Gunung Rinjani, Lombok for SDG$709
Yesterday evening, HQ and Ivy talked to me again regarding the trekking trips in 2006. The two of them seem so excited go to so many places.
HQ posted me a website from PacWest listing the itinerary for a 6D5N Gunung Rinjani trek! Just click on the link and look at that beautiful crater lake! Simply irresistible man!
I was talking to one of my trekking mates when I climbed Gunung Belumut with SAC a few weeks ago - and she said she just conquered Rinjani the week before (4D3N of trekking). I didn't know that the whole trip including the airfare from Singapore to Lombok would cost only over SDG$700! I thought it was going to go into the thousands!
The itinerary we had in mind for Mount Kinabalu next year will cost also about SDG$700, but it consists of other things - more like an "exploring Sabah trip", because the whole trip is 8D7N, but only 2 nights would be spend on Mount Kinabalu itself. We will be doing other things like enjoying in the Poring hot springs, and white water rafting! Looking forward to it!
posted by Kian Ann @ 8:10 PM
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3 Comments:
Hey pal just want to say I find your blog very nice and have lots of information. hope you will have a good year ahead for 2006..
BTW here are the pictures from my Kinabalu's climb:
http://matthiaus.multiply.com/photos/album/18
Enjoy:)
hihi.. i happened to chanced upon your blog while surfing around. since u r from nusrovers, i got one question.. why is it mt k trips are so expensive? (~1k+). my fren went trekking there and spend less than 600 bucks
Hi Eagle,
Thanks for your comment!
A trip to Mt Kinabalu and Sabah can range from $500+ to over $1000+... It really depends on who the organiser is, and what the itinerary is like.
Normally, when a group goes over to Sabah, they will not want to miss other things like white water rafting, poring hot springs etc. Aferall, you are already there!
The price also depends a lot on which airline you take and when you book the tickets. The air tickets alone can take up over half of the cost.
I do not yet know the intricate details because I have not personally organised the trip there. I'm going there this year in June!
Hope that helps. Cheers!
BTW, I have decided to continue this blog in my own domain, at Trekking Singapore and Beyond, so if you are interested to know the details as I plan, do check out the new site. =)
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