Into the wilderness
Jungle Treks in Bukit Lawang
Trekking in the jungle of Bukit Lawang is a unique experience; whether you stroll through the lush green for a couple of hours, stay for one night at the river bank or you adventure into the depth of the forest on a 7-day hike.
We offer trek packages which include the trek of your choice, transport from and to Medan (around 3h) or Kuala Namu Airport (around 5h) to Bukit Lawang by air-conditioned private car and two nights including breakfast in one of our partner guesthouses.
Discovering Sumatra
Tours around North Sumatra
After exploring the jungle in Bukit Lawang, we take you to the most stunning places of North Sumatra: for example Elephant riding in Tangkahan, hiking Mount Sibayak near Berastagi, visiting Samosir Island in Lake Toba.
Discovering Bukit Lawang
Activities
Moreover, we offer a variety of other activities, for example cooking classes, handicraft workshops, BBQ at Landak River, rafting trips to Bohorok and tubing on Bohorok River in Bukit Lawang.
Village Tour Bukit Lawang
€50 incl. lunch
A guided tour around Bukit Lawang to experience local life and work, for example local brown sugar production, traditional bamboo mat weaving, rice fields and bat cave.
Whitewater Rafting
€80 incl. transport, rafting (ca. 4,5 hours) with crew and equipment, lunch
Whitewater rafting in Kaperas (around 2.5 hours from Bukit Lawang) on Sei Wampu River to Pamah Durian or Bohorok town.
Rafflesia Arnoldii
€50 incl. transport, lunch
See the largest individual flower on earth just two hours by car or motorbike from Bukit Lawang (This depends on the seasons, so please ask us.)
Orangutans
Endemic Species
Different Plants
Bird Species
Travel equipment
What to bring
Before the trek you can refill your water bottle at our office for free. Since we are caring for our environment, we are not selling plastic water bottles. We will explain everything else you need to know about the trek when we meet you in Bukit Lawang.
Please bring the following gear to your trek
What we provide
How visitors rate us on Tripadvisor
Testimonials
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Two friends and I went on a 3 days, 2 nights trail with our brilliant guides Chandra and James. We had an incredible time together!! Chandra answered all of our 1 million questions about the plants, the animals and the people of the Gunung Leuser...More 
- This trek exceeded my expectations. Everyone on the team was very knowledgeable about the jungle and how to be safe. It was also obvious that the team cared very deeply about protecting the jungle and the magnificent animals who live in it. Tara was our...More
- Sumatra Green Life trek hires and trains their guides to respect the jungle. Our main guide, Tara, spoke English priffienctly and shared his knowledge of the history of the environment and the animals living it it, as well as native plant medicine. The rest of...More
