Orang Utan & Lake Toba

COMBINATION 2 DAYS ORANG UTAN & 4 DAYS LAKE TOBA

November-December 2009

Day 1. ARRIVAL MEDAN

Arrive in Medan Plonia Airport and direct transfer to your hotel.

Overnight at SOECHI HOTEL.

Day 2. MEDAN – BUKIT LAWANG

Morning drive to Bukit Lawang, the Orang Utan reabilitation centre located in Gunung Leuser Park. This is one of the largest national park in the world containing over 800,000 ha of virgin rainforest. Upon arrival check-in hotel and take a short rest. Then walk along the river side and across the river by canoe. Followed by a short hike up in Gunung Leuser National park to visit the feeding site where the orangutans are fed and trained to live in the wild. It is a marvelous sight to see them swinging freely through the jungle. After the visit take an extra 3 hours walk deeper in the park to explore more tropical flora and fauna. Steep, slopes and dense vegetation will bring you the excitement of the jungle. Afternoon back to hotel and relax.

Overnight at BUKIT LAWANG COTTAGE.

Remarks:

- Extra jungle walk is subject to reverse depending on the weather. Means, perhaps extra jungle walk is done before the visit to the feeding site of orangutan.

- Those bringing camera/video in the orang utan site will be charged extra Rp50,000 for camera and Rp150,000 for handycam.

Day 3. BUKIT LAWANG – BRASTAGI

Drive to the cool and pleasant highland town of Brastagi passing by winding roadwith lovely countryside. On the way to hotel stop and wander around local fruit market.

Overnight at GRAND MUTIARA HOTEL.

Days 4. BERASTAGI – LAKE TOBA/SAMOSIR ISLAND

Scenic drive to lake Toba, one of the deepest and largest crater lake lake in the world with stop at Dokan, a karo village with a number of traditional houses still being used where eight families live in together in each houses. Next stop at Sipiso piso waterfall and the long houseof king Simalungun. Arrive Parapat, a resort town on the shore of lake Toba across on board to Samosir island where you will stay for two nights.

Accomodations at TOLEDO INN

Day 5. SAMOSIR BOAT EXCURSION

A-day excursion around the island visit to Ambarita where the remnant megalithic culture of Batak Toba lies in front of wooden traditional houses. Continue to Simanindo to see the folkdance performed by the villagers. On returning to hotel visit to Tomok village with its historical old tombs Batak King.

Accomodatioans at TOLEDO INN

Day 6. SAMOSIR ISLAND – MEDAN

Across back to parapat and return to Medan. The journey today will take about 5 hours drive passing by town of Pematang Siantar with its vast view of ollplam and ruber plantation. Arrive Medan citytour visiting Maimoon place, grand mosque Almashum and Buddhist temple. Afternoon to relax.

Overnight at SOEVHI HOTEL

Day 7. MEDAN, DEPARTURE

Pick up from hotel and direct transfer to airport for foryour onward filight.