![]() Seeing and making eye contact with and orangutan in its original habitat was truly an amazing spectacle. ![]() The next day began with a short hike in the jungle and then a relaxing raft down the river back to Bukit Lawang. It was truly one of the greatest camping meals I have ever partaken. We were served rice, chicken, vegetable coconut curry, and soybean chili. I took a wonderful dip in the river and drank down some thick Sumatran coffee while anticipating the wonderful dinner. The hike continued and we saw a few more orangutans, loads of random monkeys, and had a great swim in a small stream.Īrriving at camp that evening, we were greeted by a crew who were cooking up some Indonesian specialties and cleaning up the camp. ![]() Like a whirlwind they had all taken off and it was virtually impossible to track them further in the thickness of the jungle.Įnter your email and I’ll send you the best travel food content. He was on quite a mission and as soon as the female figured this out, she took off swinging wildly through the tops of the trees. ![]() Ten minutes later the guides suggested that a male was around 50 meters away, coming towards the female. For a minute they sheepishly hung around, as if we had disturbed them from a deep sleep. It was a mother and child who had just woken up in their nest in the trees. ![]() About an hour into the hike we spotted the first orangutan. We arrived to a relaxing guest house the first night and were told to awaken in the morning to begin trekking.Īt nine in the morning we were sweating profusely, climbing up and down steep hills, scrambling from jungle vines to roots of gigantic trees. Orang-Utan translated from Malay/Indonesian, means forest person.įrom Medan I organized a two day trek into the park. 1 tuk tuk, 2 buses, 1 jungle taxi, 4 hours, and 86 kilometers from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, lies the small town of Bukit Lawang the prime destination for viewing wild as well as rehabilitated orangutans in the Gunung Leuser National Park. ![]()
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