6 Day Trek

Six days, five nights. This is as far as we go. If you are looking for comfort and certainty — this is not for you. But if you want to experience the jungle in its most raw and real form: Welcome to the wild!

Day 1 & 2 We head into the jungle, through the community gardens, deeper into Gunung Leuser National Park. The first two days offer the best chance of seeing orangutans. If we find them, we stay. Take your time. Because after day 2, the chances to spot them drop drastically.

Day 3 moves into the river, walking through the water, following it upstream. Beautiful, quiet, and completely remote. Your team builds the camp from scratch. Thin mattress, handmade tent, bush toilet. Survival food cooked over the fire — bamboo shoots, ferns, banana stalks. You help gather firewood, cook, fish in the river.

Day 4 goes even deeper. This is the furthest point of the expedition. Out here, wildlife appears for just seconds: a shape in the trees, a sound that disappears before you can place it. Fresh tiger tracks in the sand, deer at the river’s edge and sometimes, if the jungle decides, a wild elephant crossing the valley below. If that happens, we stop and watch from a distance. We do not approach. Wild elephants are unpredictable and dangerous. Stay out of their way and do what your guide tells you.

On this trek, you have the option to stay two nights at the same camp. On night 4 if there is a real chance of seeing elephants nearby sometimes waiting is worth it.

On day 5 we begin the journey back. Through the jungle, towards Bohorok River.

Day 6 and it's time to raft home. Around 2 hours on the river if conditions allow. If the water is too high, we walk first then raft. Either way, we bring you back.

A few honest remarks about this trek:

Sleep might not be the most comfortable. You are on a thin mattress, in a tent built by hand in the jungle. It does the job but it's not a hotel. The toilet? The jungle is your toilet. Find a bush, dig a hole, cover it up. That is how it works out here.

This trek is about experiencing the jungle the way it really is — raw, real, and wild. It is survival, but in a fun way.

Important to know: This trek can change depending on weather and river conditions. Heavy rain means the river rises fast and walking through water becomes impossible or dangerous. If that happens, we adjust the route. Flexibility is part of this trek — come with an open mind.

The evening before your trek, one of our team will come to your guesthouse to introduce ourselves, explain what to expect, and answer any questions. So on the morning of the trek, you already know us.

Difficulty: Challenging. Not suitable for children

Includes entrance fee to the National Park, guide association fee, guiding fee for guide and porter; all meals (lunch and dinner on day one, breakfast and lunch on day 2, fresh fruit during hiking breaks, coffee and tea at the camp), river swim, tube rafting back to the village (if conditions allow) and waterproof box for your belongings

What to bring: Hiking shoes, light clothes, long sleeves, change of clothes, swimwear, towel, sunscreen, insect repellent, water bottle, rain jacket, torch, toilet paper, camera