Weekend
Floating Market & Rungan Adventure
Weekend Tour Packages to the
Floating market of Banjarmasin at South Kalimantan, where people trade
their commodities from boat to boat, visit the Mount Tangkiling for a
view over the emerald Jungle forest of Kalimantan, and a visit to spot
the orangutans at Pulau Kaja ( Kaja Island ) to explore
the wealth of ecological and cultural
treasures that survive deep within the rainforest jungle of Indonesia
’s largest island.
Central Kalimantan ’s dense
jungle and wide terrain of wetlands have traditionally kept the region
isolated from all but the adventurous travelers, and along the upper
reaches of the Kahayan, Katingan and Rungan rivers, you can discover
the rich Dayak Culture. The indigenous Dayak settlements along the
Rivers is an ideal way to experience the incredible culture. At
Tangkiling Mountain you can enjoy a sightful experience
of traditional culture and grand diversity of exotic flora and wildlife
from black orchids to fresh water dolphins and orangutans, and venture
ashore for captivating jungle explorations and unforgettable encounters
in our village visits. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime exploration of
the Kalimantan Island!
The
Borneo River Life Adventure Tour Expeditions are a collection of
exploratories and Indonesia dream destination journeys that reflect the
particular passions and favorite places. We created the Borneo
adventure tours for those who search a indigenous Dayak Culture in the
deep dense jungle with it's exotic flora and fauna. Borneo travelers
will have an unforgettable experience trip in Indonesia, however, it is
designed for those who are adventurous in body and spirit.
BORNEO ‘s
RIVER LIFE
Tour
duration 3 Days / 2 Night
Day 01:
BANJARMASIN ARRIVAL (D)
Upon
arrival at Banjarmasin
airport, meeting service, by
car/minibus
transfer to hotel for check in. Afternoon we will cruise by canoe
Barito River
which split Banjarmasin City to the Island Bakut, a small Island in the
Barito
River with exotic forest and wildlife as proboscis monkeys, during the
canoe
cruise we can see the activities of locals along the riverside, as
Kalimantan
is the land of Rivers, In the evening Dinner at Local Restaurant and
free at
leisure for sightseeing in down-town Banjarmasin.
Day 02: FLOATING MARKET,
PALANGKARAYA,
TANGKILING MOUNTAIN,
RUNGAN SARI (BLD)
Early
in
the morning, we will visit the floating market of Banjarmasin
as being part of Kalimantan
’s river-life,
here we can explore the unique culture of Banjarese who trade
commodities as
fruit, and vegetables from boat to boat. Afterwards we return to the
hotel,
check-out of the Hotel, and continue our journey overland by
car/minibus to Palangka
Raya, on the way you see village life with rice plantations, and swamp
forest. Upon
arrival at Palangkaraya, we check in at Rungan
Sari Lodge. Lunch on the way at local restaurant, In the afternoon, we
bring a visit
to the Mount Tangkiling, which give us a nice view of Kalimantan
‘s emerald
jungle landscape from the top. We continue to visit the orangutan
Rehabilitation
center Nyaru Menteng arboretum for information of the rehabilitation
process of
these wildlife creatures, which can only be found at Sumatra and Borneo
Island,
We close our day visits with a romantic sunset which we can view the
best from the
Tahai lake. Dinner at Local Restaurant.
Day 03:
KAJA
ISLAND,
PALANGKARAYA AIRPORT
(B)
After
breakfast in the morning, we will proceed to the harbor of Rungan River
for s
cruise by canoe upstream RunganRiver to Kaja
Island ( Pulau Kaja ), Kaja Island
is covered with lowland forest, with lots of wildlife and birds, where
we can
spot the orangutans from the river side, Afterwards we return to Sari
Lodge,
free at leisure, till departure time to Palangkaraya airport to catch
your
flight to your next destination.
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Visit the
floating market of Banjarmasin
as being part of Kalimantan
’s river-life, we
explore the unique Banjarese trade of
commodities as fruit, and vegetables from boat to boat. From Mount
Tangkiling, we get a view over Kalimantan
‘s emerald jungle landscape from the top. Cruise the Rungan River to Kaja Island ( Pulau Kaja
), where we can spot the orangutans from the river side, at Nyaru Menteng
arboretum we got information of the rehabilitation
process of these wildlife creatures. ......full
itinenary
This
Barito Wild Orangutan Trip is the Only Orangutan Tour available
out-side of a National Park Reserve at Kalimantan Island sofar, This
Wildlife and Orangutan Tour ensure the natural habitat of diverse
wildlife you will meet on this trip in it's prestine Jungle. Central
Kalimantan wildlife treasure in the tropical Rain forest has a
wealth of unique animals, as orangutan, sun bears, gibbons and apes.
Trekking trails through the jungle lead you to mostly
virgin forest to give you the maximum enjoy of the flora and fauna of
Borneo. The Trip gives us direct contact with the locals in the
villages were we stay overnight. The Barito River
give us a view of authentic Borneo, when the villages pass along during
the boat cruise. ...full itinerary
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An exclusive Borneo Diverse Cultural and Wildlife Adventure Trip which
shows all highlights of Kalimantan in one Trip, The Package is a
combination of visiting a Dayak Village with Longhouse, with
local activities as traditional boat making, and rotan crafts, the
famous floating market as the cultural side of the Borneo
people. Cruising over several Kalimantan Rivers into small
beautifull Creeks with tropical forest, and last but not least an
Bamboo rafting adventure downstream the Amadit River of Loksado. The
Wildlife Fauna is diverse, you can expect to spot wildlife species
as wild orangutans, proboscis monkeys, long tail macaques, monitor
lizards, and sunbears near lots of bird species which usually showing
up.....full itinerary
Visit
the Orangutan in the Jungle
of Tanjung Puting National Park, feel the rythem of the
Tropical Forest here, when it comes in as you cruise the Sekonyer River
into Tanjung Puting National Park of Indonesia
Central Borneo Province. Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui Orang Utan
Rehabilitation centers will learn you how we can protect these
endangered spieces of wild Borneo Island. Explore
easily the Tropical Flora and Fauna of Kalimantan....full itinerary
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