Top Medan Outdoor Activities

Observe Sumatran orangutans in the wild on a privately guided rainforest trek through Gunung Leuser National Park. You’re picked up by private vehicle in Medan and driven to Bukit Lawang, the launching point for your approximate 6-hour round-trip hike. Your knowledgeable personal guide leads you past a variety of tropical flora to the feeding grounds of these magnificent apes, who share the UNESCO World Heritage site with many of Sumatra’s biodiverse inhabitants including elephants, rhinos, leopards, gibbons and more. Lunch is included with your full-day wildlife encounter.

Look for orangutans, macaques, carnivorous plants, and more on this overnight hike through Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park. Meet your guide in Bukit Lawang the day before your trek to finalize everything, then hike with no more than seven other travelers to your jungle camp beside the river, swim in a waterfall, and raft back to base. Food, water, guide, and gear are included: Park fees are at your expense.

As we grew up in the area, we have excellent knowledge about the jungle and the animals who live in the Gunung Leuser National Park. You will get the chance to see some rare species of animals including the orangutan. Besides the beauty of the jungle we offer some extreme fun as well by tubing the river as the final part of your jungle trek. We will fully guide you on your jungle trek to make sure you have an unforgettable experience.

If you need a break from the heat in Medan then consider a private day tour to the Brastagi, a welcoming village nestled in the cooler Karo Highlands. This tour offers a glimpse into rural Sumatran life without the hard work of hiring and driving a rental car. You’ll enjoy fresh local passion fruit and travel between a traditional Karo Batak village and the Sipisopiso waterfall, where you can cool down in natural pools, without worrying about navigation.

Lost in the depths of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is a small riverside town built beside the rainforest of the vast Gunung Leuser National Park. Orangutan is one of the most endangered species in the world, found only in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Bukit Lawang (‘gateway to the mountain’) is situated just 96kms northwest of Medan, making it one of the easiest, most accessible places to start your jungle adventure.

Gunung Leuser park is one or the only places in the work where you can find orangutans in their natural habitat. Hope to see you soon for this life changing experience that’s going to make you smile for a longtime.

Our 6 Day North Sumatra Jungles, Orangutans, Overnight trek, Hot Springs Tour explores the best of North Sumatra, visiting  Bukit Lawang, Batu Kapal, Batu Rongring. This tour takes you off the beaten tourist track. Perfect for those that want to experience the real Sumatra! Highlights include an overnight orangutan jungle trek, wildlife spotting, a day trip to the hot springs and waterfall, visiting a cave and a  traditional medicine class. You will be amazed when you see the largest  recorded tree in Sumatra with  a 27 meter circumference!

Includes: professional guide, national park permit, fresh fruits, lunch,bottle of water We start the trek at 9.00 am. You will be on the hike for around 5 hours including stops for lunch, taking pictures, explanation of the guide, watching the animals and just enjoying the jungle itself. After the hike you will come back by tube-rafting along the river (optional) You just have to bring: • small day bag • raincoat / waterproof bag • mosquito repellent • sun lotion

Orangutan Country Your Specialist for Orangutan Trekking in Bukit Lawang. We would like to offer you a unique Sumatran holiday with a touch of local experience. Our primary mission is to invite you to enjoy, observe and protect Mount Leuser National Park. We would love to share with you an amazing, unforgettable journey of a lifetime. Your epic Sumatran experience begins here at Orangutan country.

This tour is very unique with Sunrise Hiking or just Hiking Tour on a Mount Sibayak combine with Waterfall and Hot Spring.

We which with local guides and local people from Bukit Lawang.Our team is made of experienced English-speaking guides who are certified by the Indonesia Tourist Guides Association (ITGA-HPI Himpunan Pramuwisata Indonesia). They strictly follow the Gunung Leuser National Park guidelines and do their best to keep the jungle clean and the wildlife safe! ​We organize unique and unforgettable jungle trekking striving to respect and preserve the unique ecosystem & biodiversity of the Gunung Leuser National Park and especially protect the endangered Sumatran Orangutans. The love of nature, respect, sustainability and we believe that we all have a role to play in the preservation of the rainforest and its wildlife but also in the support of local communities. Choosing a trek or a tour with us is your way to act in favor of our amazing but endangered rainforest, its exceptional biodiversity and its inhabitants!

Ketambe is one of the last places, where you can see wild Orangutans in their natural habitat. For nature lovers a real adventure !

During the trip there is a jungle trekking activity in Bukit Lawang to see the Orangutan in their wildlife, visit Brastagi the Karo highland where we can see two active volcanoes Sibayak & Sinabung, Lake Toba the largest crater lake in Southeast Asia and visit safari Barumun Nagari Wildlife Sanctuary.

Our team is made of experienced English-speaking guides who are certified by the Indonesia Tourist Guides Association (ITGA-HPI Himpunan Pramuwisata Indonesia). They strictly follow the Gunung Leuser National Park guidelines and do their best to keep the jungle clean and the wildlife safe! ​ We organize unique and unforgettable jungle trekking striving to respect and preserve the unique ecosystem & biodiversity of the Gunung-Leuser National Park and especially protect the endangered Sumatran Orangutans. Our eco-friendly daily tours aim to support local people & traditional activities. The love of nature, respect and sustainability. We believe that we all have a role to play in the preservation of the rainforest and its wildlife but also in the support of local communities. Choosing a trek or a tour with us is your way to act in favor of our amazing but endangered rainforest, its exceptional biodiversity and its inhabitants!

During this short jungle trek you have a big chance to see Sumatran Orangutans and other wildlife as well as a wide variety of plants and insects. In the morning at 10:30 our English speaking guide will pick you up from your nearby guest house in Bukit Lawang. Afterwards your group will start your trek through dense rainforest passing unforgettable scenic viewpoints overlooking the whole valley, the Bohorok River and the village of Bukit Lawang. Towards the end of your trek you will arrive at the foot of Bukit Lawang and will be guided back to your guesthouse by around 15:00 pm. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time. This is the mantra of our trekking tours intending to leave nothing non-organic behind. Due to its continuous efforts our EcoTravel team has been awarded e.g. “Eco Friendly Tour Operator of the Year 2018”, “Travel & Hospitality Award Winner” and received the “Hall Of Fame Status” on TripAdvisor 2019.