Extreme Weather, Mount Rinjani Climbing Closed From 1 January To 13 March 2022

MATARAM - The Mount Rinjani National Park Office (BTNGR) will close all Mount Rinjani hiking trails on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara from January 1 to March 31, 2022. The closure is due to extreme weather conditions that endanger the safety of tourists.

Head of BTNGR, Dedy Asriady explained that weather forecast information from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Class I Mataram Climatology Station stated that extreme weather was occurring with the potential for strong winds, heavy rain and flooding on Lombok Island.

"The closing of climbing activities is also in the context of restoring ecosystems in the Mount Rinjani National Park area," he said, quoted by Antara, Monday, December 27.

Dedy said the routes that have been opened for climbing activities include the Senaru and Torean climbing tourist routes, in North Lombok Regency.

In addition, the Sembalun, Timbanuh, and Tete Batu climbing tourist routes in East Lombok Regency, and the Aik Berik climbing tourist route in Central Lombok Regency.

"For visitors who will climb on December 31, 2021, they are required to check out a maximum of January 2, 2022, at each climbing door," he said.

In addition to climbing tourist routes, said Dedy, his party had also previously closed three non-climbing tourist sites or natural tourist destinations in the Mount Rinjani National Park area from November 29, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

The three natural tourist destinations where tourism activities are no longer allowed, namely the natural tourist area of Jeruk Manis Waterfall, Jeruk Manis Village, Mayung Polak Waterfall, Timbanuh Village, and Mangku Sakti Waterfall via Sajang Village, East Lombok Regency, and Sambik Elen Village. , North Lombok Regency.

"The closure of the three natural tourist destinations is also related to extreme weather conditions that have the potential to endanger the lives of visitors," said Dedy.

The 15 natural tourist destinations under the management of BTNGR, said Dedy, are still open to tourists, such as Otak Kokoq Joben, Telaga Biru, Ulem-Ulem, Mount Kukus, Bukit Malang, and Savana Propok.

"All of these destinations are still open for tourist activities, because they are still considered safe for visitors," he said.