It is not so crowded like the Bahorok River and the river is clean and clear. It is situated in a tranquil area surrounded by the mountains of the Lesuer National Park. Landak river, meaning river of Porcupines is located about 3km from Bukit Lawang. By staying longer, you are not only supporting the Guides in Bukit Lawang but other local people and communities. There are many exciting activities in and around Bukit Lawang for you to enjoy. Go another couple of hours away as a day trip, you can reach hot springs, more amazing waterfalls and activities like water cayoning. These places are great to explore with amazing waterfalls, water caves and tubing. These places offer trekking but to see something very different, like the famous Rafflesia flower or local groups of Gibbons. Just a short distance away there are other villages bordering the national park, like Batu Katak and Tangkahan. Village tours are a great way to see the local rural area and try out some real local food. There are many local traditions and different cultures here, which can only keep thriving if we support them and visitors buy their local products. Bukit Lawang is a great place to sit back and relax. If you want to avoid all the crowds the best time to come is March - June, when it rains a little and there a few tourists.īukit Lawang has more to offer than just trekking to see Orangutans in the GLNP. The high season for jungle trekking is from July to September, which is the driest months in the year. Jungle treks range from 1/2 days up to 7 days. This now the only way to see Orangutans in the GLNP. The last rehabilitated orangutan was received in 2001 and the centre was closed for good in 2002.īukit Lawang is the usual starting point for the famously known 'jungle trekking' in the Gunung Leuser National Park, with tourist coming from all over the world to view the ex-captive Sumatra Orangutans in their natural habitat. Because of the high risk of disease transmission, the centre no longer served well as a rehabilitation centre. With increased tourism, visitors behaviour was not being controlled or managed properly at the rehabilitation centre. However, in 1980 the centre was taken over by the Indonesian government, but with little funding from outside the rehabilitation centre was not managed properly. It became one of the most popular destinations in Sumatra.
Over the years, more and more tourists came to Bukit Lawang, to trek and see the ex-catpive Orangutans in their natural habitat or being fed at the feeding platform.
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Since opening, over 200 Orangutans were rehabilitated and released back into the wild, free once again to roam wild. Rangers monitored the released Orangutans and supplemented their diet by feeding them at the feeding platform. By rescuing, rehabilitating they could release them back in the jungle. The main purpose was to preserve the decreasing number of Orangutans in the area due to illegal logging, hunting and pet trade. It was founded for rescued Sumatran Orangutans. Bukit Lawang became known because in 1973 two Swiss zoologists, Regina Frey and Monica Boernerthe established the Bukit Lawang Rehabilitation Centre, famously known as the Bohorok Orangutan Sanctuary.
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