Explore Sumatra

Highlights - 6 days / 5 nights

Bukit Lawang, Tangkahan & Lake Toba

1 day trek, elephants washing and Lake Toba

This is a PRIVATE tour that can start at any dates. 

We can run this tour 365 days / year!

Price from:

  • 325 euros / person (group of 2)
  • 280 euros / person (group of 3 or more)
PROGRAM
DAY 1

TRANSFER MEDAN TO BUKIT LAWANG

Pick up by private car at Kuala Namu airport or your hotel in Medan city and transfer to BUKIT LAWANG. The drive will take around 4 hours.
A flight reaching Medan airport before 4pm is suggested.
Accommodation: Villa Paradise, Bukit Lawang.
DAY 2

1 DAY JUNGLE TREK

Head to the jungle after breakfast at 9am. 

Your guide will adapt the hike based on your physical ability with regular breaks. Lunch and fruits will be provided. 

You will head back to the village at around 3.30pm by ‘rafting’ on the river.

Accommodation: Villa Paradise, Bukit Lawang.

DAY 3

DAY TRIP TO TANGKAHAN

Departure by car at 9.30am for Tangkahan. 2 hours drive through villages and palm oil plantations, arrival around lunchtime. 

Enjoy the unspoiled jungle and give bath to the elephants, an unforgettable experience. Return to Bukit Lawang, arrival around 7pm.

Accommodation: Villa Paradise, Bukit Lawang

Optional: Stay in Tangkahan overnight + 15 EUROS / PERSON

DAY 4

TRANSFER FROM BUKIT LAWANG TO LAKE TOBA

Departure by car to Lake Toba, around 8 hours drive away.
Drop off at the Parapat terminal to take the ferry to Samosir island (around 40 minutes).
Expect to reach your hotel late afternoon.
Accommodation: Tabo Cottages (deluxe room), Samosir island.
 DAY 5 FREE DAY IN LAKE TOBA

Lake Toba is the perfect place to relax after the adventures of the first few days. 

Enjoy the scenery and the local Batak architecture.

Accommodation: Tabo Cottages (deluxe room), Samosir island.

Optional: 1/2 day visit of Samosir island by car (Batak villages and viewpoint) + 20 EUROS / PERSON

You can also rent a bicycle or a scooter to explore the island by yourselves.

 DAY 6TRANSFER FROM LAKE TOBA TO MEDAN
Transfer back to Medan, which will take around 4.5 hours.
Drop off either at your chosen hotel in Medan city center or at Kuala Namu airport.
For a transfer to the airport, your flight departure time needs to be AFTER 3PM.
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Included in the package:

    • Private transportation for transfers between Medan - Bukit Lawang - Lake Toba - Medan
    • Accommodation: double room with breakfasts
    • Breakfasts
    • Jungle trek: English speaking licensed guide + porters, food (lunch and snacks), Gunung Leuser National Park entrance permits (IDR 150,000 / person / day), rafting on the river
    •  Tangkahan: return transportation from Bukit Lawang and elephants washing
    • Ferry from Parapat to Samosir island (one way ticket)

Excluded:

   Lunch and dinner except during jungle trek
X     Lunch during trip to Tangkahan
X    Ferry from Samosir to Parapat (to pay by yourselves directly on the boat IDR 20,000 / person)
X   Optional visit of Samosir island: + 20 euros / person