Sumatra Trekking Challenge
Indonesia is an adventure-lovers paradise, with its incredibly diverse landscapes and unspoiled nature. With EXO’s Sumatra Trekking Challenge, our adventure team shines a light on one of Southeast Asia’s most spectacular wilderness areas with an intense but highly rewarding trek. Indonesia Adventure Manager, Eka Putri, picks this as her favourite adrenaline-pumping adventure.‘In Sumatra, any traveller can see orangutans within a one day trek. But with this Sumatra Trekking Challenge we invite true adrenaline junkies to go deeper into the dense jungle to discover not just orangutans, but other wildlife they have never seen before’, Eka explains.The journey kicks off with a 3-4 hour drive from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, to the charming village of Bukit Lawang, the gateway to Gunung Leuser National Park. A short, easy, ‘warm up’ trek gives guests their first glimpse of the jungle before returning to town for the evening. On day two, with the comforts of the eco-lodge left behind, the true jungle experience begins. Over the next four days, the trekking route journeys deeper and deeper into the heart of the rainforest- a full immersion into nature. ‘The trip was way more than expected, beautiful surroundings, challenging walks and climbs up and down topped off with amazing food and…
