Experience the very best of North Sumatra on this action filled 10 day adventure with experienced senior Wildlife Leader, Amy Robbins.

Start your adventure with a drive into the Karo highlands, to the postcard-perfect market town of Berastagi and hike through a jaw dropping volcanic landscape. Climb the active volcano Mount Sibayak and soak your muscles in one of the many natural thermal hot springs.

As the adventure continues become immersed in community life by spending quality time with local school children and visit the world-first Orangutan Haven site that will soon become home to orangutans that cannot be returned to the wild. Experience breath-taking underground cave systems in Batu Katak where there are a multitude of primate species to witness – siamangs, pig tailed macaques, orangutans and white handed gibbons to name a few.

Visit world renowned Bukit Lawang alongside the Gunung Leuser National Park, famed for its’ wild and semi-wild orangutans and experience life-changing encounters with this critically endangered species.

After arriving in Tangkahan, the hidden jewel of Sumatra, tube along picturesque rivers, trek into the wilderness of the forest and look for unique Sumatran flora and fauna. Experience the beauty of forest edge communities and explore riverside villages where you’ll become involved in the daily life of the local people.

This adventure will guarantee you life-changing encounters, new friendships and the joy of immersion in a different culture. You will sleep in comfortable accommodation throughout the adventure and enjoy mouth-watering local dishes cooked by local people. This adventure is unlike any of our others and has it all – variety, fun, rivers, volcanoes, wildlife, forest and caves.

Highlights:

• Visit the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) Orangutan Haven Program.
• Climb Mt Sibayak Volcano in the highlands of North Sumatra
• Walk in the footsteps of wild elephants and aim to see them in their natural habitat
• Immerse yourself into the beauty of the Gunung Leuser National Park 
• Witness wild orangutans and other primates in Bukit Lawang
• Taste delicious traditional foods and enjoy Karonese banquets
• River tube from village to village and swim in waterfalls.
• Explore the most incredible Bat Cave in Bukit Lawang
• Observe a multitude of wildlife, including gibbons, monkeys, elephants, birds and reptiles

Optional Extra Activities

• 1/2 day Medan City tour
• 4 day Lake Toba Escape
• 3 day Batu Rongring Adventure

Best Time of Year to Travel

February - November