• Tobameer
  • Samosir
  • Tangkahan
  • Bohorok

Tour module 15 days adventure north and west Sumatra

Dag 1 Arrival Medan, transfer to hotel

Selamat datang, welcome to Medan! Upon arrival in Medan you walk straight to the immigration booth to get your visa free stamp in your passport. It is valid for 30 days maximum, calculated from the first day you arrive in Indonesia regardless of the time of arrival or departure. In Medan your driver is waiting for you with a piece of board with your name on it. He will drive you to Hotel Deli River, a little family hotel just outside the big city Medan. The hotel is surrounded by a beautiful tropical garden and has a swimming-pool. Depending on the time of your arrival you can make a short city tour or acclimatise at your hotel.

Dag 2 Medan - Bukit Lawang

In the morning, you will make a short city tour in Medan. The city is one of the largest cities in Indonesia. Busy, dusty and hot, but quite an experience to drive through. Many becaks "bicycle taxis" and mopeds with which the local people travel. Drive past colonial buildings and visit the Sultan of Deli's palace. Then you travel in about 3 hours to Bukit Lawang, the orang utan rehabilitation center. Bukit Lawang is located along the beautiful Bohorok River. It is an impressive nature reserve with impenetrable jungle above a wild flowing river. In this nature reserve you can see the orangutans in their natural environment. The sporty hiker can go on a multi-hour jungle trek together with a local ranger. This requires a reasonable condition and shoes with a good profile. You spend the night in the Eco lodge Bukit Lawang or Sam's Bungalows in Bukit Lawang.

Dag 3 Bukit Lawang

Bukit Lawang hosted an Orang Utan rehabilitation center until a few years ago. Captive orangutans were re-educated in the rehabilitation camp to regain life in the National Leuser Park. At regular intervals (and sometimes still) they were fed by the rangers on the 'Piedingtime': a corruption of feeding time, which includes not only a time, but also a specific feeding place. In the morning you will make an approximately 3 hour trekking accompanied by a local ranger. A brisk walk through the jungle to see the Orangutans, Siamang (long arm monkeys), Thomas Leave Monkeys, Long Tailed Macaque and Gibbons and other jungle animals. Good condition and shoes with a good profile are required.

Dag 4 Bukit Lawang - Lake Toba

Today a long 8 hour ride via the plantation route to Samosir. In the afternoon arrival in Prapat on Lake Toba from where you cross the lake to the island Samosir, situated right in the centre of Lake Toba.

Dag 5 Dag 6 Lake Toba - Samosir island tour and dinner at Marysca restaurant

We visit several authentic Batak villages with their typical saddle back roof houses. The Batak people were among the first people that settled in Indonesia. They came by boat from Indo China. The houses are still built in the shape of a boat – saddle back roof. The population here is Christian and the Batak people are known for their beautiful voices and music. Today you can visit the characteristic Toba Batak villages Tomok, with the King’s Tomb, Ambarita with its execution tables and Simanindo for traditional Toba dances. Dinner in the cosy restaurant Marysca's with Rony’s vocalgroup.

Free program Lake Toba

Another full day on the island of Samosir. You can (optionally) take a boat trip on the lake, cycling, hiking or just swimming at the hotel. It is special to take a day trip to Tatea Bulan with your driver and Rony. High in the mountains there is a pilgrimage site of the Batak kings and the ancestors are honored. A very devout visit, with beautiful panoramas. Along the way you will also visit the sacred sources of AEK Sipitu Dai. During our visit, the washing place was quickly emptied in order to show something of the sacred.

Dag 7 Samosir - Barumun Nagari

Samosir - Padang. You drive along the south side of Lake Toba with beautiful rice fields and high Batak King Tombs. Along the way you will pass the hot sulfur springs at Sipoholon. At the place Tarutung, centre of the Protestant Batak Church, you’ll turn into the direction of Padang Sidempuan. Overnight stay at hotel Natama or Mega Permata in Padang Sidempuan. (about 8 hours)

Dag 8 Op safari in het Barumun Nagari Wildlife Sanctuary

Safari in het prachtige Barumun Nagari wildlife reservaat en rehabilitatie centrum. Hier kunt u beschermde diersoorten zien zoals de Sumatra olifant, vele soorten tropische vogels, zwarte Gibbons en de Sumatra tijger. De diverse dieren zijn van elders waar ze moeilijk konden overleven naar het reservaat gebracht. Het welzijn van de dieren is de eerste prioriteit daarom is het niet toegestaan op de olifanten te rijden. In na middag kunt u de olifanten in de rivier zien baden. De Gibbons leven er in vrijheid en u kunt ze zien in het bos. Er zijn momenteel in november 2018 twee tijgers in het Barumun Nagari reservaat die in een grote open omheining verblijven.

Dag 9 through the Minangkabau highlands to Bukittinggi

The route to Bukittinggi in the Minangkabau highlands takes you today again through the mountain range Bukit Barisan of Sumatra. It is an impressive trip where you enter the highlands of the Minangkabau through a “wall” of tropical rainforest. Along the way you will cross the equator in the town of Bonjol and the Jambi nature reserve. In the afternoon arrival in the cool and pleasant town of Bukittinggi. 2 nights in Bukittinggi. (about 9 hours)

Dag 10 Nature, palace and history of Bukittinggi

Bukittinggi - excursion to Pagaruyung, Batusangkar, the Harau nature reserve and Lake Singkarak. In the palace in Pagaruyung you can see the different aspects of the matriarchal community pattern of the Minangkabau. The Harau nature reserve is famous for its large rock formations and beautiful butterflies. At Batusangkar are historical rock inscriptions in Sanskrit. On the way back to Bukittinggi you will pass the lake of Singkarak. Overnight in Bukittinggi.

Dag 11 Bukittinggi city tour and Lake Maninjau

During the city tour you first visit the former Fort de Kock located on a strategic position where you have a beautiful view over the surrounding landscape. Then you can visit the Minangkabau museum, the colourful market and the famous Karbouwengat (Ngarai Sianok). The sportive hiker can take a walk of about an hour through the Karbouwengat to the silver town of Kota Gadang where the car will be waiting for you. From Kota Gadang departure for the mysterious Maninja Lake, descending along the road with forty-four curves. Overnight stay at Bukittinggi.

Dag 12 van Bukittinggi naar het strand van Sungai Pisang

Na het ontbijt vertrek richting Padang via de prachtige Anai vallei en Anai waterval. Via de mooie 44 haarspelden bochten weg rijden we naar Padang. Daar gaan we naar de haven om over te varen naar het het strand van Sungai Pisang. Een heus Robinson Crusoe strand met snorkelen bij de mooie koraaltuien, trekking in de achterliggende jungle of gewoon relaxen op de veranda van uw “hut”.

Dag 13 Vrije dag Rimba lodge

De dagen in en rond de Rimba lodge kunt u naar eigen keuze indelen. Maak bijvoorbeeld een jungle trek... U kunt een korte wandeling maken of een hele dag op expeditie gaan, op zoek naar het wildlife in de jungle. Kom oog in oog met de zwarte makaken en andere apen en spot de vreemde vogels.

Dag 14 Vrije dag Rimba lodge

De dagen in en rond de Rimba lodge kunt u naar eigen keuze indelen. Doe bijvoorbeeld de dagexcursie naar de watervallen... Een volle dagexcursie waarbij u Sungai Pinang, een klein traditioneel vissersdorp, bezoekt. U zult dan een landschap van rijstvelden doorkruisen, omringd door bergen en vervolgens een rivier door het hart van de jungle beklimmen tot een waterval waar vijvers je verwelkomen voor een verfrissende duik. Onderweg kunt u groepen makaken of langurs tegenkomen en zelfs het melodieuze en krachtige zingen van de siamangs horen.

Dag 15 Vertrek uit de Rimba lodge

Na het ontbijt vaart u terug naar de bewoonde wereld. U wordt naar het vliegveld van Padang gebracht voor uw volgende bestemming.