Information about Bukit Lawang, jungle trekking, transport booking
Bukit Lawang is a popular tourist destination located on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to numerous bird, plant and mammal species, most famously the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), which can be seen in the jungle in Bukit Lawang as well as at the daily feedings.
Flights/Visas - Bukit Lawang
Most international visitors to Bukit Lawang begin their journey by flying to Medan's Kuala Namu airport, the closest airport to Bukit Lawang, around four hours' drive away. From Europe, Australia and America. There are no direct flights to Medan from outside Asia.
Sumatran elephant - Bukit Lawang
There are approximately 25 discrete (fragmented) populations of elephant spread across the whole island of Sumatra, from north to south. Several populations exist in the Gunung Leuser National Park, in Aceh and Langkat (in the jungle near Bukit Lawang), North Sumatra, which is protected rainforest.
Tangkahan Elephant Adventure - Bukit Lawang
Get up close and personal with Sumatra's largest animal, the Sumatran elephant. One of four Asian elephant subspecies, only around 2000 Sumatran elephant survive and they are high risk of extinction. Experience the beautiful scenery of the riverscape on the edge of the jungle.
Pulau Banyak - Bukit Lawang
Pulau Banyak - Indonesian 'many islands' are a group of islands off the west coast of Sumatra. The islands are largely untouched by progress, as though they are located to the west of North Sumatra, they fall by administrative quirk into the province of Aceh, in the district of Aceh Singkil.
Bukit Lawang.com > Transport
The Bukit Lawang bus station and weekly market (Fridays) is located in the village of Gotong Royong, about 1.5km from Bukit Lawang itself. Although private cars (including the air con tourist buses) and motorbikes can enter Bukit Lawang (although cars cannot get past the entrance area), public buses from Medan/Binjai run only as far as the bus ...
Pit vipers - bukitlawang.com
There are a dozen pit viper species currently known in Sumatra, of which four are endemic (Sumatran palm pit viper, Brongersama's pit viper, Gunalen's pit viper and the Toba pit viper), and there is also one endemic subspecies of Pope's pit viper (the barat bamboo pit viper).
Gibbons - Bukit Lawang
The lar gibbon, or white-handed gibbon is also found at Bukit Lawang. The subspecies in Sumatra is the Sumatran lar gibbon, Hylobates lar vestitus. They have white hands, and a white ring around their faces.They mostly eat fruit, but also a large …
Great Argus - Bukit Lawang
The great argus (in Indonesian kuau raja - the name 'kuau' being a transcription of the sound the bird makes (listen here), and 'raja' meaning king), Argusianus argus, is a species of pheasant commonly seen in the jungle near Bukit Lawang.
Sumatran rhino - Bukit Lawang
The Western Sumatran rhinoceros lives in three national parks in Sumatra. These are Way Kambas National Park, and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in southern Sumatra, and Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra.