Jungle Trek, North Sumatera Highlights 8 Days/7 Nights
DAY 01
Pickup by air-con taxi from your Medan hotel (3 hours) or from Kuala Namu Airport (5 hours) and transport to Bukit Lawang: including driver, petrol & porter. Check in to your hotel in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with jungle/river view, breakfast.
DAY 02/03
“Overnight Jungle Adventure” (2-day tour): 2-day trek in the Gunung Leuser National Park, 1 night on a campsite in the jungle?, stop at the Sumatran orangutan feeding platform & traditional tube rafting down the Bohorok River back to Bukit Lawang after trekking: includes English speaking guides, porter, rafting skipper, cook, all food and drinking water while trekking?, all equipment (tent, mattress, sleeping bag, mosquito net, tubes). Starts at 8:30 am. After trekking stay another night in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with jungle/river view, breakfast.
DAY 04
“Bat Cave Walk” (1/2-day tour): Walk to the famous Bat Cave in Bukit Lawang & explore this impressive cave system: includes English speaking guide, entrance fee, fruits, drinking water. Starts at 9:00 am. We know how strenuous active travel can be! So we give our guests the afternoon to recover: relax in your hammock, enjoy panoramic views of the rainforest from your balcony and watch stunning wildlife from the sun patio of EcoTravel Cottages. Take a refreshing bath in the Bohorok River or explore the village on your own. Stay another night in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with jungle/river view, breakfast.
DAY 05
Overland transport by air-con taxi from Bukit Lawang to the Lake Toba (9 hours): On the way you stop at several places in the Karo Highlands: the famous fruit market in Berastagi, a traditional Batak Karo village and the Sipiso-Piso waterfall: includes porter, driver, petrol, all entrance fees on the way, boat tickets (one way!) from Parapat harbour to Samosir Island. Starts at 07:00 am. Check in to your hotel on Samosir Island: Tabo Cottages, Batak Villa, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with garden/lake view, breakfast.
DAY 06
“Toba Discovery” (1/2-day tour): This off road adventure will give you a memorable experience of the unspoilt part of this island along with great highland views over Lake Toba. You will discover the simple local lifestyle in a traditional Toba Batak village. And you will return with impressions of unique traditional Batak architecture, coffee growing techniques and vistas of indigenous plants: includes English speaking guide, driver, car, lunch picnic. Starts at 10:00 am. Stay one more night on Samosir Island: Tabo Cottages, Batak Villa, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with garden/lake view, breakfast.
DAY 07
Spend your day winding down on Samosir Island swimming, relaxing and just enjoying the beautiful scenery or why not try and explore again the island? Don’t miss a traditional Batak dance at the cultural center in Simanindo and the historic Batak king’s residence at Ambarita. Our partner Tabo Cottages will love to organize tours around the Lake Toba, if required. You can also rent a motorbike and travel around by yourself. Stay one more night on Samosir Island: Tabo Cottages, Batak Villa, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, balcony with garden/lake view, breakfast.
DAY 08
Pickup at Parapat harbour and transport to your hotel in Medan or to Kuala Namu Airport (6 hours / flight departure not before 05:00 pm!): including driver & petrol.
For more info: northsumatera@indonesia-tourism.com
