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Rainforest Trek: Discover Gunung Leuser Wildlife
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Embark on a thrilling 2-day jungle trekking adventure in North Sumatra. Spot wild Orangutans, observe diverse wildlife, and sleep under the jungle sky for a memorable experience!
Embark on a thrilling 2-day jungle trekking adventure in North Sumatra. Spot wild Orangutans, observe diverse wildlife, and sleep under the jungle sky for a memorable experience!
Duration:
2 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
Start your adventure
Gunung Leuser National Park - Around 9 am your guide will pick up you at your guesthouse. Follow him along the river and uphill to the entrance of the National Park. Here you will have a great chance of spotting Bukit Lawang’s semiwild Orangutans and the lovely Thomas Leaf monkeys. Meet up to 4 different monkey species,…
Start your adventure
Gunung Leuser National Park - Around 9 am your guide will pick up you at your guesthouse. Follow him along the river and uphill to the entrance of the National Park. Here you will have a great chance of spotting Bukit Lawang’s semiwild Orangutans and the lovely Thomas Leaf monkeys. Meet up to 4 different monkey species, gibbons, turtles and the melodious peacock on your way through the densely wooded mountains. Stop for a refreshing tropical fruit snack and hike up to an unforgettable viewpoint from where you can overlook the river valley and the mountains of Gunung Leuser. Restore your energy with a yummy lunch and continue trekking. Around 4 pm you will arrive at our campsites close to the river. Relax and refresh yourself in the clear water or under a waterfall. Have some tea/coffee while watching Orangutans building their nests before nightfall if you’re lucky. The day ends with a homemade dinner and chatting or playing games with your guides and trekking mates. Fall asleep surrounded by magical jungle sounds.
What's Included
- Camping equipment: tent, mattress, blanket & pillow, mosquito net
- Rafting back to Bukit Lawang
- Lunch
- All entry permits
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Tea/coffee & cookies + water refill at camp site
- Guide + assistant certified by HPI (Indonesian Tourist Guide Association)
- Camping equipment: tent, mattress, blanket & pillow, mosquito net
- Rafting back to Bukit Lawang
- Lunch
- All entry permits
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Tea/coffee & cookies + water refill at camp site
- Guide + assistant certified by HPI (Indonesian Tourist Guide Association)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Transport service from airport (KNO) to Bukit Lawang
- Gratuities
- Transport service from airport (KNO) to Bukit Lawang
Additional Information
Are you curious to go further into the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park and to experience one night in our camp under an impressive leaf roof of the jungle giants? On our 2-day rainforest discovering trek you can observe wild Orangutans, gibbons, up to 4 different monkey species, turtles, peacocks, lizards and a lot more incredible wildlife!…
Are you curious to go further into the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park and to experience one night in our camp under an impressive leaf roof of the jungle giants? On our 2-day rainforest discovering trek you can observe wild Orangutans, gibbons, up to 4 different monkey species, turtles, peacocks, lizards and a lot more incredible wildlife! Enjoy a traditional Indonesian dinner and a night full of interesting talks and playing games, while you are surrounded by the wonderful jungle sounds. A second day in North Sumatra’s rainforest is awaiting you…
Highlights:
- See Orangutans in the wild
- Enjoy stunning views over jungle mountains
- Observe the wildlife of the Indonesian rainforest
- Swim in rainforest rivers and take a shower under waterfalls
- Sleep under the jungle sky for one night and let yourself be carried away by the special magic of the jungle…
On request we offer private treks to guarantie a more individual and personal experience.
- Private arrival can be organised on request.
- We recommend the trek with children from 5 years of age or older. If you would like to do the trek with younger children, our guide & team will support you in carrying them!
Location
Ecolodge Bukit Lawang Cottages
Jalan Besar
If you stay in the Ecolodge or would like to come there on your own before the trek, please wait at the reception. Your guide will be there at 9 am, wearing a T-shirt with our Logo, trekking clothes and black rubber shoes, so you can easily recognize him.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(86 Ratings)
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A8074lgmarcels
Dec 8, 2024
Beste Jungle Tour Ever - When My girlfriend and I wanted to travel Indonesia to see the Ornag Utas as well, friends absolutely recommended us to do the Jungle Tour in Bukit Lawang and it was the best thing that could happen to us, Santa who organized everything in advance for us (also German speaking) was super nice and accommodating. When she also offered us to stay in their newly built bungalows directly everything was perfect. The accommodation was just a dream practically in the middle of the Jungle but yet walking in 10 min in the Centurm of Bukit Lawang. The bungalows were built economically so that almost no nature was injured that is also that main focus in the construction of the complex what you really notice everywhere in the accommodation, but you still lack nothing. Once on site Sandy had welcomed us and told us everything about the place, the bungalow complex, the Jungle and Naturally the orangutans. We have arrived directly and felt at home. The next day we went to the Jungle, it took barely 30 min When we saw the first orangutans and also the next day many more. In addition, there are a lot of other monkey species, birds, insects and a lot of different plant species, all of which were explained to us very forcefully, of course, by Our very dearest tour guide OLKEY, to him you just have to say we have already met many tours and tour guides all over the world but Olkey and his team has a place in our heart, his professional, informative, loving and also funny way is simply unsurpassed, you did not feel like if you were just following a tour guide and he told a stram something, you felt directly like friends or even family with him. You could ask him anything and through his years of experience he could explain everything to us. Also that food what there was between through and especially in the evening at the camp on the tour was excellent that best local food what we had eaten in almost 2 months Indonesia, which is prepared by our favorite chef Alberto on site in the middle of the Jungle. Where you also spend the night dirket by a river where you can cool off and wash after the strenuous day and just watch the sounds of nature in the evening. At the end of the tour you come to Bukit Lawang via the best way ever back across the river you will be rafted by the guides on swimming rings there is no better way back. We will definitely come back next time we are in Indonesia and recommend everyone to book through The Jungle Guide accommodation and tour otherwise you just miss something. We loved it❤
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Escape277591
Nov 4, 2024
Enchanting Experience in Sumatra Forests with Jungle Guide - I had recently done two day trek with Jungle Guide. My experience had been amazing with Sumatra jungles and Orangutan. We spotted 5 different Orangutan and few Thomas monkeys . The jungle trek with jungle guide staff was amazing experience inside jungle and their hospitability and support reaching summit. They support out of box for getting good image of orangutan. I do plan to visit this enchanting place with Jungle Guide again and again.
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Siska19999
Nov 2, 2024
Highly recommended! - The tour was great from start to finish. Communication with the whole Organga team was problem-free and very straightforward.
We were picked up free of charge from the parking lot where the tourist buses arrive and we were immediately told everything for the tour the next day.
Our guide Wahyu was super friendly, explained a lot and paid attention to us and helped even in somewhat more difficult places. The food was just super delicious, versatile and plentiful. So you are not put on a diet even in the Jungle.
The guide, the assistants and also the extra chef have always contributed to a great and extensive mood.
So the tour via Jungle Guide is definitely recommended ! It was a unique experience and we would definitely book again with the same provider.
Thanks to the whole team 🌞
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Dreamer10340392487
Oct 31, 2024
Fantastic experience to remember! - Both the tour and the guides and staff of the stay were fantastic! Super sweet people who want the best for you and make it common for everyone to visit the jungle! Super beautiful animals seen and the second day ended with seeing the orangutans! An experience I will never forget and would recommend to anyone!
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Vanessavy5305ac
Oct 14, 2024
Jungle adventure with small kids? Yes, with The Jungle Guide! - We fulfilled a dream and traveled to the jungle of Sumatra with our two small children (5 years, 9 months). Senta was there to help and advise us in advance of our trip and went through all the details of the individual travel components with us - so we could look forward to an exciting adventure in Bukit Lawang without worries. Our expectations were more than exceeded! Senta and her team gave us a great welcome on site. All tours, drivers and appointments were perfectly organized and reliable. And yes, you can also go into the jungle with small children.
The Jungle Guide provided us with three guides doing everything they could to ensure the safety of our little one and to help our older one become a real jungle boy. He still raves about his best friend Aseng from Sumatra! The three of them showed us the bat caves, visited the local market with us and rafted with us on the Landak River, including a fantastic barbecue. Our highlight, however, was the 3-day jungle tour they organized, on which we got to know the incredible flora and fauna of Sumatra. Of course, this also included up-close observations of the orangutans. We felt in great hands and safe at all times. A trip like this with small children is absolutely possible, but also not for the faint-hearted :). We'll be back!!!
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703marijnc
Sep 26, 2024
Amazing experience - The guides were amazing guys! Compliments to Dimas, Roji and Habibi for guiding us. We found the orangutans on both days of our trek, besides all other amazing animals. We also stayed at the lodges in a beautiful location with a great view.
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Culture34095981353
Sep 11, 2024
Amazing experience with the best guides - Amazing experience. Imam and Dimas were the best guides, patient and great fun! Excellent food made by Anto and we were well looked after by Gam! Highly recommend
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J8412vrmiriamc
Sep 2, 2024
Amazing!!! - This tour was the highlight of our Indonesia trip! We were a group of 6, 4 Irish girls and us. Our 3 guides were insanely helpful and attentive. We had so much fun with our group and the guides. Our head guide Dimash was only 26, but had great knowledge and told us so many things about the animals and the jungle in general. He really loves what he does and he puts so much effort in finding animals and as we found them in positioning us for the best view at them. And we saw a lot of them, because he's so attentive to the environment, you can tell it's his profession! Our two help guides were very kind and attentive, too. When the trek was slippery, there was always a helpful hand when you needed one. And don't worry, they'll suite the choice of trek level on your fitness- and motivationlevel. The meals were delicious and all vegetarian, as we ask them to before. As a perfect finish we were tubing down the river back to Bukit Lawang, which was real fun! Thank you for this unforgettable adventure!
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T1824nrjoanneb
Aug 28, 2024
Our best time in Bukit Lawang was in the jungle! - Great time doing a 2 day jungle trek to see orangutans, and we weren’t disappointed. The guides know their way around the jungle so well! We also saw Thomas leaf monkeys, long tail macaques, gibbons, peacock, hornbill. The food supplied is plentiful and beautifully presented. The guides look after the group on tough terrain and keep spirits up.
We also did a 5 day jungle trek. This we did first. More of a jungle adventure as we escape the tourists and ended up the only people! No more wildlife though. This could have been emphasised more that seeing wildlife after day 1 will be hard, and not likely. We had 2 days of river walking, crossing what I would describe as sometimes dangerously high and fast river. This really should have been told to us beforehand! Some river crossing experience definitely recommended prior to signing up. It got me down spending 2 full days slogging through river that was sometimes up to my waist in depth. And not seeing any wildlife.
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Michelg2559
Oct 5, 2024
Great experience but not perfect - A huge WOW for the trek itself and the orang-outans and the other type of monkeys we saw. It’s not an easy walk in the jungle. Many times it was very steep to climb and to go down , like very!! But that could also be fun and adventurous. Make sure you have good trekking shoes. It is very hot in the jungle so keep that in mind with your clothes and make sure you bring a second set of clothes for the second day because it’s very humid in the jungle and nothing dries. Also for the evening, bring some additional light clothes if you don’t want to stay in your completely drenched trekking clothes. Food is quite good. The guides are super nice, the only problem for me was that they smoke cigarettes a lot, like really a lot and it was disturbing. Even during the trek, we would take a break and they would smoke 2-3 cigarettes in 10 minutes. Not only it’s hard to avoid the smoke but it’s bad for the environment and the animals. If I were to go back, I would ask for a non smoking crew, if they exist. It was that bad! Also note that you will spend your evening sitting on the ground, eating on the ground ans sleep on a very rudimentary mattress and pillow, not comfortable at all.
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