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Gunung Leuser National Park is a representative type of coastal forest ecosystems, tropical rain forest and lowland to the mountains.

Almost the entire area covered by forest lebatnya some Dipterocarpaceae with rivers and waterfalls. There are rare plants and unique leaf that is a giant umbrella (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons), raflesia flower (Rafflesia atjehensis and R. micropylora) and Rhizanthes zippelnii which is a flower with the largest diameter of 1.5 meters. In addition, there is a unique plant or plant strangler fig.

Rare and protected animals that are found in national parks, among others, orang-utan / orangutans (Pongo abelii), gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus), Sumatra elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Sumatra rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis), Sumatra tiger (Panthera Tigris sumatrae), forest goat (Capricornis sumatraensis), rangkong (Buceros bicornis), sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), and the wildcat (Prionailurus bengalensis sumatrana).


Gunung Leuser National Park is one established by UNESCO as Cagar Biosfir. Based on the Malaysia-Indonesia cooperation, also defined as a "Sister Park" with the National Park Taman Negara in Malaysia.

Some locations / objects of interest to visit:

Gurah. See and enjoy the natural panorama, valley, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls, observation, such as plants, animals and flowers raflesia, orangutans, birds, snakes and butterfly.
Bohorok. Place orangutans rehabilitation and natural attractions such as river panorama, earth observation and bird camp.
Kluet. Canoe in the rivers and lakes, trekking in the forest and coastal cave tour. This region is the Sumatra tiger habitat.
Sekundur. Camping, cave tours and animal observation.
Ketambe and Suak FRUIT. Primate Research and animals in the house has a library and research.
Gunung Leuser (3,404 m. dpl) and Gn. Candlenut (3314 m. dpl). Shin and mountain climbing.
River rafting in Alas. Activities from rafting Gurah-Muara Situlen-Gelombang for three days.



Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Cultural attractions outside the national parks namely Lake Toba Festival in June on Lake Toba and Malay Culture Festival in July in Singapore.

Visit best season: June to s / d in October each year.

How well a 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 distance of ± 150 km or 2 hours by car, Medan-Tapaktuan distance of ± 260 km or 10 minutes by car.