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.