Kerinci Seblat National Park-Kajo Aro

Kerinci Seblat is one of the biggest national parks in Indonesia and the biggest in Sumatra,it covers an area of 1200 square Km;home to Sumatran Rhino,Sumatran tiger,Sumatran elephant,bears,tapirs,dears and many species of birds;kerinci sprawls through four provinces making it sumatra largest national park;it has a magnificent scenery dominated by volcanoes,lakes,deep jungles,rivers,waterfalls
Kajo Aro is an area of Kerinci,is the first place you encounter when driving from Padang to Sungai Penuh;it is a vast tea state plnatation and cinammon trees at the foot of Kerinci volcanoe;there are two main hamlets that I have been to in this area,Pelompek and Kersik Tuo

Kersik Tuo has a good array of homestays to overnight and Pelompek just 20 minutes drive from Kersik Tuo is the main entry to go up the Lake Gunung Tujuh,the fresh water lake at more hight in all south east asia;it is a 5 hours walk inside the rainforest and uphill;itids located at 2200 meters from sea level;it is an authentic eden;the sensation of peace there is something out of this world

Kajo Aro is the perfect place to spend 1 week just to relax and surrounded by incredible nature  

This a waterfall at the foot of the lake Gunung Tujuh 

Behind that ridges is Gunung Tujuh lake

This is the road from Padang Aro to Kajo Aro

This is what remains from a Amorphophallus Titanum flower;it reaches when in full bloom almost 3 meters high the flower

Another Amorphophallus Titanum;we were not lucky this day as this flower was just finished blooming a couple of days ago

The road to where the Amorphophallus flower grows

Waterfall on the way to Kajo Aro

Here we get some delicious Padang food;that is Om Jon our driver and my good friend Dally

This is Minangkabau palace owned by Ibu Ross;she says she is realtive from the old king Adityawarman from Pagaruyung

Some bautiful scenery fulll of cinammon trees;the ones with red leafes

Our room in Kersik Tuo

Incredible lake gunung tujuh

After 5 hours trekking we arrive to paradise

On the way up to lake gunung tujuh

Behinh that mountains is gunung tujuh lake

A Chamaleon we saw on a bushes

This was Andika,one of the few fishermen that lives by the lake;once a week they go down to the vilage to sell their caughts;unfortunatelly he was die a year ago Andika;Rest in peace 

On the way up

Some of the flora we saw on the forest on the way up the lake

That was Pak Ahmad,our guide

First sight of the lake when arrive at the top after 5 hours trek