We are young local entrepreneurs.
We care about our community.
We are passionate about
the environment.
We grew out of a passion to create a conservation model that provided employment and income for our community.
We believe the best way to protect the jungle is to build a way of life with the jungle. Simolap Wild Adventures is a tourism organisation that funds conservation and supports our local economy by welcoming guests sustianably.
Effective conservation should be lead by local communities.
Our Story.
Conservation that is lead by and involves the community
Growing the local economy and providing sustainable incomes
Balancing the needs of the jungle and the community is necessary
Educating the next generation on sustainability and love for nature
Our Values.
Protection of the environment. Our culture has lived here for generations and it is our responsibility to be caretakers of the jungle and ensure it’s protection.
Balance. We understand that conservation can only work where nature’s needs are balanced with the needs of our community - this is why local solutions are so valuable!
Community Agency. We value local agency and respect for our ability to own and use traditional knowledge handed down through generations to work for the betterment of our community.
‘Gotong Royong’ / ‘mutual co-operation’. We believe conservation should be a collaborative effort that we can all work together to achieve. Our community helps each other.
Our Conservation Organisation.
KPL stands for Komunitas Penyalamat Leuser or ‘Leuser Rescue Community’. All of our team are contributing members of KPL - and we use Simolap Wild Adventures to provide income to those doing important conservation work and to incentivise other members of our community to get involved.
More of our community gets involved in conservation
We employ active KPL members in tourism
Tourism funds our KPL conservation work
We have a passion for welcoming guests into our Simolap community and providing immersive, educational and unforgettable experiences.
Simolap is our hidden oasis and we love meeting people who want to travel with positive impact.
Thanks for supporting our vision for our families and our jungle.
Welcome to our community.
Our commitment to
our community
We are committed to transparency and supporting our community. Our philosophy is that sustainable tourism can support our community’s economic empowerment and protect our jungle.
To keep that commitment, we can provide all guests with a breakdown of where all tourist dollars go - you can see the direct positive impact your adventure is having.
Approximately 95% of all tourist dollars spent remain in the community. The remaining 5% is used to pay for national park permits which supports Sumatra’s conservation efforts (including our own conservation organisation KPL).