Tour Description
Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed but are highly likely, especially for orangutans.
There are many mosquitos in the jungle. Make sure put on some mosquito spray or repellent. We can obtain the local mosquito repellent in any shop in Bukit lawang. The DEED max only 13%. If you need higher deed or stronger mosquito repellent, you need to obtain it yourself.
There will be some leeches on this area as well.
Pick up from your Hotel in Medan City by 5.30 am
Our driver will pick you up from your hotel in medan. Drive trough the medan city and Binai city and reached the rural area. Keep on driving through the rural area and palm oil plantation. Take extra nap if you could while driving to Bukit Lawang. This journey will take about 2 hours. Reached bukit lawang by 7.30. We will organized the permit and other official payment once we arrived at Bukit Lawang village.
Welcome to the Jungle – Entering Gunung Leuser
Heading to Bamboo restaurant located at Ecolodge – Bukit lawang. We arranged the breakfast. we have around 1 hour to have coffee and breakfast. Meeting and introduction with the local guide with short briefing about the jungle trek trip. Start your trek into the park around 9:00 AM. walking slow with ascending the jungle. Be careful and enjoy the hike. Watch out for wild life, insect or leeches. The surface are not even, some are muddy, slippery and filled with the roots. This You are here to enjoy the rain forest and observe the wildlife. Take your time. Take a break whenever you needed. The trip will go for 6-7 hours to completed.
Lunch – Picnic by the creek or under the tree: Lunch will be served by midday. Picnic by creek or the jungle. Enjoy a jungle-style lunch of nasi goreng (fried rice), Snacks and tropical fruit will be serve trough out the trip. Bring enough water for your self ( Min 2 Liter/ two big bottle ) . It is tropical climate here. The temperature can get up to 38 degrees by midday with really high humidity. You will be sweaty from the start to the finish.
Trekking Highlights: Seeing the wildlife is not guaranteed, but there is chance to see them on their habitat. Look for semi-wild orangutans, macaques, and Thomas leaf monkeys. Stop at scenic viewpoints overlooking the jungle canopy.
Total trekking: ~5–6 hours / day
Tube Rafting : Return to the village by the river transportation – Tube Rafting
Wildlife focus: Orangutans, macaques, horn bills
Included:
- Pick up from and transfer back to hotel in Medan
- 2D1N Jungle trekking tour
- All meals and drink during this trip
- Jungle guide, porter, tents and all the equipments
- Tube rafting river transportation
- National park entrance permit
- HPI (Indonesian Tour Guide Association) payment
What kind of animal you might see?
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Sumatran Orangutans (semi-wild and wild)
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Thomas Leaf Monkeys
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Long-tailed and Pig-tailed Macaques
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Monitor Lizards
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Gibbons
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Hornbills and other exotic birds
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Wild boars and forest insects
THINGS YOU NEED TO BRING
- Camera
- Walking Shoes
- Toilet Papers
- Large Bottlewater
- Mosquito Repellent
- Sunscreen
- Extra Dried change Clothes
- Swimming Clothing
Stayed with our partner accommodation in Bukit Lawang and Berastagi. Very Comfortable and affordable.
Lets us organize it for you..
SEMPURNA GUEST HOUSE- BUKIT LAWANG: 350.000 IDR / Night | 2px with breakfast : Stay on our partner accommodation is very easy and affordable. Surrounded by the green jungle of sumatra on the river bank across the Gunung Leuser National Park. The sounds of the river will accompany you trough your stay. Nice breeze from the rainforest and seeing the wild animals comes down to the river to drink some water can seen occasionally
ECO LODGE BUKIT LAWANG: 500.000 IDR| 2px with Breakfast: Stay on our partner accommodation is very easy and affordable. Surrounded by the green jungle of sumatra on the river bank across the Gunung Leuser National Park. The sounds of the river will accompany you trough your stay. Nice breeze from the rain forest with lots of monkey coming to the jungle look garden
NACHELLE HOMESTAY- BERASTAGI : 350.000 IDR| 2px with Breakfast: Stay on our partner accommodation is very easy and affordable. Situated at very quite Housing complex. Little further away from the main Berastagi activities but still have a really good access to many different shops and food vendors. The homestay provide meal as well. Very spacious clean and Mount Sibayak and Mount Sinabung views
Add extra to your travel arrangements will give you discounted prices with hassle free. Lets us organize it for you..
- Pick up and Transfer back to the Airport : 750.000 IDR | fit 4 px with luggage| one way
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Village Day Tour : 350.000/ person | go around the village by tuk tuk to interact and observe the daily life of the locals. visit the Tofu and tempeh home production, palm leaf and bamboo weaving, try out some the durian fruit or young coconut, observing the palm sugar home production
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Batcave and Landak River: 300.000| person. It is one hour walking distance from Bukit lawang. A dark cave with very beautiful shape of stalactite and stalagmite rocks. it takes 2 hours to complete the cave tour
- Sumatra Elephant Sanctuary: Get along and participate in one of the Sumatran Elephant activity at the border of the national park Tangkahan. Walk with the elephant to the river trough the Sumatra jungle, then bath the elephant in the river. This activity is 8.30 am and 3.30 pm. For the walking and bathing the elephant, the CRU will charge for 1.000.000 IDR, 600.000 IDR for only bathing the elephant. We will organized the transport to go and back to Bukit lawang village for 1.200.000, IDR. The car fit 4px max. Lunch will be provided
- Volcano Hike Mount Sibayak – BERASTAGI: 500.000 IDR| 2px Min. You need to be in Beratagi to do this Tour. Climb a magnificent active volcano in Berastagi Region- Mount Sibayak. Suitable almost for everyone. The summit is only 2200 meter. You could do it early in the morning for the sunrise or at anytime during the day. Volcano views with many Fume Holes all over the crater. Take a dip into the Thermal bath pond at the bottom of the mountain on your way down.