Tangkahan (Elephant Tours)

ELEPHANT DAY TOURS, for this tours, we will go to the TANGKAHAN, Tangkahan is sometimes mentioned as the HIDDEN PARADISE IN SUMATRA. It is definitely hidden and for many a paradise. It is the perfect place to get new experince with sumatran elephant. We will start at 06.00am from Bukit Lawang, Off road with local jeep to Tangkahan. It takes about 2 hours  passing by oilpalm plantation track and rural areas and A bit bumpy drive but great fun!

Tangkahan is a beautifully remote jungle settlement situated on the other side of Gunung Leuser National Park. Remote village was practically built on the logging trade in the 1980s and 1990s, because the people became aware of the damages by such activity. They collectively decided to stop illegal logging and transform the area into an functional, self-sustained ecotourism destination. In April 2001 the community banded together to form the Tangkahan Tourist Institute (Lembaga Pariwisata Tangkahan – LPT) and fixed regulations prohibiting the exploitation of the surrounding rainforest. The Conservation Response Unit (CRU) was born – a team of Sumatran Elephants and their mahout that helps safeguard the national park to protect it from encroachment.

After two hours drive, you will arriving at Tangakahan, and the Elephant activity start at 09.00am, in the begining activity mahout of elephant will bring a elephant down to the batang river, and you will following the elephant. And than the guide will explaining you about sumatran elephant, and your ready to getting wet, bathing and washing elephant in the river, they also will spary you with the water, you can also feeding them, playing with small baby of elephant around the mum. Enjoying, smiling and fun !!!. At noon time you will come back to bukit lawang, and the guide will drop you to the accommodation.