Welcome! We're here to help you plan your trip that is tailor made for you...
With extensive knowledge and experience of trekking, climbing, caving, rafting, boating as well as cultural sightseeing, our local-born, family-run professional team specialises in creating the package most appropriate for you.
Do you love animals, wildlife, nature, adventure
and want to have a great experience?
Then you are at the right place.
Whether you are looking for seeing orangutans in the wild,
watch the sunrise at Sibayak volcano in Berastagi, visit Lake Toba which is the
largest volcano lake in the world, trek with elephants in Tangkahan or raft the
white water rapids of Asahan, we can take care of all that hard work for you.
Sumatra Tour and Trekking Information
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We aim to make your trip to Sumatra a more colourful and
interesting experience.
We cater for all budgets whether large or small. With our
team of trusted local partners, we are able to secure the best price which we
then pass on to you. Our travel information service is free and we are happy to
provide you with information on where to go, what to see, how to get there
and where to stay.
We can advise you on the most suitable trek or tour for you
and make all the necessary arrangements. We are dedicated to help you plan your
perfect trip by removing all the hassle and stress from planning.
Our trek
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Home of the orangutan, some of the most biodiverse flora and
fauna in the world, exotic and diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery,
Gunung Leuser National Park offers unmissable trekking experiences, all easily
accessible from the riverside village of Bukit Lawang.
Ours tour
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Come and experience the magic of Sumatra with us.
Our affordable hassle-free packages includes accommodation,
transport, guide fees and meals. We do the hard work of planning your trip so
you don’t have to, allowing you to have more free time to relax.
Day tour
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There are so many other things to do besides going to
the jungle for trekking activities. We are also able to arrange
activities such as visiting a bat cave, a ship cave, relaxing in a hot spring,
water rafting, tubing down the river and many other activities. Join us on
our tour through an authentic Sumatran village.
Transport
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Sumatra has a good road network and transportation system so
you should face very few problems when travelling on the island.
We Care
Our primary concern is the well being of all animals and
their natural habitat. We care about the ecological footprint we leave behind.
Bukit Lawang travel Ecotourism Concept
For the past 5 years, Bukit Lawang Travel has provided
travel information and solutions for travelers with Ecotourism Concept,
"Environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy
and appreciate nature (and accompanying cultural features, both past and
present) that promote conservation, have a low visitor impact and provide for
beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local people."
Most tourism in natural areas today is not ecotourism and is
not, therefore, sustainable. Ecotourism is distinguished by its emphasis on
conservation, education, traveler responsibility and active community
participation.
Visa
Traveling in Sumatra
Indonesia offers short stay visa free facilities for
tourists from 169 countries. Valid for 30 days, the visa is non-extendable and
cannot be transferred into any other type of stay permit.
Welcome to Sumatra !
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Located in western Indonesia, Sumatra is the sixth largest
island in the world, stretching over 2000 kilometers and covering 473,607 sq
km.
Why visit Sumatra?
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One of the most biodiverse regions in the world, the
surrounding jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park is home to some of the
planets most exotic forest.
Sumatra Orang Utan !
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Sharing 96.4% of our DNA, ‘Orangutan’ literally meaning
‘Person of the forest’, are highly endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.
Found in Sumatra, the Sumatran orangutan looks slightly
different to its Bornean relatives with lighter hair, a longer beard and
narrower cheekpads (males).
Arboreal fruit eaters, they live in the forest canopy,
spending up to 60% of their time foraging, eating and building nests in the
trees.
BUKIT LAWANG
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Lost in the depths of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is a small
riverside town built beside the rain forest of the vast Gunung Leuser National
Park.
Home to the orangutan, one of the most endangered species in
the world, found only in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Bukit Lawang (‘gateway to the
mountain’) is situated 90 kilometers northwest of Medan, the capital city of
North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Bukit Lawang is most famous for being a site to easily spot
semi-wild orangutans near convenient tourism facilities. Bukit Lawang is
situated at the eastern side of Gunung Leuser National Park.
In 1973 a Swiss organisation set up an orangutan
rehabilitation center in Bukit Lawang. The purpose of the center was to
rehabilitate orangutans released from captivity. The rangers at the center
teach the orangutan all the necessary skills to survive in the wild. After an
intense period of quarantine, readjustment to the natural habitat and
reintegration in the (semi-)wild population, the orangutans were released back
into the jungle. All orangutans that were released are still being monitored by
the rangers and they still provide them with supplementary food at the feeding
platform until they become fully self reliant. Out of this project the Sumatra
Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP) was founded.
In the years after the arrival of the rehabilitation center
more and more tourists found their way to Bukit Lawang and it became one of the
most popular destinations in Sumatra.