🌿A highlighted trip to sumatra in 8 days and 7 night tour with german couple

Welcome to sumatra and welcome to Gunung Leuser National Park guys.. We are happy and thrilled to have you with us on this tour. We had a really time and enjoy the trip very much. Our trip start from pick up from kuala namu international airport. Driving through the Medan city and Binjai city with lots of traffic mixed of various vehicles. Driving through the traffic in the city is very challenging. Then we passed the city and getting to the rural areas. The road seems bit better, but soon change to rugged and bumpy road. driving through the palm oil plantation all the way till bukit lawang. passing all the the villages along the way

🐾 Gunung Leuser National Park is Wildlife Haven 

The park is a vital refuge for some of the world’s most threatened animals, including:

• Sumatran orangutans — the only great apes found in Asia and critically endangered

• Sumatran tigers — elusive and rare big cats

• Sumatran elephants — smaller and more endangered than their mainland cousins

• Sumatran rhinoceros — one of the rarest rhino species on the planet

Visit Batu katak area. Another entrance to sumatra national park. Batu katak is around 3o minutes drive from Bukit Lawang. The amorphophallus titanum flower are randomly grown near the lime stone all over this area. It is not available every day. If there is a chance, we will get notified, then we will offer the tourist to visit and observe the flower

TANGKAHAN is another entrance into Gunung lesuer national park. It is around 1 hour 30 minutes to drive from bukit lawang through the palm oil plantation.  It is a Sumatran Elephant Sanctuary. This village used to be the Illegal Loggers base camp. It is the meeting point of two rivers. A lot of those logs were transported by the river. Often the elephant were used to pull the log into the riverbank. There a lot of wild Sumatran elephant in this area of the national park. The wild one often come to the plantation area and destroy the plantation, well it used to be part of the jungle perhaps..

🌿 Conservation Importance

Gunung Leuser National Park plays a key role in protecting vital rainforest ecosystems and combating climate change by preserving massive carbon sinks. The park faces ongoing threats from illegal logging, poaching, and land conversion for agriculture, making conservation efforts critical.

Multiple government agencies, NGOs, and local communities collaborate to protect this biodiversity hotspot and promote sustainable tourism as a tool for conservation.

🥾 Tourism and Adventure

The park offers unforgettable opportunities for eco-tourism and wildlife trekking. Popular entry points include Bukit Lawang and Ketambe, where visitors can embark on guided treks to spot orangutans and other wildlife, experience spectacular jungle landscapes, and learn about local conservation efforts.

Visitors can also explore remote waterfalls, rivers, and mountain trails, making Gunung Leuser a paradise for nature lovers, photographers, and adventure seekers.

🌏 A Legacy to Protect

As one of the last great rainforests in Southeast Asia, Gunung Leuser National Park represents not only a haven for wildlife but also a precious natural heritage for future generations. Supporting responsible tourism here helps ensure that this incredible ecosystem remains vibrant and intact.

Explore the village and interact with the local:  Spend a day to explore the village. If its on friday, there will be a friday market at the gotong royong village. You can explore this market while on the village tour.

The village tour is designed to explore the surrounding area and interact with the local. There are plenty of things to see. If you are on a tour for the giant floer  at Batu katak, on your return back to the Bukit lawang you could explore these places as well, otherwise the Explore village tour can be done y TUK TUK or BICYCLE. The aim of this tour is to visit the home production of Tempeh, Tofu or Palm sugar. Take a part in making process of the these products.

There is also a place where you could drink the coconut water for your electrolyte liquid. If the durian on season, you could give a try to eat some durian as well. There are so many thing you could do and participate with the local to get to know the locals. If there is a wedding in the village, feel free to take part and participate. you are mostly welcome to do so. Please go with the local guide

Explore the rain forest in the Sumatra National Park of Gunung Leuser Bukit Lawang :  Spend a day and up to 20 days in the middle of sumatra rain forest. It will be guided tour. Hiking through the rugged surface of the jungle floor, ,muddy and full of roots of the tree.  climbing many hills steep and slippery. Often we walk following the river stream further into the heart of the national park.

Bringing all the necessary item for food and drink, and the camping gear and equipment.  Living nomadic and move around from one campsite to another.