JAMBI doesnt deserve to be one of the most forgotten regions of Indonesia. Comprising 60 percent tropical forests, the area is astonishingly rich in natural attractionsthe Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Berbak National Park.

Tour companies (Jambora Kencana, Jalan Jend. Gatot Subroto, tel: (0741) 23926; Mayang, Jalan Hayam Wuruk 7, tel: (0741) 25450) offer trekking tours to visit the Kubu people, among the last tribes still practicing a hunt