Best Orangutan Tours in Sumatra and Borneo: 15 Ethical Treks

1.3-Day Ethical Orangutan Jungle Trek | Bukit Lawang, Sumatra

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · from $205Our pick

Join an English-speaking, ITGA-HPI-certified guide such as Kiran for a demanding three-day trek from Bukit Lawang into Gunung Leuser National Park. Sleep two nights at basic jungle camps, look for orangutans and monkeys, and return by river tubing. Meals, park entry, and a small-group setting are included.

“Our small group had a wonderful experience in the jungle. Kiran our guide was great in spotting the Oran Utans and other Monkeys even when day were hiding due to the rain.”

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2.2Ns Orangutan Kelotok Tour in Tanjung Puting Kalimantan – Borneo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · from $444

Travel from Pangkalan Bun through Tanjung Puting National Park on a private two-night kelotok cruise. Your English-speaking guide helps spot orangutans, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, and birds. The boat includes sleeping beds, mosquito nets, Western-style toilet facilities, meals, drinks, and park fees. Darmin is one guide associated with this experience.

“Orangutan applause fue la operadora de nuestro viaje. Todo increíble, la tripulación, comida, guía(Darmin) y los lugares visitados fue una experiencia que quedará en nuestro recuerdo por siempre. Gracias por todo! Volveremos con nuestros futuros hijos!”

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3.3ns Private Orangutan and Bornean Primates Kelotok Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · from $591

Spend four days and three nights aboard a private wooden kelotok in Tanjung Puting National Park. From Pangkalan Bun, visit Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui, watch orangutans and proboscis monkeys, spot birds and crocodiles, enjoy meals prepared on board, and plant a tree in your name. Guides such as Ana, Alan, Maya, Vera, and Nikita have led past departures.

“This was absolutely one of the best experiences of our lives! The Orangutans, people, and rainforest will forever be in our hearts. The crew went above and beyond to make this unforgettable and the experience was made complete by our Read more”

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4.Orangutan Trek (2D/1N) by EcoTravel Bukit Lawang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $180

Spend two days hiking Gunung Leuser National Park with an English-speaking EcoTravel guide, cook, and a group capped at eight. Look for wild Sumatran orangutans, macaques, birds, insects, and carnivorous plants, then sleep in a riverside tent, eat hot jungle meals, visit a waterfall, and tube-raft back to Bukit Lawang.

“My friend and I had an amazing time at EcoTravel Sumatra! The team including Christina, Kembar, Hendra, Awi, Kondak, Ari and Door were all responsive, friendly and helpful! Our room was immaculate and comfortable. The food was deliciouRead more”

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5.Orangutan Tour Tanjung Puting 2Nights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · from $400

You’ll spend two nights aboard a traditional klotok from Pangkalan Bun, with pickup, meals, an English-speaking guide, and ranger support included. Visit Camp Leakey, Tanjung Harapan, and Pondok Tanggui to see orangutans in protected forest. Bring insect repellent, light clothes, sturdy sandals, and extra camera batteries.

“We have now been to some cool places, but I think this might be the best ever. We saw orangutan, of course, but also probiscus monkeys, a monitor lizard stealing from a fish net, snakes and crocodiles swimming in front of the boat, a taraRead more”

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6.2 Days 1 Night in THE Jungle Mount Leuser ( See Orangutan)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $154

Start in Bukit Lawang at 9 a.m. with certified local guides such as Havizd and Hendri. Trek into Gunung Leuser National Park, look for orangutans, gibbons, macaques, hornbills, and other wildlife, then sleep at a jungle camp before breakfast, more walking, and a traditional raft ride back.

“Really enjoyed our trip with See Bukit Lawang. Our guides, Havizd ans Hendri, where great! They take such a good care of us, from the moment we arrived in Bukit Lawang. They where very relaxed and we had a lot of fun together. Also the food was amazing!”

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7.ONE DAY Jungle Trekking 6-7 hours (see orang utan) + Rafting in Bukit Lawang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $90

Start at 8:30 am from your Bukit Lawang accommodation or meet at Jalan Orangutan. A certified English-speaking guide leads a 5 to 6 hour jungle trek in Gunung Leuser National Park, with lunch, fruit, water, permits, and a return by traditional raft or tube. Orangutans are possible, not guaranteed.

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8.Orangutan Safari Kelotok Houseboat 3 Days 2 Nights Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $390

Spend two nights aboard a private klotok houseboat from Pangkalan Bun, cruising the Sekonyer River toward Camp Leakey. Your guide and crew arrange jungle walks, wildlife searches, meals, drinks, and transfers. Guides such as Hendra and Faris have earned special praise for their care and English skills, while optional night walks add another layer to the forest experience.

“Nature and wildlife was great. The Crew and the tourguide were amazing. It was good to do it off-season, because there were still a lot of boats”

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9.3 Days Orangutan Sumatra Jungle Trekking with Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $204

Spend three days and two nights trekking through Gunung Leuser National Park from Bukit Lawang with an English-speaking local guide. Look for orangutans, gibbons, birds, and other wildlife, sleep at two jungle camps, eat Indonesian food, and tube or raft the Bohorok River back to town. Guides associated with departures include Bimbo, Riski, Hendrik, Kian, and Dino.

“Thanks for the trip it was amazing, it was also a good experience and the food was really good”

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10.Family Jungle Tour: Orangutan Trek (4-hours hike) by EcoTravel Bukit Lawang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $58Best value

You’ll hike for about four hours through Gunung Leuser National Park with a certified English-speaking EcoTravel guide and assistant. Expect steep forest paths, valley views, orangutans if luck is on your side, monkeys, insects, plants, fruit, lunch, and drinking water. Groups are limited to eight people.

“This jungle trek was an amazing experience! The jungle was beautiful and we saw a lot of monkeys and orangutan 🤩. The people were very kind and made it an unbelievable trip. I really recommend it! With special thanks to our guides Mahendra, Wanwan and YP!”

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11.Orangutan Houseboat Kelotok Tanjung Puting 3 Days Share Cost

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $500

You’ll travel by traditional kelotok from Pangkalan Bun through the Sekonyer River to Tanjung Puting’s orangutan camps. The trip includes airport or hotel pickup, meals, park visits, and a small shared group of up to 15 people. Guide Rosmin is named in guest feedback, and Camp Leakey is the main highlight.

“Firstly, this is an amazing experience. The kelotok boat, the guide, the food on the boat were top notch ! Experiencing the rainforest like this was a once in a lifetime experience, however, there are various things visitors should be aware of wRead more”

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12.3 Days Deluxe Cabin Houseboat Orangutan Tanjung Puting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $800

Travel by private Klotok houseboat from Pangkalan Bun through Tanjung Puting National Park. You’ll sleep in an air-conditioned cabin, eat onboard meals, and visit Tanjung Harapan, Pondok Tanggui, and Camp Leakey with a ranger. The trip also includes village views, forest walks, and a final tour of Pangkalan Bun.

“A big thank you to Orangutan.com, we had a wonderful time on our 3 day/ 2night boat trip and would highly recommend the tour to anyone considering the visit. We were incredibly well looked after by both our guide and the crew and in partiRead more”

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13.Two days orangutans adventure in Gunung Leuser

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $157

Start in Bukit Lawang at 9:00 am for a private two-day trek in Gunung Leuser with guide Fery. Watch for orangutans, Thomas leaf monkeys, gibbons, and macaques, then sleep at a jungle campsite, swim by a waterfall, and tube back to town.

“Fery is a fun, very caring and enjoyable tour guide. He might seem a bit aloof at times, but he is there when he needs to. Trekking with Fery means laughing a lot, even if you don’t want to!”

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14.Full-Day Orangutans Adventure in Gunung Leuser

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $72

Join Fery’s jungletrack for an eight-hour private outing from Bukit Lawang into Gunung Leuser National Park. Guides such as Ricky, Heru, and Oceng are associated with this experience. Expect a jungle trek, fruit stops, wild orangutan watching, homemade banana-leaf lunch, and a tubing ride back on the Bohorok River.

“Een geweldige dag gehad waarbij we met onze tourgids Oceng een onvergetelijke dag hebben beleefd. Veel orang oetangs gezien en alles werd verzorgd met betrekking tot het eten, advies en hulp. Daarnaast heeft hij er alles aan gedaan om ons heel de dag te vermaken en kent hij de jungle als geen ander.”

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15.5 Days Truly Orangutan Wildlife Jungle Trail

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $800

Spend five days in Tanjung Puting National Park, cruising by klotok from Pangkalan Bun toward Camp Leakey, Pondok Tanggui, and Tanjung Harapan. You will visit orangutan feeding sites, trek up to 9 kilometers through lowland forest, camp on a jungle platform, watch fireflies, and explore Kumai with a private guide and crew.

“The boat crew and guide were amazing. There's a guide, a captain, a cook and a deck hand and they were all so kind and helpful. The food was incredible. The tour itself didn't really follow the itinerary. There is no option to stay in a tent in tRead more”

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