Enjoy the rich wildlife as your cruise in a private boat through Borneo's lush jungle
Meet the iconic orangutan and learn about its natural habitat during jungle treks
Enjoy the indonesian cuisine in the jungle, prepared by your private cook
Witness the world's most fascinating funerals and celebrate the dead with locals
Stunning treks through coffee & cacao plantations, bamboo forests and rice fields
Stay overnight in remote villages and befriend the incredibly kind Torajans
Trek through the Gunung Leuser NP with your certified guides, born in Bukit Lawang
Meet the iconic orangutan, learn about its natural habitat and efforts to preserve it
Sleep overnight in a jungle camp, and feel the thrilling vibe of the jungle at night
Local Guides is a network of local guides that offer tours in remote places and which can be booked in advance against transparent, local prices. This keeps traveling costs down and helps local businesses. And because only guides with a terrific track record can join our network, travelers can enjoy a wonderful holiday.
Currently, we offer tours in Tanjung Puting, Tana Toraja, Bukit Lawang, and Bali. But we are expanding in other areas as well! Do you have suggestions where to expand next, then let us know.
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To learn about the Tara Toraja culture, the best option we took was to have Local-guides and with Budi, an excellent guide. It was a success from the beginning, until the end. The visit, of ...
Tana Toraja
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Boeken ging heel gemakkelijk. Aanbetaling per paypal. Rest contant er plekke (begin dus tijdig met het pinnen van de max. hoeveelheden die je mag). Communicatie was prima. Alle vragen werden snel en duidelijk beantwoord. Bij ...
Tanjung Puting
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This tour was an amazing surprise. Everything was well organised. We booked with the help of local guides and had Nur has guide. The klokok is really nice and peaceful. You sleep in the jungle ...
Tanjung Puting
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Haben über local guides die klotok Tour gebucht. Budi holte uns einen Tag vor Beginn der Tour abends nach einer langen Busfahrt von Makassar in Rantepao ab. Wir besprachen die Tour, aßen lecker zu Abend ...
Tana Toraja
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The tour was wonderful and well organised by our guide Nur. The residence is a boat known as a klotok. It’s basic sleeping and washing, which is fit for purpose, and makes you feel a ...
Tanjung Puting
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We booked a 4D/3N tour quite late into our planning as we had to move our plans following the earthquakes in Indonesia. Both the staff at Local-Guides and our assigned guide Nur were incredibly helpful ...
Tanjung Puting
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I am a very low-budget backpacker and therefore I traveled through Tana Toraja for 2 days without a guide. However, I got the feeling that I was only visiting tourist places while my impression was ...
Tana Toraja
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Because me and my family (partner + 2 kids) did such a wonderful tour with Local-Guides in Tanjung Puting National Park (Kalimantan), it was a no-brainer for us to also do our Bukit Lawang trekking ...
Bukit Lawang
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Wir hatten im voraus die Tour über die Webseite von Local Guides gebucht und unsere Erwartungen wurden mehr als übertroffen. Es war einmalig! Wir wurden von unserem Hotel pünktlich abgeholt und zum Boot gebracht. Alles ...
Tanjung Puting
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Sal and Budi advised me very well with a choice of itineraries and Yulius and Lia were the best guides. Once he knew my interests, Yulius planned three varied and interesting days and took me ...
Tana Toraja
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Local-Guides helped us incredibly with all our questions beforehand via email, and always replied promptly, enthusiastically and patiently! We booked through them also a very comfortable (airco, shower) accommodation, beautifully bordering the jungle, for a ...
Bukit Lawang
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Deze tour geboekt, van te voren geen informatie ingewonnen, achteraf helemaal niet nodig! Super tour! Geweldige gids die alles wist en alle animals wist te vinden, ook veel informatie over de planten. Eten was ook ...
Bukit Lawang
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Ich habe dort leider nur den 2 Tag und 1 Nacht Trek gemacht, das war viel zu kurz. Edi und seine Mitarbeiter sind alle sehr nett und freundlich. Das ganze Dorf ist es. Es wurde ...
Bukit Lawang
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Our family (two adults and two teenagers) did a 3D2N tour in January 2018. We were delighted with our experience. Our individual needs and interests (one keen birdwatcher, allergy to peanuts) were accommodated seamlessly. Our ...
Tanjung Puting
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Me and my family visited mount Sibayak with the North Sumatran Local Guides team (local-guides dot org) as part of our 9D8N Sumatra tour. It was TRUELY AWESOME! The volcano hike was probably the most ...
Bukit Lawang
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We had an amazing time. Our guide, Adhi, met us the evening before at our guest house (Sam’s bungalow) and went through the plan for the next couple of days and everything we’d need to ...
Bukit Lawang
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This tour was more than we expected ! Beyond imagination…and it is not only about seeing orangutans and other animals. Delicious food, comfortable setting included shower and toilet (!) , fantastic service and endless serenity ...
Tanjung Puting
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I contacted Sal well before my holiday started, and since the beginning he has been nothing but great, thoughtful and creative to find the best solution for my trip that me and my family wanted. ...
Tanjung Puting
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3 days 2 nights was the perfect amount of time, spend the days searching for animals and the nights in a shanti camp, eating well prepared meals, with some card trick entertainment. Anytime less than ...
Bukit Lawang
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Me and my family first did an orangutan tour with LG in Kalimantan, and we were so incredibly amazed about the thorough (really unprecedented to me!!!) service and their positive mindset, that I decided to ...
Tana Toraja
Local Guides is a network of local guides that offer tours in remote places and which can be booked in advance against local prices. This keeps traveling costs down and helps local businesses. And because only guides with a terrific track record can join our network, travelers are guaranteed the best tours.
And we are expanding! So in case you are looking for a local guide in any other location, let us know!
