Local Guides - Off the beaten path in Indonesia

Orangutan Tour

Pangkalan Bun

Tanjung Puting

Enjoy the lush jungle as your cruise the Sekonyer River in a private boat

Meet orangutans during the jungle trek with your private guide

Enjoy traditional meals prepared by your private cook on the boat

Komodo Tour

Labuan Bajo

Flores

Enjoy the awe-inspiring landscapes and underwater world in the Komodo archipelago

Meet Komodo dragons and learn about its habitat and preservation efforts

Scenic treks, authentic cultures, and overnight in remote villages with Flores overland tours

Tana Toraja Tours

Rantepao

Sulawesi

Attend a funeral ceremony to celebrate the dead conform local customs

Scenic treks through coffee & cacao plantations, bamboo forests and rice fields

Stay overnight in remote villages and befriend the incredibly kind Torajans

Bukit Lawang Jungle Trekking

Medan

Sumatra

Trek through the Gunung Leuser NP with your certified guides, born in Bukit Lawang

Meet the Sumatran 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

SELAMAT!

OUR TOURS

Currently, we offer orangutan tours in Tanjung Puting, jungle treks in Bukit Lawang, funeral tours and scenic treks in Tana Toraja, Komodo tours and overland tours in Flores, and day tours in Bali.

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Best Tour with Local Guides

We had very high expectations of our Tanjung Puting tour, and it still exceeded our expectations! While cruising along the river sekonyer using klotok, we saw many bekantan and birds. The first feeding place there ...

Tanjung Puting

Highlight of Holiday!

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

A Surprising Experience

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

Wundervolle Boottour!

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

Very enthusiastic staff!

We were looking for a very authentic experience, where we would not only see some cultural highlights but also feel the iranian culture and be among the iranians. For these reasons we booked our Shiraz ...

Shiraz

Amazing Trek!

We did a 3 days/2 nights trek with our guide Randy. He was so helpful, was constantly looking for animals and told us everything about the flora and fauna. Also, he was really considerate about ...

Bukit Lawang

Great Experience

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

Onvergetelijke Ervaring

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

3 Days of WOWWW!

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

A Week in Toraja

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

Incredible Family Trip

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

Amazing Experience!

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 ...

Tana Toraja

A Week To Remember!

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

Comfortable private boat tour with family

Our boat tour in Tanjung Puting with local guides was perhaps the best holiday experience i have ever had in my life. Therefore we decided to do the komodo boat tour also with local guides, ...

Flores

A True Treasure!

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

3D2N Jungle Trek

Met veel plezier hebben we deze jungle trekking gedaan. Adhi was onze gids en heeft ons overal veilig doorheen geloodst. Eerste dag was even wennen, voornamelijk aan het yoga matje om op te slapen.. Ontzettend ...

Bukit Lawang

Excellent Service, Incredible Experience.

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

An Absolute Must!

What an amazing time I had! I booked 3 nights and just had the most amazing time. So peaceful and feeling at one with nature. My guide Darmin was fantastic and everything you’d want from ...

Tanjung Puting

Just Incredible

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

Excellent Tour

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