Batu Kapal Guest House & Jungle trekking

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Scored 9.5
Rated exceptional

Staff

9.9

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Batu Kapal Guest House & Jungle trekking in Bukit Lawang offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes free toiletries, showers, and tiled floors. Dining Experience: The restaurant serves Asian cuisine in a traditional and romantic ambiance. Guests can enjoy brunch and dinner with halal, vegetarian, and vegan options. Breakfast includes local specialties, juice, pancakes, and fruits. Leisure Facilities: The guest house features a garden, terrace, and outdoor fireplace. Additional amenities include a coffee shop, picnic area, and live music. Activities such as fishing and cycling are available. Location and Attractions: Located 72 mi from Kualanamu International Airport, the property is highly rated for its convenient nature trip location. Nearby attractions include Bukit Lawang and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Center.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms
  • Bar

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast Info

Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Asian

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Tina
Slovenia Slovenia
“It's a quiet paradise in the jungle, where you can see a big orangutan in the morning ... right behind your room.”
Catherine
United States United States
“The staff went out of their way to accommodate us throughout our stay. They coordinated our entire visit including airport transport and 2 day jungle trek. The trek guides were amazing. We saw orangutans and gibbons as well as many monkeys....”
Daniel
Germany Germany
“The location of this place is absolutely stunning. You are deep in nature, far away from noise, pollution, people. Absolutely loved it. The staff is also super friendly, speaks good English and happy to sing and entertain you in the evenings and...”
Aisgar
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The location, the price and, most importantly, the people who work there! The guesthouse is located on the edge of the jungle and getting there on the back of a motorbike is an adventure in itself. The room is basic, but clean and has everything...”
Virgil
United States United States
“Staff is amazing, food is great and also the location which is deeper in the jungle. Only accessible by motorbike, but the staff is super flexible and take you up and down to the town whenever you want (not needed and not expected but we tipped...”
Timothy
Germany Germany
“Friendly staff, good food and a very quiet location. I used it to relax after 3 days in the jungle. Would definitely go again!”
Elizabeth
United States United States
“The location is a bit remote, so it's very quiet and peaceful. The owner was super accommodating and we were able to book transportation through him, in addition to a last minute half-day trek in Bukit Lawang.”
Алексей
Russia Russia
“Price, Staff, food and accommodation was sooo nice, nature bath in the river, jungle road to place. Live in a deep nature-that’s what I really want in Bukit Lawang. Owner Bayu and his team help me with everything, I will come back brothers”
Nick
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Wonderful Environment The environment is beautiful, responsibly, and respectfully managed.”
Karen
Australia Australia
“This place was bliss! Lovely friendly, relaxing family atmosphere, I really felt at home. The room was huge, very clean and the view was amazing. Food was delicious and generous portions. The trek I did was well organised, the airport pickup and...”

Hosted by Julia Bayu designing a batik t-shirt

9.8
Host Review Score
Julia Bayu designing a batik t-shirt
Welcome to our family's Batu kapal guest house. We would love you to come and stay with us in North Sumatra. You will find our beautiful guesthouse a 40 minute walk or 15 minute motor bike ride from Bukit Lawang village on the peaceful Landak River overlooking Gungung Leuser National Park. We were the only guest house here but now there is 2 more , which is perfect for nature lovers and people looking for a tranquil place to get away from the hustle and bustle of busy city life. With an abundance of nature on your door step, you will love hearing the gibbons morning and night spotting wild orangutans from your guest house. Enjoy our traditional Indonesian family food, we only use natural and fresh ingridients from our garden that we planted ourself here in a backyard,our family working so hard to build our family guest house and dream to introduce our place to the people from all over the world, and we love to make you enjoy and comfortable and be entertained in the evenings by the campfire and the strumming of the guitar. We look forward to welcoming you to our little piece of paradise. electricity 24 hours On booking please contact us to arrange pickup from Bukit Lawang or Medan airport to our guest house. best regard Batu kapal guest house family
We have great friendly staff on site. My Brother Bayu is the Artist in Residence here. Come and have a look at his artwork in the gallery or take an art lesson with Bayu to make your own Batik Tshirt to take home!
There are so many things to see and do when you visit us Swim in the river, play badminton or takraw the local soccer game played on a volleyball court Visit Ship Cave Go on one of our many treks and day tours We have a range of treks and day trips we can organise for you during your stay at Batu Kapal. We are also happy to organise your day trips for you after you arrive. Sumatra Orangutan Treks Choose from our popular 3 hour (550.000 IDR pp) , 1 day (900.000 IDR pp) or 2 day treks (1.5 M IDR pp) to see the wonderful Orangutans that call this place home. The Gunung Leuser National Park is home to over 7000 Orangutans, most of them wild with a small semi-wild population (approx 220 were released here after rescue and rehabilitation). Jungle Trek Wild Exploring 3 to 7 days Tubing and White Water Rafting Market and Village Tour by Becak (Tuk Tuk), Bicycle or Motor Bike Gelugur Hot Springs With Picnic Lunch Tangkahan Elephant Encounter Day Trip Saringgana Waterfall Day Trip with Picnic Lunch Volunteer to teach English at the next village English School house. Plant trees as part of the local reforestation project in Selang Pangeran
Languages spoken: Catalan,English,Spanish,Indonesian

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
batukapal resto
  • Cuisine
    Asian
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Brunch • Dinner
  • Ambience
    Traditional • Romantic
  • Dietary options
    Halal • Vegetarian • Vegan

Amenities of Batu Kapal Guest House & Jungle trekking

Great facilities! Review score, 8.8

Most popular amenities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms
  • Bar

House rules

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Check-in
From 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Check-out
From 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 2 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

5+ years
Extra bed upon request
Rp 100,000 per person, per night

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There are no cribs available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

The property runs a generator from 6 pm to 10 pm every night.

Please contact the property using the details in the booking confirmation to inform your expected time of arrival, so they can arrange the motor bike transfer from Bukit Lawang Village or the bus terminal.

License number: 1310250043589, 55193

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