Jungle
Wild Life Tours Upstream The Barito River
The Barito River cascade down from the
Meratus Mountain highlands, and is a crucial river highway
channel
between the coast and the deep interior of South Kalimantan. The Barito
river attract tourists who wants to travel into the Meratus jungle
regions,
and visit the traditional living Banjarese tribes. The delta
area has characteristic wide swamps
and lowlands. During high tide, the sea
water floods the area, and the Barito river water
becomes salty. In the dry season, when the river water decrease, the
wells and ponds are filled with sea water, and also become salty. The
Barito river environment, however, gives an appeal that
is all its own. Rivers are since the Dutch Kolonial period
busiest trading centers as
Pasar Baru, Kuripan Market and some modern markets such as the Antasari
Shopping Center. The Floating Market of Banjarmasin is a traditional
market at the estuary of the Kuin river, a tributary of the Barito.
As the day proceeds, the atmosphere becomes more cheerful. The number
of buyers increase, and more boats gather. At a little past noon, the
market quietens down. The now empty boats leave. The number of buyers
dwindles, and finally everything is quiet again on the river. The best
time to see market in action is in the early morning, between 6 a.m and
7 a.m.
The Barito River is the longest river in South Kalimantan with its
length of 600
kilometers, and it's three
kilometers wide give an impression to see. The water of Barito River is
muddy as it carries silt and rubbish from the hinterland.
Flotsam
is everywhere along the lower reaches of the river. Beyond Marabahan
village, the Barito river splits into two branches one is a tributary
coming from Negara village, Amuntai and Tanjung. The other branch comes
from the west, and has its head waters near the Central Kalimantan
border.
Tour
Destination : Barito River, South Kalimantan,
Indonesia
Main
Interest & Things to do :
Culture and Jungle Trek
recommended visit time is 3 or 4 days
Banjarnese and Ngaju Dayak Culture,
Rainforest and traditional farming, with pepper and rubber plantations
can be found along the Barito River
Jungle Trek can be done between villages and into the Meratus
Mountains, crossing to Loksado area for Bamboo Rafting adventure
Culture
: Banjarnese and Dayak Nagju
Flora
& Fauna : Swaps, Rainforest &
excotic tropical wild life
Tour
Starting Point : Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan,
Indonesia
Tour
Transport Possibilities :
by Public boat or ferry, or charter a motor canoe to cruise up Barito
River.
Tour
Ending Point : Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan,
Indonesia
Travel
Distance to enry point : Barito River is 600 Km
long and runs through Banjarmasin city
Tour
Duration : Short Get Through Visit 5 to 6 Days
Hotels
& Accommodation : Hotels at the Cities
and Local Houses in the villages up Barito River
Tour
Grade : Usual
Join
us for a once-in-a-lifetime exploration Tour of Barito River South
Kalimantan Island !
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Banjarmasin town
lies at the estuary of Barito and Martapura
rivers, and inhabited by about half a million people. Business
and commerce blossomed,reflected in the floating market on the
Barito river, where agricultural products are sold. The town has always lived in
the shadow of the jungle, and most of the daily activities take place
along the river only....read
more
 
Loksado is an attractive place for nature tourism on a plateau in the
Meratus mountains, visitor
can enjoy nature at its best in Loksado. The forest offer available
trails....read more
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Mangkiling, is an area covered by jungle far in the
hinterland. It is cool place, shaded by big trees, at the side of a
fast-flowing river. Many people who travel through....read more
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Amunati, 193 kilometers from Banjarmasin, is the capital of the Hulu
Sungai Utara regency. Amuntai is surrounded by green forests and
wondering rivers....read more
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
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Hiking through secondary forest & Dayak land farms with rubber
and pepper plantations in South Kalimantan Province in to the Meratus
Mountains Jungle with Longhouses, continue the
trip passing hills, valleys, and crossing hanging
bridges in the dense jungle which it’s beautiful flora
& fauna and continue, to Loksado
and the Amandit
River bamboo bridges and
passing isolated villages along the way.Visit
Muara Hatip
village and enjoy the
flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation at Banjarmasin we
will visit the floating market and do a cannel
tour. .....full itinerary
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