Day 1: Introduction Day!
You will fly into Medan (Kuala Namu (KNO)) airport, Sumatra, to begin your jungle adventure at the Batu Kapal conservation project site! It is a 4 hour drive to the project site from the Medan Airport. We will arrange a private car transfer from the airport to the project site. Plus a motor bike ride for you and your luggage to transport you for the last 20 minutes to reach the jungle volunteer base.On arrival at the project site you will be given an introduction and orientation to the programme and the intended daily schedule.

Day 2 – 6: A typical day
A typical day’s volunteering activities is made up of a combination of our environmental and educational volunteer activities. :

6.30 am – Early morning wildlife monitoring, gps, photograph and record sightings. This is often the time of the day the animals are most active!
8.00 am – Help with the preparation of your breakfast
10.00 am -Start morning activities with volunteer conservation wildlife monitoring

12.00 pm Help with preparation of Lunch
1.00 pm to 3.00 pm – rest time or optional activities for you to choose from such as conservation talks, data entry of the monitoring sheets, plastics recycling, plant nursery, language lessons

3.00 pm to 5.00 pm – Afternoon activities
Afternoon wildlife monitoring.
If not monitoring, continue with conservation program environmental monitoring, surveying and establishing wildlife corridor activities (see detailed conservation program).

5.30 pm – Help with preparation of dinner.
6.30 pm – Dinner
7.30-10.30 pm – Evening Activities and Free time.

Optional night walk to spot slow loris, civet cat, leopard cat or porcupine, gps, photograph and record sightings on some evenings, once or twice a week.
Other optional evening activities can include relaxing and playing cards and games, guitar and campfire on some evenings and our Indonesian/English exchange with the team and neighbours.
Each evening volunteers have an opportunity to share their experiences for that day and plan for the next days activities.

11pm Sunday to Friday – Lights out! Volunteers retire for the night. We ask you to please respect the other volunteers and the staff.

Day 7: Free Day

Choose from a wide range of activities in your free time on weekends (cost extra), ranging from 

• Traditional massage ($20 pp)
  Rock scrambling open caving adventure (2-3 hours. $45 pp with guide)
  3-hour motorbike tour of the villages and rice fields, visit cottage industries, rice hulling and drying, palm sugar, tofu, bamboo weaving (price $55 pp)
  Full-day activity. Walking to the Selang Pangeran Waterfall (easy 2 – 2.5 hour walk one way. Fitness average), returning at 5pm by motorbike (price $95 pp includes lunch)
  Hot springs day trip by 4wd including lunch ($120pp min 2)
• More activities available, ask our coordinator