Orangutan Rehabilitation Center
The best tourist attraction which makes this regency well-known all over the world is the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. It is managed by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). Due to its popularity, this attraction will be explained in detail.
Bukit Lawang (the nearest village to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre) is about 3 hours by car or motorcycle from Medan. Its main attractions are the orangutan rehabilitation centre, the Bahorok river with its fresh and crystal clear water, the beautiful view, the tropical forest and the cheap accommodation.
Before entering the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, visitors should get a permit from the PHPA (The National Parks Office) in Bukit Lawang. The permit is valid for seeing the orangutan at the feeding site and for trekking in the surrounding forest.
The Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is part of Gunung Leuser National Park, in the special region of Aceh. Bukit Lawang has a lot of cheap accommodations which serve European, Chinese, and Indonesian food. Tourists who come to Bukit Lawang can visit the feeding site of orangutan (twice a day at about 3 pm and 8 am) and is about a 30 minutes walk from the office in town.
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