• Following the group pick up at Padang International Airport, it’s just a short drive to the cool highlands of West Sumatra. We’ll stop at a spectacular waterfall along the way for a picnic lunch and explore some of the ancient Minangkabau village sites on our way to the spectacular Hararu Valley, located just south of the Equator.
  
  
• Our home for the night is the lovely Echo Lodge with its classic Minankabau roofs, jutting like water buffalo horns into the air. In every direction, towering rock walls rise up vertically, clothed in jungle vegetation and graced with plunging waterfalls. It’s hard to believe how quickly we’ve been transported to paradise!

• Following an exploratory hike and a refreshing shower under one of the falls, we return to our lodge for a wonderful dinner, group games and a campfire under the stars.

• Weather permitting, the Hararu Valley offers superb star gazing. Opportunities to learn about the constellations of two hemispheres are excellent for both the Southern Cross and the Big Dipper can be seen in this sky.

Overnight: Echo Lodge