Tangkahan Elephant Day Trip

Overview

Tangkahan sits on the other side of Gunung Leuser, a serene jungle village known for its community-led elephant conservation. The drive there winds through plantations before the forest opens up at the river.

It's a change of pace from trekking — river bathing, a natural hot spring and time with the Conservation Response Unit's elephants.

Highlights

• Meet the Sumatran elephants at Tangkahan
• Bathe in the clear river at the forest's edge
• Relax in a natural jungle hot spring
• See a genuine community conservation project

Your day

• Early morning
  Depart Bukit Lawang for the drive to Tangkahan.
• Late morning
  Elephant observation and river-bathing activities.
• Midday
  Lunch, then a soak in the natural hot spring and waterfall views.
• Afternoon
  Return drive to Bukit Lawang.