Bantimurung National Park

Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park is a protected karst national park in Bantimurung District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 45 km northeast of Makassar. Established in 2004, it covers 43,750 hectares of limestone hills, valleys, waterfalls and caves. It is internationally known as the Kingdom of Butterflies for its exceptional butterfly diversity, and features the Bantimurung Waterfall, extensive cave systems and prehistoric rock art sites.

Visitors can expect a karst landscape of steep limestone hills and valleys centered on the Bantimurung Waterfall and lake. The park offers paved walkways, bridges and viewing areas around the waterfall, a butterfly museum and conservation area, and accessible caves such as Goa Mimpi (Dream Cave) and Goa Batu with stalactites and stalagmites. Surroundings include tropical forest, butterfly habitats, and prehistoric cave sites. Activities focus on sightseeing, photography, light trekking and guided cave exploration.