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Go Indonesia ::Enchanted Kayan Mentarang National Park more than Just Nature

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Kayan Mentarang is huge national park in North Kalimantan, Indonesia as the vital part of WWF Heart of Borneo initiative. The national park is covered by enchanting rain forest with incredible natural diversity of countless species of plants and animals. Malayan pangolin, Bornean gibbon, clouded leopard, wrinkled hornbill, rhinoceros hornbill, sun bear, and Bulwer’s pheasant are only small examples of the protected species inside the park. The nature is surely wonderful but Kayan Mentarang offers more.

Around the park, numerous tribes of Dayak are living there. Dayak is indigenous ethnic of Indonesia that maintains their culture from generation to generation. Visiting Kayan Mentarang is also enjoying the rich culture of Dayak people that famous for their traditional tattoo, long ears, beautiful traditional clothes, and unlikely rituals you never see somewhere else. In addition, archeological remnants are found there. Some graves and tools speak for the history of human inhabitation centuries ago.

It is very nice to see various things from nature to culture to historical site in a national park. The exploration seems never ending. To add the excitement, tourists from Malaysia could enter the national park right from the Bakelelan, Sarawak. The Indonesian-Malaysian border checkpoint problem is now a history for tourist as long as they have complete document and follow the rules.

Go Indonesia :: Komodo National Park, Komodo Dragon’s Habitat

National Parks·

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Komodo National Park is one of a unique national park in

Indonesia which located in the border region between the provinces of

West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara or within the Lesser Sunda

[link:78]Island[/link]s. The national park consists of three large

islands, which are Rinca, Padar and Komodo itself and 26 small islands.

It covers about 1.733 square kilometers of total area. It was founded in

1980 as the area for protecting komodo dragons that are recognized as the

biggest lizard in the world. Later, the national park is also dedicated

to protect other species, including animals that live under the water. In

1991, UNESCO recognized and declared it as World [link:34]Heritage

[/link] Sites and it also selected as one of the New 7 Wonders of

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The climate around the park is hot and dry, make it to an ideal

habitat for [link:17]Komodo[/link] dragon. There is only 500 meters

of cloud forests but it provides good habitat to some endemic

flora.  On the north east coast, fringing and patch coral reefs are

developed well and extensive, it makes the water around the

komodo national park is rich of marine life, including

ocean sunfish, eagle rays, false pipefish, nudibranchs, tunicates, coral,

whale sharks, manta rays, pygmy seahorse, clown frogfish, blue-ringed

octopus and sponges. go indonesia komodo national park, komodo national

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Go Indonesia :: Exceptional Beauty of Ujung Kulon National Park

National Parks·

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In the highly populated island, lay the magnificent Ujung

Kulon National Park. When development diminishes most natural

part of Java Island, Indonesian Government with help from numerous

wildlife communities are working hand in hand to preserve the most

extensive lowland forest remaining in Java. As the home of diverse flora

and fauna, this beautiful peninsula offers breathtaking sceneries and

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One of the main [link:66]attraction[/link]s in this park is single-

horned Javan Rhino that critically endangered and Ujung

Kulon is the last natural habitat for this species. Apart

of Javan Rhino, other endemic and endangered species Javan Gibon and

Javan Leaf Monkey and many other endangered mammals, reptiles,

amphibians, and plants are highly conserve here.

The other attraction of the park is Krakatau [link:26]Volcano

[/link] that has dramatic history of huge eruption in 1883 when more than

36,000 people were killed that time. Geological evolution demonstrated

from the surrounding area offers scenic attraction for people who want to

see and learn island volcanism. The tropical rainforests, the coastline,

coral reefs, and offshore islands in the park create amazing combination

for exceptional beauty.

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Kulon National Park is tourist friendly with basic

accommodations are available in the area. However, permits and

arrangements from the management are something to be organized before

visitors come to the park. go indonesia ujung kulon , ujung kulon

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