KerinciSeblat is one of Southeast Asia’s largest conservation areas. It harbors the oldest tropical rainforest in Asia and protects the world’s largest flowers and hundreds of plants and animals not found anywhere else in the world. It nestles several mountain lakes, notably the Danau Gunung Tujuh (Lake of the Seven Mountains). It is part of the 2.5 million hectare Tropical rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, which is a World Heritage Site.
One of the most important habitats for tigers, Mt. Kerinci is the highest mountain in Sumatra and the second highest in Indonesia. The Park measures 1.4 million hectares, and is located along the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra, Indonesia.