Indonesia boasts one of the most diverse wildlife populations in the world. See the country’s amazing array of animals at these wildlife hotspots.
Baluran National Park
East Java
Wildlife to spot: Banteng, Java mouse-deer, fishing cat, Javan leopard, Javan lutung
Cenderawasih Bay
West Papua
Wildlife to spot: Whale sharks
Jantho Pine Forest Nature Reserve
Bandar Aceh
Wildlife to spot: Orang utan, gibbons, forest cat, deer, elephant, jungle goat, clouded leopard, loris, anteater
Kerinci Seblat National Park
North Sumatra
Wildlife to spot: Sumatran tigers, elephants, tapirs, leopards
Komodo National Park
East Nusa Tenggara
Wildlife to spot: Komodo dragons
Photo: The Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia
Lake Sentarum National Park
Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan)
Wildlife to spot: Birds
Lore Lindu National Park
Central Sulawesi
Wildlife to spot: Tonkean macaque, North Sulawesi babirusa, mountain anoa, dwarf buffalo, pygmy tarsier
Lorentz National Park
Papua
Wildlife to spot: Birds
Lovina
Bali
Wildlife to spot: Dolphins
Meru Betiri National Park
Jember Regency, East Java
Wildlife to spot: Striped Java tiger, Javanese flying squirrels, endangered sea turtles at Sukamade Beach
Mount Leuser National Park
Aceh, North Sumatra
Wildlife to spot: Orang utan
Raja Ampat Islands
West Papua
Wildlife to spot: Whale sharks, manta rays, pygmy seahorse, birds
Tangkoko National Park
North Sulawesi
Wildlife to spot: Tarsier
Tanjung Puting National Park
Central Kalimantan
Wildlife to spot: Orang utan
Ujung Kulon National Park
Banten, West Java
Wildlife to spot: One-horned Javan rhinoceros, Java mouse-deer, silvery gibbon
Wasur National Park
West Papua
Wildlife to spot: Birds
Way Kambas National Park
East Lampung Regency, Lampung, Sumatra
Wildlife to spot: Sumatran elephants, Sumatran two-horned rhino, birds
West Bali National Park
Bali
Wildlife to spot: White Bali starling
