6 Mount Rinjani Climbing Routes Closed Starting January 1, 2026 Prevent Hydro-meteorological Disasters

Climbers pose at Segara Anak Lake on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, NTB. (Antara)

JAKARTA - The Mount Rinjani National Park Office (TNGR) stated that in order to mitigate the risk of hydrometeorological disasters and ecosystem recovery, it temporarily closed all climbing tourist destinations in the Mount Rinjani Lombok area, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) in early 2026.

"All climbing routes to Mount Rinjani Lombok in early 2026 are temporarily closed for environmental sustainability and the safety of tourists," said Head of the TNGR Office Yarman in a written statement in Mataram, Monday, quoted by Antara.

The natural tourism destination climbing routes that are closed to Mount Rinjani include the Senaru climbing route, the Torean route, the Sembalun route, the Timbanuh route, the Tetebatu route and the Aik Berik education route.

"There are six climbing routes that are temporarily closed during the period from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026," he said.

Therefore, he appealed to the public who want to climb at the end of 2025 to immediately make a reservation, because the closing of the eRinjani ticket booking (Booking) is no later than December 28, 2025 at 23.59 WITA.

"The last check-in is on December 31, 2025 and the last check-out is on January 3, 2026," he said.

He said this closure was carried out as a safety protection measure for visitors, as well as giving time for the Rinjani nature to rest and recover in the midst of potential extreme weather during the rainy season transition.

"Let's support this conservation effort together, because Rinjani is not only for visiting today, but is also protected for tomorrow's generation," he said.

His party is also currently lowering the climbing team to carry out repairs or clean up garbage in the Mount Rinjani area to improve the sustainability of the Mount Rinjani area.