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Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia

cover photo by Fabio Vegetti

Location added by Fabio Vegetti

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 3.605660781926767, 97.59891078031986 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Gunung Leuser National Park is a 7927 km² protected natural area located in the northern part of Sumatra (Indonesia), along the border between the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh. It stretches from the sea to the mountains including swamps, various types of rainforests, and twelve major rivers. The park is home to nearly half of the nine thousand known plant species in the western Indo-Malay area, at least 325 species of birds and 130 species of mammals. Large enough to support some large mammals that are now endangered in other countries, including the elephant and the Sumatran rhinoceros, the park is also home to many primates: orangutans, siamangs, white-handed gibbons, Thomas' Probe presbyopes, long-tailed pigtailed macaques and the nocturnal puny loris. Fortunately, a culture of eco-sustainable tourism begins in the park. I recommend avoiding the guides who still offer food to wild animals to have selfie images or close-up shots in unnatural attitudes especially aimed at Orangutans.

Recommended equipment : I absolutely recommend tropicalized and professional equipment. The shooting conditions are extremely difficult, little light and humidity at the highest levels even in the 'dry' season. I recommend from wide angle to sapole for portraits.

Best months : All year round, our summer is recommended which turns out to be their dry season. Beware of extremely intense humidity. The trek is very difficult if you want to reach areas that are not very touristy.

How to get there : We land in Medan, after about 4 hours by car and numerous oil palm plantations we reach the small village of Bukit at the gates of the National Park.

Visits : Visits are with a guide for a fee (a few euros). The trek has an average duration of 3-4 hours and can also be extended to 6-8 hours.

Notes : Tip: avoid feeding wild animals and choose guides who still offer bananas to orangutans for a few dollars for photographers to take their shots.

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