Outdoor adventure at Bukit Lawang accompanied by various rare animals provides an exciting experience for the traveler. Where else can you explore the forest while seeing how orangutans and other rare animals live in the wild?
Maybe there are still many who are wondering about this Bukit Lawang. Although it has stunning natural scenery, Bukit Lawang is not as popular as other tourist attractions in Medan.
Literally, Bukit Lawang means the entrance. Indeed, Bukit Lawang is a small village located south of the Leuseur Mountain National Park. Its position is around 120 km from the city of Medan and can be reached for four to five hours from the city center.
Bukit Lawang is popular with challenging natural attractions and is at the foot of Mount Leuser. From here, a traveler can start exploring the Sumatran forest which is famous for having very difficult terrain so it offers an amazing experience.
Maybe there are still many who are wondering about this Bukit Lawang. Although it has stunning natural scenery, Bukit Lawang is not as popular as other tourist attractions in Medan.
Literally, Bukit Lawang means the entrance. Indeed, Bukit Lawang is a small village located south of the Leuseur Mountain National Park. Its position is around 120 km from the city of Medan and can be reached for four to five hours from the city center.
Bukit Lawang is popular with challenging natural attractions and is at the foot of Mount Leuser. From here, a traveler can start exploring the Sumatran forest which is famous for having very difficult terrain so it offers an amazing experience.
Bukit Lawang is one of the places in the world with orangutans as its main attraction. Bukit Lawang is claimed to be one of the interesting locations to find primates whose numbers are decreasing from year to year due to poaching.
Bukit Lawang is also a rehabilitation center for orangutans who are trained to live in the wild and have been operating since 1973. This rehabilitation center accommodates many orphaned orangutans who are trained to be ready to live in the wild again.
Not only is it famous for orangutan rehabilitation centers, the forest in Bukit Lawang is a place where rare flora and fauna are preserved. One of the famous plants in Bukit Lawang is the Rafflesia Arnoldi flower, which can reach up to three meters in diameter.
With all the diversity of flora and fauna in it, Bukit Lawang jungle track at night becomes a favorite activity of visitors to see wildlife living in their habitat. However, every visitor must be accompanied by an experienced guide because doing adventure alone in the Bukit Lawang forest is very dangerous.
If you are too scared to adventure at night, visitors can ask the guide to do jungle trekking during the day. Choose the right time to surround Bukit Lawang, because at certain hours there are orangutan feeding activities by rehabilitation centers, 08:30 and 15:00.
Visitors to Bukit Lawang can even participate in feeding and drinking like bananas, milk and other foods. However, this activity must be authorized and guided by the staff of the Gunung Leuser National Park rehabilitation center.
Don't forget to also ask the guide to take you to the bat cave at Bukit Lawang. The condition of the bat cave is totally dark, with no natural lighting at all, so bringing lighting equipment is needed when entering the cave. In the bat cave you can feel the distinctive smell of this wonder as well as the sensation of the bat song and the dripping sound of the Bahorok River.
Bukit Lawang is also a rehabilitation center for orangutans who are trained to live in the wild and have been operating since 1973. This rehabilitation center accommodates many orphaned orangutans who are trained to be ready to live in the wild again.
Not only is it famous for orangutan rehabilitation centers, the forest in Bukit Lawang is a place where rare flora and fauna are preserved. One of the famous plants in Bukit Lawang is the Rafflesia Arnoldi flower, which can reach up to three meters in diameter.
With all the diversity of flora and fauna in it, Bukit Lawang jungle track at night becomes a favorite activity of visitors to see wildlife living in their habitat. However, every visitor must be accompanied by an experienced guide because doing adventure alone in the Bukit Lawang forest is very dangerous.
If you are too scared to adventure at night, visitors can ask the guide to do jungle trekking during the day. Choose the right time to surround Bukit Lawang, because at certain hours there are orangutan feeding activities by rehabilitation centers, 08:30 and 15:00.
Visitors to Bukit Lawang can even participate in feeding and drinking like bananas, milk and other foods. However, this activity must be authorized and guided by the staff of the Gunung Leuser National Park rehabilitation center.
Don't forget to also ask the guide to take you to the bat cave at Bukit Lawang. The condition of the bat cave is totally dark, with no natural lighting at all, so bringing lighting equipment is needed when entering the cave. In the bat cave you can feel the distinctive smell of this wonder as well as the sensation of the bat song and the dripping sound of the Bahorok River.
Once satisfied to explore the Bukit Lawang forest, a traveler can test adrenaline with other activities that are no less challenging. Because the location of Bukit Lawang is very close to the swift flow of the Bahorok river, visitors can enjoy tubing activities.
This activity is similar to white water rafting, the difference is that you will use an inner tube that can only be ridden by one person as a tool to navigate the swift flow of the river.
Feel the sensation of the flow of the Bahorok River with its lush views of the trees to the right and left of the river, as well as various sized rocks that can be your obstacle.
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