Orangutan in the rainforestSumatran elephants in the riverLake TobaBerastagi highlandsTropical beach

EXPERIENCE SUMATRA

Jungle treks, wildlife encounters and authentic travel across North Sumatra.

Locally owned· SMALL GROUPS· LICENSED GUIDES

Get-off the beaten track, meet the locals and go home with memories of a lifetime!

Trekking through the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park

Gunung Leuser National Park

Jungle Treks

Choose from half-day introductions to 7-day deep jungle expeditions. All treks start from Bukit Lawang and are led by local certified guides with more than 10 years of experience. We strictly respect ecotourism rules to protect the rainforest and its wildlife.

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Lake Toba and the Batak highlands of North Sumatra

TAILOR-MADE JOURNEYS AROUND NORTH SUMATRA

Tours

Our package tours are fully customized and private. You choose the dates, the destinations, and the pace. From jungle and elephant combos to grand tours covering Bukit Lawang, Tangkahan, Berastagi, Lake Toba, Aceh and Pulau Weh.

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Around Bukit Lawang

Cultural & local life experiences

Around Bukit Lawang, add a half-day or full-day experience led by local villagers. Walk through rice paddies and rubber plantations on a village tour, watch bats stream out of a limestone cave, join local fishermen on a traditional boat, or learn to cook rendang and sambal in a village kitchen. Each activity is a chance to meet local people and understand their life.

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Fruit vendor with a becak cart at a local market in North Sumatra

ACCOMMODATION

VILLA PARADISE

Villa Paradise is our family-run guest house on the edge of Bukit Lawang village — quiet, green, and five minutes by tuk-tuk from the river and the jungle trailhead. Choose between a private wooden bungalow with A/C or a fan-cooled room, both with hot showers and an on-site restaurant.

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Wooden bungalow at Villa Paradise guest house in Bukit Lawang
Private car driving through the green hills of North Sumatra

PRIVATE TRANSPORT

Car & driver.

Enjoy the flexibility of your own car and driver across North Sumatra. Air-conditioned 8-seater vehicle, petrol and insurance included, with the freedom to stop wherever you want.

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SIX LANDSCAPES

The North Sumatra circuit

All destinations
Bukit Lawang

Gunung Leuser National Park

Bukit Lawang

The orangutan jungle

Tangkahan

Leuser Eastern Edge

Tangkahan

The hidden paradise

Berastagi & the Karo Highlands

Karo Regency

Berastagi & the Karo Highlands

Volcanoes and Karo culture

Lake Toba

Samosir Island

Lake Toba

The Batak heartland

Pulau Weh

Aceh

Pulau Weh

Indonesia's northern frontier

Banda Aceh

Aceh Province

Banda Aceh

Resilience and heritage

Why travel with us

SHOWING YOU SUMATRA IN AN AUTHENTIC WAY SINCE 2014.

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LOCAL EXPERTS

Founded in 2014 in Bukit Lawang. We have over 10 years of experience and our guides and drivers all have expertise in the local areas we cover.

LOW IMPACT AND SUSTAINABLE

Small groups, no plastic on trail, support for the Gunung Leuser conservation rangers and Tangkahan CRU.

LICENSED

Every trekking guide is licensed and member of the Indonesian Tour Guide Association (HPI), with years of experience in the Gunung Leuser National Park.

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