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10 Days 9 Nights
Daily Tour
10 people
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Sumatra explorer tour is the ultimate North Sumatra journey, taking in the region’s greatest wildlife, landscapes and culture over ten unhurried days. You’ll trek for orangutans in Bukit Lawang, walk with conservation elephants in Tangkahan, explore the volcanic highlands of Berastagi, and relax at vast Lake Toba among the Batak people. It’s the complete Sumatra, done properly.
As a local Indonesian operator since 2006, we handle every detail of this private grand tour, the eco-conscious way.
You experience all of North Sumatra, deeply and responsibly. Trek Gunung Leuser for wild orangutans. Meet the conservation elephants of Tangkahan. Wander Berastagi’s volcanoes and Karo Batak villages. Stand before the Sipiso-Piso waterfall. Then unwind on Samosir Island in Lake Toba. With ten days, there’s time to go deeper and slower. We travel responsibly, supporting wildlife and communities — see the Orangutan Foundation International. For shorter trips, see our North Sumatra highlights tour or Bukit Lawang trek guide.
This grand tour flows from jungle to eco-village to highlands to lake. It opens with an active orangutan trek and jungle camp, then a gentle elephant-conservation stay in Tangkahan, then scenic highland drives, and finally relaxed days on Lake Toba. The pace is unhurried, with comfortable accommodation throughout. It’s the richest way to experience North Sumatra.
Tell us your dates and we’ll tailor it — message us on WhatsApp. Crafted by local experts since 2006.
Arrive at Medan's Kualanamu airport and transfer to Bukit Lawang. Settle into your guesthouse, meet your guides and enjoy an evening briefing by the river.
A full day trekking into Gunung Leuser for wild orangutans, Thomas's leaf monkeys and gibbons. Overnight at a riverside jungle camp.
A final morning trek, then tube back down the Bohorok River. Relax in Bukit Lawang, with the afternoon at leisure.
A scenic drive to Tangkahan, the hidden eco-village where two jungle rivers meet. Settle into your riverside lodge and unwind.
Spend the day with the Conservation Response Unit elephants — walking alongside them and joining their river bath, a respectful conservation encounter. Explore the jungle, swim and soak in hot springs.
A scenic drive into the cool Berastagi highlands, with views of the Sinabung and Sibayak volcanoes. Overnight in the highlands.
Explore Berastagi's fruit market and a Karo Batak village, then visit the spectacular 120-metre Sipiso-Piso waterfall. Descend to Lake Toba and ferry to Samosir Island. Overnight on Samosir.
Explore Samosir — the Batak heartland. Visit Tomok and Ambarita villages, ancient stone chairs and traditional houses, with time to swim and relax by the lake.
A free day to enjoy the lake — cycling, a village walk, swimming, or simply unwinding with the views. Overnight on Samosir.
Ferry back across the lake and transfer to Medan for your onward flight. End of services.
It's the most complete North Sumatra trip — combining orangutans, conservation elephants, highlands, waterfall and Lake Toba — at an unhurried, private pace.
Only the Bukit Lawang jungle day is challenging. The rest is relaxed touring, wildlife and culture, with comfortable accommodation.
Yes. Tangkahan's elephants are a community Conservation Response Unit that protects the forest; interactions focus on conservation, walking and bathing.
Yes, for families with children around 8+ who can manage the jungle day. The rest suits all ages.
The dry season (roughly March–September) is best for trekking, wildlife and the lake.
