Orangutan Sumatra & leuser wildlife

 The usual activity for visitors to the Gunung Leuser National Park is hiking by going through places that are naturally unspoiled on Mount Leuser, so it is highly recommended to prepare equipment before you visit this place.

There are so many lessons about nature that you can get at Gunung Leuser, because here later you will find many kinds of animals and fauna, you will also find monkeys with Mohawk-style hair that you can feed directly.

 Not only that on Mount Leuser there is also a Bat Cave, a stretch of rubber gardens, the beauty of rice fields that you can all visit.

Then when you visit Ketambe Village, you will be able to feel the sensation of sliding by using a tire on the Alas river.

Around the village there are many who rent out tires, so you don't need to worry about not getting a tire.

The most challenging activity on Mount Leuser is climbing to the Leuser Peak, usually the climbers will start in Bukit Lawang Village which is the starting point of climbing to the Peak of Mount Leuser.

The time to take the climb is usually between 10-14 days of travel, so preparation must be really mature before climbing.

For culinary that is around Gunung Leuser National Park is a typical culinary from Aceh & Medan, such as Mie Aceh, Sate Matang, Rujak Aceh, Aceh Coffee, Soto Medan, Bika Ambon and others.

 In addition, many Padang dishes are also found.

To visit Gunung Leuser requires some preparation, so that your trip will be fun and of course no undesirable things happen.

Here are tips you need to consider when visiting Gunung Leuser National Park:

1. Choosing the Right Time

 The right time to visit this place is from May to November.

Where in that month the weather conditions were very supportive because in that month it was the dry season.

If you visit this place during the rainy season, it is feared that you will be stuck in places - places on Mount Leuser because of the swift river flow so that you cannot cross to be able to enjoy all the beauty that is in the Gunung Leuser National Park.

2. Contact the LPT Ecotourism Visitor Center.

 Register yourself at the LPT Ecotourism Visitor Center so that visitor data can later be covered, so that if things happen that are not desirable can be immediately detected and handled.  And this can usually be handled by a local guide

3. Using Local Guides.

 The Gunung Leuser National Park area is a wild forest area, where those of you who have just visited this place will have difficulty determining the route to be taken.

So it is recommended that you use a local guide to be able to take you to enjoy the natural beauty of Mount Leuser.

4. Preparing Personal Equipment and Medicines - Medications.

 Personal equipment in question include waterproof bags, small daily bags, large backpacks, sleeping bags, flashlights, binoculars, tents, warm clothes, socks, lightweight boots, cooking equipment and food ingredients.

For medicines - you can bring anti-diarrhea drugs, malaria pills, anti-flu drugs, insecticides, sunblock creams, antibiotics, dehydrated salts, tetanus vaccinations and others.

 Gunung Leuser National Park or GUNUNG LAUSER in local said, is a forest that was established in 1980 by the Indonesian government as a nature reserve.

 This tour is also one of the lungs of the world and since 2004 it has been registered at UNESCO as one of the places used as a world heritage site (Biosphere Reserve).

Gunung Leuser National Park is located at an altitude of 3404 meters above sea level.  The temperature of the national park is around 21 ° C - 28 ° C.  Gunung Leuser National Park stands on an area of ​​1,094,692 hectares.  This place is one of the national parks that was visited by one Hollywood actor named Leonardo Dicaprio.

If you visit this tourist spot, you can see various kinds of natural beauty, ranging from beaches, mountains, rivers, lakes, and hot springs.  Besides that you can also witness the lives of various kinds of animals and fauna, all of which are classified as rare and protected animals and fauna.

Some examples of rare animals that you can find here such as jungle cats, jungle people, Sumatran tigers, gibbons, snakes, hornbills, butterflies, birds, Sumatran rhinos, Sumatran elephants, sambar deer, and forest goats.  while for fauna such as raflesia flower, giant flower "Rhizanthes zippelnii" and giant umbrella.

Not only that this National Park also stores a wealth of tropical fruits such as durian, rambutan, mango, orange, avocado, guava, and papaya.

Around 1920, a researcher who was also a Dutch geologist named F.C.  Van Heurn was given permission to conduct research and also explore the natural wealth of oil and minerals in Aceh by the Dutch Colonial Government.

During his research he did not find a large mineral content, but he met many traditional leaders in the LAUSER area.  Local customary leaders wanted the Dutch Colonial Government to care for the ecosystem in Mount LAUSER.  This desire was conveyed by Van Heurn to the Dutch Colonial Government, then he discussed and invited customary leaders to urge the Dutch Colonial Government to give the status of Mount Lauser to be a conservation area.

The wishes of the local people were finally realized on February 6, 1934. This could be realized due to a Tapaktuan meeting which resulted in a declaration called the "Tapaktuan Declaration".  After the meeting on July 3, 1934, Mount Leuser Nature Reserve was formed which had an area of ​​142,800 hectares, then after that it developed into Kluet Wildlife Reserve, South Langkat Natural Reserve, West Langkat Natural Reserve, and Sekundur Nature Reserve.

Then during the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, precisely on December 10, 1976 the Kappi Wildlife Reserve was formed, located in Southeast Aceh with an area of ​​150,000 hectares.  Then after that it was followed by the establishment of the Gunung Leuser Nature Conservation Center.  After a few years precisely on March 6, 1980 the existence of the Gunung Leuser National Park was inaugurated by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.

Getting to Gunung Leuser National Park is very easy.  If you are from outside Sumatra you can use plane transportation and transit in Medan.  After arriving in Medan you can search for bus transportation at the Pinang Baris terminal to get to Bukit Lawang - North Sumatra.  In Bukit Lawang, you will start exploring the beauty of Gunung Leuser National Park.  If you need lodging accommodations in Bukit Lawang there are many accommodations that you can rent, the price is also not too expensive.  Some accommodations that you can rent include ETALAUSER Jungle Gate EcoResort, Garden inn and many other lodging.

Activities that are usually carried out by visitors to the Gunung Leuser National Park are hiking by exploring places that are certainly unspoiled on Mount ...