{"id":3554,"date":"2016-07-13T03:18:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T03:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2016-07-13T03:18:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T03:18:47","slug":"jungle-trek-north-sumatera-highlights-8-days7-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/jungle-trek-north-sumatera-highlights-8-days7-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Jungle Trek, North Sumatera Highlights 8 Days\/7 Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/index.php\/2016\/07\/13\/jungle-trek-north-sumatera-highlights-8-days7-nights\/bat-cave-bukit-lawang-sumatra\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3555\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3555\" src=\"https:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Bat-Cave-Bukit-Lawang-Sumatra.jpg\" alt=\"Bat Cave Bukit Lawang Sumatra\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Bat-Cave-Bukit-Lawang-Sumatra.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Bat-Cave-Bukit-Lawang-Sumatra-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Bat-Cave-Bukit-Lawang-Sumatra-60x43.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>DAY 01<br \/>\nPickup 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 &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 02\/03<br \/>\n&#8220;Overnight Jungle Adventure&#8221; (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 &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 04<br \/>\n&#8220;Bat Cave Walk&#8221;\u00a0 (1\/2-day tour): Walk to the famous Bat Cave in Bukit Lawang &amp; 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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 05<br \/>\nOverland 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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 06<br \/>\n&#8220;Toba Discovery&#8221; (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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 07<br \/>\nSpend 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&#8217;t miss a traditional Batak dance at the cultural center in Simanindo and the historic Batak king&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 08<br \/>\nPickup 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 &amp; petrol.<\/p>\n<p>For more info: <a class=\"bbc_email\" href=\"mailto:northsumatera@indonesia-tourism.com\">northsumatera@indonesia-tourism.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &amp; porter. 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