Way Kambas National Park Lampung

Way Kambas National Park is representative of lowland forest ecosystem consisting of freshwater swamp forests, desert shrub alang-alang/semak, and coastal forests in Sumatra.

Plant species in national parks include those fires (Avicennia marina), Sonneratia (Sonneratia sp.), Palm (Nypa fruticans), absorbed (Melaleuca leucadendron), salam (Syzygium polyanthum), mire (Glochidion borneensis), ketapan (Terminalia cattapa), sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), pandan (Pandanus sp.), puspa (Schima wallichii), meranti (Shorea sp.), oil (Dipterocarpus gracilis), and ramin (Gonystylus bancanus).

Way Kambas National Park has 50 species of mammals such as Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), tapirs (Tapirus indicus), coyote (Cuon alpinus sumatrensis), gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus); 406 bird species including ducks forest (Cairina scutulata), yarn and clothing stork (Ciconia episcopus stormi), stork barrels (Leptoptilos javanicus), Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita), Bornean Peacock (Argusianus argus argus), Pecuk snake ( Anhinga melanogaster); different types of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects.

Wild elephants are trained in the Elephant Training Center (9 km from the gate of the gate Ijo) can be used as an elephant upside, attractions, transportation of wood and plow the fields. At the elephant training center, can be seen trainers educate and train wild elephants, elephant watching ball games, dancing, shaking hands, respect, put a flower, pull the rope, swimming and many other attractions.

Elephant training center was established in 1985. So far has managed to educate and about 290 elephants menjinakan tail.

Some locations / attractions to be visited:
Karangsari Elephant Training Center. Elephant. Way Kambas. Right berkemah.Way activities. Research and breeding of rhinoceros sumatera with natural laboratory facilities and time peneliti.Rawa homestead Blue, Elephant Marsh, and Kuala Kambas. Way Kanan river scour, observing animals (ducks forests, heron, deer, migratory birds), grassland and mangrove forests.

Cultural attractions outside the national parks: Krakatoa Festival in July in Bandar Lampung.
The best year to visit: July to September each year d.

How to reach the location:

How to reach the location: Bandar Lampung, Metro-Way Jepara use the car for about two hours (112 km), Branti-Metro-Way Jepara about one hour 30 minutes (100 km), Bakauheni-Long-Sribawono-Way Jepara about three hours (170 km), Bakauheni-Labuan Meringgai-Way Kambas about two hours.
Office: Jl. Raya Way Jepara
Old Queen Labuan, Lampung
Tel. (0725) 44220
Stated the Minister of Agriculture, Year 1982
Appointed Minister of Forestry, Decree No. 14/Menhut- II/1989 with 130,000 hectare area
Determined by the Minister of Forestry, Decree No. 670/Kpts-II/1999
125,621.3 hectares in area
Location Kab. Central Lampung and Kab. Lampung
Timur, Lampung Province
Air temperature 28 ° - 37 ° C
Rainfall from 2500 to 3000 mm / year
Elevation 0 to 60 m. dpl
Geographical location 4 ° 37 '- 5 ° 15' S, 106 ° 32 '- 106 ° 52' E