At 9 am, after breakfast, your jungle guide will pick you up at your guesthouse. Follow him along the river through Bukit Lawang and then uphill for about 30 minutes through rubber plantations until the entrance of Gunung Leuser National Park. Here you will have a great chance of spotting Bukit Lawang’s released (and now semi wild) orangutans as well as the lovely Thomas leaf monkeys and long-tailed macaques. Take some time to enjoy this impressive scenery of wild apes and monkeys swinging in the trees around you…

As the Day Tours and 2 Day Treks are quiet famous, your jungle guide will try his best to choose a route off the beaten track. During the hike you can meet up to 4 different monkey species, white-handed gibbons if you are lucky, and the melodious argus pheasant. While trekking through the mountainous landscape of Sumatra’s jungle, your guide will always be there for you to help you on steep passages. After one or two hours of hiking you will have a refreshing break with tropical fruits from the area of Bukit Lawang. Find some comfort on the big buttress roots of the jungle giants and let the incredible jungle vibes around you sink in. After hiking a few more hills we will have time to relax and restore our energy with a yummy lunch of nasi goreng. Then we continue trekking when everyone feels ready again to explore more wildlife on our way to the first campsite. After a last steep descend we will arrive there around 4 pm. The camp sits in a cosy valley between two densly wooded jungle hills and is located directly at the small stream of Landak River.

Now you can relax and refresh yourself after the impressions of your first day and have some tea or coffee with cookies while discovering the area around your campsite. The day will fade with a delicious homemade dinner and chatting or playing funny games with your guides and trekking mates around candles and a bonfire. Fall asleep surrounded by magical jungle sounds….

Wake up in the morning around 8 am together with the wildlife of Gunung Leuser National Park and enjoy the scenery around you. If you are an early bird, you can see the dawn mist rising above the calm water stream into the forested mountains – a truly magical moment. After a delicious breakfast of toast and omelet with some vegetables or pancakes, we will pack all our belongings and start hiking again around 9 am.

On the second day of this short jungle expedition there are 2 options to arrive at the next campsite: 

We can follow the Landak River upstream for a while, which means crossing the water from time to time or even hiking through the low water for a little bit. This way leads through the rocky river valley and requires some balance as well as comfortable shoes with good grip. After some time we will arrive at a small waterfall, which invites us for a refreshing swim. Here you can have your second lunch in the jungle surrounded by nature sounds and rest for a while. During this day of your 4 day trek you can learn a lot about tropical plants and meet more inhabitants of North Sumatra’s rainforest. Keep an eye out for rare species like black gibbons, hornbills, and silver leaf monkeys! Before arriving at the second campsite we will have to master one last steep hike and climb down again to the campsite called Jamur Batu Atas which is located nearby an impressive waterfall.

Or we can choose the route through the mountains, which means a long ascent from our first campsite. We will hike slowly but sturdy and have time for enjoying the landscape, wildlife and taking breaks of course. After some hours it’s finally going down again to our camp. Enjoy the afternoon at this beautiful place and take a swim under the waterfall with it’s natural pool in front of it.

Once again there will be planty of options for dinner and you can fall asleep with a full tummy and maybe some starting muscle pain 😅

Have you ever heard of bioluminescent mushrooms that glowing at night? This isn’t a special effect from the Avatar movie, but something that actually occurs in nature. If you’re lucky, you might see some in the area around this camp!

Day 3 is the last exhausting hiking day of our 4 day jungle trek. Today’s route leads up- and down hill all the time, so make sure to store some energy for the day while having breakfast. 

Don’t worry, it’s all worth it: on the way you will enjoy a stunning view when you reach the top of Sumatra’s jungle hills, refresh yourself with a quick wash in a small creek that flows through the mountain valley and learn how to use lianas and roots for finding save steps while climbing through the Indonesian rainforest. Meanwhile you have the unique chance to learn all the details and history about the National Park and Indonesian’s rainforest in general, observe more wildlife and if you are interested you can get to know medical plants and their use.

After a last long descent, we will arrive at the majestic Bahorok river that flows through the wide valley. Now we only have to climb over a few large river stones, which have been smoothed by the water over time (so be careful here as they can be slippery even when they are dry!), and cross the river at a point where the water is low enough. Your team will help you to cross the current safely or pull you across to the other side by using the tubes for rafting. Don’t worry about your backpacks – our team will carry them across safely and dry.

In this camp, you’ll find a totally different ambience than at the 2 previous campsites: it’s more open and spacious. The sound of the river is vibrant and powerful and conveys a feeling of wild force – another enchanting facet of the jungle. The evening ends once again with a variety of Indonesian dishes, candlelight, games or simply enjoying the view of the endless immensity of the night sky full of stars.

On your last day in the jungle, you can choose between a relaxed morning and long breakfast or another hike up into the hills. For the ones who prefer the first option and a more relaxed pace can stay by the river, look out for hornbills or other animals, and enjoy refreshing swims in between. Also, there is time to explore the nearby waterfall – another jungle shower awaits you here and you can try some jungle make-up using natural materials. Those who still feel like having enough energy can set off on another short hike. However, the final descent from the previous day is challenging as you will have to climb it all up again! 

After lunch, we return to Bukit Lawang by ‘jungle taxi’. We float down the Bohorok River on large, tied-together tyre tubes. It’s a lot of fun and will be a great last memory of your jungle adventure! In the afternoone we’ll arrive in the village  – filled with impressions that will be long remembered… You can do some more activities or just enjoy the village, have some coffee or smoothie and let the impressions sink in.

Note: On 4 days treks you will only stay at our prepared solid campsites, where we store soft mattresses, mosquito nets and cooking equipment. If you wish to go much deeper into the rainforest, we recommend you our 5 day trek (or even longer) or to let us know before the trek, so we can arrange an extra porter for the equipment needed in the deeper jungle.