Survive like a local

A two-day hike through grassland and tropical forest on the lower slopes of Mt. Rinjani. A few hours from Sembalun you reach the grassland of Dandaun, home to monkeys, and an hour later basecamp.

Time to gather firewood and cow dung, which is used to start the fire. Together you collect ingredients and learn to cook traditional dishes. After dinner your guide Heppi tells local stories, guitar in hand. The next morning you see how farmers herd hundreds of cows, then plant a tree to make up for the wood you burned.