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medan - bukit lawang - lake toba in 6 days?

by kouri 15 May 2012

hi guys, would really appreciate some advice on planning an itinerary for northern Sumatra. i'm planning to make a 5 - 6 day trip to…
medan - bukit lawang - lake toba in 6 days?

by kouri 15 May 2012

hi guys, would really appreciate some advice on planning an itinerary for northern Sumatra. i'm planning to make a 5 - 6 day trip to…
Indonesia 3 weeks trip

by sannebirgit 09 April 2012

Hello! I would like to have some tips for our 3 week trip in May to Indonesia. We arrive on Medan (Sumatra) and return form Denpasar…
Re: Jungle Trekking Bukit Lawang - Tangkahan

by pPamela 22 February 2012

Hi burroitogirl, Sorry to hear about your unhappy time in Bukit Lawang. I guess you have learned a big lesson here - do your homework…
Trip report - North Sumatra - July 2011

by belphi 16 February 2012

We (my wife - 2 children, age 10 and 12 and myself) regularly travel to South East Asia. As my wife originally comes from the Philippines,…
RE: 18 days in Indonesia? Help!

by anneminang 30 January 2012

Hi, If you are interested in adventure, trekking, lush volcanoes, animals and flora, temples, snorkeling, and a more relaxed, less touris…
RE: Trekking in Bukit Lawang

by dc1 24 January 2012

the walk up the right side of the river is okay up to just beyond GreenHill (with the exception of the walkway adjacent to Nora's - althoug…
Re: Trekking in Bukit Lawang

by slumley 24 January 2012

I do have one last question. We will be arriving in Medan at 5pm and hoping to head right to Bukit Lawang. It seems from what I have read…
RE: Trekking in Bukit Lawang

by dc1 19 January 2012

agree with Paul, just to confirm the camers fee for the feeding platform is 75,000. You don't jave to pay this camera fee if you go…
RE: Trekking in Bukit Lawang

by LungPaul 18 January 2012

Sessions at the Feeding Centre start at 8am and 3pm. You should try to get there in advance (say a half hour). You would normally get…
Re: Is it worth visiting Berastagi?

by pPamela 02 November 2011

Hi Again, Just been doing some research for you on Kedah. Here is a [Blog on Trekking in Kedah|http://rumah-kita-dunia-kita.blogspot.…
Re: Medan + Toba Lake + Berastagi + Bukit Lawang

by Gadong 08 October 2011

You can reach Bukit Lawang from Medan about 3 hours trip; by Bus from "terminal Pinang Baris" in Medan; but you also can find Taxi to…
RE: Crossing from Thailand to Malaysia

by montyman 14 September 2011

I remember being shocked to see the whole of Malaysia, as already said from the air, as Rubber or Palm oil plantations Changmai to Bangkok…
RE: sumatra- 17 days in september/october. advice/ help needed:)

by thelawnet 08 September 2011

You can find a good beach at Pulau Weh. Fly to Banda Aceh from Medan and it's not far from there. If you want trekking, Bukit Lawang…
RE: Indonesia on a shoestring

by dc1 06 September 2011

hi ismo2011 This reply is relevant to Sumatra only! I've visited Sumatra every years for the past 5 years (for a month at a time). …
RE: SE Asia itinerary - so much to do and too little time?

by montyman 05 September 2011

OK Bangkok -Changmai-Laos down to Cambodia bus to HCMC open tour bus up to Hanoi fly airasia to KL 1 night do the twin towers early then…
RE: 3 weeks in March: Where in SEA

by Laszlo 28 August 2011

Funny that you say you don't like tourist destinations, and then all your named choices are very touristy places. Bukit Lawang and Tangkaha…
RE: Sumatra for 2 Weeks

by katielane18 24 August 2011

Just wanted to give an update in case anyone cares! We ended up flying into Medan and staying there one night. We wish we would have left…
RE: Advice on 3 weeks in Sumatra

by chezal 19 August 2011

In answer to where can you see Orangutans you have a choice of 2 main places. 3 hours from Medan is Bukit Lawang - they have a feeding…
RE: VISA ON ARRIVAL ???

by montyman 19 August 2011

Bangkok-Changmai-Laos -Cambodia-Vietnam HCMC -Hanoi sapa & halong bay airasia to KL bus to Penang georgetown - flysumatra Medan Bukit…
RE: Tangkahan / BL - Parapat

by surisanie 19 August 2011

Aw thanks. I'm gonna have to rethink my travelling plans. Maybe skip Toba and head (after a night in Medan, which I'm also excited about)…
RE: Tourist buses from Medan

by dc1 14 August 2011

Hi, I used the "tourist bus" (which was a pre-booked mini-van) from Blue Angel to Bukit Lawang last year. I did stay at that hostel…
RE: Tourist buses from Medan

by chezal 14 August 2011

pPamela has answered the bus question. About you concern of it being busy I've spent a couple of Christmas hols in Bukit Lawang and it…
Tourist buses from Medan

by Bex72 14 August 2011

Hi all, I am a solo female traveller going to spend about 11 days in North Sumatra at the end of the year. I have found a lot of great…
Re: solo female traveler...itinerary advice

by pPamela 12 August 2011

Hi lala33, If I had 60 days in Indonesia I would be checking lots of places myself. You will find Indonesian people are very very friend…