BUKIT LAWANG ECO - TREK
Eco Trek Bukit Lawang, is the renowned trekking agency in Bukit Lawang having vast knowledge and experience with each and every trekking routes in Bukit Lawang.
Eco Trek is government recognised and fully authorized licensed trekking operator and tour organizer in Bukit Lawang. We have been organizing rewarding adventures in the Leuser since 1992. We trek all the traditional routes when requested, but our specialty is catering to the more adventurous travelers who prefer to move off the beaten path. We have a strong commitment to our culture and natural environment.
Eco Trek comprises of well-educated and ecologically-concerned staffs of very high standards. Our primary goal is to present you with wonderful traveling opportunities and culturally enriching adventures. We pride ourselves on the level of experience that every one of our guides possesses. They have trekked and guided in all regions of Bukit lawang and have a deep knowledge about every aspect of trekking in the Gunung Leuser National Park - Of Bukit Lawang region.
BukitLawang
Located 86 km from Medan, the third largest city in Indonesia and the biggest city in island of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is name of a village located on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park. “Gunung” means “mountain”, “Bukit” means “hill” and “Lawang” means “door”, therefore, Bukit Lawang means The hill which is the gateway to the mountain. Bukit Lawang is one of the entrance to Gunung Leuser National Park, the last sanctuary of the Sumatran Orangutan. Bukit Lawang, from 1972-2001, was the site of an orangutan rehabilitation project, with 229 ex-captive orangutans rescued from the pet trade having passed through the program. Nowadays, Bukit Lawang is considered one of the best gateways unto experiencing the many marvels of the Gunung Leuser National Park. Although no longer a center for active rehabilitation and release, the forests surrounding Bukit Lawang still offer many opportunities to observe orangutans and many other amazing species of fauna and flora.
Located 86 km from Medan, the third largest city in Indonesia and the biggest city in island of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is name of a village located on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park. “Gunung” means “mountain”, “Bukit” means “hill” and “Lawang” means “door”, therefore, Bukit Lawang means The hill which is the gateway to the mountain. Bukit Lawang is one of the entrance to Gunung Leuser National Park, the last sanctuary of the Sumatran Orangutan. Bukit Lawang, from 1972-2001, was the site of an orangutan rehabilitation project, with 229 ex-captive orangutans rescued from the pet trade having passed through the program. Nowadays, Bukit Lawang is considered one of the best gateways unto experiencing the many marvels of the Gunung Leuser National Park. Although no longer a center for active rehabilitation and release, the forests surrounding Bukit Lawang still offer many opportunities to observe orangutans and many other amazing species of fauna and flora.
Notes :Orangutan Information Centre
Uphill is the orangutan resort, a feeding center for semi wild Sumatran Orangutan. It’s about half hour climb from the hostel. The resort is open to visitors twice a day, at 8 o’clock in the morning and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The boatman or keeper used to bring you over the river in a small canoe
