Tambora Hiking by VISITTAMBORA

Mount Tambora Adventure, Sumbawa, Indonesia 2019

During my trip in Indonesia in March and April 2019, I contacted visittambora.com
I communicated with Rik via WhatsApp and very quickly, thankfully, Rik was able to fit me in right away and also arranged for a shared car ride from Bima Airport to Pancasila with my two new friends.
I chose the 4D 3N package.
After around 4-5 hours we arrived in Pancasila, at the park entrance, we had to register and pay 300k - this is included as part of the package.
Then we took a 20 minute scooter taxi ride to Visit Tambora base camp.
Get your GoPro ready for this epic ride!
Once arrived at the base camp, we were greeted by Rik and his wife Nurul, their son Jess and the cutest dog ever Bolo.
We settled in, had a delicious dinner, a good chat and got to know everyone.
It was also Rik's birthday that day.
We listened to Rik's story of how he ended up in Indonesia all the way from Holland. It was fascinating indeed.
Then watched the stars for a while. It was so peaceful and wonderful to see the sky unspoilt by light pollution.
Next morning we were fed a delicious breakfast and got on our way at around 8am.
I can't remember exactly how long it took to reach each Pos.
However, we reached Pos 5 at around 5pm and we camped there for the night.
The guides / porters were brilliant in every way possible and made sure we were all OK and the food they cooked was lovely.
Next morning we had a light breakfast and left camp at around 5.45am.
We didn't want to get there for the sunrise and that was a good decision as it turned out it was too cloudy (good enough excuse for me lol).
Took us around 2 hours (I think) to reach the summit.
As it was on the 10th of April (anniversary) there were a few people there.
But an hour later they all left and we had the whole place to ourselves.
It was amazing!
I loved every minute of the whole trip (I'm lying, I was in agony coming back down!).
When we got back to the base camp, Rik welcomed us back with a freshly squeezed orange juice from his own backyard.
Very juicy indeed!
Later on we were fed the biggest and the most delicious dinner.
Nurul is a great cook! Thank you.
We stayed there that evening and watched a short film that Rik has made.
Rik is one out of maybe 5 people who has ever gone into the caldera.
It was very interesting indeed to see Mount Tambora from inside the caldera.
The next morning after breakfast sadly we had to leave and made our way back to Bima.
Thank you so much VisitTambora.com
An unforgettable experience.
Also thanks to Pak Rieza and Pak Benk. You guys helped made this epic journey fun and one that will long live.
I was so unprepared but Rik had all the bits I needed and I am so grateful for everything.
Thank you Rik.



Music by Arcade Fire. Song is No Cars Go.

Lombok to Bima to Pancasila (Mount Tambora) Samsung Galaxy S8

On my way to trek Mount Tambora.
I had to catch a flight from Lombok to Bima. Then share a car with Pak Rieza and Pak Benk to Pancasila which took around 5 hours.
Then once at the park entrance, I got a scooter taxi ride to the guesthouse which is also the base camp - visittambora.com

It happend to be Rik's birthday also.

Happy birthday Rik.

Here's the link to Mount Tambora Adventure


Music by Arcade Fire - Song is Wake Up