Singkil
Sumatera, Indonesia
Why visit Singkil?
Singkil is a coastal town in Aceh province, the main departure point for the Banyak Islands. It's a fishing town near the Alas River, close to the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary, a roughly 102,500-hectare peat swamp forest reserve spanning South Aceh, Aceh Singkil, and Subulussalam districts as part of the wider Leuser Ecosystem.
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Buses from Medan (8 hours) and Banda Aceh (10 hours) connect to Singkil.
What are the things to do?
The Rawa Singkil Wildlife Sanctuary, a peat swamp forest reserve and habitat for Sumatran orangutans, sun bears, clouded leopards, and — in the wider Leuser Ecosystem — Sumatran tigers, elephants, and rhinos, plus varied birdlife. The Singkil harbor.
Transit to the Banyak Islands by speedboat.
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Banyak Islands (by boat). Ketambe (Gunung Leuser) by road (3 hours north). Medan (8 hours north).
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More places to explore around Singkil.
Guide content as of July 2026. Portions adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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