Duration :
20 Day
Tour Type
: Private tour
Tour Code
: SU 010
Day 1. Arrival in Medan,
We will pick up you from the airport. Overnight in our Guesthouse, situated just 10 minutes from Medan Airport. Take rest for a while after
the long journey, and afterward go to down town for city tour to visit Sultan Palace of Old Malay Deli kingdom, Maimoon, Grand
mosque Al Mashum and Buddhist Temple,
etc.
Day 2. Medan - Brastagi - a highland
resort with its refreshing weather and magnificent mountain scenery, through some part of the lush tropical rain forest of Sumatra. Reaching Berastagi,
visit Peceren – a Batak Karo village with a number of traditional houses that are still being used in where eight families
living together in every house. Then visit the fruit market of Berastagi.
Day 3. Berastagi – Parapat - Samosir
Trip
then continues to Samosir Island,
with a stop at Lingga village, to look at the heritage of Karoness people’s culture. Also stop at the Waterfall and
Simalungun Kings house.
Day 4. Toba Tour
The Trip starts to observe
the cultural of Batak Toba society, and also enjoy the inheritance object of Batak ancestor e.g. The Tomb of King Sidabutar.
Stone chair, Batak Dance and etc.
Day 5. Lake Toba - own program. Today you can take
nice walks or have a swim in the lake.
Day 6 . Samosir – Parapat – Padang
Sidempuan, Cross-backs the lake to reach Parapat. Continued to Jangga Dolok to see traditional Batak village. Proceed to visit
pineapple farm. Stop at Balige with its richly ornament market building. Then to visit hotspring in Sipoholon. Continue journey
to Padang Sidempuan through Tarutung. Stop at incense trees. Enjoy the scenic view of mountains along the winding road.
Day 7. Padang Sidempuan - Bukittinggi. The route to
Bukittinggi in the Minangkabau highlands brings you again right through the Bukit Barisan Mountain.It is an impressive tour
in which you drive through a wall of tropical rain forest. On route you will pass the equator at a place called Bonjol. In
the afternoon we arrive in the cool and pleasant town of Bukittinggi.
Day 8. Minangkabau Tour
Bukittinggi - city
tour and excursion to Pagaruyung. In the morning city tour taking in 'Fort De Kock', the museum, the market and the 'Karbouwengat'.
The former Fort De Kock lies on a strategic point with an excellent view of the Surrounding
Mountains. Next you can visit the Minangkabau Palace also watching some the inheritance
of Minangkabau is held at Bukit tinggi.
Day 9. Bukittinggi - Maninjau. Today you proceed to Maninjau
via the silver village of Kota Gadang
on the other side of the Karbouwengat. For the sportive hiker the one-hour walks through the deep Karbouwengat to Kota Gadang.
From Kota Gadang the car for departure will pick you up to the mysterious lake
Maninjau, descending to the lake via the road with 44 curves. The lake
is clean and still and excellent for swimming.
Day 10. Maninjau your own program. Today you
can take nice walks or have a swim in the lake.
Day 11. Maninjau – Kersik Tuo, Today you
go to Kerinci via Solok with beautiful panorama of Twin Lake, and tea plantation. Overnight at simple accommodation at Kersik Tuo
Day 12 – 13. KERINCI NATIONAL PARK
Jungle Trek. After breakfast,
trekking for about 3 hours through the beautiful tropical rainforest accompanied by the concert of birds and gibbons. Lake
“Danau” Tujuh is a huge, mysterious lake at 1.996 m above sea level and surrounded by primary rainforest and 7
hills. Lunch will be served beside the lake. The pristine area around the lake is the habitat of Sumatra Tigers, Sumatra Elephants,
Primates, and endemic birds of Sumatra. It is also the area where there have been many reports of an unidentified primate
and the search continues for this “orang Kate” small man of the jungle.
Most of the day is spent trekking and exploring the surrounding in search for animals, birds and exotic plants. Dinner and
overnight in tents, Simple meals prepared by our own cook.
Day 14. Sungai penuh – Bangko, Today you
proceed to Bangko It is an impressive tour during which you drive through a wall of tropical rain forest. In the afternoon
you arrive at Bangko
Day 15. Bangko - Explore the KUBU TRIBE, After breakfast drive to the area of Kubu primitive tribe and then trekking to the jungle to see the
Kubu’s and here we can see how the Kubu tribe daily activity and see their tradition, art and culture.
Day 16. Bangko – Pagar Alam, After breakfast
drive to pagar Alam via Lubuk Linggau and stop at several plantations for rubber, palm oil, rice field and village, Arrival
at Pagar Alam.
Day 17. Pagar Alam – Danau Ranau (Lake
Ranau). After Breakfast explore the megalith stone at Tegur wangi and Belumai as well enjoying the fresh weather of Pagar
Alam with its tea plantation and then drive to Lake Ranau for overnight.
Day 18. Danau Ranau, Today is free at own leisure
to enjoy the lake, walking to the village around the lake.
Day 19. Danau Ranau - Palembang. Leave Danau
Ranau for Palembang with stop at several interesting place, in the afternoon arrival at Palembang.
Day 20. Palembang transfer to Airport for your
next destination.
Price
The price of the 20-day of Overland North -West and
South Sumatra tour
is, per person, for a group,
The price is inclusive
of:
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Overnight accommodation
in good medium hotels in 2 person rooms
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Breakfast daily and
meals in the Jungle.
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Transport in comfortable
air-conditioned minibus or bus
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Fuel
Ø
The driver, his meals
and overnight accommodation costs
Ø
Cost of the ferry
Parapat - Samosir and vice versa
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Local ranger and
Porter