Medan / Bukit Lawang Trip


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Medan / Bukit Lawang Trip 2013
27 – 29 Dec 2013 
Grand Aston City Hall / Bukit Lawang

My second trip of year 2013, first was in Bali , here the blogspost >>  
Bali Trip (Part 1)
Bali Trip (Part 2)

and this time, i travel alone … woooohoooo !!!!!!!

Kualanamu Medan Airport.

 

my room

 

 

Grand Aston City Hall Medan..

 

DAY 1

day 1, walk around place near my hotel…

becak..

minibus..

Pos Indonesia..

sate… 10k rupiah

 

Bintang beer, 15900rp per bottle..

 

DAY 2

random shots from minibus, on the way to Bukit Lawang..

 

Bukit Lawang is 80 km from Medan….. A bus trip will take around 3 – 4 hours.

 

luckily, i meet some new friends… if not i’d be bored to death..

 

Finally reach Bukit Lawang bus station and need to take a becak ride to Bukit Lawang orangutan centre…. around 5 minutes.

To reach the rehabilitation centre from Bukit Lawang requires another 2 km walk.

 

 

i repeat… is 2km of walk..

 



The riverside village of Bukit Lawang.

 

almost 20 minutes of walk til the end of a river trail …A canoe on a cable is provided for crossing the river.

 

after that, climb along a steep muddy trail through the jungle..

 

10-15 minutes of walk….then…..walllaaaa !!!!!.. orang utan !

 

crossing the river by canoe.

others activities in Bukit Lawang is tubing, kayaking, rafting and etc

DAY 3

some random shots while on my way to airport.

 

Bye bye Medan !!!!!!Travel Cost  >>

Day 1
– Bus from Medan Kualanamu Airport to Carrefour Bus Station = 15,000rp (around 1 hours)
– Taxi from Carrefour Bus Station to my hotel Grand Aston City Hall = 20,000rp (around 10 minutes)

Day 2 
– Minibus near my hotel to Kampung Lalang = 5000rp (around 1 hours)
– Another minibus from Kampung Lalang to Bukit Lawang = 15,000rp  (around 3 hours)
– Becak ride to Bukit Lawang Orangutan rehabilitation centre = 5000rp (around 5 minutes)
– Orangutans permit costs 20,000rp and extra 50,000rp for a camera permit
– Back to Bukit Lawang bus station = 5000rp (around 5 minutes)
– Minibus from Bukit Lawang to Kampung Lalang = 15,000rp
– Kampung Lalang to bus station near my hotel = 5000rp


Day 3
– Taxi to Carrefour Bus Station (bus to airport) = 20,000rp (around 10 minutes)
– Bus to Kualanamu Airport = 15,000rp (around 1 hours)
– Airport tax = 75,000rp

Not include foods & beverage 😛

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