09 September 2009 - 14 September 2009 Indonesia Exchange Rate as of 09/09/09-- 1GBP = Rp16,580 TRANSPORT Penang to Belawan (Indonesia) by ferry (RM150)--6 hours (Langkawi Ferry Service) Belawan to Medan by opelet (Rp 25,000/person)--1 hour Hotel to Pinang Baris Terminal by taxi (Rp 50,000) Pinang Baris Terminal to Bukit Lawang by bus (Rp 20,000)--3 1/2 hours Bukit Lawang to Village by becak (Rp 8,000) Village to Bukit Lawang by becak (Rp 8,000) Bukit Lawang to Pinang Baris Terminal by bus (Rp 15,000)--3 hours Pinang Baris Terminal to hotel by becak (Rp 25,000) HOTELS Medan: Hotel UKM--Dbl, fan, squat toilet and a mandi (Rp110,000)...not worth the price but pretty much bog standard affair in Medan. Room isn't bad, but the bathroom was infested by ants and stank. Best try somewhere else. Bukit Lawang: Jungle Inn--Dbl, western
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