Tucked away on the easternmost fringes of the Bukit Barisan range, 78km north of Medan, the Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre at BUKIT LAWANG is one of the most enjoyable places in North Sumatra and has become a major tourist attraction. The setting for the village, on the eastern banks of the Sungai Bohorok, opposite the forest-clad slopes of Gunung Leuser, is idyllic. The village also contains some of the most charming and inexpensive losmen in Sumatra, with balconies overlooking the river and macaques on the roof looking for food.