Jungle Meets Beach
Orangutans, Bukit Lawang & Pulau Weh Island (10-Day Tour)
Dream away listening to the melodies of the Sumatran jungle and the very next day bubble through coral reefs and deep canyons spotting spectacular marine life in the Indian Ocean. Sumatra EcoTravel proudly presents this fantastic combination of jungle and island experience. The “Jungle Meets Beach” package is created for our nature loving guests who want to experience the Gunung Leuser National Park on a memorable 2-day jungle-trek, a tour to the beautiful Landak River and a visit at the local villages around Bukit Lawang, followed by a relaxing stay on a beach on the island of Pulau Weh.
Package details
- DAY 01: EcoTavel’s Jungle Meets Beach package starts with air-con transfer (car or minibus) from your Medan hotel (3 hours) or from Kuala Namu Airport (4 hours) to Bukit Lawang: including driver, petrol & porter service for your luggage. Check in to your hotel in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, minibar, safe locker, tea and coffee making facilities, balcony with jungle/river view, complementary items, WI-FI, breakfast. After arrival: take a rest, relax and recover from your journey to Bukit Lawang. Later, take part in our special “Meet & Relax Happy Hour” starting at 16:00 pm. Meet other EcoTravel guests before our team will answer all your questions. This social gathering is a good warm up for the tour starting the next day and not to be missed!
- DAY 02/03: “Orangutan Trek” (2-day tour): Memorable 2-day trek in the Gunung Leuser National Park, 1 night on a campsite in the jungle & traditional tube rafting down the Bohorok River back to Bukit Lawang after trekking: includes certified English speaking guides, porter, rafting skipper, cook, all food and drinking water while trekking, all equipment (tent, mattress, sleeping bag, mosquito net, tubes, safety jackets), luggage storage. Starts at 08:30 am. Having returned from your trekking adventure feel free to spend the afternoon at your pace: relax in your hammock, enjoy panoramic views of the rainforest from your balcony and watch stunning wildlife from the sun patio of EcoTravel Cottages. Take a refreshing bath in the Bohorok River or explore the village on your own. Stay another night in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, minibar, safe locker, tea and coffee making facilities, balcony with jungle/river view, complementary items, WI-FI, breakfast
- DAY 04: “Bat Cave & Landak River Walk” (1-day tour): Walk to the famous Bat Cave in Bukit Lawang & explore this impressive cave system. Afterwards you walk around one hour to the beautiful Landak River – where you can swim or just relax. This tour is a highlight for cave lovers and bird watchers. On your way back you can stop – if you like – at a place where you safely watch our amazing Sumatran snakes like cobras or green vipers: includes certified English speaking guide, entrance fee, lunch picnic, fruits, drinking water. Starts at 09:00 am. Stay another night in Bukit Lawang: EcoTravel Cottages, Jungle View Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, fan, minibar, safe locker, tea and coffee making facilities, balcony with jungle/river view, complementary items, WI-FI, breakfast
- DAY 05: “Explore Local Life” (1/2-day tour): This unique tour by traditional Tuk-Tuk (or by mountain bike) starts with a visit to the Friday Market in Gotong Royong where villagers sell rubber produce, fruit and vegetable as well as chicken, fish and all basic everyday provisions. Then you will travel through the villages surrounding Bukit Lawang to Kampung Bukit where you stop at traditional manufacturers processing sugar, tofu and bamboo or palm leaves. You continue to Simpang Mursal Timbangjaya having a typical local lunch with the villagers: includes certified English speaking guide, Tuk Tuk taxi, driver & petrol (or mountain bike & equipment), lunch, drinking water, donation to the villagers. Starts at 08:30 am. Your air-con transfer from Bukit Lawang to Hotel Deli River in Medan starts at 14:30 am (3 hours): including porter service for your luggage, driver & petrol. After arrival in Medan check in to your hotel: Hotel Deli River, Deluxe Room, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, air-con, tea and coffee making, balcony with garden view, complementary items, WI-FI, breakfast.
- DAY 06: Air-con transfer from Hotel Deli River to Kuala Namu Airport (1 hour): including driver & petrol. Starts at 06:00 am (flight departure 09:00 am, Super Air Jet IU996)
Please book your flights yourself: Kuala Namu Airport Medan (KNO) – Banda Aceh Airport (BTJ)
Note: You can book any flight that lands in Banda Aceh no later than 14:30 pm, alternatively e.g. Citilink QG904, 13:20 pm – 14:30 pm.
- DAY 06: Pickup from Banda Aceh Airport at 10:10 am, air-con transfer to Banda Aceh’s Ulee Lheue ferry port (30 min), boat tickets for the ferry (starts at 12:00 am / 90 min) to Pulau Weh and transport by local taxi Freddies Ecoresort (30 min): including driver & petrol. Check in to your hotel: Freddies Santai Sumur Tiga, Deluxe Appartement right on the beach, fan, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, balcony with sea view, WI-FI, breakfast
- DAY 07 – 09: Spend 3 days of leisure time on Pulau Weh swimming, snorkeling, diving or why not try and explore the island? Our partner Freddie will love to organize tours for you if required. You can also rent a motorbike and travel around by yourself. Don’t miss a visit to the Iboih Coral Garden and to Kilometer Zero, the northernmost point of the Indonesian archipelago. Stay three more nights on Pulau Weh: Freddies Santai Sumur Tiga, Deluxe Appartement right on the beach, fan, bathroom with western toilet and hot water shower, balcony with sea view, WI-FI, breakfast
- DAY 10: Your Jungle Meets Beach package ends with transport by local taxi from Freddies Ecoresort to Sabang’s Balohan ferry port (30 min), boat tickets for the fast ferry (starts at 14:30 am / 60 min) to Banda Aceh’s Ulee Lheue ferry port and air-con transfer to Banda Aceh Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport (30 min): including driver & petrol. Starts at 13:30 am (domestic flight departure Not before 17:30 am / international flight departure Not before 18:00 pm!). Note: If you really have to catch an earlier flight: there is a fast ferry departing at 8:00 am and a car ferry at 10:30 am. In this case please make sure that your flight departure from Banda Aceh Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport is after 11:00 am! Information for your onward journey: Direct flights from Banda Aceh Airport to Medan, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Jakarta / no direct flights to Bangkok or Singapore!
| Price Per Person (minimum 2 pax) | Low Season (October - May) | High Season (June - September) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Option | 559 EUR | 594 EUR |
| Standard Option | 534 EUR | 559 EUR |
In order to meet the different needs of our lovely guests, EcoTravel’ Sumatra Tours come in different price categories. The Superior Package with room type Jungle View Room at EcoTravel Cottages in Bukit Lawang is always listed in detail on our website. At our partner Tabo Cottages at Lake Toba, our EcoTravel guests will stay in a Junior Suite. The higher price of the Deluxe Option results from the best room option in Bukit Lawang (Jungle View Suite / EcoTravel Cottages) and our choice at Lake Toba (Toba Suite / Tabo Cottages). Rooms chosen for our Standard Option are smaller and in a lower price range. Guests will stay right next to our EcoTravel Cottages in our new accommodation “Hangout@EcoTravel” (Orangutan Room/Jungle View Room). At Lake Toba you will stay in Tabo Cottages’ Batak Villa. In contrast to a variety of room types and rates in Bukit Lawang and at Lake Toba, there is only one room type chosen to accommodate EcoTravel guests at our partners in Medan, Berastagi and on Pulau Weh (Deli River Hotel/Deluxe Room, Nachelle Homestay/Volcano View Room, Freddies Santai Sumur Tiga/Seaview Beach Appartement). However, in cooperation with all our accommodation partners we are giving our best to present you with the best value for money. Note: EcoTravel guests who have to watch their budget are very welcome to book our small Batak Room at EcoTravel Cottages or our Budget Room at The Hangout @EcoTravel together with one of our popular Bukit Lawang packages (Hello Jungle, Orangutans & Elephants or The Jungle Book).
To keep up our good service we run all our tours and jungle treks in Bukit Lawang on fixed days suiting our well selected Sumatra touring packages. Arrival/departure in Bukit Lawang is usually on Fridays/Saturdays/Mondays. Some Sumatra tours also start on Tuesdays or Thursdays . However, we can tailor each package to match your specific requirements! It is possible to add some nights before or after a package. You are also welcome to skip, change or add some tours in Bukit Lawang and/or extend your stay with our partners on Lake Toba, in Medan or on Pulau Weh. We will do our best to suit your needs – subject to availability! And if all this still doesn’t match your travel plans, why not join our jungle trekking tours only and book accommodation and transport individually somewhere else? Unfortunately, for organisational reasons, our jungle treks cannot be booked separately in advance, as we only offer our trekking packages. We apologize for this inconvenience. Nevertheless, “walk-in” guests are always welcome at our EcoTravel Cottages/The Hangout in Bukit Lawang to check on last-minute availability! Just come to our office 1 to 2 days in advance, especially in the low season we usually have places available on our tours.
We really recommend arriving in Bukit Lawang no later than 18:00 pm! Between 16:00 pm and 19:00 pm there will be a meeting with your guide team in our EcoTravel Cottages where you will receive important information and an introduction to your trek starting the following morning. During our special “Meet & Relax Happy Hour” you will meet other EcoTravel guests and our team will answer all your questions. This social gathering, a nice warm up for the next day, is not to be missed! If direct airport transfer is required please note that your flight should arrive at Medan airport before 15:00 pm. Just remember that the transfer from Medan Airport to Bukit Lawang takes about 4 hours, so the later you arrive, the later you will arrive in Bukit Lawang. On arrival you will need to walk from the taxi stop to the EcoTravel Cottages for about 20 minutes – and if your jungle trek starts the next day you will need to get up early. If you arrive late you may also have problems with dinner, as most restaurants in Bukit Lawang close at 21:00 pm. However, if there is no other option than arriving late at Kuala Namu Airport in Medan, we would actually advise you to simply arrive a day earlier – and why not stay in an airport hotel before you start your jungle adventure? Our transfer service could arrange a relaxed pick up service from your hotel in Medan the next morning – and you could profit from another half day the jungle of Sumatra. Relax, swim, join an additional half day tour or simply discover this beautiful jungle village on your own. This is our very own Sumatra travel guide for EcoTravel guests – to help you all having an unforgettable time in the Sumatran jungle!
