Camping overnight allow you to fully enjoy the lower forest of Kerinci. Very much recommended. Impressive view from the rim.

It is also less physically demanding. I highly recommend Een for your Kerinci trip. Having read various reviews on trip advisor I decided to contact Een. Hotels near Gentala Arasy Pedestrian Bridge, Hotels near (DJB) Sultan Taha Syarifudn Airport, Gentala Arasy Pedestrian Bridge: Tickets & Tours‎, Muaro Jambi Temple Complex: Tickets & Tours‎, Kayu Aro Tea Plantation: Tickets & Tours‎. We hiked with Een Endatatno who is probably the person who climbed the most this volcano. The trail is quite simple and straightforward. Any Puskesmas (Community Health Center) will issue one for about 20’000Rp (source). The paths quite rough but manageable reached to summit.We enjoyable from Beginning till we descending from the mount.We will be back if time available. From Bukittinggi, I left at 9h40 and arrived at 17h20.

you bring warm clothes or a jacket against the wind. You can see beautiful Gunung Tujuh’s lake from there as well as the ocean. Our guide was Endatno Een. One step forward and half a step back at point because the soil/mud is very loose and the rocks aren't embedded into the ground. Virtually all hikers base themselves in Kersik Tuo (about 1’500m in altitude). The trail to the summit falls within the Kerinci Sebelat national park boundaries and thus requires you to purchase a 150’000Rp daily ticket to stroll it. I have spotted this three places and I was just wondering which one would you recommend. We did the Gunung Tujuh and Kerinci climbs with Bapak Een over three amazing days. As the highest peak of Sumatra as well as the highest volcanic peak of Indonesia, Kerinci is very popular among local hikers. Hotels near Gentala Arasy Pedestrian Bridge, Hotels near (DJB) Sultan Taha Syarifudn Airport, Gentala Arasy Pedestrian Bridge: Tickets & Tours‎, Muaro Jambi Temple Complex: Tickets & Tours‎, Kayu Aro Tea Plantation: Tickets & Tours‎. And the not so good news is, quite chilling weather.

Per person we only paid less than 2.7 million IDR for 3 days, the third day we were meant to climb lake tujuh but we were in too much pain to do so, so he quickly made suggestions and arranged for us to visit lake kerinci, hot springs, waterfall and meals included. A health certificate must now be provided along copy of ID when buying tickets. And rightfully so. Our guide was Endatno Een. First the hike in the jungle is really nice especially if your enjoy wildlife, we saw many birds, squirrels and monkeys. There is some marking along the trail and by paying attention as well as using the GPS track of Gunung-Bagging as a lifeline you don’t risk much. Een had a worried look on his face and we discussed the possibility of turning around and going back. Thomas. Firstly the transport there. He was very informative and replied via whatsapp immediately. The hotel stay was good as well. In summary, camping overnight allows you to fully enjoy the rich wildlife of the forest. It was important to have Endatno though as he and his colleague carried the supplies and the tent and you definetly need a guide for directions. He has a very good English and it’s really nice to do the hike with him. Challenging hike but very much worth it.

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In places, the paths were completely washed away and for the next few hours we climbed, skidded, slipped and scrambled along the muddy trail as the rain continued to fall and the winds got stronger. Yellow-mitred leafmonkeys and siamang are also regularly sighted. The hike itself was not extremely easy but definetly manageable as we are not experienced hikers and only somewhat sporty. What a hike! I spent 40min on top and then started to descend.