3D2N Bukit Lawang Tour – A 3-Day, 2-Night (3D2N) Bukit Lawang Tour is the most sought-after eco-adventure itinerary in North Sumatra. It is designed specifically to take travelers deep into the tropical rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park to spot critically endangered semi-wild and wild Sumatran orangutans in their natural habitat.
This fast-paced 3 Days 2 Nights Eco-Adventure Itinerary takes you deep into the lush rainforests of Mount Leuser National Park in Bukit Lawang. It is optimized for wildlife spotting, jungle trekking, and river tubing, with smooth private logistics starting and ending in Medan 🚗🌿.
🦧 Day 1: Medan Arrival – Scenic Drive to Bukit Lawang (L / D)
- Warm Welcome: Pickup from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan Train Station, or your city hotel 🛫.
- Overland Cruise: Relax in your private AC vehicle as you drive through rubber and oil palm plantations towards Bukit Lawang 🛣️.
- Arrival & Settlement: Check in to your eco-lodge, surrounded by the sights and sounds of the tropical rainforest 🏨.
- Evening Breeze: Enjoy a relaxing dinner at the lodge right next to the rushing Bohorok River 🍽️🌙.
🧗 Day 2: Mount Leuser National Park Trekking & River Tubing (B / L / D)
- Jungle Breakfast: Fuel up with a hearty breakfast before heading into the wild 🥞.
- Orangutan Trekking: Embark on a 3-hour guided trek inside Mount Leuser National Park to spot wild Sumatran Orangutans, Thomas Leaf Monkeys, and exotic birds 🐒📸.
- Rainforest Lunch: Enjoy a traditional packed lunch deep inside the jungle canopy 🍽️.
- River Tubing: Experience an exhilarating splash by tubing down the Bahorok River straight back to your lodge 🌊🛶.
- Leisure: Dinner at the lodge and free time to relax or explore the local village 🥩🌌
🏛️ Day 3: Bukit Lawang – Medan City Sweep – Departure (B / L)
- River Morning: Breakfast by the water, pack up, and check out 🥞.
- Return to Capital: Drive back down to the bustling city of Medan 🚐.
- City Highlights: If time permits, run a quick sweep of the grand Maimun Palace or hunt for legendary local treats like Bolu Meranti 🛍️🍰.
- Farewell: Direct transfer to Kualanamu Airport or your next Medan drop-off point. Tour concludes! 👋✈️
Bukit Lawang or known also as Bohorok is for the adventurous, accessible through Sumatra’s inland wilderness, crossing rivers and going over steep hills. The area lies south of the Mount Leuser National Park, a rehabilitation center for Orang Utans in Bahorok, which was inaugurated in 1973.
Orangutans living here are of Sumatra and Kalimantan origin. Seeing the orangutans is a magical experience. In Bukit Lawang, you can usually see them near the rehabilitation centre and at the feeding platform during the morning and afternoon feeding sessions. In Ketambe, you can go to 1-7 days treks into the jungle. The best experience is an encounter in the jungle where there are many semi-wild and wild animals.
The wild orangutan can be difficult to spot unless you go deep into the jungle. There are also white and black gibbons that make an amazing noise calling out to each other, and Thomas Leaf monkeys. If you are lucky, you may be able to see hornbills, toucans, moon snakes, monitor lizards.
3D2N Bukit Lawang Tour
DAY 1 : MEDAN BUKIT LAWANG
arrive at kuala namu international airport welcome by lake toba travel. drive to bukit lawang the conservation of the orangutans located in gunung leuser national park through by landscape with vast view of palm oil and rubber plantation. en-route stops at of rubber, oil palm and cacao plantations with some countryside landscape.
DAY 2 : ORANG UTAN TOUR
after breakfast, you will visit the orang utans at feeding platform at their natural habitat. after that you continue jungle trekking for 3 hours to explore the park. this involves an hour walk through the jungle to reach the feeding grounds of the orang utan. steep, slopes and dense vegetation will bring you the excitement of the rainforest. in this tropical primary rainforest, you can see the varieties of birds, butterflies, siamang (long arm apes), different kinds of reptiles the rest is your own program, you can swim or take a beautiful walk to the local village nearby.
DAY 3 : BUKIT LAWANG MEDAN
today you drive back to medan for catch your flight to next destination. Horas & mauliate.
