Village Tour

Starting Time
The village tour through the neighbourhood of Bukit Lawang starts around 10 am after breakfast at your guesthouse. Your guide will bring you to the traditional becak drivers, where you have a seat in the motorbike cabin and start the tour.

What you can see in the villages
On the way through the villages, you have a beautiful view over green or yellow rice fields with the rainforest mountains in their background. Depending on the season you might see the cultivation or harvesting of local rice farmers. Just tell your driver whenever you want to stop to have a closer look. In one of the traditional villages, you have the chance to observe how tofu and brown sugar is produced, which is really interesting to see. Feel free to walk around there for a bit to see how local people live and work. There are so many things to learn – for example traditional crafting or roof thatching made with palm leaves. Continue your drive through the rural landscape, pass more rice fields as well as rubber, cocoa and palm oil plantations. After a very delicious drink of a fresh coconut, you can see how Tepas are made. That are woven bamboo walls which you can find in almost every Indonesian house and even in modern European furniture.

Local Markets
Additionally on every Friday and Sunday you have the chance to visit a traditional market, where you can find absolutely everything – from fresh fruits and vegetables, over herbs and massage oil to clothes or even crafts from bamboo and coconut. Take your time to experience this authentic Indonesian daily life moment and definitely buy some Mangosteen or Rambutan if possible, they are so yummy!

Return
After 3 - 4 hours, your guide will bring you back to your guesthouse.
Of course, we can personalise this tour for you, if you only have a few hours or if you want to see something special in the villages, like the Muslim primary school of Bukit Lawang. Cooking class & dancing are optional, so you can also decide to see something else according to your wishes.

What's Included
•    Becak (tuktuk) & driver
•    Samples of tofu, tempe and brown shugar
•    Fresh coconut-drink

Don't Forget
•    Your camera & a bottle of water & sunscreen
•    Your wallet & a small bag if you would like to buy something at the local market
•    Curiosity!