{"id":27088,"date":"2023-09-07T13:52:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=27088"},"modified":"2024-04-10T08:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:56:48","slug":"sumatra-trekking-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/sumatra-trekking-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumatra Trekking Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27088\" class=\"elementor elementor-27088\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4416161 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4416161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a978857 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a978857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6488f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df6488f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ddd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83ddd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-10.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-10.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012eb6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"012eb6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518c964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518c964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #80b157;\">Indonesia is an adventure-lovers paradise, with its incredibly diverse landscapes and unspoiled nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With EXO\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/indonesia\/the-sumatra-trekking-challenge\/\">Sumatra Trekking Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, our adventure team shines a light on one of Southeast Asia\u2019s most spectacular wilderness areas with an intense but highly rewarding trek.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia Adventure Manager, Eka Putri, picks this as\u00a0 her favourite adrenaline-pumping adventure.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u2018In Sumatra, any traveller can see orangutans within a one day trek. But with this\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem; background-color: #fcfcfc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/indonesia\/the-sumatra-trekking-challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sumatra Trekking Challenge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0we invite true adrenaline junkies to<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a0go deeper into the dense jungle<\/span>\u00a0to discover not just orangutans, but other wildlife they have never seen before\u2019, Eka explains.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f449c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12f449c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976d5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"976d5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The journey kicks off with a 3-4 hour drive from Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, to the charming village of Bukit Lawang, the gateway to <b>Gunung Leuser National Park<\/b>. A short, easy, &#8216;warm up\u2019 trek gives guests their first glimpse of the jungle before returning to town for the evening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><p>On day two, with the comforts of the eco-lodge left behind, the true jungle experience begins. Over the next four days, the trekking route journeys deeper and deeper into the heart of the rainforest- a <b>full immersion into nature.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45472bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45472bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a724a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02a724a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9d75a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f9d75a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f2929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f2929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em>&#8216;The trip was way more than expected, beautiful surroundings, challenging walks and climbs up and down topped off with amazing food and people&#8217;<\/em><\/h4><p>-Sumatra Trekking Challenge traveller testimonial<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efdaebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efdaebd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b437347\" data-id=\"b437347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6683aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each day guests will <b>trek alongside an expert guide<\/b> who will share their knowledge of the <b>endemic flora and fauna.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>If lucky, trekkers will spot some of these species, including the <b>Sumatran Striped Rabbit and Sumatran Orangutans<\/b>, as well as a vast variety of butterflies and birds.<\/p><p>\u00a0At night, guests will camp under the stars amid the symphony of jungle sounds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2018Personally, my golden moment in Sumatra Jungle is just before I fall asleep. Listening to all of nature&#8217;s music, all of the animal sounds and bug noises-\u00a0 it\u2019s a special moment,\u2019 Eka remarks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6ef93\" data-id=\"ee6ef93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c478d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61c478d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-6.png\" title=\"Square Images (6)\" alt=\"Square Images (6)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27eb7f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27eb7f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b668a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b668a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e016483 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e016483\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fead3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fead3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #80b157;\">&#8216;<\/span>Absolutely incredible challenge! Surpassed all of my expectations, tough at times but beyond rewarding, definitely my favourite challenge&#8217; <\/em><\/h4><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Sumatra Trekking Challenge traveller feedback<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8faefc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8faefc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df0cf88\" data-id=\"df0cf88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04e82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b04e82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-11.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Square-Images-11-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210d970\" data-id=\"210d970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5da15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d5da15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the last day of trekking wraps up, guests are rewarded with an exhilarating change of pace: a white-water rafting adventure on the <b>Wampu River<\/b>.<\/p><p>This is the perfect way to end this <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/indonesia\/the-sumatra-trekking-challenge\/\">Sumatra Trekking Challenge<\/a><\/b>, with one last adrenaline-pumping activity before returning to the lodge in Bukit Lawang for a <b>farewell barbeque dinner.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2018We call this trip a \u2018Challenge\u2019 but it\u2019s not only challenging our body. We also challenge ourselves to learn from nature and other people,\u2019 Eka explains.<\/p><p>&#8216;With EXO\u2019s guide and support team, travellers will learn <b>jungle survival skills<\/b>, they will learn about the culture of Sumatra and about how to preserve nature while trekking. But it\u2019s not only a learning experience for the tourists,&#8217; Eka continues.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">&#8216;My goal is for travellers to also make an impact on our local people, sharing their own ideas and experience through the conversations along the way&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5934531 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5934531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc11b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc11b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1715ce6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1715ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d6a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d6a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #80b157;\">&#8216;<\/span>This experience has changed my life. I was so dubious about it before I left. I would say to others. Believe in yourself and go for it. 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