The Gunung Leuser National Park covers 8000 square kilometres. It is the largest national park in Southeast Asia and is the most important nature reserve in Indonesia. It consists mainly of brush, forest and jungle. It is situated in North Sumatra, northwest of Medan, and is park of the Bukit Barisan range of mountains. It gets its name from Gunung Leuser, the highest mountain in Bukit Barisan range.
It is famous for its orchids(anggrek) and for its beutiful trees. It has a varied wildlife including elephants, tigers, monkeys, deers and Malayan sun bears(beruang madu). Its birdlife includes different kinds of hornbills and the argus pheasant.
The Gunung Leuser National Park is famous internationally because of the Orang utan Rehabitation Centre near Bukitlawang. This has become a favourite place for many Indonesia visitors as well as thousands of foreign visitors every year. So, you see, saving the environment is good for business.
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