3-Day Bukit Lawang Tour Including 1-Day Ethical Jungle Trekking

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Lost in the depths of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is a small riverside town built beside the rainforest of the vast Gunung Leuser National Park.

Orangutan is one of the most endangered species in the world, found only in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Bukit Lawang (‘gateway to the mountain’) is situated just 96kms northwest of Medan, making it one of the easiest, most accessible places to start your jungle adventure.

What's Included

Lunch
2 nights stay in a deluxe bungalow
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Traditional tube rafting back during the trek.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick up the all the guest from any hotel in Medan

OR
Meeting point

We pick you up from any hotel from in Bukit Lawang Also arrange transport pick up from airport and any hotel Medan with extra charge for private car. Just text us when need it

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Journey from Medan to Bukit Lawang

    1 stop
  • 1

    Pick-up from Medan Kuala Namu airport by private transport with aircon and travel directly to Bukit Lawang (3-4 hours). You will have time to explore the village, visit the bat cave (depending on your arrival time) or relax in the guesthouse for the remainder of the day/evening.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Jungle Trekking

    1 stop
  • 2

    After breakfast, your guide will collect you at 8.30am from your guesthouse and you will start your journey into the jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park to see wild orangutans. On your trek (6-7 hours), your guide will educate you on the local wildlife, flora and fauna you may encounter in Gunung Leuser. After lunch, you will continue your trek to see other wildlife (if you’re lucky you may see the Thomas’ leaf monkey, white-handed gibbon, black gibbon, long-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque, hornbills, peacocks and monitor lizards) and learn about the trees/plants which can be used in traditional medicine. Late afternoon-on arrivall at river banks , you are free to enjoy the fresh water of the Bohorok river, swim and relax. Later on, you will leave the the river banks by traditional rafting boat (‘jungle style’) following the river downstream to the village and directly to your guesthouse.

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Journey Back To Medan

    1 stop
  • 3

    After breakfast, start your journey back to Medan (3-4 hours). Time permitting, you will have the opportunity to visit one of Medan’s cultural highlights e.g. Maimun Palace, Great Mosque of Medan, Tjong A Fie’s mansion, Marian Shrine of Annai Velangkanni or Maha Vihara Maitreya Cemara Asri, before being dropped at the airport or your accommodation.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Sumatra Orang Utan Treks

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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