Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands,including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. It is located on a hotspot of tectonic activity in the Pacific Ocean, with... More
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands,including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. It is located on a hotspot of tectonic activity in the Pacific Ocean, with 129 resulting volcanoes, known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. With a population of around 238 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country, and across its many islands Indonesia comprises distinct ethnic, linguistic and religious groups.
Wild Indonesia Wildlife holidays also offer up white palm-fringed beaches, verdant rainforests, exotic wildlife – including orang-utans, proboscis monkeys, komodo dragon and, black macaque, tarsier “the world’s smallest primate” red maleo birds, hornbills and cuscus.
Your journey begins in northern Sumatra and the Gunung Leuser National Park .This is a land of vast untouched rainforest and the last stronghold for the Sumatran orangutan and seven other species of primate. From here you head to Komodo National Park for three nights sailing through the azure waters on board a comfortable yettraditional
Indonesian sailing yacht and encounter with the Komodo dragons . For your finale, head northern part of Sulawesi, known for its fauna and flora that’s found nowhere else including one of the most expressive primates on the planet, the charismatic crested black macaque .
On this trip, you’ll explore the wilderness, fascinating wildlife adventure of 3 most important national parks in Indonesia which are famous for exotic, endemic, rare & endangered wildlife in the world.
Gunung Leuser National Park in Sumatra: Is one of the richest tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. Covering up to 7927 km2 and straddling the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, it is one of the last places on earth with critically endangered orangutans living in the wild. The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically endangered, and found only in the north of Sumatra, it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but more common than the recently identified Tapanuli orangutan, also found in Sumatra. This region is also the habitat of other wildlife: Elephants, rhinos, tigers, siamangs, Thomas leaf monkeys, macaques and gibbons are just a handful of the thousands of species found in this unique eco-system. Together with Bukit Barisan Selatan and Kerinci Seblat National Parks, Gunung Leuser National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage Site (listed 2004), a Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
Komodo National Park, located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores, is composed of three major islands (Rinca, Komodo, and Padar) and numerous smaller ones, all of them of volcanic origin. Located at the juncture of two continental plates, this national park constitutes the “shatter belt” within the Wallacea Biogeographical Region, between the Australian and Sunda ecosystems. The property is identified as a global conservation priority area, comprising unparalleled terrestrial and marine ecosystems and covers a total area of nearly 2,000 km2. The Park has been created to conserve the Komodo dragon and its habitat, and also
to protect the area’s terrestrial and marine biodiversity and has been selected as one of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature”.
“The Park is UNESCO World Heritage Site: “These volcanic islands are inhabited by a population of around 5,700 giant lizards, whose appearance and aggressive behaviour have led to them being called ‘Komodo dragons’. They exist nowhere else in the world and are of great interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution.” (quote from unesco.org)”.”
Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve in the northern part of Sulawesi island , 70 kilometres from Manado city. The reserve covers an area of 8,718 hectares (88 km2 ), and includes three mountains: Mount Tangkako at 1,109 metres , Mount Dua Saudara at
1,361 metres, and Mount Batuangus at 450 metres. Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve protects at least 127 mammal, 233 bird, and 104 reptile and amphibian species. Of these 79 mammal, 103 bird, and 29 reptile and amphibian species are endemic to the island. Threatened mammals include the Celebes crested macaque, of which about 5,500 remain on the island, spectral tarsier, Sulawesi bear cuscus and Sulawesi dwarf cuscus. Birds include the Green-backed Kingfisher, Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher, Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher, knobbed hornbill, Sulawesi hornbill and maleo bird.
Giving back to the communities is our responsibility!
With every trip, you also support the SWAN and thus projects for Sustainable Community development and Biodiversity protection.
Our primary NGO partner is Social Welfare Association of Nepal (SWAN), with whom we have carried out multiple CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) projects. Besides carrying out regular CSR activities in the areas of education and women empowerment, we have supported relief and rehabilitation initiatives in the aftermath of several natural disasters like earthquake, immediate response to COVID-19 pandemic across Nepal.
Giving something back to the world is a special and responsible affair of travel-to-nature Asia right from its inception. When you travel with travel-to-nature Asia and SWAN-Nepal, you become an integral force for change in addressing the most pressing social and wildlife conservation issues. Your tourism funds help transform the future of under-privileged and marginalized communities and transform the future of at-risk natural places you travel. Portion of our profit flows to local communities who live with and steward nature, creating jobs and improving livelihoods.
By joining one of our holidays you are playing a vital role in bringing positive changes in the lives of local community.