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" Ecotourism is responsible travel to protected natural areas, as well as to unprotected natural areas, which conserves the natural & cultural environment and improves the welfare of local people"
(INDECON, January 1996)
 
 

50 National Parks

A unique amrine biodiversity hotspot, the Wallaecea region 28,000 flora species of animals, including the endangered orang utans of Sumatra and Borneo, the unique giant lizard of Komodo,
the horned java rhinoceros and the last tigers of Sumatra.

List of the Park:

  1. Tangkahan, Gunung Leuser
  2. Kerinci Seblat
  3. Way Kambas
  4. Siberut
  5. Bukit Barisan Selatan
  6. Ujung Kulon
  7. Gunung Halimun
  8. Bodogol, Gunung Gede Pangrango
  9. Karimun Jawa
  10. Bromo Tengger Semeru
  11. Baluran
  12. Alas Purwo
  13. Tanjung Puting
  14. Kutai National Park
  15. Bukit Baka Bukit Raya
  16. Gunung Palung
  17. Sangalaki
  18. Kutai
  19. Bali Barat
  20. Wakatobi
  21. Bunaken
  22. Gunung Rinjani
  23. Komodo
  24. Togean Island
  25. Tangkoko Duasaudara

GUNUNG HALIMUN NATIONAL PARK

Established in 1992, Gunung Halimun National Park (GHNP) is the largest remaining primary lowland forest in Java and is home to 23 mammal species, at least two of which (the Javan gibbon and the grizzled langur) are endemic and endangered. The roughly 40,000 hectares found within its boundaries also cover a wide range of plant community habitats. The park also supports more than 200 bird species, of which 18 are endemic, and over 500 plant species. Indigenous Kasepuhan and other Sundanese communities live in and around the park and depend heavily on its natural resources.
The park protects an important watershed for Java. However, small-holder and plantation agriculture, infrastructure development, small-scale gold mining, and unsustainable fuel wood and non-timber forest product harvesting threaten GHNP’s resources.

Visitors trek here to observe rare primates, birds, and other forest attraction, and to relax in the tranquil setting of towering water falls.  You can also experience the community involvement in managing the community-based ecotourism.

How to get there
Firstly, fly to Jakarta and continue to the town of Bogor, West Java. From Bogor drive to Kabandungan via Parungkuda in a 1.5 hours drive, or drive to Cisangku located 50 km (1.5. hours drive) away.

Best season to visit
June to August every year
© Indecon - 2008 | Photo Courtesy by Indecon & RTMB/Heinz Josef Heile