Kutai National Park

Holiday Ayo - Kutai National Park is a national park, which, as the name suggests, is located in East Kutai Regency in Bontang City, not in Kutai Kartanegara which had graced various media as the new capital city of Indonesia. Having an area of up to 192,709.55 ha, this national park has various attractions, mainly of course the natural conditions there are also tourist objects that are well maintained by the manager.
Visiting Kutai National Park will be a different experience for you, especially for those of you who like nature and understand various types of animals and plants. This is because, Kutai National Park has various types of vegetation and fauna, and is also on the verge of extinction.
One of the things that makes Kutai National Park proud is the title as the owner of the largest ironwood forest in Indonesia. The ironwood tree which will produce ironwood is the main raw material for various building production needs, both housing, buildings and infrastructure.
Besides being dominated by 'iron' wood, the vegetation in this national park is also diverse. For example, there are also mangrove trees, sea pine and meranti and don't miss some types of orchids and Rafflesia flowers.
Kutai National Park also has mangroves as one of its vegetation. Furthermore, this national park provides a choice of mangrove or mangrove-based tourist destinations with the name Bontang Mangrove Park.
Meanwhile, the fauna or animals in this national park are also relatively similar to other national parks in Kalimantan, which are dominated by primates. There are orangutans, proboscis monkeys, and other ape families such as long-tailed macaques and slow lorises. Accompanying them are several types of ungulates, which are mammals that use the tips of their nails to support weight. This group is filled by sambar deer, deer, bison and deer.
If you want to visit this national park at the end of the year, it's a good idea to choose September. After exploring the national park, complete with sunrise and sunset views, as well as witnessing the natural habitat of orangutans, you can enjoy cultural attractions typical of the Kutai people at the Erau Festival. This event itself is usually held in Tenggarong in September every year. So, schedule your vacation time to visit Kutai National Park.








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