The 4 Best Treks in Bukit Lawang

1.2 Days 1 Night Orangutan Trek Bukit Lawang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 2 days · from $181Our pick

Walk 6 to 7 hours through Gunung Leuser National Park with an English or Indonesian guide, look for Sumatran orangutans, camp beside the Bohorok River, and return by traditional rafting. Dino is one guide praised for making the trek special.

“Dino was the best guide ever & omg the food was to die for. I would have never have imagined but I slept like a baby in the jungle. FYI solo traveller, was alone on the trek. Would highly recommend to anyone!”

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2.Jungle Trekking and Rafting Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · 12 hours · from $172

Travel from Medan to Bukit Lawang for a private English-guided trek in Gunung Leuser National Park. Guides such as Henry and Anuar have led walks with orangutan sightings, monkey encounters, tropical fruit, and nasi goreng. Finish by getting thoroughly wet on a traditional Bahorok River tube raft.

“I had a positive experience with one issue. I was picked up at my hotel in Medan by two friendly locals in a Honda Brio. The guys had great humor and taste in music. After 3hrs, we met the guide at Bukit Lawang. 20 minute into our hike, we saw an orangutan with its baby. This was worth every minute of the long drive! After an hour of watching it climb trees and getting close to us, we moved to a gazebo for lunch. The same orangutan came up and snatched our food! Chasing at us, we dropped the food and it left us alone. Tbh, this was my favorite…”

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3.Wonderfull Orangutan Sumatera Jungle Trekking and tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 6 hours - 3 days · from $77Best value

Spend up to three days trekking Gunung Leuser National Park with certified English-speaking guides such as Marwan, Imam, Masri, Putra, or Anti. Search for Sumatran orangutans, sleep beside a river or waterfall, eat fresh meals, and return by rubber-tube ride on the Bohorok River.

“Very exciting. Guides were very friendly and a shoutout to Marwan and Imam for being very patient and accommodating. They were very well educational and knowledgeable about the forest & animals. They served us very delicious vegetarian food for breakfasts lunch and dinner. Would DEFINITELY come again!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!😊”

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4.Magnificent View & Jungle Trekking in Sumatra

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $287

Travel from Kualanamu Airport to Bukit Lawang for four days of Mount Leuser trekking. With a small group of up to seven, you walk forest trails, look for wild orangutans and monkeys, eat jungle meals, swim in a waterfall, sleep in the rainforest, and tube back along the Bahorok River.

“I was picked up directly from the airport and taken to Bukit Lawang. Here I was greeted in a friendly manner and taken to a nice accommodation. The pick-up was on time in the morning. After just 20 minutes in the jungle we saw an orangutan mother with her child. We also encountered a few more monkeys as we continued on.”

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