Sumatra

From trekking through rainforest and spotting orangutans, climbing active volcanoes, soaking in hot-springs, swimming in the volcanically heated water of Lake Toba to riding elephants through the jungle and much, much more, Sumatra has everything you could want from the adventure-minded traveller. If it’s cycling through paddy fields, rafting down rivers, learning to cook delicious Indonesian cuisine, preparing ancient Batak herbal medicine, roaming through the colourful and fragrant markets of these Spice Islands or just sitting back, reading a book and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Karo Highlands then you have definitely come to the right place.

Spanning a distance equivalent to one eighth of the earth’s circumference and home to 13,760 islands of which more than 700 are uninhabited, Indonesia is easily the largest country in South East Asia. But what makes these statistics truly staggering is the fact that eighty percent of international visitors to this vast archipelago head for the island of Bali and nowhere else.

Their loss.

Sumatra is a haven to those of us who wish to avoid the tourist hoards. Still untouched by mass tourism and yet boasting some of the most unique and tantalising delights in the world it is an island to be discovered

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Want to know where to go elephant trekking? Fancy some white-water rafting or jungle trekking? Climb a volcano? Meet some orangutans? Bit of culture? Some cooking lessons? Just here...

The pick of all of the best accommodation in Bukit Lawang, Lake Toba, Tangkahan, Berastagi, Tongging, Ketembe and Medan. It's all here...

Should I pack my raincoat? How old is the Republic of Indonesia? What should I take into the jungle? More and more to come, watch this space...

You like what you see and you can't wait to get out here. Where do you sign? If you want to join a set tour, then click right here... Or if you'd rather make up your own tour, and book through our unique menu system then click here...