Gunung Leuser National Park
This national park takes its name from the towering Gunung Leuser with a height of 3404 meters above sea level in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. This national park includes native ecosystems from coast to high mountains covered by tropical rain forests typical dense, managed by the zoning system is utilized for the purpose of research, science, education, support aquaculture, tourism, and recreation.
Gunung Leuser National Park has 3 (three) functions:
* A. protection of life support systems
* B. preserving species diversity of plants and animals and their ecosystems
* C. sustainable use of biological resources and ecosystems.
Ketambe Station
As the basic legality in conjunction with the inauguration of the forest area has been issued Ministerial Decree No. 276/Kpts-II/1997 on the appointment of TN. Gunung Leuser area of 1,094,692 hectares, located in the province of Aceh and North Sumatra. The decision stated that the TN. Gunung Leuser National Park consists of a combination of:
* 1. Gunung Leuser Wildlife Reserve: 416,500 ha
* 2. Kluet Wildlife Refuge: 20,000 acres
* 3. Wildlife West Langkat: 51,000 hectares
* 4. Wildlife South Langkat: 82,985 hectares
* 5. Sekundur Wildlife Refuge: 60,600 acres
* 6. Wildlife Kappi: 142,800 hectares
* 7. Gurah Park: 9200 acres
* 8. Forest Protection and Limited Production Forests: 292,707 acres
Almost the entire area is covered by dipterocarp forest thick with several rivers and waterfalls. There are rare plants and typical of a giant umbrella leaf (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons), Raflesia flower (Rafflesia atjehensis and R. micropylora) and Rhizanthes zippelnii which is the largest flower with a diameter of 1.5 meters. In addition, there is a unique plant or plant strangler fig.
Rare and endangered species contained in the national parks, among others, introspective / orangutan (Pongo abelii), gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), forest goat (Capricornis sumatraensis), hornbills (Buceros bicornis), sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), and jungle cat (Prionailurus bengalensis sumatrana).
Gunung Leuser National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park is one defined by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. Based on the cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia, also designated as a "Sister Park" with Taman Negara National Park in Malaysia.
Locations of interest to visit:
Gurah: View and enjoy the natural scenery, canyons, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls, observation of animals and plants such as flowers Raflesia, orangutans, birds, snakes and butterflies.
Bohorok: The orangutan rehabilitation activities and natural attractions in the form of a panorama of the river, camping and bird watching.
Kluet: boating on rivers and lakes, trekking in the coastal forest and cave tours. This area is the habitat of Sumatran tigers.
Sekundur: Camping, cave tourism and wildlife observation.
Ketambe and Suak Carambola: The study of primates and other wildlife researcher who comes home and library.
Gunung Leuser (3404 m asl) and Mt. Pecan (3314 m asl): Climb the mountain.
Alas River rafting: Rafting Activity of Gurah-Muara Situlen-wave for three days.
The best visiting season: June to October each year.
How to reach the location: Medan-Kutacane is ± 240 km or 8 hours by car, Kutacane-Gurah/Ketambe is ± 35 km or 30 minutes by car, Medan-Bohorok/Bukit Lawang is ± 60 km or 1 hour by car, Medan- Sei Betung / Sekundur is ± 150 km or 2 hours by car, Medan-Tapaktuan is ± 260 km or 10 hours by car
