Kerinci Seblat National Park

Sumatra's montane giant — Schneider's pitta, the Sumatran tiger's stronghold, beneath a volcano.

Getting there

To the Kerinci valley, west-central Sumatra, below Mount Kerinci

Best for

Montane Sumatran endemics, Schneider's pitta, tiger country, volcano birding

The land

Montane forest around Mount Kerinci, Sumatra's highest volcano (UNESCO)

Good to know

The largest park on Sumatra and the most important stronghold for the Sumatran tiger

What it is

Kerinci Seblat is Sumatra's montane heart — the island's top endemics, its tiger stronghold, and the cone of Mount Kerinci above.

The largest national park on Sumatra, Kerinci Seblat is montane forest beneath the island's highest volcano. For birders it is the place for Schneider's and Graceful pittas, Sumatran cochoa and a suite of montane endemics; for conservation it is the single most important refuge of the Sumatran tiger, though the cats themselves are rarely glimpsed.

PhotoKerinci Seblat National Park — sumatran highlands.

The reason to come

Montane endemics under a volcano

Kerinci is a serious birder's mountain — and the beating heart of Sumatran tiger country.

Schneider's pitta

The prize of the montane forest, sought on the volcano's slopes.

Highland endemics

Sumatran cochoa, Graceful pitta and the montane specialities.

Tiger country

The most important Sumatran tiger stronghold, felt more than seen.

Worth knowing

The tiger's last stronghold

Kerinci holds the largest population of Sumatran tigers — the rarest tiger subspecies on earth.

PhotoMontane forest below the cone of Mount Kerinci.

When to come — honestly

A montane birding park.

May – September

Best

Drier highland weather — best for the steep forest trails.

Year-round

Good

Montane birds are resident; expect rain and mist at altitude.

Kerinci is high, wet and steep — early starts and tough trails for the pittas; tigers are present but almost never seen.

Context

Sumatra's montane core

Kerinci is the montane complement to Leuser's lowlands — the island's best high-elevation birding and its key tiger landscape.

It completes the Sumatra circuit for serious naturalists.

We pair Kerinci's montane birds with Leuser and Way Kambas for the full Sumatra picture.

Beyond the obvious

More to Kerinci Seblat National Park.

PhotoPitta trails

Pitta trails

Schneider's and Graceful pitta on the slopes.

PhotoMontane endemics

Montane endemics

The highland forest birds.

PhotoVolcano backdrop

Volcano backdrop

Birding below Mount Kerinci.

Why Wild Voyager

We turn an impossible map into one trip.

Indonesia's wildlife is scattered across thousands of islands and dozens of flights. We handle the routing, the permits and the local guides so the logistics never get in the way.