peak outside of West
Papua, the peak of Gunung Rinjani (3,726m) dominates the
landscape. Within the crater is the spectacular Segara Anak
lake and the still-active volcano Gunung Baru (2,363m).
It is surrounded by a further 66,000 ha of Protection Forest
and covers the three administrative district of West, East and
Central Lombok. The park ecosystem is in the transitional zone
between Asia and Australia (Wallace zone). Average rainfall is
about 3,000 mm annually.
Gunung Rinjani is rich in a variety of flora, fauna and
vegetation types. On the south western side of the mountain is
the most eastern extent of primary rainforest in Nusa Tenggara.
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This gives way to monsoon forest and drier climate in the east, and savannah in
the north
east. Notable flora includes the everlasting edelweiss flower (Anaphalis viscida),
tiger orchid (Vanda sp.), alang-alang grass (Imperata cylindrica), cemara trees
(Casuarina trifolia and Casuarina ocidentale).
Mt. Rinjani, one of the over 40 National Parks throughout Indonesia, was
established in 1997. It is valued and protected for its spiritual as well as
natural values, and is worshipped by thousands of Balinese as well as Sasak
pilgrims. Hot springs near the crater lake are sought after for their healing
powers.
Over 20 villages surround Rinjani and there are many routes up the mountain, but
the main access is from Senaru in the north and Sembalun Lawang to the east. The
challenging three-day Rinjani Trek route from Senaru to the crater rim (Plawangan),
down to the stunning crater lake then on to Sembalun Lawang, is considered one
of the best treks in South East Asia. Those heading for the summit usually
prefer to start in Sembalun Lawang.
The village of Senaru is the main gateway to Gunung Rinjani National Park, the
most popular start point for the three day Rinjani Trek up Indonesia’s second
highest volcanic peak (3,726m). For the people of Lombok, Sasak and Balinese
alike, the volcano is revered as a 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.
NZAID-GRNP: Rinjani Trek Ecotourism Programme " Rinjani Trek Management Board"
C/o: Lombok Raya Hotel
Jl. Panca Usaha No. 11, Mataram Lombok, NTB, Indonesia
Developed with New Zealand Government assistance since 1999, the Rinjani Trek
Centre embodies under one roof (satu atap) the unique partnership of the
National Park, tourism industry and local communities that has been forged to
manage and protect the Rinjani mountain environment.
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 The Peak of
Rinjani
The people of Lombok believe that the peak of Mt. Rinjani
is where Dewi Anjani, the Queen apirit and ruler of Mt.
Rinjani live. To the south – east from the peak in a sea
of dust called “Segara Muncar” is the invisible palace of
the queen Dewi Anjani and her follower, They good spirits.
According to a story about the queen spirit Dewi Anjani
she was the daughter of a King who would not allow her
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At a spring called
Mandala she disappeared and changed from the real
world to the spirit world. |
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Mount BARU JARI
Gunung Baru is the name of the new volcano, which emerged
in the center of Segara Anak Lake. People believe that
gunung baru erupted it will not harm the people of lombok
unless the erupted is from the peak of Mt. Rinjani.
Some people said that the 1994 gunung baru erupted was
caused by spirits who were building something because the
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stones that erupted
were arranged in an orderly and attractive way at the foot
of gunung baru. (Around September 2004 gunung baru was
erupted again). |
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Segara
Anak Lake
Segara Anak Lake is so wide it appears like the sea with
its blue water, the name Segara Anak means child of the
Sea. Segara anak Lake holds various mysteries and
invisible powers. People feel content to stay a long time
in this place because of the large community of the
mysterious spirits, which live around the lake. The local
people believe that if the lake looks wide when seen at a
distance, it is sign they will live to an old age; or if
the lake seems narrow, it is a sign of a short age. |
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So in order not to be
pessimistic, people quickly purify themselves by lifting
up their spirit and calm soul and look at the lake
contentedly. In the area of the lake, it forbidden to have
sexual intercourse, complain or say dirty things. We mush
be patient when facing problem. |
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Healing
Hot Spring
Aiq Kalak means hot water and it is used to cure various
diseases. One of the hot springs named “pengkereman
jembangan” which is means a place for dipping. The water,
which spurts out of the spring is very hot. Weapon such as
Kris, sword, big knives, and lances are dipped in the
spring to test their magic power. If the weapon become
sticky, it mean that the weapon is bad and has no magical
power.
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However if the weapon
remain unchanged it means that the weapon has supernatural
power and the strength will be increased. People also used
hot spring to make medicine from coconut cream. After
dipping bottle of coconut cream in the hot spring if the
liquid become clear and oily it can be use ad medicinal
oil. Than the medicinal oil is used for good things and is
called “Siu satus tunggal” which means that it can be used
to cure a thousand kinds of diseases. |
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Cave
one of the three famous caves ( goa susu, goa payung, dan
goa manik ), susu cave is a good place for self reflection
and its often used as a place to meditate. the people with
unclean and envious mind will have difficulty entering
susu cave which has narrow entrance, but people with noble
and pure mind will easily enter the cave.
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Inside the cave water
drips from the tip of a stone which looks like a nipple,
so people say the water in goa susu tastes different.
inside goa susu is hot and there is a lot of smoke which
looks like cooking steam so people call this menguku (hot
house ) and sometimes people call it roentgen ( X-Ray ). |
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"...The expedition is exhausting, no doubt,
but the sheer size and beauty be seen to be
believed. This was definitely a life altering
experience ..."
Gerrard Neve, Rinjani
2004 |
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