Way Kambas National Park

Indonesia / Lampung / Metro / Jl. Raya Way Jepara Labuan Ratu Lama, Lampung
 nature conservation park / area, national park, tourist attraction

Way Kambas National Park is very representative of lowland forest ecosystem consisting of a freshwater swamp forests, grasslands / scrub, and coastal forests on Sumatra.

Plant species in national parks, among other fires (Avicennia marina), Sonneratia (Sonneratia sp.), Palm (Nypa fruticans), Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron), salam (Syzygium polyanthum), mire (Glochidion borneensis), almond (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), tapir (Tapirus indicus), coyote (Cuon alpinus sumatrensis), gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus); 406 forest bird species including ducks (Cairina scutulata), yarn and clothing stork (Ciconia episcopus stormi), stork casks (Leptoptilos javanicus), Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita), Peacock (Argusianus argus argus), Little Cormorant snake ( Anhinga melanogaster); different types of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects.

Wild elephants which are trained in the Elephant Training Centre (9 km from gate signpost Ijo) can be used as elephant riding, attractions, transport timber and plow the fields. At the elephant training centers, can teach and train coaches witnessed the wild elephants, witness the attraction of elephants playing football, dancing, shaking hands, respectfully, draping flowers, tug of war, swimming and many other attractions.

Elephant training center was established in 1985. Until now, this has been successful in educating and tame elephants around 290 cows.
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Coordinates:   4°56'14"S   105°43'11"E

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