13 days tour

Monitor Lizards, Orang Utans & Rainforest

Monitor Lizards, Orang Utans & Rainforest

This tour includes:

Meals

12 breakfast, 9 Lunch or picnic, 9 Dinner

Others

All airport transfers Round trip in air-conditioned vehicle public ferry Parabat - Tomok (Samosir Island) and back Visit of three Orang Utan reintroduction camps: Camp Leakey, Pondok Tanguy and Tanjung Harpan 45 minutes hike on Rinca Island, home of the Komodo dragons. of the Komodo dragons all national park fees 24 hours emergency service

Guide

local English or German speaking tour guide in Sumatra local English speaking tour guide in Kalimantan (day 6 to day 9) and Flores/Komodo (day 10 to day 12)

Transport

all indicated boat trips and hikes

Accommodation

11 nights in double room in hotels and lodges of the typical middle class middle class 1 overnight stay on a simple houseboat (shared bathroom, no air-conditioning)

Not included:

Others

six domestic flights: Medan - Jakarta, Jakarta - Pankalanbun, Pankalanbun - Denpasar (via island of Java), Denpasar - Labuan Bajo and Labuan Bajo - Denpasar. International Flights Photo fee for the Gunung Leuser National Park, approx. 4 US $ per photo camera and approx. 11 US $ per Video camera Tips personal expenses All services not specified

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Itinerary of your trip Monitor Lizards, Orang Utans & Rainforest

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arrival To Medan Drive To Gunung Leuser National Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arrival To Medan Drive To Gunung Leuser National Park

      Flight to Medan (flight optional), province of North Sumatra. Welcome by your tour guide and transfer via Medan to Binjai (duration approx. 02:30 hrs. hours). Continue to Bukit Lawang (duration approx. 02:00 hrs. hours), the gateway to Gunung Leuser National Park. It is one of oldest protected areas in Asia and is home to most of the large most of Sumatraโ€™s large mammals. These include bear, tiger, rhino, elephant and all orangutans outside Borneo. Borneo. Afternoon at leisure. 1 overnight stay at the Eco Lodge Bukit Lawang. M/A

  • Day 2 Day 2: Track Of The Orang Utans - Berastagi
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Track Of The Orang Utans - Berastagi

      The hike begins at around 08:00 in the morning, accompanied by an accompanied by an English-speaking local guide in search search for free-living orangutans. The first stage is an easy ascent (duration approx. 45 min.), whereby the search is supported by an experienced tracker, who leads the way. The second part leads through challenging challenging terrain (duration approx. 01:00 hours) and leads further into the Gunung Leuser National Park. The observation of the Orang Utans is limited to approx. 30 minutes. Afterwards we return back to the accommodation. Continue in the afternoon (duration approx. 04:30 hrs) to the village of Berastagi, situated at an altitude of almost 1,400 meters. Surrounded by two volcanoes, you can enjoy the view of the the wide plain. 1 overnight stay in the Danau Toba Cottage, Berastagi F/M/A

  • Day 3 Day 3: Karo Batak People - Lake Toba
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Karo Batak People - Lake Toba

      In the morning you briefly visit the town with St. Fransiscus Catholic Church and its unique unique Batak architecture and the local fruit market. Drive to Lake Toba (duration approx. 04:30 hrs.), the largest crater lake in the earth. On the way you will see Mount Sinabung, the village of Dokan, home of the Karo Batak tribe and the Sipiso-piso waterfall. waterfall. Stop in Pematang Purba with the former royal royal palace Rumah Bolon. In the afternoon ferry ride (duration 01:00 hrs) from Parapat on Lake Toba to Tomok on the island of Samosir. on the island of Samosir. Once there, short transfer to the accommodation. 2 nights in the Tabo Cottages. F/M/A

  • Day 4 Day 4: Samosir Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Samosir Island

      Today you use the whole day to explore the island of Samosir Island. You will visit Ambarita, Samosirโ€™s famous Batak Toba village, as well as Simanindo with its musically accompanied dance performances. Also interesting is the view from the observation tower in Tele over Lake Toba and the the peninsula. Again and again you will discover the typical Batak houses with their curved roofs. F/M

  • Day 5 Day 5: Drive To Medan - Jakarta
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Drive To Medan - Jakarta

      Today you have to get up very early, because you leave the peninsula by ferry (scheduled departure 07:00 am) to Parabat. Transfer drive through wide plantation landscapes to Medan. The most common crops are oil palms and rubber, but also cocoa and tea. Flight from Medan to Jakarta and transfer to the hotel. hotel. 1 overnight stay at the FM 7 Resort Hotel. F/-/-

  • Day 6 Day 6: Flight To Borneo Tanjung Puting National Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Flight To Borneo Tanjung Puting National Park

      Early in the morning drive to the airport and flight from Jakarta via Semarang to Pankalanbun on Borneo, in the Indonesian Indonesian province of Kalimantan. There you will be greeted at the your new tour guide at the airport and you drive together to the to the harbor town of Kumai (duration approx. 30 min.). With the Klotok, a typical Indonesian wooden boat, you will travel up the Sekonyer up the Sekonyer River into the rainforest to Rimba Lodge (duration approx. 2 hours), which can only be reached by water. The lodge is located at the park entrance. The Tanjung Puting National Park was 1982, not least thanks to the support of orangutan researcher researcher Dr. Birutรฉ Galdikas into a national park. national park. The park covers an area of approx. 4,100 km2. It includes swamp areas and dry forest. There are currently around 6,000 orangutans live in the park. In Pondok Tanggui and Camp Leakey, orangutans freed from captivity are prepared for their return to the wild. 3 overnight stays in the Rimba Ecolodge. F/M/A

  • Day 7 Day 7: Camp Leakey The Orang Utans
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Camp Leakey The Orang Utans

      In the morning we continue along the Sekonyer River upstream. On the way, keep an eye out for hornbills in the treetops or the kingfisher. After approx. 2 hours you reach Camp Leakey. The camp was founded 1971 by the Canadian researcher Dr. Birutรฉ Galdikas who named it after Louis Leakey, a scientist who Leakey, a scientist who also supported Dian Fossey in her gorilla research and Jane Goodall with the chimpanzees. the chimpanzees. You take a walk along a wooden pontoon to see gibbons, long-tailed macaques and wild boars. wild boars. At feeding time (approx. 14:00) you are back at the camp back at the camp and observe the activities at the feeding feeding site. In the afternoon, boat trip back to the lodge. You will look for proboscis monkeys, which are usually usually on the banks of the river at this time. F/M/A

  • Day 8 Day 8: Two Conservation Projects For Orangutans
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Two Conservation Projects For Orangutans

      Today you spend the day in the national park to visit the feeding station (at about 09:00 hrs) Pondok Tanggui, the conservation conservation projects of the Pasalat Station in the rainforest Pasalat Station in the rainforest and visit Tanjung Harapan, a third feeding station of the orangutans. On a walk you will get to know the village of Harapan, one of the few of the few "villages" along the river. Here you will experience the families of the Malayan indigenous population doing their daily chores. Boat transfer back to the lodge. F/M/A

  • Day 9 Day 9: Flight To Denpasar, Bali
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Flight To Denpasar, Bali

      Today you say goodbye to Kalimantan. With the boat back to Kumai and from there to the airport. You then fly from Pangkalanbun via Semarang to Denpasar. Welcome and transfer to the hotel (duration approx. 30 min.). 1 overnight stay at Hotel Respati. F/-

  • Day 10 Day 10: Komodo Dragons On Rinca - Kalong Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Komodo Dragons On Rinca - Kalong Island

      Flight from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores island. Arrival in Labuan Bajo and transfer to the port. The small town on the westernmost tip of Flores is the starting starting point for exploring the Komodo National Park. You board a very simple houseboat and sail to Rinca Island to Rinca Island - home to the Komodo dragons - with a stopover on a stopover on the island of Kelor. After arriving Rinca Island, your guide will collect your tickets from the front office on the islandโ€™s jetty. You make your way to the information point, where a ranger will inform you about Rinca Island, the wildlife and the hiking trails. trails. Rinca is one of the small islands in the Komodo National Park, where various species of wildlife such as black buffalo black buffalo, pigs, deer, monkeys, the Komodo dragon and birds. and birds. Together with your guide and the ranger guide and the forester, you will hike through the recently fenced on both sides to see the Komodo and other wildlife other wildlife and exotic fauna. Wildlife viewing is only permitted from the boardwalk and it is not allowed to move outside the boardwalk. outside the boardwalk. Followed by a boat trip to the small mangrove island of Kalong, where every evening at dusk where a special natural spectacle takes place every evening at dusk. 1 Overnight stay on the houseboat. F/M/A

  • Day 11 Day 11: Komodo Island And Pink Beach
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Komodo Island And Pink Beach

      Early in the morning we take the boat to the island of Komodo, about 2.5 hours drive. After arriving at the Komodo Island, we will meet our ranger to hike to Banunggulung ranger to hike to Banunggulung, the former feeding site of the dragons. feeding ground of the dragons. The hike takes about 1.5 hours each way, about 3 - 3.5 hours in total. Back to the boat, then drive to snorkeling at Pantai Merah, the Pink Beach. beach. (Snorkeling equipment for a fee). In the continue to Labuhan Bajo, approx. 5 hours drive. drive. Arrival at the hotel in the early evening. 1 overnight stay at the Puri Sari Beach Hotel. F/M

  • Day 12 Day 12: Flight To Bali
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Flight To Bali

      After a relaxing morning, transfer to the airport airport and flight from Labuan Bajo to Denpasar, on Bali. Transfer to the hotel. 1 overnight stay at Hotel Respati. F

  • Day 13 Day 13: Departure
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Departure

      Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Europe (flight optional) or for your onward journey (optional). F F = breakfast/ M = lunch or packed lunch / A = dinner dinner Tour itinerary subject to change reserved.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 1 / Max: 99

Experience allowed to all ages.

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