The Gunung Leuser national park

Bukit Lawang at the Bohorok river

Above the wild streaming Bohorok river lies the village of Bukit Lawang.
Tracking is possible for a few hours. A trip lasting several days can also be arranged.

Orang Utan family Uphill is the Orang Utan resort, a half hour climb. The resort is open to visitors twice a day , at 8 o'clock in the morning and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The boatman brings you over the river in a small canoe.

Features:


You can arrange jungle tracks for half an hour, two hours etc., with a local guide.

Alternative place deeper down the jungle:

Tangkahan

 with praws, swimming in the river and elephants

Orang Utan
Route description: see
(24 day program),
but can easily be inserted in all other tours;
distance from Medan about 3 hours,
it is possible to return to Medan in the evening of the same day.

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Photos from "Orang Oetans, De laatste bosmensen?" by Herman & Ans Rijksen, Brussel 1988


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