Jambi (province)
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Jambi is a province in eastern Sumatra, Indonesia.Cities
- — provincial capital city.
- — second largest city and gateway to Kerinci regency.
Other destinations
- — the largest national park in Sumatra island that spans over 4 province. This is also where Mt. Kerinci, the highest volcano in Indonesia and Lake Telaga Tujuh, the highest caldera lake in Southeast Asia are located.
- — largest undisturbed swamp forest in southeastern Asia.
- — home to the nomadic Orang Rimba tribes and Talang Mamak tribes as well as the last refugee for several endangered species such as Sumatran orangutan, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, and Asian tapir, as well as many endangered bird species.
- — Some of the last remaining lowland rainforest in Sumatra, and home to the nomadic Orang Rimba tribe.
Get in
By plane
The main airport in the province is Jambi City's Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), with frequent flights to and from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and in addition scheduled flights to and from Batam, Palembang, Pekanbaru, and Medan.The smaller Muara Bungo Airport (BUU) serves the town of Muara Bungo and the western central part of the province, with direct flights from Jakarta, Bengkulu and Jambi City. Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) serving Sungai Penuh city & Kerinci regency in the far west of the province.