Bantimurung–Bulusaraung National Park
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park is a national park in South Sulawesi in Indonesia. The park contains the Rammang-Rammang karst area, the second largest karst area known in the world after the one in South-Eastern China.
| Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park | |
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| Taman Nasional Bantimurung-Bulusaraung | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Rammang-rammang karst in Bantimurung-Bulusaraung NP | |
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung NP Location in Sulawesi | |
| Location | South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Nearest city | Makassar |
| Coordinates | 4°54′S 119°45′E |
| Area | 437 square kilometres (43,700 ha) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Forestry |
| Website | www |
The park is in Maros Regency, 50 kilometers to the north of Makassar (one hour drive) or just 20 kilometers from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (30 minutes drive). Most of the Karst formations are tall and steep at almost a 90 degree angle line along both sides of the road from Maros city to Bantimurung continuing up to the Pangkajene and Islands Regency (Indonesian: Pangkajene dan Kepulauan, commonly abbreviated as Pangkep).
The karst area is 43,750 hectares and has 286 caves which include 16 pre-historic caves in Maros and 17 pre-historic caves in Pangkep. There is a waterfall with 2 caves at the national park; the one on the left side is known as the dream cave (one-kilometer long) and the one on the right is known as the stone cave. Riding on the water on blown up inner tubes is a popular activity for children at the site.