2 months in Indonesia

What about Bukit Lawang north sumatera and seeing the Orangutans?

Most tourists when they go to Bukit Lawang they only see the Orangutans and miss out the local cultures people have in the village. Been to Bukit Lawang last December and decided to stay in the village. I felt like home and did not feel like a tourist at all. I stayed at Rumah Papa Homestay(try to find it on Airbnb) which is 10 mins away from the crowd in Bukit Lawang. It is set in middle of the rice fields with mountain views and the host was so lovely,she taught me some basic conversation in their language, went to a wedding, going to a rice field and seeing the farmers growing rice and l tried to grow one, l even witnessed a goat was giving birth near the homestay,l did some laundry with the locals in the river and be taught how to make a traditional indonesian food,tried eating cacao for the first time in my life. I had so much fun and l am feeling really lucky as l did not only see the Orangutans but l learnt the culture by staying with the local and l will definitely go back there one day:)

Have fun with your trip

What about Bukit Lawang north sumatera and seeing the Orangutans?

Most tourists when they go to Bukit Lawang they only see the Orangutans and miss out the local cultures people have in the village. Been to Bukit Lawang last December and decided to stay in the village. I felt like home and did not feel like a tourist at all. I stayed at Rumah Papa Homestay(try to find it on Airbnb) which is 10 mins away from the crowd in Bukit Lawang. It is set in middle of the rice fields with mountain views and the host was so lovely,she taught me some basic conversation in their language, went to a wedding, going to a rice field and seeing the farmers growing rice and l tried to grow one, l even witnessed a goat was giving birth near the homestay,l did some laundry with the locals in the river and be taught how to make a traditional indonesian food,tried eating cacao for the first time in my life. I had so much fun and l am feeling really lucky as l did not only see the Orangutans but l learnt the culture by staying with the local and l will definitely go back there one day:)

Have fun with your trip

Hi friends,

I hope it's okay I hijack your thread here, as my girlfriend and I are looking at similar travel destinations as you, but will be away for about one month (August). Would the recommendations be the same for August? And we probably would have to cut some of the destinations away, as we only have 1 month of vacation to do with. We were thinking about maybe combining with Borneo/Kalimantan to go see the caves and the orangutans. What say you? Any ideas of how to combine this for a 4-5 week trip? Any tips?

Cheers!

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