A real jungle experience in Sumatra!
Our team is ready to spot orangutans with you!
Experience real jungle life with our team of local guides. Together with your guide you will explore different parts of the jungle and try to spot orangutans and other wildlife. All guides speak good English, have a really good eye to spot wildlife and have an extensive knowledge of the animals & life of the jungle. The team will take care of your needs and ensure that you feel comfortable during your time in the jungle. Trek through the jungle, spot the orangutans, enjoy a nice swim in the river, relax at the natural hotsprings and become one with nature. There are different types of trekking available: from more wildlife focused treks to long distance treks. Contact us directly to get more information about the different options.
There are only a few places left on earth where you still can find wild orangutan populations. Gunung Leuser National Park is one of these places in Sumatra. Close to Gunung Leuser National Park you can find a small village named Ketambe. Ketambe is the best place in Indonesia to start a jungle trekking and spot orangutans and other wildlife, like gibbons, thomas leaf monkeys, long-tailed macaques, wild pigs, snakes and hornbills.
In our guesthouse we are working together with local guides, born and raised in Ketambe. By working together with local guides we stimulate the local income and support the families in the village. By creating more sources of income for the local population, we hope to reduce deforestation and combat illegal logging. Our team of guides can explain you everything about the area around Ketambe, they all have a real passion for the jungle and a lot of experience.
Jungle Trekking
We offer 1 day trekkings and multiple day trekkings, up to 1 or 2 months. The jungle trekking can be completely arranged by us. During a jungle trekking you will walk around 5 or 6 hours per day: 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. Spotting orangutans and other wildlife, while exploring the jungle is the main goal during a trekking.
When you book with us we provide a guide, porter, permit, all meals and drinks during the trek, camping equipment (a tent, mattress and sleeping bag), leech socks and storage of your luggage in the guesthouse during the time you are in the jungle.
1 day trek
You will start the trekking from the guesthouse after breakfast. After a short walk along the road, you will enter the rainforest. You will explore the area around the first campsite, where you hopefully can find orangutans. At lunchtime, you will take a break at a campsite along the riverside. You will enjoy a local lunch and can take a swim in the river. In the late afternoon, 4 or 5 pm, you will return to the guesthouse.
Multiple day treks
2 - 5 days
When you choose to do a trekking for a longer period of time, a porter is necessary. On your own preferences you can decide your walking time during a day. You go deeper into the jungle, explore different areas and there is more time to spot orangutans and divers other wildlife.
On the first day you will stay at a campsite next to the river. On the next day you have to cross the river and you will continue your walk until a campsite next to the hotsprings. You can take a bath over there, you will enjoy it for sure.
The program for the following days will depend on your own interest. You will go deeper into the jungle, the jungle looks more dense and the sounds of nature are even more intense. If you love to live back to nature for a longer time, a longer trek would be suitable for you.
6 days or longer
If you are really into hiking, we would like to recommend you to do a jungle trekking for 6 days or even longer. There are different areas in the Gunung Leuser National Park that are suitable for longer hiking adventures. The areas that can be explored are: Kapi area (at least 8-10 days), Lake Marpunga (7 days), Gunung Bandahara (elevation: 3.030 m, 12 days), Mamas area (rhino, 20-24 days), trek Ketambe to Bukit Lawang (7 days). These treks have to be arranged in advance, because we have to organize the permits and set up the team that is coming with you.
