The countdown is over and it’s finally time to wave farewell to family and friends and board your flight to Medan. Embrace the nerves, it's time to go!
A Charity Challenge representative will meet the group at Kuala Namu Airport for the transfer (approximately 4-5 hours drive) to Bukit Lawang, which literally translates as ‘door to the hills’. Once there, we can enjoy the rest of the day acclimatising and relaxing before our evening dinner and a full challenge briefing from the group guide. Overnight in the Ecolodge.
Practice trek around the old orangutan feeding platform. This morning you will trek through the jungle along a path to the old feeding platform area. If luck is on your side you may see orangutans in their natural habitat. The trek also provides a good opportunity to adjust to the terrain and the climate and get used to your kit. Overnight in the Ecolodge.
If necessary your team will split into groups for the jungle trek. Over the next five days, experience steep climbs and ascents with the aid of ropes and local guides who will teach you about the rainforest and its secrets. There are plenty of stops along the way to acclimatise and wipe the sweat from your brow. Tonight spend the night in a jungle camp at Adi Black, the first taste of wild camping.
As you trek deeper into the jungle the forest becomes denser and overgrown, a little more off the beaten track. Listen to the sound of the gibbons in the morning or the hornbills overhead, and prepare for steep climbs and descents on this full day trekking to the impressive Jamur Batu Atas waterfall. Now more attune to the surroundings, keep a lookout for wildlife as at camp overnight.
It’s time to test those all-important tracking skills, keep eyes peeled for wildlife. Explore the jungle like a natural as the guides point out the variety of wildlife and plant species along the way. The trekking route ultimately heads for our jungle camp at Tapak Begu.
This is the final full day in the Sumatran jungle and we are heading for the Landak River. Be sure to take every opportunity to spot interesting sights along the way, as we make our way to our final jungle camp at Limau Hantu.
Rise and shine early on the last day of trekking, starting with a short walk upstream to a local project along the Landak River where you will participate in either a local tree planting project or join in on some Organic Farming Project. There’s time for a refreshing swim before we head for back to the ecolodge for dinner and well-deserved shower.
There’s time for one last team breakfast before we pack up. The group will then be driven to Medan, from where we board our international flight home.
Be sure to swap contact with new-found friends and trekking partners before we touchdown early in the UK.
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