Sumatra

Medan-Bukit Lawang - Toba meer - Padangsidempuan - Bukittingi - Sungaipenuh - Lubuk Linggau

Danau Ranau - Way Kanan - Kalianda - Jakarta/Bogor   (24 days)

You will be picked up from the airport in  Medan and brought to your hotel  in the city.  The next day you leave for  Bukit  Lawang at the Leuser National Park. At the Bohorok  Orang Utang rehabilitation centre,  you can have a close look at the orang outangs in their natural environment. You stay two nights in  In Bukit  Lawang. Via  Berastagi you leave for Lake Toba (2 n.).  On  Samosir island it is easiest to explore the surrounding by foot, bike or motorcycle. It is also possible to take a boat around the island. There are several interesting places and villages to visit on this small island.

After Lake  Toba you go to Padangsidempuan, where you stay for the night. The following day you pass the equator (Bonjol) and head for Bukittingi,  the  cultural and intellectual centre of the  Minangkabau people. Here you will discover the interesting tradition and culture of West Sumatra.  From Bukittingi you make a day tour via a spectaculair winding road to the  vulcanic lake of “Maninjau”.  You stay 3 nights at Bukittingi. The next destination  is  Sungaipenuh (3) in the province Bengkulu, on the border with  West  Sumatra.  Sungaipenuh  is situated at the  Kerinci valley. North of the valley is the highest mountain in Indonesia, the Gunung  Kerinci.   South is Danau Kerinci, a scenic mountain lake.    
Many interesting villages which you can visit surround the valley. After the Kerinci valley you leave for  Lubuk Linggau (2 n.) where you can make a scenic river trip;  passing  lively small river villages while enjoying the beautiful nature.
Via an overnight in  Lahat  you leave for  lake  Ranau (2 n.), a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. Maybe this Danau Ranau is the most beautiful lake of Sumatra. You stay in a bungalow with a wonderful view over the lake.
You will leave Lake Ranau for Way Kambas in the province Lampung,  where you will visit the elephant training centre. Wild elephants are trained to be useful on several projects (and to entertain visitors!). A good initiative of the province Lampung. Many elephants were killed by the population because they distroyed their villages. Now by using the elephants on several projects, they are not only  protected but also useful to the population. You stay in Way Kanan (2 n.), in a very simple basic camp at a riverbank in the jungle.  A boat trip on the Way Kanan river gives you a view over the beautiful flora and fauna. The park is well known for the many tropical bird species.
Your last destination in Sumatra is Kalianda (2 n.), situated on the most southern tip of Sumatra (around  3 hours from Java).  A beautiful and quiet beach town, not yet discovered by many tourists. From Kalianda you can make a boat trip to the (in)famous  Krakatau vulcano or just  relax at the white beaches and explore the surrounding.
When crossed over with the ferry to Java, we will bring you as wished to Jakarta or Bogor. The next day we will bring you to the airport of Jakarta or you extend your trip and travel further with us to West Java.  You can start this tour also from Jakarta and end in Medan.

The above route is an example for a tour,  you decide for your self the duration and the route of the tour.

 

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