Day Tour From Medan To Bukit Lawang
This trip is based on one day orangutan trek, with the
difference that transport from and to Medan is included. In the morning start
from your hotel in Medan at around 7am for travel to Bukit Lawang, spend the
day trek in the jungle with designed to give you a brief taster of what the
jungle has to offer including (hopefully) orangutans in their natural habitat.
Itinerary
7 am : Our guide will meet you at your hotel/other point in
Medan, and you will drive to Bukit Lawang.
9 am : Arrive in Bukit Lawang. You will have time to
breakfast and have bid relax in our place/Guesthouse.
9:30 am Start the journey into the jungle of Gunung Leuser
National Park to see wild orangutans and thomas’ leaf monkey, white-handed
gibbon, black gibbon, long-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque, hornbills,
peacocks, monitor lizards and other.
On the trek our guide will educate you on the local
wildlife, flora and fauna you may encounter in Gunung Leuser, and teach you
about the local trees/plants which can be used in traditional medicine.
12:30 am - Stop for break time in the jungle, the guide will
preparing fruit for you, such as pineapple, passion fruit, bananas, rambutan
and other (Depending of season). And for lunch. Typically fried rice, which we
bring from the village.
13:00 pm : continue trekking, Sporting orangutans and other
wildlife.
15 pm : board the jungle raft down the Bohorok river back to
the village Bukit Lawang - around 1 hour (option: walk back instead).
16 pm : End of the trek arrive in Bukit Lawang. You have time
to relax enjoy and shower at our place before travel back to Medan.
17 pm : Drive back to Medan Hotel/airport.
Person Price
1 – 6
1 person 85 Euros
2 person or more 62 Euros/person
Return Air-con transport, Guide fee, meals (lunch, fruit),
and bottle of water.
Excludes :
Dinner, your personal items and Entrance permit to the
Gunung Leuser National Park/camera tax (10 Euros/person payable to the national
park office).
Info :
What to bring during the trek :
A small backpack with raincoat, toilet paper, medicines,
camera + spare battery , insect repellent, sunblock.
Please make sure your luggage is as light as possible
(ideally under 10kg).
You will be provided with a 1.5L bottle of water for each
person.
Clothing : long sleeves/trousers are optional as there are
few mosquitos. Wearing something comfortable is most important.
Shoes : waterproof shoes with good grip/tread are essential
for slippery paths.
Other :
You have a choice for your return down the river to go by
raft or by walking.
We can drive you back any part of Medan, including the
airport, if your flight is later than 8pm.
We can also drive you on to Berastagi, or Lake Toba, at
additional cost.