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Senaru (Mount Rinjani) in January
Better avoided: Mount Rinjani's trekking trails are closed every year from 1 January until about the end of March for the rainy season (2026 reopened on 1 April). The Senaru waterfalls stay open, but there is no crater-rim or summit trek.
The season opens in April, 3 months away.
Senaru (Mount Rinjani) is closed in January
Open April – December.
Before you book January
Closures, crowds and rules at Senaru (Mount Rinjani) this month.
Plan around this
Mount Rinjani Trails Closed
⚠️ Mount Rinjani National Park closes all trekking trails every year in the peak rains, from 1 January to about the end of March (2026: reopened 1 April). No crater-rim or summit trek is possible; the Senaru waterfalls stay open.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹16,130 for two
- Room a night₹1,590
- Food a day, each₹832
- Main sight entry, each₹1,330
Mid-range
₹30,956 for two
- Room a night₹3,180
- Food a day, each₹1,920
- Main sight entry, each₹1,330
Luxury
₹65,646 for two
- Room a night₹6,360
- Food a day, each₹4,480
- Main sight entry, each₹1,330
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Indonesia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Kuta (DPS), 144 km away
Then: Ferry · 5h 30m (Fast boat to Bangsal (Lombok) + car to Senaru)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹14,000
Fly into Jakarta (CGK), 1083 km away
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹15,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 30 days, about ₹2,650
- Before you fly, buy the e-VOA (visa on arrival) at evisa.imigrasi.go.id: IDR 500,000, about ₹2,700, valid for 30 days. You can also pay at the visa-on-arrival counter in Bali or Jakarta, but the queue is long.
- Within 3 days before landing, fill in the free All Indonesia arrival card at allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id. It replaces the old customs (e-CD) and health forms. Save the QR code. Do one card per traveller.
- Going to Bali, Nusa Penida or Lembongan: pay the IDR 150,000 (about ₹810) Bali tourist levy per person at lovebali.baliprov.go.id and keep the QR voucher. It is checked at the airport and at some attractions.
- To stay longer than 30 days, extend once by 30 days (IDR 500,000) on the same portal before the visa expires. The first extension may need a visit to an immigration office.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with blank pages; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of Indonesia; e-VOA approval (printout or PDF), or a card or cash for the visa on arrival; All Indonesia arrival card QR code; Love Bali levy QR voucher, for Bali; Hotel bookings for the stay.
India is not on Indonesia's visa-free list, so you need the visa on arrival or e-VOA. India was proposed for visa-free entry in June 2026 but left off the July 2026 list. Indonesia proposed in August 2026 raising the fee to IDR 750,000 online and IDR 1,000,000 at the counter; as of October 2026 it is still IDR 500,000 with no start date, so check evisa.imigrasi.go.id before paying. Use only the .go.id sites: look-alike sites charge extra for the e-VOA, the arrival card and the Bali levy.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Indonesia in January
Instead in season this month.
- Raja Ampat · great month
Nearby in Lombok & the Gili Islands:
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