Orangutan JUNGLE TREK in Sumatra 🇮🇩Bukit Lawang, Nasi Goreng, Leeches, Tubing, Indonesia Travel Vlog

When we came to travel in Indonesia, we knew we really wanted to do an orangutan spotting jungle trek in Sumatra!!! Orangutans are so amazing!! Not only are they extremely smart, they're also the largest animal to live in trees! Orangutans are also critically endangered. They only live on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Bukit Lawang Indonesia is one of the most popular places to do these orangutan jungle treks. There are different trek options such as a 5 day trek or a day trek. We choose the 2 day trek as it was still budget friendly, yet we really wanted to sleep overnight in the Sumatran jungle (so we avoided the day trek). This experience was AMAZING!!! Although it was also so much harder than we expected!!! Not only were we SOOOO sweaty, we got peed on by monkeys, Carles got leeches, and we had to shower in a river. We still can't believe we got to experience all this in Gunung Leuser National Park (an UNESCO World Heritage Site)! We really recommend doing a jungle trek, especially with the same company we used (Sumatra Eco Travel) as the guides were amazing and so knowledgeable!! We weren't aware how dangerous orangutans can be - they're 7 times stronger than humans and extremely smart which can lead to dangerous situations in the jungle. We had multiple guides with us the whole time pointing out animals and keeping us safe. This is not a promo video (we paid for everything) however we really recommend the company we used as they went above and beyond! The amazing song in our intro came from the best guides ever at www.sumatra-ecotravel.com If you want more info on the orangutan Mina that was mentioned, just google 'Mina Bukit Lawang' and you will get tons of articles! She has actually bit multiple tourists 😬 however we felt very safe with our guides as they have so much experience they can read Mina's mood by looking at her and then keep as far away as necessary. -------------------------------------------- 📧 BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [email protected] SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: 🥰Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/@NataliesPassport/membership (make sure to hit the 🔔 notification bell 🔔 ) 🥰Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nataliespassport 🥰Direct Donation: paypal.me/nataliehoffman22 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NataliesPassport ⭐ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NataliesPassport ✨ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@NataliesPassport 👩‍💻 Blog: https://nomadlifeforme.com/ AFFILIATES: 🛒 My Favorite Travel Products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/nataliespassport 🦠 Genki Travel Insurance: https://genki.world/with/537 🎶 Music (30 days free): https://share.epidemicsound.com/ifx54o --------------------------------------- 00:01 Intro 00:58 Morning of Day 1 01:23 Highest Bridge in Bukit Lawang 01:50 Thomas's Leaf Monkeys 02:21 Entering the Sumatran Jungle 02:32 Old Orangutan Nest 03:35 First Time Seeing Wild Orangutans! 04:04 Mother and Baby Orangutans 04:57 Calling Monkeys 05:19 Sumatran Tiger Noises 05:28 Orangutan Fun Facts 06:01 Entrance to Gunung Leuser National Park 06:11 Thomas's Leaf Monkeys 06:19 Monkey Peeing On Us... 06:50 Washing Pee Off His Head 07:02 Jungle Chameleon 07:15 Jungle Trek Backpack Contents 08:34 Peacock in Sumatra Jungle 09:22 Indonesian Fruit Buffet 10:05 No Feeding Monkeys! 10:38 Jungle Trek Gets Harder 10:51 Turtle in Sumatra Jungle 11:08 Parasite Trees 11:31 Lemon Ant in Sumatra 12:09 Machete in Jungle 12:24 Wild Orangutan Up Close! 13:31 Orangutan Watching Us 15:26 Orangutan On the Path 16:04 Lunchtime 16:19 Nasi Goreng in the Jungle 17:58 Monkey Trying to Steal Our Food 18:18 Break Time 18:42 Another Orangutan! 19:53 Steep Hike Up 20:14 Steep Hike Down 20:46 Carles Fell 21:31 Arriving at the River Camp 21:48 Our Tent in the Jungle 22:10 Sumatran River Shower 22:55 Jungle Padang Dinner 23:16 Exhausted Bedtime 23:30 Jungle Breakfast 23:53 Wet Jungle Clothes 24:05 Day 2 Jungle Trek 24:34 Starting Very Steep 24:48 Leech in Sumatra Jungle 25:19 Tuck in Your Clothes!!!! 25:49 More Machete 26:02 Jungle Medicine: Trying Quinine Tree 26:59 Rare Black Gibbon (Siamang) 27:30 Amazing View at the Top of Sumatran Jungle! 28:16 Steep Downhill Trek 28:25 Back at Camp 29:13 Preparing for Jungle River Tubing 29:30 Getting on the Tubes 30:08 First Rapids 32:10 Jungle Trek Song 33:08 Back to Sumatra Eco Travel Hotel 33:58 Our New Room 34:16 Post Trek Meeting (with Orangutans!) 35:17 Last Breakfast in Bukit Lawang #jungletrekking #gunungleuser #bukitlawang #sumatra #indonesia #orangutan #tubing