Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km² which located in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces.The national park, named after 3,381 m height of Mount Leuser, protects a wide range of ecosystems. An orangutan sanctuary of Bukit Lawang is located inside the park. Together with Bukit Barisan Selatan and Kerinci Seblat national parks it forms a World Heritage Site, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
Gunung Leuser National Park is one of the two remaining habitat for Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii). In 1971, Herman Rijksen established the Ketambe research station, a specially designated research area for the orangutan. here Orang utan has their own habitat.
Seeing the orangutans is a magical experience. Still the best experience is an encounter in the jungle where there are many semi-wild and wild animals. There are also white and black gibbons that make an amazing noise calling out to each other, and Thomas Leaf monkeys. Since there are very few still alive, it is very improbable that either the Sumatran Tiger or the Sumatran Rhinoceros will be encountered, although footprints and droppings have been reported.
Access to the Gunung Leuser National Park is Rp. 20,000 per person - payable either in Bukit Lawang, or at the orangutan feeding ground. Permit should be included in all treks and jungle activities, but check with the guide to be sure.
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