Keep a smile on your face and be patient as this enthusiasm can get overwhelming at times. Tourism is yet to spoilt this part of the world, and people will be excited to meet a tourist from another part of the world and will often strike up conversations to practise their english.

Krui is a predominently Muslim culture, and the people in the Lampung and Bengkulu regions are some of the friendliest in Indonesia, if not the world. It is home to Sumatran Tigers, Rhinoceros, Tapir, Gibbon Monkeys and the worlds largest flower, although these are rare, it is almost guaranteed you will come across some sort of wild life if you venture in to the park. The mountains of south that run up the western coast are home to the Bukit Barisan Selatan National park, one of the most bio-diverse national parks in the world. It hosts a lot of waves and is now relatively easy to get around due to the new road that has been constructed. Krui is the main centre for surfing in the region, and has only come on the map to surfing tourism in the last 10 years.

South Sumatra is located on the mainland of Sumatra, and in this guide covers from Bengkulu and south.

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