KERINCI SEBLAT ECO TOURISM
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHT

CODE : ERO 124 AD
DEP. : ANY DATE

GENERAL INFORMATION :
It is the largest national park in Sumatra sprawling across four provinces. The park area includes the second highest mountain in Indonesia and the highest caldera lake in Southeast Asia. Habitats range from lowland dipterocarp rainforest to montane forest and volcanic alpine formations. It is home to rhinos, tigers, elephants, bears and the mysterious orang pendek. Lake Kerinci is the best place to see the park’s famous bird life : hornbills, banded-broadbills and drongos, whose tail give the illusion that the bird is constantly being chased by two black butterflies. Lake Gunung Tujuh is a huge lake 1.995 m above sea level and surrounded by primary rainforest and seven hills. Kerinci Seblat has always fascinated many. Mount Kerinci Seblat attracts hikers and climbers, while the forest’s diversity attracts bird watchers many researchers and conservation project’s. The small market town of Sungai Penuh in the Kerinci Valley and the tea Plantation Village of Kersik Tuo at the foot of Gunung Kerinci are the most popular starting points for excursions into the park.

DAY 01 : PADANG – KERINCI / KERSIK TUO (D)

The tour starts with a long journey 6 hours drive passing the largest tea plantation and cinnamon on the slove of Kerinci Mountain. Stay overnight at simple home stay at Kersik Tuo.

DAY 02 : KERSIK TUO – LAKE GUNUNG TUJUH (B,L,D)

A whole day adventure in to the jungle of Kerinci Seblat. If you are lucky you can see elephants, tigers, or other wild animals. You’ll climb one of the Gunung Tujuh to see Lake Gunung Tujuh (soft trek 3 hours climb-up). In the afternoon return to your home stay.

DAY 03 : KERSIK TUO – TWIN LAKE – PADANG – AIRPORT (B)

After breakfast, we’ll return to Padang with an enroute stop at a waterfall (Letter W), the upper and lower lakes. Arrive in Padang will have Padang sight seeing before transfer to the Airport (Dep must be late afternoon flight).