South East Asian Trips

The beautiful country Indonesia is the ideal destination for the nature lovers. From thousands of islands to the stunning sea, from the soaring mountains to the stretch of white sandy beaches, from the rainforest to the volcanoes, from the tropical weather to the lap of the snowy mountains! Every menu of the varied nature is served here in Indonesia garnished with the warmth of the locals and their hospitality. The true beauty of the country is rightly reflected in the greenery of Indonesia which is very carefully preserved in the natural reserves. Lore Lindu National Park is one such place ion Indonesia which has endeavored to put up the natural reserves of the country at its best. The Lore Lindu National Park's main motive stands out as the perseverance of the rain forest along with providing ideal conditions for the flora and fauna of the region to develop.

The Lore Lindu National Park has been active from 1992 with Nature Conservancy and the Directorate General of Protection and Conservation of Nature (PKA) to keep the ecological balance in the ecosystem of the region. For its brilliant infrastructure the park has been declared as a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.

Located on the beautiful yet complex looking rift valleys and steep folds of the mountains in the central part of Sulawesi, Lore Lindu National Park covers an area of 568,000 acres (217,000 hectares). The park is considered as a safe home to all the endangered mammal species of Sulawesi. Some of the mammals that constitute the family of the animals in the park are:

Mountain Anoa, a dwarf buffalo once easily spotted but now rarely viewed.

Babirusa, an animal resembling both pig and hippopotamus

Three species of tarsier, the world's smallest primate

Tonkean Macaque

Marsupial Cuscus

The park is also home to a huge 227 different species of birds of which 77 are exclusive to Lore Lindu National Park only.