8days / 7Nights
Kerinci Climbing Adventure
PHYSICAL
FEATURES:
The vegetation in the park
consist of low-land tropical rain forest (200 -
600 m above sea level), sub-montana (600 - 1,500
m asl), Montana (1,500 - 2,500 m asl),
gleichenia (ferns) vegetation (2,500 - 2,800 m
asl) and the sub-alpine vegetation (2,300 -
3,200 m asl). The topography of the area is
predominantly undulating, steep slopes at 200 m
asl to an altitude of 3,805 meter. The slightly
flat area with altitude of 800 m is located in
the enclave area of Kerinci regency. The park's
mean annual rainfall is 3,000 mm, falling mainly
in the rainy season (September - February). The
temperature varies from 9 degrees Celsius (at
the summit of Mt. Kerinci) to 20 degrees
Celsius in the valleys.
TOUR ITINERARY
Day 01 : Padang - Arrival
Arrival at Tabing airport Padang drives to
hotel, after check in city tour by visiting
Museum, Muara beach and market.
Day 02 : Padang - Kersik Tuo
After breakfast drive to Sungai Penuh via Muara
labuh and stop at Lake Diatas and Lake Dibawah
and passing several MinangKabau Village. On the
way visit Telun Berasap Waterfall and passing
tea plantation ao Kayu Aro and arrival at Sei
Penuh , the area of Kerinci Seblat National Park
check in to hotel and dinner.
Day 03 : Climbing Up Mount Kerinci
After breakfast, walk about three hours to
Kerinci Seblat enter gate and then hiking to
Mount Kerinci, arriving at the afternoon camp
out at shelter 3. (About 3.200 M above sea
level), dinner will be prepared by our tour
Guide.
Day 04 : Top of Mount Kerinci - Kersik Tuo
Morning after Breakfast, Continue climbing to
the summi of mount Kerinci, after taking picture
and taking a rest, walking down Mount Kerinci to
Kersik Tuo and afternoon arrival at Kersik Tuo
check in to guest house.
Day 05 : Kersik Tuo - Bangko
After breakfast visiting Semurup Hot Spring, Old
Historical Mosque with its Giant Drum and Lake
Kerinci, then drive to Bangko on the way passing
rain tropical forest with its flora and fauna.
Stop will be made at several interesting places
and arrival at Bangko check in to hotel.
Day 06 : Explore Kubu Primitive Tribe
After breakfast drive around 2 hours to the
village near the jungle then walking to the
jungle to explore where the nomadic Kubu people
live and witness their daily activity and its
traditional and culture, picnic lunch box
provide and afternoon return back to hotel.
Day 07 : Bangko - Bukit Tinggi
After breakfast drive to Bukittinggi via Trans
Sumatra highway ant with stop at Muara Bungo,
Singkarak Lake and passing several interesting
places, arrival at Bukittinggi the charming town
of Minangkabau directly check in to hotel.
Day 08 : Bukit Tinggi - Departure
After breakfast drive to Padang via Anay valley
with stop at Anay Waterfall and arrival at
Padang transfer to airport for your next
destination.
Package rate available at
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Package fare
include :
Hotel accommodation, full board meals, English speaking guide, entrance to the
Kubu Primitive community,
mountain climbing at Kerinci, all sightseeing as per itinerary, tea/coffee, air-conditioned
vehicle from/to Padang.
Package fare NOT include :
return airfare to/from Padang, airport tax, personal expenses, tip
& gratuities, personal donation to the locals.
What to bring
:
Bag Pack, casual, rain cot, hiking shoes, mosquitoes cream.
What is
required:
Participant must have a good health, Children NOT allowed, malaria
medicine or malaria protection injection.
Hotel Used :
Muara Hotel / Similar - Padang
Subandi/Paiman House - Kersik Tuo
Tent/Shelter - Kerinci
Permata /
Suslinda Bukit Indah - Bangko
Denai Hotel - Bukit Tinggi
FLORA
& FAUNA:
There are more than 4,000 species
of flora, which are dominated of family
dipterocarpeae, lauraceae, myrtaceae and
bombaceae. The typical vegetation of the park
such as histiopteris insica, nepenthes sp.,
pinus mercusii strain Kerinci, "Pacat"
(Harpullia arborea), Rafflesia arnoldi, agathis
sp. etc. The park is also rich in wildlife with
30 species of mammals such as: Sumatera Rhinos (Dicerorhinus
sumarensis), Sumateran Elephants (elephant
maximus), Sumateran tigers (Panthera tigris),
Tapirs (Tapirus indica), jungle goats (Capriconus
smatrensis); 10 kind of reptils, 6 kind of
amphibia, 6 skind of primates such as: Siamang (Sympalagus
syndactylus), gibbons (Hylobates agilis), black
gibbons (Hylobates lar), long tail macacca
fascicularis) and others besides the 139 kind of
birds, some are endemic birds such as Sumateran
mynah (Cochoa becari), barking doves (arborophila
rubirostris) etc.
SUMATERA
MOUNTAIN TREK, WEST SUMATRA
KERINCI
SEBLAT NATIONAL PARK
Located
in the 4 provinces of Sumatra island: West
Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra
province, the park consist of 1,484, 650
hectares. Started as a game reserve for the
protection of the Sumatran endemic mammals
such as Sumateran tigers (Panthera tigris
sumatrensis), Sumateran Rhinos (Dicerorhinus
sumatrensis) etc. and was upgraded to a
National Park in 1982. It is the only
protected area in South East Asia, which is
located in the high land. The park also
functioned as an important hidro-orologis
for the area surroundings with large
rookeries that provide breeding grounds for
a wide population of mammals.
THE
SUMMIT OF Mt. KERINCI (3,805m)
The highest active volcano in South East
Asia, reachable by 12 hours trekking up the
mountain from Kersik Tuo (Day 1 starting in
the early morning to the last camp (3,100 m
asl) in 8 hours; Day 2 continue hike up for
4 hours to the summit -- total 12 hours).
LAKE
GUNUNG TUJUH (1,996m)
A breathtaking and mysterious panoramic
non-active watered crater of 1,000 Ha
surrounded by the 7 peaks and pristine rain
forest with abundant wildlife. It is the
highest altitude fresh Water Lake in South
East Asia.
THE
JUNGLE LODGE (1,400m)
Located 3 hours trekking from the Lake Tujuh,
the lodge is built with all wooden and
surrounded by beautiful primary tropical
rain forest. The area surrounding is habitat
of Sumatra tigers and elephant maximus.
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