Before Sumatera has becoming an independent island in Indonesia, it was united with other lands called Sundaland such as Java, Borneo, Bali, and part of South East Asia. There are many floras and faunas in Sundaland such as tigers, rhinos, elephants, orang utans and others. Many of them has similarities since Sundaland is greater so many animals have passed through that place. Sumatra’s position was between the Sunda Plate as the border of Indonesia and Australian Plate. This position caused Sumatera slowly began to stretch from Bali to Andaman Island. The deep ocean became 7000 meters and the mountain range of Bukit Barisan has down to the length of Sumatera, Bali and Java.
This plate made Indonesia is surrounded by volcanic mountains and earthquakes. The result of volcanic explosion happened about 70.000 years in Sumatera and caused Lake Toba. The volcanic explosion was believed to give great effect on animal species and climates since there are different species of monkeys between North and South Toba. Other factors such as UV lights, high and low temperatures and other barriers in mountains have caused different and unique species especially in Sumatera. North Sumatera is one of the regions in Sumatera province that has many unique and endemic wildlife species such as Orang Utan. These animals are rare to be found in other areas in Indonesia and Bukit Lawang has rehabilitation for it. By joining the tour, you may explore and get to know closer with this kind animal.
In the Sumatran forest there are several types of animals such as hedgehogs, elephants, monkeys, bird species, Thomas leaf monkey, snakes, orangutans and many others. Orangutans are great apes native to the Indonesian rainforest which can only be found in the forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra, especially in the Mount Leuser rain forest, Bukit Lawang. The Brown Bamboo Bukit Lawang Treking team can bring you all types of tours and activities you want such as tours to the Gunung Leuser National Rain Forest to see animals, nature, wildlife, adventures and other tours with experienced English speaking guides licensed from the government’s Indonesian Tourist Guides Association (HPI : Himpunan Pramuwisata Indonesia) and work with local communities to protect Gunung Leuser National Park from endangered species that are almost extinct.
We will welcome you both as a family group or as a backpacker because tourism is our special guest.
