Ketambe Rainforest Visit

exploring authentic nature

Ketambe Rainforest Exploration

Ketambe is the name of the sub district in Aceh Tenggara. It is directly contiguous to the Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) and surrounded by mountains.

Explore a unique experience in an authentic and as natural as the environment as possible.

Enjoy 3 days and 2 nights of tour (or more as you want).

The tour is including:

  • The land logistic to and from Takengon (if from Degayo Tour package), from Medan / Takengon airport to the chalet including any land journey throughout the entire journey of the tour.
  • Food and beverages (breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, others)
  • Tipping for tour guide and driver
  • All tours with English speaking guide based on PRIVATE basis

Package excludes:

  • Travel Insurance
  • Extras, not indicated in inclusion

Ketambe Rainforest Exploration Activities

Jungle Trekking

Experience the magic journey of ketambe rainforest along with orang utan sight seeing

Hot Spring

Hot spring in the jungle, exploring deeper into the jungle and get lunch in the forest near hot spring

Night At The Jungle

Get ready to spend few night into the jungle, explore the beauty and live of jungle

Rafting/Tubing

Rafting or tubing on the Alas River, but we not recommendable during rainy season

Ketambe Rainforest Visit

Tour Itinerary

*If continue from the Degayo Tour package

Ketambe Rainforest Exploration itinerary (3D2N) – for one day exploring the jungle

Day 1 (Check in day)

  • Breakfast at the chalet and leave early to Blangkejeren town
  • To enjoy Tapioka treat (Tapai) at the 1,800m above sea level peak area
  • Continue to Balnkejeren
  • Lunch at Nusantara Resto for local Achenese nasi padang
  • Continue to Ketambe and check in Pondok Wisata Ketambe
  • Dinner and rest

Day 2 (1 day trekking into the forest)

  • Breakfast at the Chalet
  • Into the rainforest for Orang Utan sight seeing
  • Lunch in the forest near the river
  • Exploring further into the jungle
  • Leave for chalet, dinner and rest

Day 3 (Check out day)

  • Ready to check out
  • Leave to Takengon
  • Lunch Durian / local café
  • Continue journey and stop for Tapioka treat
  • Reach Takengon for dinner and rest at chalet

Additional option of 4D3N for overnights stay in jungle (for 1 night in the jungle)

Day 1 (Check in day)

  • Breakfast at the chalet and leave early to Blangkejeren town
  • To enjoy Tapioka treat (Tapai) at the 1,800m above sea level peak area
  • Continue to Balnkejeren
  • Lunch at Nusantara Resto for local Achenese nasi padang
  • Continue to Ketambe and check in Pondok Wisata Ketambe
  • Dinner and rest

Day 2 (1 day trekking into the forest)

  • Breakfast at the Chalet
  • Into the rainforest for Orang Utan sight seeing
  • Lunch in the forest near the river
  • Exploring further into the jungle
  • Dinner and overnight stays in the jungle next to the riverside

Day 3 (Hot spring in the jungle)

  • Breakfast at the camp site
  • Exploring deeper into jungle for Hot Spring
  • Lunch in the forest near the Hot Spring
  • Exploring further into the jungle
  • Leave for chalet, diner and rest

Day 4 (Check out day)

    • Breakfast at the chalet
    • Ready to check out
    • Leave to Takengon
    • Lunch Durian / local café
    • Continue journey and stop for Tapioka treat
    • Reach Takengon for dinner and rest at chalet

When choosing trekking for more days in the jungle, a porter is necessary.

  • Can decide on self-preference time to walk during the day.
  • Increasing probability to spot orangutans and other wildlife like elephant, gibbons, thomas leaf monkeys, long-tailed macaques, wild pigs, snakes, Sumatera tiger and hornbills.
  • A visit to a beautiful waterfall.
  • Trekking in the area of the research centre.
  • This area is less touristic and can only be visit with a guide who worked at the research station. The jungle here is more unaffected comparing to the other part of the rainforest.
  • Night trekking. It will start after dinner and will walk for 3 or 5 hours. To look for animals who are active during night.
  • 7-day jungle trekking (or more days): There are many different options to choose for 7 or more days jungle trekking such as exploring places like Marpunga Lake, Gunung Kembar, Gunung Kembiri, Kafe or Bukit Lawang.

Book Adventurous tour to Ketambe Rainforest

Explore the authentic and natural appropriate environment of Ketambe Forest.