Sumatra Orangutan Tours

• Day 1. After breakfast, your guide will pick you up at 8.30am from your guesthouse and you will start the trek to the forest of Gunung Leuser National Park to see wild orangutans, This is not a flat road, some ups and downs, On your way (6- 7 hours), your guide will educate you have a great opportunity to see the flora and fauna of long-tailed monkeys and pigtails, orangutans, squirrels you may encounter on Mount Leuser. After lunch, you will continue the journey to see other wildlife orangutans, white-handed gibbons, black gibbons, short-tailed macaques, pigs, hummingbirds, turtles and monitor lizards and show you the different types of plants and those that can be used in medicine local.
• In the evening the guide will choose a place where you can set up camp under the foot of the mountain, the Porcupine River or Elephant Rock on the edge of Mushroom Mountain or under the ariko waterfall, an area with extraordinary natural beauty. You are then free to enjoy the river, help prepare dinner, experienced local guides cook at the campsite.
• Day 2. Next morning, you wake up hearing the sounds of monkeys and birds, After breakfast, Follow the river deep into the forest, see wild animals drinking along the way, deep into the rainforest, your chances of encountering wild animals increase. Maybe you are lucky and get to see the monkey species that live in Gunung Leuser National Park: Sumatran Orangutan, Silver Leaf Monkey, Long-tailed Monkey, Thomas Leaf Monkey, Pig-tailed Monkey, but also the rarer ones. see Slow Loris, Siamang, and White-Handed Gibbon.’.
• Day 3.
• After waking up in the forest, you will be inspired by the sounds of nature and the atmosphere of the forest, you will have breakfast together. this rich ecosystem.
• where you can rest and swim in the river.
• Your group will camp near the Bekail river, near a waterfall (about 20 meters) where you will have time to swim, relax and enjoy the stunning views of the jungle around you.
• Days 4 .
•  Next morning, you wake up to the melodious sounds of tropical jungle with animal sounds in the camp, feel like your true jungle adventurer in this rainforest. Enjoy homemade breakfast, lunch in the forest,
• where you can rest and swim in the river.
• Day 5 : After breakfast, we can adjust our travel distance and time, as well as the activities we do, according to your wishes
• Enjoy your last homemade breakfast at the camp to be full of energy, After your lunch in the forest,
• Day 6 :As you climb to higher altitudes today, the journey will become more challenging. Tonight’s camp will be at the top of a mossy mountain with beautiful views
• we reach a peak of 2100m near the border between North Sumatra and Aceh, and then start our descent towards Kutacane.
  Distance : 7km
  Altitude reached : 620m
  Lost altitude : 230m
  Time spent walking : 4 hours
• Day 7 : Your 7 Days 6 Nights trip will take you on your adventure with a week of incredible and exciting experiences, deep into the jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park. On your breathtaking journey, from Bukit Lawang to Kutacane, you will walk along the banks of the river, offering you the chance to see animals that inhabit the area including snakes, monitor lizards, wild boar and porcupines, before slowly climbing to the top. Mountain.
• We continue towards Kutacane. We will meet our car on the road.
• Distance: 9km
• Lost altitude: 1700m
• Time spent walking: 5 hours

What to bring

• You need to bring a small backpack containing swimsuit (if you are returning by rafting), mosquito repellent, sun block, and camera.
• You also need to bring at least one large (1.5l) bottle of water, for each person, this you can buy locally for around $0.50.
• Jungle clothing choices are flexible. You can wear either long or short clothing, longer clothing will keep the sun and mosquitoes away, but it needs to be lightweight.
• Footwear is quite important -wearing shoes on the way, Can wear shoes that are resistant to getting wet in the forest.

Package excludes

Entrance permit to the Gunung Leuser National Park/camera tax (10 Euros/person payable to the national park office), other meals and drinks where not stated above as included, flights, visa and insurance.