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Sumatra

Orangutans, Lake Toba & ancient rainforests

About this Destination

Sumatra is one of the world's great natural wonders — a vast, rugged island the size of California blanketed in ancient equatorial rainforest and home to an astonishing range of endemic wildlife. Here, Sumatran orangutans swing through the canopy at Bukit Lawang on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park — one of the last places on Earth where you can encounter these endangered great apes in truly wild conditions.

At the island's volcanic heart sits Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic lake, formed by a supervolcanic eruption 74,000 years ago and home to the Batak people with their distinctive boat-shaped longhouses and rich weaving traditions. Sumatra's coasts hide world-class surf breaks at Mentawai, while the interior jungles shelter the Sumatran tiger, rhino, and the extraordinary Rafflesia — the world's largest flower.

Highlights

Bukit Lawang: encounter wild Sumatran orangutans in their natural habitat Gunung Leuser National Park: UNESCO-listed Sumatran rainforest Lake Toba: world's largest volcanic lake in a caldera 100km wide
Bukit Lawang: encounter wild Sumatran orangutans in their natural habitat
Gunung Leuser National Park: UNESCO-listed Sumatran rainforest
Lake Toba: world's largest volcanic lake in a caldera 100km wide
Batak culture: traditional longhouses, weaving, and music on Samosir Island
Rafflesia arnoldii: the world's largest flower, found only in Sumatra
Mentawai Islands: legendary world-class surf breaks

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