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A trip to meet orangutans

It was good trip to trek to Bukit Lawang national park. Luckily, I could meet 10 orangutans during trekking. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed the trekking until the very end. Sorry I forgot the guide's name, but he was a very good guide.

Written January 14, 2025

Amazing experience with an incredible guide!

A genuinely life-changing experience. If you can get past the grueling terrain and tiring trek, the opportunity to see orangutans in the wild is one you can’t pass up. My tour guide, Ucok, was phenomenal. The lunch provided with fresh local fruits was delicious. He made sure I had every opportunity to see the orangutans and other wildlife up close. 10/10 would recommend for any nature lover in at least moderately good physical condition. You won’t regret it!

Written May 12, 2024

An unforgettale tour with the best tour guides I ever had!

The best tour with the best guides I’ve ever had! Without exaggerating, our guide was the loveliest you could hope for. He was incredibly attentive, caring, and seemed to have some great connections. When we arrived at the jungle, we spotted a female orangutan within just 5 minutes. After she settled in a tree that wasn’t easy to see, our guide managed to get information about a male orangutan about 20 minutes into the jungle, even before anyone else knew about it, despite there being over six other groups around us. Seeing the male orangutan in all his glory was incredible, and our guide knew their behavior so well. We were one of the few groups who stayed ahead of the male, no matter where he went. About 80% of the other tourists only got to see his back. I had my video camera with me, and our guide adjusted the tour to help us get the best shots possible. At times, I had to zoom out just to fit more than the orangutan’s head in the frame! Both the orangutans and our guide were so calm, I never felt fear—just pure joy and excitement. Our guide was not only experienced with the animals, but also with handling tourists. He challenged us with a brisk pace, but it was completely worth every drop of sweat. It never felt like he was pushing us too hard—it was like he understood our physical limits better than we did. After he saw that we treated the animals with care and respect, he allowed us to get close, but always kept us at a safe distance. At one point, a female orangutan climbed just two meters above my head. She glanced down at me, but continued on to grab some nearby food. It was magical to see these creatures in the wild. I think we saw four or five different orangutans, and it wasn’t just brief encounters—we had over three hours of contact with them. After the hike, we took a raft back, which was perfect because we didn’t have to walk anymore. Before that, we enjoyed a refreshing dip in the river, which was just what we needed to relax. For the rafting, I had a 40L dry bag for my cameras, but they packed everything tightly in plastic bags. In the end, my dry bag didn’t get a single drop of water on it during the trip downriver. I was very grateful for that! It was a mesmerizing experience, and our guide was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I’m already thinking about when I can come back, maybe for a longer tour. And as if all the positive things weren’t enough, there’s more. We had a private driver transport us from our hotel in Medan to the national park and back, and our guide even provided us with delicious Indonesian rice. Everything was taken care of, making the entire trip hassle-free. Everyone involved went above and beyond to make this an unforgettable experience—and they succeeded. I think it’ll be a long time before I find anything comparable to this!

Written October 18, 2023

simply amazing

we only learned about Sumatran orangutans from a surprise conversation a few days before we left home. Doing this trek and tour from Medan in one day, made for a very long, somewhat strenuous day. The trek isn't easy, but we managed, even in the mud, even in rubber sandals. Ocok, was our guide. He is amazing. I want to come back and do longer tours with him...and just spend more time with him. He did a great job. Even though we aren't promised that we'll see orangutans, we saw at least seven in our trek, including a group within our first few minutes starting out. And, when we stopped for lunch, we had another come very close to us. This was quite exciting. And there was much to see besides just orangutans, but we would have been disappointed had we missed them.

Written July 3, 2023

Back to Nature: Excellent!

Amazing tour, everything exceeded my expectations. The 3 hour drive to Bukit Lawang was long, but the driver was very skilled in trying to get out of the morning traffic jam of Medan, after that it was full speed ahead. The tour guides Ucok and Tondi were excellent, they were very knowledgeable about everything in the jungle and also things outside of it. From differentiating between male and female Giant Ants, to the different types of plants and trees, and of course, the lovely orangutans and Thomas Langurs. They work well in a team, with Ucok going on ahead to find the orangutans while Tondi lead my friend and I through the jungle while giving facts about interesting things he sees. Ucok and Tondi were also very friendly, social and hilarious, making it feel like we're just trekking with our friends. I'm not the most fit person, but the trek didn't feel tiring and it was a good balance between walking and taking a break. We had plenty of time to watch the Orangutans; the guides were very chill and let us enjoy the nature at our pace. There was a lot to see, do and enjoy. Lunch was in the jungle and it was very delightful, with pineapple and passion fruit for dessert. After the trek we headed to the river and we were able to dip into the river and have a swim. After the long trek, it was very refreshing to have all the sweat washed away by the river. A great ending to the day!

Written October 16, 2022