ACEH ECO TOUR

We intend to introduce the hidden beauties and pearls of Aceh to a worldwide community of interested lovers of pure Nature. There are best diving places on Pulau Weh, pristine beaches along the 600 km west-coast of Aceh and on Pulau Banyak, volcanoes to climb, rich biodiversity in the forests as well as of mammals and birds, insects, reptiles. Several Entrepreneurs started in 2006 tourism activities, after the Helsinki treatment.

Those activities are on their best way to improve and several thousands of Eco-tourists have visited Aceh meanwhile, this astonishing Province of Indonesia, on the northern tip of Sumatra. Our contribution to the preservation of the pristine rainforests is the sponsoring of two Rainforest Lodges at Kedah and Ketambe.

Their staff and chief guides Mr.Johan offer a professional and phantastic job, by introducing the pristine rainforests of  UNESCO World Heritage „Gunung Leuser Rain forest Eco System“ to interested persons from all over the world and attracting tourists to visit Aceh and our lodges, as well as other Eco Tourism facilities.

NATURAL LIFE IN ACEH

You will have the opportunity to see the Sumatran Orangutans, gibbons and many other breeds of monkeys, many  types of birds, different types of reptiles and a further many different amphibians. Wisma Cinta alam guste house  guide will point out the numerous types of plants and trees that this area has to offer. , a camp will be set up and a simple but nutritious Indonesian meal will be prepared. any choice you will have to adventure as like as,  nights will be spent in village situation and natural life in this guest house 

Ketambe is situated in the province of Aceh, right in the middle of the Leuser national park, alongside the Alas river. A genuine warm welcome awaits you in the Cinta Alam (Love Nature) guest house, where you can rest comfortably from your trip. The above trip can also be made in the reverse direction,

CLIMBING MOUNTAIN.KEMIRI - ACEH

Going to the top

Fanatic climbers can choose to climb Kemiri mountain (3314 meters). The climb will take a total of five days and leads you through the amazing scenery of Gunung Leuser. As you climb higher, you will notice the vegetation becoming thinner. This transition as well as the variety of plants and trees you will encounter, is truly a miraculous sight. When you finally are at the top, after three days climbing, you have a spectacular view over all the other mountains of the Mount Leuser National Park. This includes of course Mount Leuser it self. Maybe an idea for your next trip. But take care, an expedition from Ketambe to Mount Leuser and back will take you at least two weeks stiff walking.
This all naturally given that the weather is fine. Up there, you are sometimes under, sometimes over and hopefully not too much in the clouds.wisma cinta alam guest house guide will take care of the organization of this trip.

JUNGLE TREKING IN LEUSER RAINFOREST

There are a number of different treks that can be taken starting from Ketambe - day trips, overnight, or several days. Without prior knowledge it is hard to know whether you have a reliable guide. you got to see as many animals as possible. you can adventure in jungle life - showing  how orangutans keep themself dry in the rain and pointing out used orangutan 'nests' as orangutans tend to build a new bed each night and trekking crossing many small rivers in the jungle and you can see the best spot for bathing near the hot springs..The best advise we received was from Mr Johan and his family at Wisma Cinta Alam.

LEUSER RAIN FOREST THE LAST WILDLIFE PARADISE IN THE WORLD

The Leuser Ecosystem constitutes the third largest tropical rainforest complex in the world, after the Amazon forest in Brazil and the Zaire forest in Africa. Located in the northern part of the Sumatran island, authoritatively this area belongs to the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra. More precisely the geographical position of the Leuser Ecosystem is 2.250 – 4.950 North and 96.350 – 98.550 East. The average rainfall per year is 2544 mm and the average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius during the day and 21 degrees Celsius at night.

The Leuser Ecosystem covers an area of 2,634,874 hectares. The bigger part is located in Aceh .The Leuser Ecosystem landscape consists of a wide range of habitats including beaches, swamps, rivers, lowlands, highlands and mountains covered in clouds. Research conducted by experts show that at least 45% of the total estimated number of plant species in the West Indo-Malay region, 85% of the total estimated number of bird species and 54% of the total estimated number of animal species in Sumatra can be found in the Leuser Ecosystem. The Leuser Ecosystem stores 4,500 flora and fauna species comprising a huge germ plasm resource.

The documented species includes 710 animal species (including 128 mammalian species, 424 bird species, 96 amphibian species and 24 fish species) amongst which 180 varieties have been declared as endangered species. Leuser is unique as it is the only ecosystem in the world where five rare wildlife species live side by side in the same region, i.e. the Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus), the Kappi, Sikundur and Sembala highlands into the Mount Leuser Wildlife Reserve (1970’s), reassigning the Mount Leuser Wildlife Reserve as a National Park (1980), and initiating collaboration between the Indonesian Government and the European Union to conserve Leuser (1991).

The Leuser Ecosystem was legalised through a decree of the Minister of Forestry No. 227/KPTS-II/1995 and was further strengthened by Presidential Decree No. 33/1998, the Minister of Forestry’s Decree No. 190/Kpts-II/2001 (concerning the Leuser Ecosystem boundary in Aceh), the Minister of Forestry’s Decree No. 10193/KPTS-II/2002 (concerning the Leuser Ecosystem boundary in North Sumatra), law No. 11/2006 concerning the Acehnese Government and the Government Regulation No. 26/2008 establishing the Leuser Ecosystem as a national strategic area. 

ALAS RIVER WOLRD CLASS RIVER

Alas River is located in the Leuser National Park, Southeast Aceh,  Aceh. The ferocity of the river that flows from Aceh Alas Tengggara  Distric to Singkil district in the south, is worth the try for you who like sports rafting class  Â. You can begin to cross the river with the facility in the house of love Alam Ketambe in Aceh Singkil Tengggra up to. During the rafting you will be presented with the natural panorama of tropical forests in Aceh and traditional villages.You are the  professional and like adventure and rafting  can start from the start from Ketambe or near Agusan, Blangkejeran. Natural beauty is will we feel when the flow of the River Alas covered during the four days.

BIODIVERSITY IN LEUSER NATIONAL PARK

It is most probably due to its great variety of habitats that the Leuser National Parak is capable of supporting such a rich biological diversity - considered to be among the richest in South East Asia. Most species are found in the lowland forests - which are being cleared almost everywhere else in Sumatra. These forests are not only the habitat of the Sumatran Elephant ( elephas maximus ), Orangutan ( pongo pygmaeus ), Sumatran Tiger ( panthera tigris sumatraensis ), Sumatran Rhinoceros ( dicherorinus sumatraensis ) and some spectacular bird species such as the Argus Pheasant, but are home to the magnificent dipterocarp trees that are so sought after by the timber industry, and, in some cases, are now becoming rare.
Please welcome to Leuser the greatest rain forest in the world , really great adventure in large forest