SUMATRA Orangutan experience

1 – 7 Days / Easy

Suitable for all abilities, you can join us in Bukit Lawang for orangutan spotting with qualified local guides who lead responsibly. Fully catered, camping equipment provided, porter included. Family friendly, safety first.

Guests smile in a candlelit bamboo shelter and eat a variety of freshly cooked Indonesian dishes with their guides.

GALLERY

Smiling guests wearing lifejackets sit in a white water raft constructed from tyres.

THE ESSENTIALS

How it works

  • 4-6 hours walking per day on uneven ground
  • Fully catered
  • Small groups up to 6 people
  • English-speaking expert guides available

This trek is suitable for

  • Guide, assistant guide, chef and porter available
  • Three fresh meals a day, plus fruit breaks. Send us your dietary requirements!
  • Drinking water (boiled from the river)
  • Mosquito net and thin camping mat
  • Basic medical kit
  • White water rafting

What’s provided

  • Mosquito repellent (we recommend DEET 20% or more)
  • Sneakers and flip flops
  • Sunscreen and hat
  • Head torch
  • Power pack
  • Camera, binoculars and/or drone
  • Long pants recommended
  • Raincoat or anorak
  • Large water bottle for refills
  • Personal medical supplies

PRICING – CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

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Wild Sumatra Expedition

3 – 10 Days / Advanced

Fit adventurers will try out foraging, traditional fishing and wildlife monitoring in remote areas.

A labourer walks past fermentation vats, a pressing machine and sacks of soybeans in Bukit Lawang's traditional tofu factory.

Local Life Tour

3 Hours / Easy

Experience Sumatran traditional life by visiting tofu, tempe and brown palm sugar workshops.

A close-up of the giant Rafflesia flower in its natural rainforest habitat.

Giant Flower Tour

1 Day / Easy

Visit the world’s largest flowers, Rafflesia and Amorphophallus, in their natural rainforest habitat.

A guest poses before the lush, vine-covered entrance to a rocky batcave.

Batcave & BBQ

3 Hours / Easy

Visit the local bat cave, swim in crystal clear rivers and enjoy a BBQ catered to dietary requirements.