About this site

An independent guide. Not the official site of the park authority.

This is an independent travel guide. We are not affiliated with the park office (Balai TN Batang Gadis), the Ministry of Forestry or the regional government, and we do not sell permits or tickets.

All text is newly written from the open sources listed below. Volcano status was last checked on 9 November 2026. If you spot a mistake, information from rangers or villagers on the ground is always more accurate than this site.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Batang Gadis National Park; Taman Nasional Batang Gadis
• MAGMA Indonesia, PVMBG Geological Agency: Sorikmarapi status
• CNN Indonesia, 6 April 2026; ANTARA, 21 July 2026
• Mongabay, 3 February 2021; Mongabay, 16 March 2024
• ANTARA North Sumatra: 55 orchid species
• Gunung Bagging: Sorikmarapi (hiking notes)

Photos

• The Batang Gadis river valley. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Batang Gadis river from a Mandailing viewpoint. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sorik Marapi seen from Kotanopan, colonial-era photo (KITLV). Photo: KITLV, unknown author, CC BY 4.0
• Sulphur steam rising from the ground at Sibanggor. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ijuk-roofed houses in Sibanggor Julu. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hot-spring pool at Sibanggor Julu. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hot-water waterfall in Batang Gadis National Park. Photo: Lo2asinamura, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rafflesia arnoldii in Sumatra. Photo: LukeTriton, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pitcher plant (Nepenthes gymnamphora). Photo: Shawn Mayes, CC BY-SA 3.0
• View from the Panyabungan viewpoint. Photo: Nasution007, CC BY-SA 4.0