The Largerst National Park In Sumatra

The Largerst Nasional Park In Sumatra

The Gunung Leuser National Park and Kerinci Seblat National Park both straddle the mountain range and have been assigned UNESCO World Heritage status in recognition of their phenomenally rich biodiversity.

The previous is home to the famous Bukit Lawang Orangutan Conservation Centre where up-close orangutan encounters.

The Global Tiger Initiative perceived as one of the 12 most important safeguarded areas in the world for tiger conservation.

Obviously, Sumatra is a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise but you have to work for it. Sightings of the more exotic species are scarce and your best chance is to take a jungle adventure deep into the jungle.

Whilst you’ve got your climbing boots on, be sure to hiking at least one of Sumatra’s precious peaks. There are many to choose from and they all have their own draw.

The Higest Mount Hike In Sumatra

Mt Dempo and Mt Kerinci are the highest among the Barisan hills, Mt Kaba or Mt Sibayak two of the most active whilst camping on the shores of Mt Tujuh’s gorgeous crater lake wins it for tranquil serenity.

On the subject of crater lakes, no visit to Sumatra would be complete without seeing Lake Toba, the largest volcanic lake in the world created during a super volcanic eruption regarded as the bigest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years ago.

These days the quiet lake is a popular resort area abounding with natural attractions, Batak customary villages and water sports – Paket Wisata Medan.

The Great Sumatran Issue runs parallel to the Barisan Mountains and the west shore of Sumatra. It emerges as a long chain of exquisite tropical islands with some of the best preserved traditional villages and antique stone monoliths, such as on Nias Island, an abundance of sandy beaches and world class surf generated by lavish Indian Ocean swells.

Many of the islands and the uncovered part of Sumatra’s northwest coast, particularly in Aceh, experienced horrendously from the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami which killed an estimated 170,000 Sumatran’s and wiped out livelong communities.

Whilst the actual scars have all but healed, the disaster is deeply imprinted on the Sumatran mind. It is a testament to the islander’s elasticity that life has all but returned to normal, albeit with an principal nervousness.

In any case, travellers can expect a genuinely warm welcome served up with a healthy dosage of smiles and an unforgettable tour adventure.

Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) is one of Nature Conservation Areas in Indonesia that covering an area of 1,094,692 hectares – Sumatra Travel Agent.

The administration is located in 2 provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra . This forest is dominant in East Aceh, South Aceh and Langkat North Sumatra; it known by the results of world-class coffee and tobacco ( Sumatra Tour ).

Those who love to adventure can start the adventure in this national park through Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, where there are the awesome of orangutan that live inside the forest.

Gunung Leuser forest also has a wealth of tropical fruits such as durian, mango, rambutan, avocado, orange, papaya, guava and pineaple.

This Leuser National Park and the surrounding region als0 known as the Leuser Ecosystem which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There are roughly 130 species can be identified in Gunung Leuser National Park, such as: Sumatran monkeys, tigers, elephants, rhinos, gibbons, leopards, reptiles, fish, bees, and 325 species birds.

This park has the highest peak of 3,381 m and is one of the bigest national parks in Indonesia and most diverse area of 7,927 km² on the northern tip of Sumatra.

Gunung Leuser National Park Jungle Trekking

The name of Gunung Leuser National Park takes its name from Mount Leuser (3404 M asl) in Aceh. Leuser National park includes native ecosystems from the coast to the high mountains which are covered with tight forests typical of tropical rain.

This park managed by the zoning system for the purpose of research, education, cultivation support, tourism, recreation and science.

Gunung Leuser National Park is very wide area, including mangrove forests, swamp forest, lowland rainforest, moss forest, and up to subalpine forest.

By the several ecosystems that it has, the Leuser park is actually a group of diverse nature reserves and forests, which is: Gunung Leuser Nature Reserve, Kappi Nature Reserve, Kluet Nature Reserve, Sikundur-langkat Wildlife Reserve, Ketambe Research Station, Dolok Sembilin and West Singkil.

This largest Park covers more than 100 kilometers of the Bukit Barisan Mountains, known for its sheer, mountainous terrain condition that is almost reachless.

Why Trekking To Leuser Park

The charming Alas river cut this park into eastern and western parts, where you can find majestic scenery of tropical forests that will spoil your sight.

By get into Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra and traveled to Medan is the easiest way to reach Gunung Leuser National Park.

Ketambe is also an alternative for passage into the Leuser National Park and road to Ketambe is easier to reach from Medan and Kutacane, the closes town to Ketambe.

You can use the public transportations from Medan, namely: Pinang Baris Bus Station, take the direction to Bukit Lawang . It will takes 86 km by road to the northwest.

To return back to Medan, you can take a minibus or hire private transportation from Medan Travel Agent, its will make you much easy than to find it in station.

If you rent a car from one of medan travel agency, you just asking the agency to pick you up at Bukit Lawang than go back to Medan.