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Agus is a Veterinarian by profession and started off as a birdwatcher based in Aceh province of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. He is very interesting to see wildlife and nature. Since 2007, Agus involved in studies on ecology and distribution of various bird species and also published numerous reports and papers. He is also an accomplished bird photographer and continues to explore new sites on Sumatra in search of endemic birds. He is a talented bird photographer with a particular interest in capturing the many photographed birds in Sumatra. He has more than a passing interest in the wildlife and is attempting to see all megafauna of Sumatra. Bird-surveying and guiding throughout the Indonesia region and in particular Sumatra. Agus also as one of the co-authors of The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia edited by Yong Ding Li and Low Bing Wen, 2016. Publications articles, viewable here or see below of page. He enjoys sharing his passion for birds via his FaceBook, tours and workshops. Some of his birds images on Oriental Bird Club: Oriental Bird Images

The owner of the guest house Wisma Cinta Alam (Johan) is so inspired and informed guide. Johan is a wonderful guy and puts you at ease immediately with his kind smile and jokes. His father was the first guide here in 1969 and the first guest house so Johan has been around this for a long time. He took 10 years out to work with conservation but came back in 2009 to grow the guide and rafting business. One of his dreams is to raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Now, there are staff who are trained to call upon when needed. If you want a more natural forest experience and to see Orangutan, White Hand Gibbon, Thomas Leaf Monkey, lots of birds, experienced amazing forest and a lot of other wildlife in the wild and have the time, head for Ketambe with Johan. Johan is indeed a gifted guide.

A passionate enthusiast of the tourism and the environment world.

She has grown up by learning himself as an active person for deal with tour and Travels. So, deeply concentrated to family tour guides.

Acting as a local tour guide, especially family tour guides. She has keen interest to climbing mountains. Noted for his interest, she got himself called up as “siberugung/gadisgunung”. (the mountain girl)

Intan is a young girl who has strong passion for adventure. Intan gained her bachelor’s degree from Sahid Institute of Tourism Jakarta in 2016 . she is focus on Development of Community Based Tourism in Aceh-Sumatra especially in Conservation Response Unit (CRU) DAS Peusangan Bener Meriah Regency. Accorrding to her Community based tourism is a concept that concern to develop rural area to be a tourism attraction and involve the local communities to have the authority to manage and develop their own regions. It also gives the opportunity to the local to improve their welfare and sustain the local culture and natural resources. She also cares very much about rare animals like elephants. she really likes elephants, because of her courage to adapt to the elephant she got the title as the “elephants  mother”.