Tour Code: 010DASTBB
Reisen
DAY 01: AIRPORT – BINJAI
After arrival at Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan, a driver will pick you up and will take you to Binjai. Check in at Depary Homestay & Waroeng Transit. The rest of the day is at your disposal.
Overnight stay at the homestay.
DAY 02: BINJAI - TANGKAHAN (B)
After breakfast, departure to Tangkahan (approx. 3 hours` drive), located on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park.
Enjoy the impressive journey through the unique landscape of North Sumatra. We will stop at Batang Serangan market for coffee break.
Check in at Mountain View Cottages & Villa. The rest of the day is at your disposal and you may want to take a short walk to the bridges Isabel and Nini Galang to enjoy the scenery of Gunung Leuser National Park. Through the bridge you can see the Elephant Camp or just relax (why not swim in Batang River?).
Overnight stay at the cottages.
DAY 03: TANGKAHAN Tree Planting Project - Jungle Trekking - Tubing (B-L)
Our adventure will begin early in the morning after breakfast:
We will take a walk to the border of Gunung Leuser National Park. Today we will contribute to the preservation of Tangkahans natural beauty by participating in a tree planting activity. Leave a lasting mark on this pristine environment.
A wonderful memory of the project “Action for Future and Nature”.
In the middle of the jungle, you could go swimming at a small waterfall and enjoy the wild nature
Enjoy, here we will have our lunch. After that we will start tubing to Pantai Salak, then we will return to the Lodge by car/jeep.
DAY 04: TANGKAHAN - Washing Elephants - Exploring Tangkahan (B)
After breakfast we will visit the CRU (the Community Response Unit).
It was founded to resolve conflicts between humans and elephants caused by land destruction. The elephants are given new tasks: they help the rangers to search the jungle for illegal loggers and support the local community in the fight against illegal deforestation and are also a small attraction for visitors.
Today you have the wonderful opportunity to see the work of the mahouts and even wash the elephants in the river by yourself. Then we will go to a particularly beautiful place by the river and bathe in a hot spring or have fun under a waterfall. If you want, you can take a short walk into the village in the afternoon and the “English Club”, an English school project. Overnight stay at the cottages.
DAY 05: Tangkahan - Batu Katak (B)
After breakfast we will drive to a picturesque village called Batu Katak. This village recently moved from poaching and harmful activities and became protectors of the forest. It is now an ecotourism site.
After check-in at a simple lodge, our local guide will take us on a short jungle trail, to search for Gibbons and other primates, which are abundant in this area.
Overnight stay at the lodge.
DAY 06: BATU KATAK (B-L)
After breakfast today you will admire the breathtaking karst forests and underground water systems, while bats and swallows fly overhead and search for giant millipedes
and other spindly cave insects. See the complex porcupine burrow systems created by thousands of years of rain. On the way back through the forest, look for the world's largest flowering plant, Amorphophallus. If you're lucky, you might see one in full bloom - hold your nose, they're also called corpse flowers.
Overnight stay at the lodge.
DAY 07: BATU KATAK – BUKIT LAWANG (B)
After breakfast we will drive over the adventurous roads passing villages and palm oil plantations to Bukit Lawang. We will stop at various interesting places at a school, at special viewpoints to take photos and Eco Farming until we reach Bukit Lawang. Check-in at the hotel and still have the opportunity for a short walk to an impressive bat cave.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 08: BUKIT LAWANG - Jungle Trekking - Camping (B-L-D)
Early morning after breakfast we will start our jungle adventure. You will have amazing experience at Gunung Leuser National Park where you will find Orang Utans. On our hike you will learn a lot about the flora and fauna of the jungle and hopefully you will discover many animals, such as the “Siamang”, the Gibbon. We will have lunch in a comfortable place in the middle of the jungle. In the afternoon we will reach our camp.
Dinner and overnight stay in a tent.DAY 09: Jungle trekking – BUKIT LAWANG (B-L)
We will enjoy our breakfast in the camp, accompanied by the exciting sounds of the jungle. Depending on your mood, we will go on another long hike in the jungle and after lunch we will return to Bukit Lawang. The afternoon is at your disposal – perhaps you would like to buy souvenirs in the village etc.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 10: BUKIT LAWANG - AIRPORT
After breakfast, we will take you to Kuala Namu International Airport for your flight to your next destination or home.
End of program.
(F = Frühstück, M = Mittagessen, A = Abendessen)