Way Kambas National Park
A national park of 1,300 square kilometres of swamp and lowland rainforest in Lampung, at the southern end of Sumatra. It still holds a few Sumatran tigers, elephants and rhinoceroses, more than 400 bird species, and a well known elephant conservation centre.
- Where
- Way Jepara, Lampung, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -4.9359, 105.7570
Get the Way Kambas National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Way Kambas National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lampung volume with your photos and a note.
Near Way Kambas National Park
Thousand Islands 121 km
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Krakatoa 135 km
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Questions
Where is Way Kambas National Park?
Way Kambas National Park is in Way Jepara, Lampung, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thousand Islands (121 km), Krakatoa (135 km), Sunda Kelapa (176 km).
How do I get the Way Kambas National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Way Kambas National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lampung volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Way Kambas National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lampung volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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