Nature · Batang Serangan

Tangkahan

Eco-village on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park, where the Batang Serangan and Buluh rivers meet. Sumatran elephants are bathed in the river; there is jungle trekking, tubing, waterfalls and hot springs, and wild orangutans live here too.

In 2001 villagers who had lived from logging agreed to protect the forest and founded the Lembaga Pariwisata Tangkahan (LPT), which has worked with the Gunung Leuser National Park authority since 2002. The elephants of the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) patrol the forest and are bathed in the river every morning. Many people around Tangkahan are Karo. Wild orangutans do live here, but sightings are not guaranteed; Bukit Lawang is the well-known place to see them.

🌐 Website: tangkahan.com ↗
🚗 Getting there: About 95 km from Medan, 3–4 hours via Binjai (Medan–Binjai toll road). Bus from Pinang Baris terminal in Medan, about 4 hours. The lodges are reached by raft across the Batang Serangan.
💡 Tip: Bring enough cash, river sandals and insect repellent. The elephants are bathed in the morning.

Source: Bab III Data: Tinjauan Umum Kabupaten Langkat & Tangkahan (skripsi) — Universitas Diponegoro · 4 Tempat Wisata Hits di Langkat — detikSumut · Bagaimana Ekowisata Tangkahan Hapus Penebangan Hutan dan Perburuan Satwa Liar — Green Network · Bathing the Elephants of Tangkahan — Tempo · Seekor Anak Gajah Kembali Lahir di Taman Konservasi Tangkahan — Bisnis.com · An Ambiguous Perception of Sumatran Orangutans by Local Community in Tangkahan (2024) — Jurnal Belantara, Universitas Mataram · Ekotourism Tangkahan (relation 19971880) — OpenStreetMap

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