Bukit Lawang Travel

6 Days Tours Bukit Lawang and Tangkahan ( With 3 Days Trekking Adventure And Elephant Tour )

Itinerary

Day One ( Transportation )

Pick-up from Medan Kuala Namu airport or Medan hotel and travel by private transport (air-con) 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 accommodation/hotel for remainder of the day/evening.

Day Two ( Elephant trip in Tangkahan )

At around 09:00 am, your guide will collect you from hotel in Bukit Lawang and start the journey to Tangkahan by aircon jeep (2 hours) along bumpy roads through villages and palm oil plantations. On arrival, after registering with the park office, you will start your elephant trek through the jungle (2 hours), where your guide will explain how Tangkahan became a protected area for elephants, as well as showing you the local flora, fauna and wildlife.

After your trek, you will have the opportunity to wash and feed the elephants, before eating lunch at a traditional restaurant overlooking the river.

Afternoon – a short walk from the restaurant and a swim across the river leads you to a natural hot spring, where you will have time to swim and relax, before visiting the caves (depending on time and weather) on your drive back to Bukit Lawang.

Days Three ( Begin of 3 days jungle trekking )

After breakfast, our guide will pick up you at 08.30 am from your guesthouse/Hotel in Bukit Lawang 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-your guide will select a suitable spot next to the river to set-up camp (either at Landak river (Jamur Batu) or Bohorok river. You are then free to enjoy the fresh water of the river, swim in the waterfall, help prepare dinner or even learn some jungle skills. Before settling down to sleep surrounded by the sounds of the jungle and river.

Days Four ( Jungle Trekking )

Continue your adventure into the depths of the jungle, spotting wildlife throughout the day and learning more about orangutans (their behaviour, lifestyle and social skills). After lunch, continue your trek to camp at the edge of Bohorok River (Batu Lintang or Ekor). You are then free to swim, help prepare dinner, or even go fishing. After dinner, weather permitting, our team will prepare a bonfire and the guides will entertain you with their jungle skills, games and songs before you settle down to sleep.

Days Five ( Back from Jungle )

After breakfast either i) continue your trek with a 3 hour walk in the jungle, then back to the camp, or ii) relax at camp, enjoying the beauty of the jungle around you and swim in the cool and refreshing Bohorok river. After lunch, you will leave the campsite by traditional rafting boat (‘jungle style’) following the river downstream to the village and directly to Bukit Lawang.

Days Six ( Transportation )

After breakfast, start your journey back to Medan. 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/ accommodation.

Person Price

2 – 3 Person 387 Euros

4 – 6 Person 350 Euros

7 – 10 Person 295 Euros

Accomodation

Bukit Lawang : Ecolodge, Rindu alam hotel, Sam's bungalow, or Garden Inn.

Package tour includes

Air-con transport for pick up and return from to Medan Hotel/airport.

Three- nights accommodation in Bukit Lawang with breakfast.

Three-days trek in Bukit Lawang (foods,water,fruits included during the trek).

Guide fees, Permit for Elephant wash activities, transport (Jeep) with driver and petrol, bottle of water and Lunch.

Tour to the village and visit the bat cave in Bukit Lawang.