Bukit Lawang is a tourist attraction located in Bahorok District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province. Bukit Lawang is one of the mainstay tourist attractions in Langkat district. In addition to being a place of observation of forest people. In Bukit Lawang there are also many caves that have not been touched by humans. and the forest is still very beautiful and there are still many wild animals that live there.
Bukit Lawang also has beautiful natural baths, cold and cool water, small and shallow water discharge and a long river area. So that the Bukit Lawang bath is a complete natural bath that cannot be found in other baths in Langkat Regency.
Actually when we were going to visit Bukit Lawang we passed many beautiful small rivers but Bukit Lawang has its own charm, even though the river in Bukit Lawang has been hit by flash floods several times, as happened in 2003 with many casualties. died and was injured, and the last one occurred in the year 2020 ago, although the death toll was not too much like in 2003 ago.
The Flash Flood in the Bukit Lawang natural bath actually also occurred because of the human activity itself, which cut down large trees to be used as oil palm land for the community.
Although it has been hit by flash floods several times, this Bukit Lawang natural bath is getting more beautiful from day to day and there are more and more devotees
When we are going to visit Bukit Lawang, there are many guides who will offer services to us by offering tours in the Bukit Lawang area. We just have to choose what tour and travel package we will take, for example a trip package to the Mount Lauser protected forest observation area, there we will be spoiled by the large population of forest people or monkeys and to enjoy this exciting trip we will be charged a guide fee of Rp. 80,000 per person.
Or we can also enjoy Goa Tour packages around Bukit Lawang such as Bat Cave, Air Cave and Wind Cave. With the same cost for each cave of Rp. 80,000.
The journey from Medan to Bukit Lawang takes almost 3 hours and there are no traffic jams. When entering the Bukit Lawang gate area, we will pass 2 entry ticket posts, the first for entrance tickets to the Bukit Lawang area and the second post for parking in the Bukit Lawang area. Each post is valued at Rp. 10,000 for 2-wheeled vehicles and Rp. 30,000 for four-wheeled vehicles.
When we are at the Bukit Lawang natural bath, we will find several pedestrian bridges, there are pedestrian bridges made by the local government and some are made by the surrounding community. The difference is, the pedestrian bridge made by the local government is cooler and the foundation is much stronger and we can cross the bridge for free, but if we are going to cross the self-help bridge we will be charged a fee for crossing Rp. 2000, the choice is in the hands of visitors.
Until here our exciting journey, hopefully it can be a reference when visiting Bukit Lawang, greetings healthy and successful for all of us. Stay loyal and follow our posts, the next is still about the fun in the Bukit Lawang area. Thank you