SUMATRA OVERLAND TOUR

Welcome to Sumatra!

We will meet you with a private car at Medan airport to bring you to Bukit Lawang. You will stay in the stunning Eco Lodge Hotel, where you can relax in their garden or enjoy a cool beverage overlooking the Bohorok river. This evening you will meet your guide who can answer any questions you have about trekking and about the local area.

Unique wildlife

You can enjoy breakfast included before setting off on your two day jungle trek to see orangutans and other unique wildlife. Your guide will meet you at 8.30am and you will start at 9am. All guides are certified and experienced. During your trek the guide will explain about the local flora and fauna. You will be provided with fresh fruit and lunch in the jungle. After a satisfying day trekking you will arrive at our camp based close to a river. At camp you can relax and listen and the sounds of the jungle come alive at night. Later you will be treated to local meal prepared by our camp chef. You will sleep in our permanent camp tents, we have thick foam matresses, bedding, and a mosquito net to ensure you have a restful night.
The next day you will enjoy breakfast at camp before heading out to visit a beautiful waterfall. Once back at camp you can enjoy lunch, and then an exhilirating raft ride back to your starting point. By 3pm you will be back at Eco Lodge Hotel where you are free to enjoy your afternoon.

Rice fields & local villages

After breakfast included at your hotel, your guide will meet you at 8.30am and by 9 am you wil have set off on the Village Tour.
We will travel by local becak (tuk tuk) through the rice fields and villages to meet local people and watch or take part in traditional practices. During the tour you will see how traditional brown sugar is made, stopping at a local family's house to watch the process. Once cooked you can taste the brown sugar juice and try a bite of 'Gula merah', a dense sugar cake.
Next we will stop at the tofu producer where you can watch how soybeans are processed. If you wish to purchase and taste freshly cooked tofu you may.
Our tour will pass through local farm land, palm oil plantations, rubber plantations, cacao farm land and rice fields. Along the way, your guide will stop and demonstrate how local farmers are able to harvest and process these materials. The tour includes lunch, at 1pm we will stop and enjoy lunch at a local venue.
After this tour, you will feel closer to Indonesian culture and have experienced local life, language and culture. By 3.30pm you will be back at Eco Lodge Hotel where you are free to enjoy your afternoon.

The next day we will set off at 6am to travel by private car to Lake Toba. Breakfast will enjoyed en-route.
On the way we will stop off at Sipisopiso water falls, the biggest waterfall in Sumatra. Here you can enjoy the view and relax before we start our journey again. Next we still stop at the tribal kings’ house of the Simalungun Batak in Pematang Purba .
By afternoon, we will have arrived at Lake Toba. Now we will take a scenic ferry crossing over to Samosir island.
On Samosir we will stay at Zoe's Paradise for 3 nights, a stunning waterfront hotel. Here you can relax or enjoy a swim in their pool.

Free day to enjoy the views of Samosir

Today is a free day, so if you wish you can enjoy a lazy morning with breakfast included. The car, driver and guide will be available today should you wish to visit anywhere or do some souvenir shopping.

Tour around the island, stopping at Tomok, Ambarita, and Simanindo

Wake up and enjoy breakfast included, with a beautiful view over the lake. We will set off at 9am to tour the island. First, we will travel to the high point of the island to see stunning views. Here you will truely understand the size of Lake Toba. Next, enjoy the local culture and see traditional Batak dances in Simanindo. This dance is known as To-Tor dance, a traditional dance from the tribe in North Sumatra. After the dance we can visit their small museum filled with ancient artifacts.
After that, we will continue our tour driving to Ambarita to learn about the history of the stone chairs and execution table. Finally we will stop at King Sidabutar's grave. Sidabutar is the ancient ruling clan in the Batak village of Tomok. Here you will find many sarcophagi of the ruling Sidabutar clan, including that of the King. This marks the end of the island tour, we will now travel back to the hotel where the rest of the evening is spent at leisure.

Leaving samosir and arriving in Parapat

After breakfast we will set off to leave the island at 11am. Wave goodbye to Samosir island as we take a ferry crossing and head to your Hotel, located in Parapat. Parapat is a small town in North on the edge of Lake Toba. Here you are free to explore the town or relax and enjoy the swimming pool and views over the lake.

Private transport to Medan airport for your departure

Drive to Medan airport where our guide and driver will bid you farewell.