Sumatra has mostly tropical climate – hot and humid. In North Sumatra the dry season lasts from April to September and comes with sunny days. The rainy season does’t mean it’s raining all day like in other palces in South East Asia. It is just more likely to rain, but mostly in the afternoon. Especially here in Bukit Lawang next to the rain forest rain is always possible. Temperatures are around 30 °C year round. In the jungle, especially after the rain, the temperature can drop to 20 °C at night. So when you visit Bukit Lawang be prepared for every occasion. See our list on what to bring.
Please see: How to get to Sumatra
Yes of course. We can recommend many guesthouses and hotels around Bukit Lawang suiting every budget. Read also: Accommodation in Bukit Lawang
We strongly advise not to do so. The traffic is very chaotic and the roads are bad. It is very convenient on Sumatra to hire a private driver for certain routes or a number of days. Especially if you are travelling as a couple or in a group, the cost per person is very reasonable. We are happy to organize a private driver on Sumatra for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Read also: Traveing by rental car through Sumatra – Yes or No?
If you would like to book round trips, accommodation, transport or activities on Sumatra, please fill out this form and we will be in touch shortly.
We recommend that you book at least one month in advance so that we can prepare everything. However, we do our best to accept enquiries at short notice. Simply contact us.
Deposit
A deposit of 30% of the total price is required to confirm the booking. We need this deposit as we have to pay hotels or services in advance in order to secure the booking. The deposit must be paid via bank transfer to a EU, GB or US bank account or Paypal (+5% surcharge). You will receive an invoice.
Booking confirmation and outstanding payment
Once the deposit has been received, we will send you a booking confirmation and the updated itinerary. For the final payment, unless stated otherwise, you will receive another invoice 4 weeks prior to travel.
Please see our terms.
Please see our terms.
Basically, we are just as spontaneous as you are. Therefore, we will do our best to coordinate your changes of plans. Please note, however, that hotels and tours that have already been booked might charge cancellation fees. However, we will inform you in any case and coordinate everything with you.
Credit cards are not very common in Sumatra. At most, larger hotels in Medan and other major cities accept credit cards. Otherwise, cash is preferred. However, you can also withdraw cash at several ATMs. You should do this especially on the way to Bukit Lawang, because there is no ATM there.
Sumatra has mostly tropical climate – hot and humid. In North Sumatra the dry season lasts from April to September and comes with sunny days. The rainy season does’t mean it’s raining all day like in other palces in South East Asia. It is just more likely to rain, but mostly in the afternoon. Especially here in Bukit Lawang next to the rain forest rain is always possible. Temperatures are around 30 °C year round. In the jungle, especially after the rain, the temperature can drop to 20 °C at night. So when you visit Bukit Lawang be prepared for every occasion. See our list on what to bring.
We gathered some information on how to get to Bukit Lawang.
Yes of course. We can recommend many guesthouses and hotels around Bukit Lawang suiting every budget. Read also: Accommodation in Bukit Lawang
The prices can be found here.
The prices for jungle trekking are set by the guide association (HPI). With that they want to guarantee that all people involved (guides, porters, cooks, national park) get a decent salary. All prices include entrance fees, guides, food, accommodation (2/3 days), rafting back (except 3 hours).
Here’s a breakdown of the costs for 2 people for a 2 day trek (90 Euro/person):
Permit: 20 Euros
HPI fee: 4 Euros
Food: 16 Euros
Guide: 50 Euros
Assistant guide: 20 Euros
Cook/camp/rafting: 70 Euros
Here you see that there are many people involved and everybody gets a decent salary for Indonesian conditions. When you negotiate the price, you are not only agreeing to a bad payment, but you also reduce the quality and even safety of your experience. Everybody looses. So if a guide offers you a big discount, be cautious.
See our page “What to bring”.
The 3h- and 1-day-trips take place from 1 person, the 2-day-trip from 2 persons and the 3-day-trip from 3 persons. Maximum 5 persons. With this group size we can hike freely in the jungle and support everyone equally. However, if you travel in a larger group, please contact us. We can organize more guides or divide the groups. If you are travelling alone and you want to do a 2 or 3 day trek, please contact us. Thanks to our network of guides and tour operators we will find a tour for you.
If you would like to book a trek, please fill out this form and we will be in touch shortly.
We recommend that you book at least two weeks in advance, so we can make sure everything is in place. However, we will try our best to book you in short notice as well, just ask!
Deposit
We always take a deposit of 50€, payable to an European bank account.
Booking confirmation and outstanding payment
The rest must be paid in cash in IDR on site.
Please see our terms.
Please see our terms.
We started as a tour operator not only because we love the island and the nature, but also to connect and help the locals. We work with a selected bunch of locals for trekking, transport an guiding and also help local NGOs. More about us
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