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Jungle Trekking Experience Bukit Lawang Sumatra

We went on a two-day jungle trekking in Bukit Lawang, in Sumatra and it was fantastic. We got to see orangutans in the wild, monkeys, even the Thomas Leaf monkey, had fun at the waterfall and went tube rafting!

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INDONESIA Bukit Lawang, Sumatra (hd-video)

Nice little place not far from the jungle where you can watch with a bit luck orang utans.

SUMATRA - how to travel Indonesia? (Mentawai Islands, Bukit Lawang, Medan etc.)

How to travel Indonesia? Indonesia has 17.508 islands you could possibly visit: Bali, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Komodo or Sumatra.
We travelled Sumatra and had a spectacular time here.
Let's start with some quick facts about Sumatra. First of all, Sumatra is a big island. Whatever you plan to cover on your trip, you will realize fast that it is hard to see all the highlights of Sumatra. We had to skip a lot. It's not only that the island itself is so big, it is also hard to get around. Compared to other countries in Southeast Asia we think that Indonesia is one of the countries which makes it a little bit harder to get around. There are not many tourist busses like in Thailand or Cambodia (and no open bus tickets like in Vietnam). This is also nice as you will definitely meet and travel with locals. On the other hand it was really hard sometimes to find the right bus terminal and not to end up being scammed. Another quick fact about Sumatra: this island was quite touristy for a while, like 20 years ago, but it is not anymore. There are some main spots like Lake Toba or Bukit Lawang for example. But at places like Bukittinggi, Harau Valley, Lake Maninjau you can be pretty much alone - not seeing (m)any other tourists.

As I said it is hard to cover all the main spots of Sumatra. Here is a list of the places we went to:
1. Medan: huge city, 2 Million people are living here, we tried to leave as quick as possible.
2. Bukit Lawang: The main spot to go. Here you can hike through the jungle spotting wild Orangutans and other species.
3. Bukittinggi: nice small town - not many tourists.
4. Lake Maninjau: a place to relax, swim in the lake, eat some fresh fish or try other Indonesian food.
5. Harau Valley: rock formations, waterfalls and rice fields. Here you can wake up in your guesthouse next to a huge rock, having beakfast on the balcony.
6. Padang: bigger, smelly city, nice hotels, restaurants and malls.
7. Mentawai Islands: beautiful islands, perfect for snorkeling and surfing, really hard to get here on you own, jungle trekking to meet the tribe people.

Tube Rafting in Bukit Lawang - Sumatra

In the rainforests of Sumatra are many opportunities to enjoy a taste of river rafting. One of them is tube rafting or tubing in the village of Bukit Lawang, which is divided by Bohorok River. It runs straight through the village and is part of what makes the place so special. The Bohorok river is a popular venue for tubing. Tubing is floating down the river in an inflated truck inner tube. You can hire tubes at many points along the river in the village for the day, walk up stream, and then float down the river.
Rafting traditional ‘jungle style’ on large tubes tied together by expert guides is fun and amazing adrenaline experience. Tubes are attached together to form a kind of canoe and our guide Nurdin as ‘captain’ makes as reach the village safely.

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The WILDEST I've ever been - SUMATRA JUNGLE TREK DAY 3

And thus ends the most incredible experience trekking through the Sumatran Jungle looking for orangutans. We managed to see a total of 13 orangutans plus some monkeys. I’d highly recommend using Heri Kibo’s company! He took care of my entire itinerary and trekked the whole jungle along with us!

Contact Heri Kibo here - herikibo82@gmail.com
For more information check out his website: sumatraorangutantreks.com
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Bukit Lawang - Gunung Leuser National Park Sumatra

Impressions from a tour to Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra. July 2016

Bukit Lawang, Sumatra - A hidden village of friendly people and beautiful nature

Bukit Lawang is a small tourist village on the bank of Bahorok River in North Sumatra province of Indonesia. Situated approximately 86 km northwest of the city of Medan, Bukit Lawang is known for the largest animal sanctuary of Sumatran orangutan (around 5,000 orangutans occupying the area) and also the main access point to the Gunung Leuser National Park from the east side.

The Bukit Lawang rehabilitation centre for orangutans was founded in 1973. Its main purpose was to preserve the decreasing number of orangutan population due to hunting, trading and deforestation. The centre closed in 2002 as the place was getting too touristy and unsuitable for animal rehabilitation.

A flash flood hit Bukit Lawang on 2 November 2003.The disaster destroyed the local tourist resorts and had a devastating impact to the local tourism industry in the area. Around 400 houses, 3 mosques, 8 bridges, 280 kiosks and food stalls, 35 hotels and guest houses were destroyed by the flood; 239 people including 5 tourists were killed, and around 1,400 locals lost their homes.Local authorities and an environmental NGO attributed it to illegal logging.Thanks to several international cooperation agencies, the site was rebuilt and re-opened again in July 2004.

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Next unique trip behind the sea. We travelled far away to the wonderful Indonesia - Sumatra!

Location: Indonesia [Sumatra] - Bukit Lawang, Berastagi, Toba

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Sumatra-2013: Bukit Lawang

2-я часть новогоднего сериала. Орангутанги, джунгли, тьюбинг.
2nd part: Orangutans, rain forest, tubing.

Simon in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia - June 2014

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SUMATRA: Bukit Lawang and Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) - Orang-utan Trek

How to get to Bukit Lawing/Gunung Leuser national park?

Most of the guides tell you, you need to take a bus at the bus terminal Pinang Baris. But when we arrived no bus was going and some people tried to scam us. So we went back to main road, just next the to Pinang Baris (Jalan T.B. Simatupang - walk up to Mawar Bakery).

Some small mini busses are driving around here, so we talked to one guy and he took us to Bukit Lawang (Gunung Leuser national park) for 25.000 Indonesian Rupiah. The bus ride takes around 2,5 hours and they will drop you at a bus terminal close to the actual town of Bukit Lawang.

Good advice: Book your accomodation in advance! Some of the guesthouses will send someone who picks you up. You still need to take a becak though, But the ride takes around 10 minutes only and costs 5.000 Indonesian Rupiah.

Where to stay in Bukit Lawang?

There are many guesthouses in Bukit Lawang (in the middle of the Gunung Leuser national park) where you could stay. The town is great, small and very relaxed. You could easily stay here for a week or longer. We stayed in a guesthouse called Garden Inn. Before booking your accommodation, check out where it is. Some of them are a little bit up in the hills, you have a great view, but you also need to hike up a little bit. In low season we paid 150.000-175.000 Indonesian Rupiah per night for a double room. There is no ATM in Bukit Lawang, so bring some money. We got around 3.000.000 Indonesian Rupiah (205 €; $220; £145) for the both of us inlcuding:

-accommodation for 4 nights
-food and some beers
-the bus going back to Medan
-two day Orangutan tour


How to do a orang-utan Trek in Bukit Lawang?

There are several ways to do a Orang-utan trek: 1 day tour, 2 day tour or 3 day tour. We did a 2 day tour and we can really recommend this. We wouldn't do a shorter one, as you won't see that much. Doing this tour you will see thomas leaf monkeys, gibbons and orang-utans (we saw four grown-ups and three babies). A two day tour costs 60 € ($65; £42,50) and includes food and the camp. But keep in mind, it will be a lot hiking (uphill and very very hot), so it is exhausting. Anyways, it was one the best experiences we made during our travel, so do it! Bring some mosquito protection for the way and water. There were nomosquitos at the camp. For an extra 10 € you can raft out of the jungle, back to Bukit Lawang. It's worth it and you don't really want to hike back.

How to leave Bukit Lawang?

There are two ways to leave Bukit Lawang, you can book a bus in your guesthouse, maybe going to Lake Toba. Our you take a becak back to the bus terminal, where you can get a public bus to Binjai (25.000 Indonesian Ruphia). Here you can take an ALS bus back to Medan.

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Sumatra Kids RESCUED ME from Bukit Lawang River! ????????

I left the big city of Medan to travel to the more peaceful and serene Bukit Lawang. A jungle village of Sumatra, located in the Gunung Leuser National Park, that's famous for it's wild orangutans and rivers.

I took the cheap public bus which leaves from outside Mawar Bakery on the street called Pinang Baris. There's a common scam there where touts will try to convince you to pay for your ticket up front at an extortionate rate. I'd read about this before hand and sure enough it happened to me while I was sitting on the bus waiting for it to leave. Unfortunately I didn't get that on camera. The correct fare is only 30,000 and it paid AFTER reaching your destination.

The food in the Mawar Bakery is excellent and very good value, so it's worth stocking up there before getting on the bus.

At Bukit Lawang Bus Station there were many touts. They are just trying to help you by sell orangutan trekking tours. I just told them all no as I would prefer to book a trusted guide through my hotel. They were very persistent and sticky though.

In Bukit Lawang village, which is only 1.3 km away on a flat road, so is easily walkable, I checked in to my hotel: Wisma Leuser Sibayak. It's one of the more costly hotels in the area but still very cheap. I took one of their best rooms at 400,000 IDR but it seemed like other than size there wasn't much difference between that and the cheaper rooms, starting at 200,000 IDR.

I started the stay with a light meal in the hotel restaurant. Gado Gado is a local Indonesian meal of boiled vegetables and peanut sauce. The healthiest food I'd eaten in a while.

My main activity of the day was tubing and swimming in the river. It didn't start off too well and I had to rely on the locals kids to rescue me.

My first (half) day concluded with a delicious goat barbecue beside the river, hosted by the hotel owner Bob.

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Visit Bukit Lawang with Sumatra Orangutan Discovery

We offer a range of activities in the Gunung Leuser National Park. Join our certified guides (Indonesian Tourist Guides Association) for an unforgettable experience to see the orangutans.
We aim to educate and share knowledge about this unique ecosystem, with the aim to preserve and protect these wonderful creatures.
Visit our website for more information and to see our community-based-tourism projects.

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Camping & Jungle trekk in Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia 2018

we did a short trip in Sumatra in June 2018, nice local people, amazing jungle trekking experience, camping in the jungle, decent food. i will go back to Bukit lawang for sure one day.

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Bukit Lawang TrekkinG Adventure (North Sumatra,Bukit Lawang/Indonesia)

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Jungle Trek - Bukit Lawang - Sumatra, Indonesia- February 2018

Two day jungle trek in Gunung Leuser National Park in Northern Sumatra.

Orangutan spotting in Bukit Lawang on Sumatra in Indonesia

An overview of what 2 days and 1 night in the jungle in North Sumatra in Indonesia looks like.

Jungle Trek in Sumatra ???? Bukit Lawang, Indonesia!

Bukit Lawang in the heart of Sumatra is one of the natural wonders of Indonesia. Surrounded by jungle and relatively unspoilt to the outside world, this place is a shining example of how ecotourism can work in Indonesia.

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