Rafflesia Flower Trek​​​​

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45 Euro per person if 2 or more people

70 Euro for one person

Intensity level: Easy /Moderate

Start time: 09:00 from Bukit Lawang

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Starting from Bukit Lawang, we will travel to the remote ecotourism village of Batu Katak, located 18 km away on the border of Gunung Leuser National Park. Batu Katak is a small village bordering the national park. It consists of small typical wooden houses located along a winding river.

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The surrounding area consists of several rubber and palm oil plantations, but the most important and interesting feature is the karst forest: towering limestone cliffs and cave systems. Protecting this forest is very important for wildlife, as it is home to Black Gibbons, White-handed Gibbons, Hornbills, and Sumatran Orangutans.

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This is also home to two of the most unusual lower plants in the world – Rafflesia Arnoldi and Amorphophallus Titanium, also known as the Corpse Flower.

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In Indonesia, its name is "Bunga Bangkai," translated as Corpse Flower. This flower is endemic to West Java, Central Sumatra, and North Sumatra. This flower was rarely seen until 1989, with fewer than 30 blooms recorded in botanical gardens worldwide.

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Amorphophallus Titanum

In Indonesia, its name is "Bunga Bangkai," translated as Corpse Flower. This flower is endemic to West Java, Central Sumatra, and North Sumatra. This flower was rarely seen until 1989, with fewer than 30 blooms recorded in botanical gardens worldwide. It is the tallest flower ever recorded, measuring 3 meters when fully grown.

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Rafflesia Arnoldi

Commonly called the ‘corpse lily,’ this flower is the largest individual flower on earth. It is a very beautiful flower that can be found growing in the forest around Batu Katak. These flowers can take months to develop but only last a few days, so it is very lucky to see one in North Sumatra.

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Supporting the Batu Katak community and their environmentally conscious journey to see the flower is very important. This remote village is very poor, and without tourism support, villagers return to palm oil farming, poaching, and other unsustainable forms of income. In addition, the limestone cliffs are under threat of mining by cement companies, which would have a bad impact on the wildlife thriving in the forest.