In August last year, Sumatran Orangutan Society started working with a new project partner in Sumatra: Nature for Change (NFC). Based on the edge of Leuser National Park, Darma (NFC founder) and his team work with the communities living in the buffer zone around the park. Farmers living in this area often grow rubber trees or oil...
Bukit Lawang is one of the most famous tourism destinations in the world that can give the visitors a guarantee to see orangutan every day. Despite its famous, Bukit Lawang has many things to improve to meet the international standard of ecotourism spot. From the public road to the related facilities such as public toilet...
“Ecotourism is about enjoying the nature as it is. The beauty of the pristine forest is something that everyone has to respect and appreciate” – Panut Hadisiwoyo This week is another remarkable week for OIC. We are humbled to have Orangutan Odyssey, a travel company that dedicated all of their tour package involving the forest...
“Ecotourism is defined as a responsible travel to natural places, which conserves the environment and sustains the well being of the local people” Bukit Lawang, as one of the most popular orangutan viewing in North Sumatera, has many potential biodiversities that can be used as the tourism charms rather than relying on orangutan as the...
The new beginning of 2018 is such an important start of the new development of Bukit Lawang Orangutan viewing Centre, as a new facility of a canopy trail is officially launched. Gunung Leuser National Park authority has been starting the construction from last year and it was finished at the beginning of January 2018. This...
Fruit season is awaited season for local farmers who live in the villages of Bahorok subdistrict as mostly they grow Durian as their fruit crops. This season is such a special season as a Durian tree only fruiting once in a year. Quite a long time for them to wait for sure. However,...
Bukit Lawang is a prominent nature tourism site located in Leuser forest in North Sumatera. As the matter of fact, Bukit Lawang is the only place in Sumatra which offer possible viewing of semi-wild orangutans in natural habitat. From 2001-2015, Bukit Lawang has been visited by an average of 5400 foreign visitors and...
View our project in Bukit Lawang. From Rehabilitation Centre to Ecotourism. > read more…
