2-Day Jungle Trekking in North Sumatra
Overview
Our 2 day trek is made for people who are curious to go further into the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park and who would like to experience sleeping for 1 night in our camp under an impressive leaf roof of the jungle giants. In our rainforest discovering trek you will spot wild Orangutans, gibbons, up to 4 different monkey species, turtles, peacocks, lizards and a lot more incredible wildlife! Enjoy a traditional Indonesian dinner and a night full of interesting talks and playing games, while you are surrounded by the wonderful jungle sounds. A second day in North Sumatra’s rainforest is awaiting you…
Highlights:
- Our contribution to the jungle: We plant a tree on every trek!
- See Orangutans in the wild
- Enjoy stunning views over jungle mountains
- Observe the wildlife of Indonesians rainforest
- Swimm in a rainforest river or take a shower under waterfalls
- Sleep under the jungle sky for 1 night and let yourself be carried away by the special sounds of the jungle...
Highlights:
- Our contribution to the jungle: We plant a tree on every trek!
- See Orangutans in the wild
- Enjoy stunning views over jungle mountains
- Observe the wildlife of Indonesians rainforest
- Swimm in a rainforest river or take a shower under waterfalls
- Sleep under the jungle sky for 1 night and let yourself be carried away by the special sounds of the jungle...
Inclusions
- All entry permits
- Tree planting
- Guide + assistant certified by HPI (Indonesian Tourist Guide Association)
- Camping equipment: tent, mattress, blanket & pillow, mosquito net
- Tea/coffee & cookies + water refill at camp site
- 2x Breakfast
- 2x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 1 night
- 1x Dinner
What to expect
Itinerary
Day 1: Start your adventure
Stop At: Gunung Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Sumatra
Around 9 am your guide will pick up you at your guesthouse. Follow him along the river and uphill to the entrance of the National Park. Here you will have a great chance of spotting Bukit Lawang’s semiwild Orangutans and the lovely Thomas Leaf monkeys. Meet up to 4 different monkey species, gibbons, turtles and the melodious peacock on your way through the densely wooded mountains. Stop for a refreshing tropical fruit snack and hike up to an unforgettable viewpoint from where you can overlook the river valley and the mountains of Gunung Leuser. Restore your energy with a yummy lunch and continue trekking. Around 4 pm you will arrive at our campsites close to the river. Relax and refresh yourself in the clear water or under a waterfall. Have some tea/coffee while watching Orangutans building their nests before nightfall if you're lucky. The day ends with a homemade dinner and chatting or playing games with your guides and trekking mates. Fall asleep surrounded by magical jungle sounds.
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Free breakfast before your trek if you stay in Wisma Leuser Sibayak (tea/coffee + pancake/toast with egg/omelette)
• Lunch: Tropical fruits + Nasi goreng (fried rice) with fried egg and/or vegetables
• Dinner: Wide range of traditional Indonesian meals & specialties: Curry, Sambal, potato cakes, Rendang, ... (vegan friendly)
Accommodation included: Night at our campsite in the jungle: large wooden frame covered with waterproof sheets, mattress, mosquito net & blanket
Day 2: Returning home as jungle explorers
Stop At: Gunung Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Sumatra
Wake up in the morning together with the wildlife of Gunung Leuser National Park. After you enjoyed a beautifully decorated breakfast, you can choose between relaxing and walking around at the campsite or trekking for a few hours to see more inhabitants of the wonderful Indonesian rainforest.
After lunch your jungle trek will end at the Bahorok River, from where you will raft back to Bukit Lawang on big rubber tires which are knotted as a boat. That promises a lot of fun! With our traditional “jungle taxi” you will arrive in Bukit Lawang between noon and 2 pm where your guide will accompany you back to your guesthouse.
Do some more activities in the afternoon or just relax in a hammock and let the impressions of the last 2 days sink in…
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Jungle Sandwich (toasts, cheese, vegetables & egg), vegan option available on request
• Lunch: Noodles soup with vegetables & eggs + fresh tropical fruits (vegan option available on request)
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Start your adventure
Stop At: Gunung Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Sumatra
Around 9 am your guide will pick up you at your guesthouse. Follow him along the river and uphill to the entrance of the National Park. Here you will have a great chance of spotting Bukit Lawang’s semiwild Orangutans and the lovely Thomas Leaf monkeys. Meet up to 4 different monkey species, gibbons, turtles and the melodious peacock on your way through the densely wooded mountains. Stop for a refreshing tropical fruit snack and hike up to an unforgettable viewpoint from where you can overlook the river valley and the mountains of Gunung Leuser. Restore your energy with a yummy lunch and continue trekking. Around 4 pm you will arrive at our campsites close to the river. Relax and refresh yourself in the clear water or under a waterfall. Have some tea/coffee while watching Orangutans building their nests before nightfall if you're lucky. The day ends with a homemade dinner and chatting or playing games with your guides and trekking mates. Fall asleep surrounded by magical jungle sounds.
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Free breakfast before your trek if you stay in Wisma Leuser Sibayak (tea/coffee + pancake/toast with egg/omelette)
• Lunch: Tropical fruits + Nasi goreng (fried rice) with fried egg and/or vegetables
• Dinner: Wide range of traditional Indonesian meals & specialties: Curry, Sambal, potato cakes, Rendang, ... (vegan friendly)
Accommodation included: Night at our campsite in the jungle: large wooden frame covered with waterproof sheets, mattress, mosquito net & blanket
Day 2: Returning home as jungle explorers
Stop At: Gunung Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Sumatra
Wake up in the morning together with the wildlife of Gunung Leuser National Park. After you enjoyed a beautifully decorated breakfast, you can choose between relaxing and walking around at the campsite or trekking for a few hours to see more inhabitants of the wonderful Indonesian rainforest.
After lunch your jungle trek will end at the Bahorok River, from where you will raft back to Bukit Lawang on big rubber tires which are knotted as a boat. That promises a lot of fun! With our traditional “jungle taxi” you will arrive in Bukit Lawang between noon and 2 pm where your guide will accompany you back to your guesthouse.
Do some more activities in the afternoon or just relax in a hammock and let the impressions of the last 2 days sink in…
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Jungle Sandwich (toasts, cheese, vegetables & egg), vegan option available on request
• Lunch: Noodles soup with vegetables & eggs + fresh tropical fruits (vegan option available on request)
No accommodation included on this day.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Private arrival can be organised on request.
- We recommend the trek with children from 5 years of age or older. If you would like to do the trek with younger children, our guide & team will support you in carrying them!
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
clarah872
August 2022
It was a pleasure to have Anto and his team on our 5-day trek through Gunung Leuser National Park. It was a challenge, but worth it! The Jungle Guide-Team is highly skilled and took care of everything - food, camp, logistics and most importantly our health and safety. We spotted lots of wildlife,...
It was a pleasure to have Anto and his team on our 5-day trek through Gunung Leuser National Park. It was a challenge, but worth it! The Jungle Guide-Team is highly skilled and took care of everything - food, camp, logistics and most importantly our health and safety. We spotted lots of wildlife, hiked on elephant trails, and even saw the footsteps of a tiger. Our guides taught us so much about the rainforest, its inhabitants, and living in and with this incredible nature - we will never forget this very special time we had together in the rainforest. We only wish we had had more time for an even longer jungle trek! Everything about this tour was just fantastic. We will always remember this experience and will definitely go again. Highly recommended!!!Philippe V
January 2023
The jungle Guido, where to start! We took the 3d2n to have enough time to admire the animals and the jungle. This is definitely recommended because both of those animals scattered in the jungle and the jungle which is also beautiful are worthe it! The trek is very beautiful and challenging with s...
The jungle Guido, where to start! We took the 3d2n to have enough time to admire the animals and the jungle. This is definitely recommended because both of those animals scattered in the jungle and the jungle which is also beautiful are worthe it! The trek is very beautiful and challenging with super nice climbs and descent! The staff Sandi mahadi and ishal were super nice people to be with on this trip! The food made by mahadi was amazingly delicious! Every day there was something different for breakfast/lunch and dinner. Also, delicious fruits or snacks were super well brought and taken care of. They also provide zero waste and trash in the jungle which was a preference for us, they did this excellently! Obviously I can't compare with other organizations but they made the experience unforgettable so I can only recommend it with 100%! Thanks again!lukasbh
January 2023
I did the 5 day trek with The Jungle Guide in early January with two other friends, and it was the highlight of my trip to Indonesia. On the trek, my group and I were incredibly looked after by our guides. All the food that was provided was incredibly delicious, and our chefs went above and beyon...
I did the 5 day trek with The Jungle Guide in early January with two other friends, and it was the highlight of my trip to Indonesia. On the trek, my group and I were incredibly looked after by our guides. All the food that was provided was incredibly delicious, and our chefs went above and beyond to source local jungle foods to mix in to the meals which made the experience very unique and memorable. The guide was extremely friendly and engaging, and always put the effort in to teach us about the jungle and the various animals that inhabit it. On our trek we saw semi-wild orangutans on the first day, along with many other animals and birds, and then once we got deeper into the jungle, we spotted wild orangutans and wild deer. The trekking intensity was just at the right level, and every afternoon, our team set up shelters for us right next to the rivers which we were able to swim in and unwind after the day of trekking. The point of contact Senta at The Jungle Guide was always able to respond to any questions we had, and looked after us all the way from our first encounter to us leaving Bukit Lawang. I would recommend taking the 5 day trekking tour with The Jungle Guide if you want to experience the real jungle from Bukit Lawang, and get the most out of your adventure in Sumatra.vanessaaM412MI
December 2022
I was looking for a great experience but they were actually over the top, from the moment I contacted them I could notice the willingness to help,the desire to provide the best service and when I met the crew... I wasn't wrong to choose them from all the other providers, such friendly and genuine...
I was looking for a great experience but they were actually over the top, from the moment I contacted them I could notice the willingness to help,the desire to provide the best service and when I met the crew... I wasn't wrong to choose them from all the other providers, such friendly and genuine people, you will never be afraid that things could go wrong or activities will not be on time, you really don't need to be worried about anything, they will make sure everything is good and even give you suggestions if you are missing something in your own gear, in short they are fantastic!!!! Highly recommended!!!gernotp138
November 2022
My passion is nature photography. I try to inspire people with good photos for nature. I travel a lot with my camera in my home country (Saxony-Anhalt/ Germany). But of course I also have photographic goals abroad. Observing, experiencing and photographing orangutans in their natural environment,...
My passion is nature photography. I try to inspire people with good photos for nature. I travel a lot with my camera in my home country (Saxony-Anhalt/ Germany). But of course I also have photographic goals abroad. Observing, experiencing and photographing orangutans in their natural environment, in the jungle of Sumatra or Borneo, has been one of my dream goals for many years. Because I only had a limited time frame of 2 to 3 weeks for such a photo tour, perfect preparation was very important to me. Good photos are no coincidence and always require precise planning. An experienced local guide is indispensable. I met Anto and Senta in Germany and was impressed by their enthusiasm for Sumatra. After a short time it was clear to me that the destination of my next trip would be the Gunung-Leuser National Park on Sumatra. I had a lot of questions for Anto. I was interested in the weather, the possible animal species, the distances, the light conditions. I was interested in whether the guides would help carry the equipment and I was particularly interested in his reports on the orangutans. I know from Anto that the orangutans that are at the edge of the jungle mostly come from a programm be released into the wild. They let people participate in their lives without hesitation and now also have offspring. There is also the somewhat cautious population of wild orangs a little deeper in the jungle. The location for multi-day treks into the jungle would be Bukit-Lawang. We developed a program for my tour together. Senta and Anto understood very quickly what I wanted from this trip. For example, a possible rafting adventure was unimportant to me. It was important for me to find interesting animal species. That meant a multi-day jungle trek. Besides the orangutans there are Thomas‘s langurs, White-handed gibbons, Southern Pig-Tailed Macaques, Long tailed macaque macaques and giant squirrels and many more species. There is a variety of reptiles and insects, but also very interesting destinations for landscape photographers. In addition, Anto also familiarized me with the entire problem of the growing palm oil plantations. What can I say. I was enthusiastic about all facets of this journey and came back with a lot of photos. Because I was prepared for it, my equipment survived really heavy rain in the jungle. Anto is a perfect guide. He knows the nature of his homeland and he knows which animals are where and when. Senta managed perfectly all the questions with accommodation etc. I can warmly recommend Senta, Anto and the whole team "The Jungle Guide" to all interested nature photographers.martha_hrzg
July 2022
I had such an amazing time in Bukit Lawang. I was there with a good friend of mine and together we have met so many nice people and have been able to experience so many things that I won't forget for life! But in my view, the best and most impressive experience was the 3 day jungle trek that we d...
I had such an amazing time in Bukit Lawang. I was there with a good friend of mine and together we have met so many nice people and have been able to experience so many things that I won't forget for life! But in my view, the best and most impressive experience was the 3 day jungle trek that we did with Anto. Not only were we able to see parts of the jungle, that you won't be able find, if you don't have an experienced local guide by your side, but we were also able to see so many animals within the jungle: macaques, gibbons, a snapping turtle, a goanna but most of all the beautiful orangutans. Then you get the best food in the jungle (probably also because you are just so hungry, but still) and you are having so much fun with the guides with building jungle crowns, playing cards and singing next to a bonfire or with building your own hut where you are going to sleep in. And even more than that: Anto and the other guides always had our back, like for example they would help us carrying our backpacks, they would help you get out of the river safely, when you get stuck and so on. I would love to do a trip again one day, maybe even longer than 3 days. And I recommend visiting the jungle of Bukit Lawang to each and every person - you will never forget about this experience!