Bukit Lawang – Strandleigur

Andrea Ástralía

This is a big charming, wooden house unlike anything else we saw in Bukit Lawang. It’s beautiful and has a lot of character. The location is great, up many stairs but it’s worth it. Close to nearby restaurants and ‘Jack’s Bar’ which we loved for live music and awesome cocktails in a real jungle setting. The staff are so lovely and helped us with everything we needed, they organised a trek into the jungle for us and a day trip to their conservation site where we saw lots of orangutans. Banana pancakes for breakfast were so delicious too, thank you Ridho! Highly recommend staying here!

Lene Ástralía

Staying at Kupu Kupu was an experience we will treasure forever! There is NO better place to experience the magic of Bukit Lawang, the location of this guest house being absolutely perfect - it took us 10 minutes to walk the narrow path between the guest house and the rest of the village and being around the bend from the village in a quiet and natural area meant that we were be situated directly in the wilderness, watching the jungle and the stunning cooling river from our large undisturbed window view, and from the lovely cafe area. We could see moneys playing in the tress and the hornbill coming in to sit in the tree opposite the guest house every evening. The staff at Kupu Kupu are amazing - Arif is a fantastic person, passionate about conservation, and was the perfect jungle guide on our overnight trek, tailoring our walk to our skills and interests, and Juli also assisted us so well with his deep knowledge of the jungle. Risky is an incredible natural cook, and the food he cooked for our evening communal eating, was so delicious that we never wanted to eat anywhere else. For me it has been the best food I've had on our holiday around Indonesia. Mary also cooks the best banana pancakes and omelettes, and is a great cook and an incredibly sweet person. Thank you to this fabulous team, we could really make the most of our time in this unique and magical place, as the location, the staff, our room with a magical view and the food left nothing to be desired. We feel incredibly lucky to have found this jewel in the jungle and hope to return again with our friends. Thank you SO much dear staff at Kupu Kupu!!!

reiseyoda Þýskaland

Calm and beautiful location. Easy Start for Trecks with engaged and knowledgeful staff. They make nearly all kinds of personel interests possible. All Guides are caring about each person. As they have an Eco attitude they support local Initiative for planting, education and cleaning. Relaxing atmosphere, good breakfast and family feeling with other guests and Team.

Nicolas Laos

Perfect place to stay in Bukit Lawang. We did the two days treck in the jungle. We were lucky to see so much orang-outan and gibbon. The room was comfortable and just in front of the restaurant, you can swim in the river. Thanks to Johnny and Kela.

Joseph Bandaríkin

Deserves six stars. Beautiful traditional Indonesian bamboo house, right on the river of Bukit Lawang, with clean facilities, delicious food, and friendly staff. We did a jungle trek through them that was sublime. Three days, saw orangutans and tucans and rafted all the way down to the river back.

skav123 Írland

Alek and Nabil are really great hosts who are Bukit Lawang's second best feature after the orangutans! The balcony has a lovely view out over the river and the location is perfect in amongst the locals.