Here are three reasons you have to visit the Mount Lumut destination or called Bukit Gunong Lumut by the local community when you are taking on Belitung Island. Yes, because here there are many natural tourist sites, culture, to tourist villages that offer unforgettable experiences! These exotic destinations complement the previously known tourist sites such as Tanjung Kelayang and the Museum of the Words popularized by the Laskar Pelangi novel,

The location of Mount Lumut is in Limbongan Village, Gantung District, East Belitung Regency. From the center of Belitung Island City in Tanjung Pandan, the journey reached less than two hours. In this you can explore your own or order a tour package that usually provides guides to drinks and snacks.

Media Indonesia is the encouragement here together with the Ministry of Tourism which organizes the “Introductory Tourism Travel on Belitung Island” on 16 to 19 July 2025. This activity was followed by the media, travel agents, and creator content, dedicated to promoting tourist destinations on Belitung Island which still needed to be introduced, completing the previously known Travel Package, namely Laskar Pelangi. Belitung itself is one of the 10 tourism priority destinations.

A fairytale world

The fog that often comes often makes this location called a fairytale world. The arrival of this fog is also related to the position of Mount Lumut as the highest point in the southeastern region of Belitung Island, its height reaches 175 meters above sea level. This destination is 3 hectares with a total hilly area of 15 hectares.

A hill called a mountain

Belitung Island has no mountains, but people often refer to the highlands as mountains, as well as this hill area. The track to enjoy the panorama is quite easy to take even if it is uphill. There is also a trekking pole provided at the registration location at the foot of the hill. Mount Lumut is one of the Geosite UNESCO Global Geopark Belitung.

Moss, the pioneer

Moss on moss mountains, flourishing in open places, not as usual that requires a shady location. Mountain mountain is overgrown with at least two types of moss, namely leaf moss or true moss (bryopsida) and liver moss (hepaticopsida). The moss expanse grows covering the ground to rocks, to the branches of the trees. Moss here is a pioneering plant that is a fertile territory for various types of trees, including Semar sacs that are easily found here. On Mount Lumut, a stretch of green moss is beautiful. In the dry season the color is younger and will be darker in the rainy season, which is clear all the nuances of the color are beautiful! (X-8)