Bukit Lawang or Ketambe

Bukit Lawang and Ketambe are two places you can choose to see orangutans in the wild, these two locations are in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh on the Sumatra island, Indonesia.
You can find information from these two places to prepare your trip. Because we are based in Bukit Lawang, we will discuss how you can get here and make your dream of seeing orangutans in the wild come true.

Bukit Lawang

To get to Bukit Lawang, you have to fly to Kualanamo Airport (KNO) in Medan, North Sumatra. At the airport, you can book a car rental or a taxi that will take you to Bukit Lawang, Public buses serve the route to Bukit Lawang from Pinang Baris terminal, you have to drive to the terminal from the airport, which is very inconvenient in the traffic-jammed city of Medan. We recommend the first option, car rental or taxi with price around Rp.700,000 to Rp.1,000,000 one way.

You will be driving for about 4 hours on a safe trip. Bukit Lawang is a village on the border of Gunung Leuser National Park; this village is the gateway for trekking activities to see orangutans. In Bukit Lawang, you can find hotels or accommodations with a variety prices, maybe around Rp.500,000 to Rp.1,500,000.

Choosing the Right Travel Agency

This is very important for travelers, not all travel agencies respect wildlife, maybe some travel agencies are very ethical and follow the rules, keeping a distance from animals, not feeding or touching them, and managing waste properly but big profits and the number of guests are everything, the jungle is starting get crowded and disturbing tranquility.

As local people born and raised in Bukit Lawang and as a local community born and raised in Bukit Lawang and deeply familiar with the jungle, we understand the problem, not only ethical but the number of visitors must be minimized.

You can see about us at www.visitsumatranorangutan.com. If you are a responsible traveler, you can choose our travel agency run by experienced locals who are committed to protecting the jungle