5-Day Jungle Trek to Renah Kemumu from Sungai Penuh with Hot Springs
About This Tour
Long but moderate, this trek takes you through the jungle to the forested enclave of Renah Kemumu, an ancient community of about 100 homes located completely wi...
Duration: 5 Days · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Mount Kerinci · Languages: English, Indonesian, Malay
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What's Included
- English-speaking Indonesian tour guide
- Transport
- Permits
Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Trek from Sungai Penuh to Lempur and into the Rainforest
Get up early and travel from Sungai Penuh for one hour south to Lempur. Get up early and travel from Sungai Penuh for one hour south to Lempur. Meet your guide there and begin the trek to Renah Kemumu. As you keep an eye out for wildlife and their tracks, the guides will point out edible forest fruits and greens and share a few survival skill tips. Meet your guide there and begin the trek to Renah Kemumu. As you keep an eye out for wildlife and their tracks, the guides will point out edible forest fruits and greens and share a few survival skill tips. Make camp along a cool mountain stream in the middle of the rainforest as evening begins to creep in. Make camp along a cool mountain stream in the middle of the rainforest as evening begins to creep in.
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2Day 02
Morning Trek to Renah Kemumu Village
Have an early breakfast, pack up camp in the cool morning breeze, and set off for the village. If you are using the camera trap and set it up the night before, pick it up on the way, or leave it for a few nights and collect it when you return. Have an early breakfast, pack up camp in the cool morning breeze, and set off for the village. If you are using the camera trap and set it up the night before, pick it up on the way, or leave it for a few nights and collect it when you return. Continue your trek to the village. Continue your trek to the village. After arriving, spend the rest of the day exploring the village and its fields, or perhaps playing football with the kids. After arriving, spend the rest of the day exploring the village and its fields, or perhaps playing football with the kids. Spend the night in a local family's home in Renah Kemumu. Spend the night in a local family's home in Renah Kemumu.
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3Day 03
Village Life and Hot Springs near Renah Kemumu
Spend the day in Renah Kemumu touring the surrounding area and/or involving yourself in village life. An impressive hot spring is located about 1.5-2 hours outside the village and is an idyllic place to spend a few hours refreshing after the long hike of the previous day. The boiling hot water from the spring mixes with the cool mountain water of a passing river, creating a kind of warm hot tub in the middle of the rainforest, perfect for resting your aching bones while you consider that you are now, very likely, further off the beaten path than any other traveller on Sumatra. Spend the day in Renah Kemumu touring the surrounding area and/or involving yourself in village life. An impressive hot spring is located about 1.5-2 hours outside the village and is an idyllic place to spend a few hours refreshing after the long hike of the previous day. The boiling hot water from the spring mixes with the cool mountain water of a passing river, creating a kind of warm hot tub in the middle of the rainforest, perfect for resting your aching bones while you consider that you are now, very likely, further off the beaten path than any other traveller on Sumatra. Also near the village are remnants of older, abandoned villages, gravesites, an ancient carved megalithic stone, and even the community's mini hydroelectric generator. Also near the village are remnants of older, abandoned villages, gravesites, an ancient carved megalithic stone, and even the community's mini hydroelectric generator. Additionally, you could spend time with your host family around the village, optionally visit the local school, participate in agricultural work or other village tasks, prep and cook traditional dishes, and learn about the history and culture of this unique community. Additionally, you could spend time with your host family around the village, optionally visit the local school, participate in agricultural work or other village tasks, prep and cook traditional dishes, and learn about the history and culture of this unique community.
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4Day 04
Return Trek through the Rainforest to Lempur
Head back into the rainforest early in the morning for your return trek. The goal is to make it back to the jungle stream where you camped on the first night. Head back into the rainforest early in the morning for your return trek. The goal is to make it back to the jungle stream where you camped on the first night.
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5Day 05
Forest Trails Back to Lempur or Sungai Penuh
Continue along forest trails, looking for birds, wildlife, and signs of other animals as you make your way back to the road. Continue along forest trails, looking for birds, wildlife, and signs of other animals as you make your way back to the road. Arrive back in Lempur generally by late afternoon or early evening. Stay in a homestay in Lempur, or continue with an hour's drive back to Sungai Penuh to a hotel. Arrive back in Lempur generally by late afternoon or early evening. Stay in a homestay in Lempur, or continue with an hour's drive back to Sungai Penuh to a hotel.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Sungai Penuh, Sungai Penuh City, Jambi, Indonesia · Tour start: Sungai Penuh, Sungai Penuh City, Jambi, Indonesia — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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