Day 1

After breakfast, your guide will collect you 9.00am from your guesthouse and you will start your journey into the jungle of Gunung Leuser National Park to see wild orangutans. On your trek (6-7 hours) your guide will educate you on the local wildlife, flora and fauna you may encounter in Gunung Leuser. After lunch, you will continue your trek to see other wildlife (if you’re lucky you may see the Thomas’ leaf monkey, white-handed gibbon, siamang, long-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque, hornbills, peacocks and monitor lizards) and learn about the trees/plants which can be used in traditional medicine. Late afternoon-your guide will select a suitable spot next to a small river in the depths of the forest to set-up camp. Spend your free time swimming, help prepare dinner or even learn some jungle skills. Before settling down to sleep surrounded by the sounds of the jungle and river.

Day 2

Continue your adventure into the jungle, spotting wildlife throughout the day and learning more about orangutans (their behaviour, lifestyle and social skills). Camp deep in the jungle at Jambur Batu Atas, a short walk from a waterfall with a deep pool where you can relax and refresh yourself after a day of trekking.

Day 3

After break fast, follow the river deep into the jungle, spotting wild animals drinking along the way, and stopping to collect jungle vegetables for dinner. Camp for the night will be at Mount Uning, on flat terrain. Weather permitting, the guide will take you for a walk around the area of Uning, where you may be fortunate enough to see deer and other wildlife.

Day 4

After Break fast, adventure more deeper into the jungle, walking through valleys, climbing hills and crossing small rivers, to discover where tigers, elephants, wild pigs, honey bear, dear and many other animals all live and how they survive in the jungle. Camp will be set-up at Alur Perak, a watering hole, popular with the local wildlife.

Day 5

After break fast, conclude your adventure with a short trek, before rafting ‘jungle style’ down the Bohorok river to your village accommodation, passing beautiful stretching alongside the river. If you’re lucky, you may also spot groups of monkeys in the trees, monitor lizards, birds and much more

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TUBE RAFTING

On the last day in the jungle we return to the village by what we call the ‘Tube Rafting’. The river will bring you back while sitting on a big tube. Tube rafting is a fun and exciting way to finish your tour through the jungle.