South Sumatra

Musi Ampera Bridge Tour

Sumatra Adventure

Palembang City Tour

Musi River Countryside

20 Days / 19 Nights
Medan - Padang and Palembang Adventurer - Tours Expedition from North to South Sumatra.
Starat/Finished: Medan/Palembang.
Grade: Challenging
Tour Code:KNLRSS03.

ITINERARY
Day 1.
Arrival in Medan, We will pick up you from the airport. Overnight in our Guesthouse, situated just 10 minutes from Medan Airport. Take rest for a while after the long journey, and afterward go to down town for city tour to visit Sultan Palace of Old Malay Deli kingdom, Maimoon, Grand mosque Al Mashum and Buddhist Temple, etc.

Day 2.
Medan - Brastagi - a highland resort with its refreshing weather and magnificent mountain scenery, through some part of the lush tropical rain forest of Sumatra. Reaching Brastagi, visit Peceren – a Batak Karo village with a number of traditional houses that are still being used in where eight families living together in every house. Then visit the fruit market of Brastagi.

Day 3.
Brastagi – Parapat - Samosir
Trip then continues to Samosir Island, with a stop at Lingga village, to look at the heritage of Karoness people’s culture. Also stop at the Waterfall and Simalungun Kings house.

Day 4.
Toba Tour
The Trip starts to observe the cultural of Batak Toba society, and also enjoy the inheritance object of Batak ancestor e.g. The Tomb of King Sidabutar. Stone chair, Batak Dance and etc.

Day 5.
Lake Toba - own program. Today you can take nice walks or have a swim in the lake.

Day 6.
Samosir – Parapat – Padang Sidempuan, Cross-backs the lake to reach Parapat. Continued to Jangga Dolok to see traditional Batak village. Proceed to visit pineapple farm. Stop at Balige with its richly ornament market building. Then to visit hotspring in Sipoholon. Continue journey to Padang Sidempuan through Tarutung. Stop at incense trees. Enjoy the scenic view of mountains along the winding road.

Day 7.
Padang Sidempuan - Bukittinggi. The route to Bukittinggi in the Minangkabau highlands brings you again right through the Bukit Barisan Mountain.It is an impressive tour in which you drive through a wall of tropical rain forest. On route you will pass the equator at a place called Bonjol. In the afternoon we arrive in the cool and pleasant town of Bukittinggi.

Day 8.
Minangkabau Tour
Bukittinggi - city tour and excursion to Pagaruyung.In the morning city tour taking in 'Fort De Kock', the museum, the market and the 'Karbouwengat'. The former Fort De Kock lies on a strategic point with an excellent view of the Surrounding Mountains. Next you can visit the Minangkabau Palace also watching some the inheritance of Minangkabau is held at Bukit tinggi.

Day 9.
Bukittinggi - Maninjau. Today you proceed to Maninjau via the silver village of Kota Gadang on the other side of the Karbouwengat. For the sportive hiker the one-hour walks through the deep Karbouwengat to Kota Gadang. From Kota Gadang the car for departure will pick you up to the mysterious lake Maninjau, descending to the lake via the road with 44 curves. The lake is clean and still and excellent for swimming.

Day 10.
Maninjau your own program. Today you can take nice walks or have a swim in the lake.

Day 11.
Maninjau – Kersik Tuo, Today you go to Kerinci via Solok with beautiful panorama of Twin Lake, and tea plantation. Overnight at simple accommodation at Kersik Tuo

Day 12 – 13.
KERINCI NATIONAL PARK Jungle Trek. After breakfast, trekking for about 3 hours through the beautiful tropical rainforest accompanied by the concert of birds and gibbons. Lake “Danau” Tujuh is a huge, mysterious lake at 1.996 m above sea level and surrounded by primary rainforest and 7 hills. Lunch will be served beside the lake. The pristine area around the lake is the habitat of Sumatra Tigers, Sumatra Elephants, Primates, and endemic birds of Sumatra. It is also the area where there have been many reports of an unidentified primate and the search continues for this “orang Kate” small man of the jungle. Most of the day is spent trekking and exploring the surrounding in search for animals, birds and exotic plants. Dinner and overnight in tents, Simple meals prepared by our own cook.

Day 14.
Sungai penuh – Bangko, Today you proceed to Bangko It is an impressive tour during which you drive through a wall of tropical rain forest. In the afternoon you arrive at Bangko

Day 15.
Bangko - Explore the KUBU TRIBE, After breakfast drive to the area of Kubu primitive tribe and then trekking to the jungle to see the Kubu’s and here we can see how the Kubu tribe daily activity and see their tradition, art and culture.

Day 16.
Bangko – Pagar Alam, After breakfast drive to pagar Alam via Lubuk Linggau and stop at several plantations for rubber, palm oil, rice field and village, Arrival at Pagar Alam.

Day 17.
Pagar Alam – Danau Ranau (Lake Ranau). After Breakfast explore the megalith stone at Tegur wangi and Belumai as well enjoying the fresh weather of Pagar Alam with its tea plantation and then drive to Lake Ranau for overnight.

Day 18.
Danau Ranau, Today is free at own leisure to enjoy the lake, walking to the village around the lake.

Day 19.
Danau Ranau - Palembang. Leave Danau Ranau for Palembang with stop at several interesting place, in the afternoon arrival at Palembang.

Day 20.
Palembang transfer to Airport for your next destination.

PRICE: On Request (please advice us the number of the participants)

INCLUDED:
• Overnight accommodation in good medium hotels in 2 person rooms
• Breakfast daily and meals in the Jungle.
• Transport in comfortable air-conditioned minibus or bus
• Fuel
• The driver, his meals and overnight accommodation costs
• Cost of the ferry Parapat - Samosir and vice versa
• Local ranger and Porter

EXCLUDED:
• Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks,
• souvenirs, tipping, laundry etc.

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