Twelve Hill National Park

National Park is one of the Twelve Hills area of ​​lowland tropical rain forest in Jambi Province. Originally this area is an area of ​​permanent production forest, limited production and use of other areas that were merged into a national park. Remaining natural forests located in the northern part of this national park, while others are secondary forests.

Plant species that exist among others Bulian (Eusideroxylon zwageri), meranti (Shorea sp.), Menggeris/kempas (Koompassia excelsa), jelutung (Dyera costulata), jernang (Daemonorops Draco), damar (Agathis sp.), And rattan (Calamus sp.). There are approximately 120 species of plants, including fungi that can be developed as a medicinal plant.

This national park is the habitat of rare and protected species such as gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus), monkey (Macaca nemestrina), clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi nebulosa), deer (Tragulus kanchil javanicus), sun bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus), deer (Muntiacus muntjak Montanus), meow congkok (Prionailurus sumatrana bengalensis), Sumatra lutra (Lutra sumatrana), ajag (Cuon alpinus sumatrensis) Sumatran rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), Bido snake eagle (Spilornis cheela malayensis), and others.

The number of rivers and creeks are very much of it comes from within this region (shown on the map as the root fibers), so that this region is the most important water catchment area for the Batang Hari River Basin.

Topography of this park is flat to undulating, with hills/mountains like Mount Suban, River Punai (± 164 m. Asl), Mount Roast (± 328 m. Asl), and Hill Kuran (± 438 m. Above sea level).

In the indigenous tribes Child (The Jungle) have inhabited the forests of National Park Bukit Duabelas for decades. In a tribe called the Son of the forests in the National Park as an area of ​​Bukit Twelve wanderings; where they interact with nature, each other, nurture each other and support each other. To meet the necessities of life, tribal children doing activities in pig hunting, fishing, looking for honey, and tapping rubber for sale.

Some sites/attractions to visit: National Park Bukit Twelve newly designated as national parks, so that the relative has been no facility for visitors.

The best visiting season: June to until October each year.

How to reach the site: How to reach the location: From Edinburgh to Pauh (by bus) pass through the Estuary Bulian about 3 hours, from vehicles to the charters continued Pauh Lubuk Jering and Pematang Kabau about 2 hours.