18 May 2024
We had a great 6N 7D North Sumatra adventure experience with Berastagi adventure. The tour was well organised with knowledgeable guides and experienced drivers which were taking good care about the well being of their travellers.
On the first day we were picked up by our guide “Bro” together with his draver at our Hotel in Medan. “Bro” remained with us during the rest of the week guiding and coordinating the whole trip. On day one we. We’re brought to Bukit Lawang where we met “Pipit” and his assistant “Theo” who would take care of a 2 days jungle trekking. Both turned out to be great bushguides and come highly recommended by us. The trekking was great and we were lucky to see quite some animals including orangutans. Overnight we stayed in a simple jungle hut, enjoyed good food and had plenty of water.
In day 4 we left for Berastagi in order to have an early climb on Mount Sibayak on day 5. Here Bro was guiding us. Though the climb requires some basic levels of fitness it is doable and rewarding once you are on the summit on the volcano. Afterwards a visit to the local spa came as a real blessing
Later on day 5 we travelled to lake Toba were we spend the remainder of the day and day 6 experiencing the Dajak culture. Being Dajak himself Bro was able to explain a lot and made us experience thing which we probably couldn’t have done by ourselves. On day 7 the team brought us back to our Hotel in Medan.
All in all, we enjoyed our trip very well, experienced Berastagi travel as a good, trustworthy and flexible organisation . Providing us with good guides, drivers and the best hotels available at the locations. We paid in advance through wise, an app we did not use before but which is commonly used in Indonesia. The use of this app wworked out fine. Berastagi immediately provided confirmation about receiving the initial payment. Though Berastagi confirmed reception of the final payment by mail there was some confusion about the payment at the beginning of the trip. This was easily resolved after showing the proof of transfer in the Wise app.