WEBB FAMILY BLOG

This was our first visit to Asia and to a developing country. The gap between the rich and the poor was very evident as we travelled from...

We wanted to support conservation in Sumatra as a core part of our trip. This post is a short reflection on what we learned about the...

Today is our last day before we head back to Medan. We'll have a couple of days there resting before catching a flight back to London via...

We've been out on a jungle trek on Saturday and Sunday. We left Bukit Lawang village and crossed the river to the National Park. Day 1...

After another great breakfast we decided to visit the Friday market in Bukit Lawang. We weren't really sure what to expect but figured it...

We started the day with some more tubing after breakfast. This time we walked further up the river to get a couple of longer stretches...

Today's discovery was 'tubing'. The cost of this activity can vary hugely depending on whether you hire a guide to carry the tube and...

Today was our first full day staying in Bukit Lawang. It's a change of pace from Batu Kapal. We had hoped for a lie in but the macaques...

Our stay at Batu Kapel has come to an end and it is with mixed feelings we move on to Bukit Lawang village. We started the day with...

We started the day with a short lie in and another amazing breakfast from the local team. We had planned to visit the local bat cave but...

Today we walked a route out near one of the two local bat caves as we monitored the wildlife. We saw Thomas Leaf and Silver Leaf monkeys....

Today we have been helping collect and move stones to help a local farmer repair their access road. The conservation team work closely...

Today's activity was carrying bamboo tree stakes across the Landak River to part of the wildlife corridor. Simple tasks involving...

We started the day with a monitoring trip on route 3 where we'd already seen some orangutans. Today we saw Aran and Suri again in a tall...

Today we went for our first animal monitoring walk. Batu Kapal has several rocky outcrops with native jungle plants. Orangutans travel...

We've made it to Batu Kapal Conservation site. Our luggage made it too. Our airline didn't know where it was. Our jungle driver knew...

We arrived in Medan a little late after a great long haul flight and a less great hop over from Singapore. Unfortunately our main...

Hang on - we're just getting things ready !