2019 april: Indonesia/Sumatra II - Bukit Lawang, Bohorok, Gunung Leuser NP
After 2016 I flew to Sumatra a second time. The plan for this trip was exclusively wildlife and the Anak Dalam ethnic group in the protected area of the Bukit Duabelas National Park. I had the contact persons addressed via my guide from 2016, Mr Rizal Chan. It has to be said that it is very difficult to get access to the corresponding places in Sumatra. There is a lack of infrastructure and contacts. The fauna is large and varied, but very difficult to access, sometimes impossible. The infrastructure is available from Medan in the north of Sumatra to Padang in the southern central part of the island. It gets very difficult in the southern part of the island. There is a lack of accommodation, and access to the national parks is only possible with heavy four-wheel drive vehicles.
When I arrived in Medan I was welcomed by my old team, the guide Rizal and our driver Anan (nicknamed ananas). We drove straight to Gunung Leuser National Park in Bukit Lawang / Bohorok. This national park is known for its large population of orangutans and other primates. I made two long day trips to the orangutans.