BUKIT LAWANG ADVENTURE.COM

Kamis, 18 Mei 2017

VISIT TANGKAHAN

Tangkahan has several nice accommodations, most of them with nice bungalows in a natural setting, along the clear river. All of them has restaurants. Electricity is available between 18.00 and approximately 23.00. There is now mobile phone coverage from Telkomsel.
The first three accommodations below are on the other side of the river. There is a eco-friendly boat available, using the flowing water as the only form of power. For Rp. 10.000 you get a three day pass. A walking bridge over the river will maybe be built later this year.
If you travel with your own vehicle you can park in the area in front of the Visitor Center. Rp. 10.000 per car for as long you want plus Rp. 20.000 for the first night and Rp. 10.000 for the following nights. For motor bikes parking is Rp. 5.000 for the whole stay plus Rp. 10.000 per night. (They keep it in-doors at night).

Mega Inn. Ph: 081 370 211 009, 0853 7112 2213. megadepari@yahoo.com www.megainn.com 9 rooms w. bath: Rp. 75-100.000. Two 5-bed dorms: Rp. 30.000 per person. Discounts for longer stays.
Bamboo River (aka Black Tiger Lodge). Ph: 0853 5867 6372 (Wak Youn). 9 rooms w. bath, Rp. 150-250.000, incl. Breakfast for international guests.
Jungle Lodge. Ph: 0813 7633 4787. ssitepu@aol.com www.junglelodge.net 9 rooms w private bath: Rp. 85-200.000,-.
Linnea Resort, 0812 60463071 (Benny), 0813 7053 1176 (Kinul). 8 rooms w private bath: Rp. 130.000. Restaurant.
Egy Inn, next to CTO office. Ph: 0812 6558 569. Four rooms w bath: Rp. 100.000. Just ask in the warung.
Green lodge, next to elephant training center. Phone: 0813 7008 4859, 0813 7505 2438. Twelve rooms w. Bath: Rp. 110-150.000. Restaurant. Two km distance from the CTO center, but an ojek (MC-taxi) is Rp. 10-15.000.
NOTE: Prices are only indications.

How to go to Bukit Lawang

There are tourist buses leaving from most towns in North Sumatra to Bukit Lawang. In Medan you have the option of catching a local bus, very large, slow and crowded but very cheap, 10,000Rp. It will take 3.5 to 4 hours in the local bus as it also stops many times along the way to drop and pick up locals. You will need to get a becak or taxi to the bus depot in Medan - Pinang Baris. It will cost around 35,000Rp for a becak. A taxi will cost aroun 70,000 - 80,000Rp from the centre of Medan to get to Pinang Baris Bus Terminal.

You can also take a mini-bus from Pinang Baris for 30,000Rp. The mini-buses take around 3 hours to get to Bukit Lawang as they do not stop as many times along the way. The mini-buses do not leave from the main bus terminal. Travel down the road that runs past the bus terminal a few hundred meters and your will find the mini-buses outside the large pastry store (you can't miss it).

Private Transport from Medan to Bukit Lawang

If you would like a car to collect you from your hotel in Medan or from the airport and be taken to Bukit Lawang click here to contact us. Price is 600,000Rp (around 49 Euros) for up to 4 people. This is a quicker, safer trip of under 3 hours from your hotel or the airport. The vehicle used is a new air-conditioned "AVANZA"

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