Sumatra bite-sized trips

Create your own ideal holiday

Wild Sumatra offers a whole array of experiences, from Orangutan spotting to volcanic hikes and unique community encounters. Pick your favourite bite-sized trips below and your personal travel specialist will create a tailor-made holiday just for you. Alternatively, you can choose one of our ready-made itineraries.

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Swinging with the Apes

Itinerary:
Sumatra: Medan - Bukit Lawang
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
From £ 215.- per person (excluding flights)

Take a walk on the wild side, trekking through dense Sumatran jungle and crossing rushing rivers to meet playful orangutans swinging between the treetops. Spend 2 days exploring Gunung Leuser National Park staying in a small hotel on the edge of the rainforest.

In the jungles of Tangkahan

Itinerary:
Sumatra: Bukit Lawang - Tangkahan
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 195.- per person (excluding flights)

Get lost in the raw Sumatran jungle where the trees chatter with monkeys and the waters sparkle. This trip into the isolated jungle wilderness will take you into the untamed heart of Sumatra, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Gunung Leuser National Park – packed with monkeys, exotic birds and giant rafflesia flowers.

Fairytale in Samosir

Itinerary:
Sumatra: Samosir Island
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 258.- per person (excluding flights)

Stay on Samosir Island, stranded in the rippling waters of volcanic Lake Toba. You’ll stay in the small and brilliantly named village of Tuk-Tuk, with uninterrupted views across the lake and densely wooded jungles as the backdrop.

Volcano Craters of Berastagi

Itinerary:
Sumatra: Berastagi - Medan
Duration:
2 days / 1 night (flexible)
Price:
from £ 215.- per person (excluding flights)

While not a beautiful place itself, Berastagi is a breezy highland town surrounded by some of Sumatra’s most breathtaking scenery. You’ll spend one night in Berastagi, giving you time to explore the lush hills of the Karo highlands and haggle at the local fruit market.

Meet the Minangkabau

Itinerary:
Sumatra: Samosir Island - Padang Sidempuan - Bukittinggi - Ngarai Sianok Canyon - Lake Maninjau - Padang airport
Duration:
6 days / 5 nights (flexible)
Price:
from £ 445.- per person (excluding flights)

Travel from Samosir Island to the rippling Lake Maninjau in the crater of a volcano. On the way, you’ll travel past lush rolling hills, hike through a plunging canyon, and watch workers panning for gold along the riverbed.

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