Upon your arrival at Minang Kabau International Airport, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel in Kerinci within about 7-8 hours of driving. Usually, before starting the long way to Kerinci, our driver will ask you to enjoy Minang cuisine in the city of Padang.
After dinner, you will meet with our leader and crew to explain the details of the hike and all the important things.
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After breakfast, we’ll head to TrailHead using a local vehicle for 30 minutes.
arrive at the Trailhead (1800m) the climb to campsite shelter 3 begins. along the way you will pass through the tropical rainforest with 3 stopping points post 1 to post 3 there many beautiful birds if you are lucky you will see several types of mammals such as Siamang Gibbon and Surili Sumatra then Shelter 1 (2550m) where lunch.
After enjoying lunch heading to Shelter 2 (3100m) through the sub-montane forest and then campsite Shelter 3 (3349m).
Upon arrival at the campsite, you will be welcomed with hot tea, beautiful scenery, and a sunset. Before the rest our crew will present a fully cooked warm dinner at the campsite will keep your energy high.
After a hot tea or coffee, we start well before sunrise to start the final but climb up the very steep. As it gets light, a spectacular view of Kerinci gets slowly into sight. Finally, we will stand on the highest volcano in Southeast Asia “Mount Kerinci (3805 masl) with an incredible view over West Sumatra and Jambi, with many other volcanic peaks, mountain ranges, and lakes around and below us not only that, the active crater of Mount Kerinci, 300 meters deep, is also in front of us.
After some time spent on or around the summit, we are heading to the campsite, take brunch, then ascent to the trailhead and hotel.
after breakfast at the hotel, we will head to the Lake Gunung Tujuh Trailhead using a local vehicle for 40 minutes. upon arrival at the trailhead, we start the hike of approximately 2.5 hours to the lake.
Upon arrival at the lake, we will ask you to have lunch first by the side of the lake. after that, you can enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Gunung Tujuh if you like swimming this is the best place for you.
After enjoying the beauty of Lake Gunung Tujuh we will take you to get ascent and return to the hotel to get ready for drop-off to Padang or airport departure at 9.00 pm.
Arrived at the airport at 5.00 am. End of Trip
