Sumatra Overland Tour Plus
1 night Medan - 2 nights Tangkahan - 2 nights Bukit Lawang - 1 night Brastagi - 2 nights Samosir -1 night Sipirok - 3 nights Bukit Tinggi
DAY 01: AIRPORT – MEDAN
Upon arrival at Kualanamu International Airport transfer to your hotel and afternoon free at own leisure.
DAY 02: MEDAN – CITY TOUR – TANGKAHAN (B)
After breakfast city tour visiting Sultan Palace, Great Mosque, Chinese Temple and then drive to Tangkahan via Binjai and Batang Serangan. Afternoon arrival at Tangkahan check in MEGA INN
DAY 03: TANGKAHAN – ELEPHANT WASHING & RIVER SAFARI (B/ L)
After breakfast walking to the elpahant station and then join with the Mahout during washing the Elephant, and then feed the elephant, after feeding the Elephant enjoying tubing through the river and stop will be made at Fantastic Buluh Waterfall where you may enjoy the waterfall where you can take nature shower and then you can enjoy sun bathing and swimming on the river and enjoying picnic lunch on the beach of the river. Afternoon arrival at the village you can get in touch with local people, where you can see the daily activities of the local people and then return to guest house by walking, arrival at guest house you can take a rest or visit hot springs and waterfall near the guest house.
DAY 04: TANGKAHAN – BUKIT LAWANG BY JEEP (B)
After breakfast leave Tangkahan for Bukit Lawang by Jeep passing plantation and jungle road, on the way stop at Plantation and several interesting places such as school, palm oil factory and for enjoying the panorama and witness the activities of the local people. Upon arrival at Bukit Lawang check in to hotel.
DAY 05: BUKIT LAWANG – JUNGLE TRACKING / VISIT ORANG UTAN (B)
After breakfast walking to the jungle to start a jungle tracking to explore the nature of Leuser National park with their flora and fauna, the possibility to see Orang Utan on their own habitat and other kind of animal such as Thomas leaf monkeys, long tail macaque, gibbon, black gibbon and other kind of flora and fauna of tropical rain forest. This tracking will take about 03 hours, after tracking return to hotel.
Afternoon free at own leisure to enjoy the nature of Bukit Lawang where you can also walking to the village around the hotel
DAY 06: BUKIT LAWANG – BRASTAGI (B)
After breakfast drive to Brastagi via Sembahe and Sibolangit, arrival in Brastagi visiting Lumbhini park with its duplicate of Shwedagon temple and then visit fruit market, afternoon check in to hotel.
DAY 07: BRASTAGI – SAMOSIR (B)
After breakfast drive to Parapat on the way visit Batak Karo traditional village at Dokan, Sipiso-piso waterfall, Rumah Bolon (Long house) the old palace of Batak Simalungun Kings and Simarjarunjung to see the view of Lake Toba, upon arrival at Parapat crossing to Samosir Island by ferry boat arrival at Samosir check in to hotel.
DAY 08: SAMOSIR EXCURSION (B)
After breakfast excursion on Samosir Island by car, visiting several Batak Toba traditional villages:
– Ambarita : To see stone chairs and table the old meeting place of Sialagan Kings.
– Simanindo : To see Batak Toba traditional dance and museum.
– Pangururan : To see the view of Lake Toba and Hot springs water.
– Tomok : To see the old tomb of Sidabutar Kings
along On this trip also possible to stop at school to see the activities of young children in the school, visiting the village where the people make traditional hand weaving.+ stop also at scenic places like the graves! Afternoon return back to hotel
DAY 09: SAMOSIR – SIPIROK (Tor Sibohi Hotel) (B)
After breakfast crossing back to Parapat and arrival at Parapat drive to Sipirok, on the way stop at Pineapple, clove, and coffee plantation and visiting traditional market at Balige Sigur-gur and Sipoholon Hot Springs. Before arrival at Sipirok the day enjoy the nature by walking at the bank of Sarulla river, the rice terrace and arrival at Sipirok check in to hotel.
DAY 10: SIPIROK – (B)
Leave Sipirok for Bukittinggi by passing rain tropical forest of Rimba Panti and stop will be made to see the attraction of monkey picking up the coconut. Visit pepper, vanilla, cardamon and cinnamon garden, and crossing the equator line at Bonjol, afternoon arrival at Bukittinggi – the charming town of Minangkabau directly check in to hotel.
DAY 11: BUKITTINGGI – MINANGKABAU TOUR (B)
After breakfast drive to Batusangkar via Tabek Patah, on the way stop at Rao-Rao to visit Minangkabau traditional village and stop to see traditional coffee milling, arrival at Batusangkar drive to Pagaruyung and visit the duplicate of Pagaruyung Palace, afternoon drive back to Bukittinggi on the way stop at Pandai Sikat village to see Minangkabau traditional hand weaving and wood carving.
DAY 12: BUKITTINGGI – MANINJAU TOUR – BUKITTINGGI (B)
After breakfast drive to Maninjau Lake via 44 hairpin curves fantastic road of “Kelok 44â€, on the way visit Koto Gadang village to see traditional Silver work and Embun Pagi to see the view of the Lake, arriving at Maninjau check in to hotel and then enjoying swimming on the lake, walking or by bicycle to the village around the hotel. Afternoon return to Bukittinggi
DAY 13: BUKITTINGGI – PADANG / AIRPORT (B)
After breakfast drive to Padang on the way stop at Anai valley waterfall and arrival at Padang directly transfer to Airport for your next destination. TOUR END.