Half Day Village Tour
Join us for a relaxing half-day tour to explore local village life. Ride a traditional becak or scooter through green rice fields and see how people live and work every day. Visit home industries making tofu and brown sugar. Watch how locals build roofs from palm leaves and walls from bamboo. On Fridays and Sundays, you can also visit the traditional market. Feel free to ask your guide anything about village life. End the tour with a cool drink or fresh coconut water!
INFORMATION
- Duration: half a day (3-4 hours)
- Physical level: Low
- Group size: minimum 1 person
- Departure Time: from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
Sumatra Orangutan Tours
EVERY TREK INCLUDES A DONATION
TO PROTECT THE RAINFOREST AND
SUPPORT LOCAL LIVES.
When you choose to trek with us, you’re not just exploring the
rainforest
you’re also supporting local people, wildlife protection, and a greener
future for Bukit Lawang.
12% OF OUR EARNINGS SUPPORT ONE IMPACTFUL LOCAL CHARITY
- After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your guesthouse around 9:00 AM. You’ll hop on a traditional becak or motorbike and head out of Bukit Lawang, riding through peaceful countryside and scenic rice fields with the Leuser jungle as your backdrop.
- Along the way, feel free to stop and watch how locals grow rice in the fields. In the village, you’ll visit small home industries where locals make tofu and brown sugar using traditional methods. You’ll also explore the village on foot—see rubber and cocoa plantations, pass green rice paddies, and meet friendly locals going about their daily lives.
- Women in the village will show you traditional crafts, like weaving palm leaves into roofs (atap) and making bamboo walls (tepas) used in village homes. It’s a great way to learn how things are still done the old-fashioned way.
- If your tour falls on a Friday or Sunday, you’ll also get to visit the colorful local market, full of spices, veggies, and tropical fruits like snake fruit, rambutan, and langsat. Don’t hesitate to try something new!
- To refresh, enjoy a drink—fresh coconut water or something else cool—before heading back.
- Your guide will return you to your guesthouse around noon or 1:00 PM. Want to try a local lunch before heading back? Just let your guide know—they’ll be happy to take you to a recommended spot. (Lunch not included.)
Village Life & Culture – Half Day Tour
- Camera
- Comfortable walking shoes
- sunglasses
- Mosquito repellent
- Sunscreen
- Becak or motorbike transport
- Driver & petrol
- Licensed English-speaking guide
- 1 fresh coconut or other drink
- lunch ( excludes )
