Sumatra Tour | Individual Indonesia Tour from Pyala Travel - Travel Program
Explore the hidden treasures of Sumatra on this customized Indonesia Tour from Pyala Travel
Sumatra
private tour
Jungle and Volcanoes
The north of Sumatra is one of Indonesia’s most beautiful islands. You will travel from the jungle in Gunung Leuser National Park to the volcanoes around Berastagi and to the beautiful volcano lake; Toba Lake. Perfect trip for family!
from 634,-
10 days
Tabs
Day 1 Arrival Bukit Lawang
Upon your arrival in Medan Airport, you will be picked up and transfered to Bukit Lawang in Gunung Leuser National Park with 5 hours drive. Bukit Lawang is a home to orang utans and the wildlife. Jungle trekking is a must do activity during your visit in Bukit Lawang. Be sure to wear trekking shoes and long pants to protect you from insects. If you’re lucky, you will meet Thomas Leaf monkeys and gibbon. Big mahogany trees and winding vines colorize the jungle apart from the insects. Do it with a local guide, or you get lost!
Day 2 Bukit Lawang
Jungle trek can be done either in the morning or in the afternoon. Cross the stream of river by walking on a suspension bridge, and walk some more to the palm-oil plantation in the morning to see the worker harvest the fruit. We would like to recommend you to get some more excursion for today such as visiting the local market, river tubing, or more jungle trekking!
Day 3 Bukit Lawang - Tangkahan
Today,you will be transferred to Tangkahan with a jeep. An offroad track passing through what was once a jungle, before being cut off and turned into palm-oil plantation. Along the way you will see some villages that come to the area to work for the plantation. Over the bumpy road, you will arrive in Tangkahan.To reach your hotel in the middle of the jungle, you need to cross the river with a small boat. This is real jungle! Walk up on a stairs through the dense jungle and you will be warmly welcomed by the staff of the cozy guesthouse. You can also reach the hotel by walking on the suspension bridge. This guest house is run by locals and is beautifully situated in the middle of two rivers. The local Batak population in Tangkahan area has realized the importance of the rainforest and to protect them. With more help from others, they started this tourism project: they raise the wild elephants that was once their enemy and giving us an opportunity of a lifetime to get acquainted with this powerful and loving animals! In addition, they run small guesthouses and arrange guides them to pull through the jungle. A touching and warm welcome from the locals will make you want to stay longer here, or to swim around in the river surrounded by the voice of the jungle.
Day 4 Tangkahan
Today is a free day for you to explore. We strongly recommend you to book an excursion while you are here, since there are some activities that you can do, like going closer to the elephant or jungle trekking.Day 5 Tangkahan - Berastagi
Today you will drive up to the highland, Berastagi. Standing at 1300 meters above the sea level, Berastagi captivates the visitors with its cooler climate as well as more diverse cultures and spices. It can be quite cold in the evening! This city was an Old Dutch Hill area where the Dutch resident went to relax during the weekend, that’s why you can see some houses with a touch of colonialism standing still, or converted to comfortable hotel.
Day 6 Berastagi
Located between two volcanoes, Berastagi has so much more to offer. You can do a three hours mountain climbing to a more advanced, heavy day trip. Too tiring for you? No worries! You can also go to a natural hot spring to relax. Moreover, there a few traditional villages with Batak roots still lies deep within the people that can be your next visit. You will also find the traditional Kota Batak houses with their typical saddle roofs. This houses are different than other Batak tribe that you meet while in other part of Sumatra. For example, in the village of Linga, you will find a traditional house that is home for eight households in one sitting, with around forty people living side by side inside the house. There are some families that still live in this traditional house until today.
Day 7 Berastagi - Lake Toba
Today, Lake Toba is waiting for you. Along the way, you will visit an original Karo Batak village and the Sipiso-piso waterfalls. The road to Lake Toba offers a beautiful view that you cannot miss. In the afternoon you arrive in Parapat, where you will take a 45 minutes’ ferry ride to go to Tuk-tuk in Samosir Island. Tuk-tuk was once a tourist attraction during its heyday, but nowadays it become quieter as the great flow of visitors slowly decreasing. All hotels are lake-front, sitting beautifully and offer a more relaxed atmosphere, also an easy access for you to swim at the freshwater lake.
Day 8 Toba Lake
You can explore the island by yourself today, by taking a bicycle (previous text suggested a motorcycle rental) to cycle around the island that offers beautiful view, or simply walking around.Samosir is the center of the Toba Batak population and you will find many traditional houses being used until today, as well as traditional villages.
We recommend the dance and singing show in Simanindo, located in the traditional houses after a beautiful ride across the island. Tomok and Ambarita is also an interesting place to see if you are interested more in Batak History by visiting old graves and the Kings’ stone chairs, where in the past, was used to gather the villagers whenever an important decision needs to be made.
Day 9 Toba Lake
Freeday in Samosir Island. Jump into the lake!Day 10 Departure Toba Lake
Today is the last day. You can go to Medan and fly to your next destination or continue your travel to Padang in West Sumatra.Reis boeken?
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