Central
Kalimantan Travelers
Information
Palangkaraya
is the capital of Central
Kalimantan province, covering a 153,800 square kilometers, more then
80% is jungle, while swamps, rivers, and lakes take approximately 2
% and agriculture land is about 3 %. Palangkaraya connecting the
hinterland by the Kahayan river. The northern
area is mountainous and reaches far into the hinterland, which is
difficult to reach. Transportation facilities are limited
and the terrain is rough. Many rapids found along the
Kahayan River. The central area is
dense and fertile tropical forest. Almost four-fifths of Central
Kalimantan is made up of tropical forests, producing valuable
commodities such as rattan, resin and the best woods
products.
Central Kalimantan is inhabited by just about two million people, the
indigenous Dayak tribes, comprising the sub-tribes Ngaju, Ot
Danum,
Ma'anyan Ot Siang, Lawangan, Katingan and some others. Ot
Olong-olong and
Penyawung people live in the upper-stream areas of the Barito and
Mahakam
rivers. Their livelihood is still traditional in harmony with the
nature, hunting, and moving from one region to another.
They have no fixed settlement. They adhere to the old
Kaharingan religion beliefs, which is a form
of mixed elements of animism and dynamism. The Ot
Danum inhabit the upstream
regions of the Kahayan, Barito, Kapuas or Timbering Miri, in the
upstream reaches of the Kahayan river. They live in longhouses called
"Betang" with
sometimes as many as 50 rooms. A Sandung,
is a wooden building to keep the ashes of the family's dead, after
cremation. You can find old Sandungs at Tuwung, in the
upstream area of
the Kahayan River and in Bukit
Rawi (north of Palangkaraya) and Pohandut (near
Palangkaraya). The
roof of a sandung is ornamented with the enggang
(hornbill) or dragon motif. The enggang is a ruler's symbol and carrier
of the sole to heaven. The dragon
is a symbol of common people.
PALANGKARAYA CAPITAL OF
CENTRAL KALIMANTAN PROVINCE
The
Regional Museum has collections of historical and cultural
interest,
including Samples of Dayak art
architecture in the form of
miniature sandungs and patahu,
also samples of
the local crafts of
Central Kalimantan can be found. Tangkiling National
Park lies north of
Palangkaraya.
Small rivers flow through ...read
more
TANGKILING NATIONAL PARK
Tangkiling
National Park along the Kahayan River near Palangkaraya, has a
lot of endangered spieces of animals, including the
Orangutan,
clouded
leopard
and a lot more. The Traditional Dayak Culture along the
Kahayan
and her
side rivers as the Katingan River, and the Rungan River with
it's
dense
jungle .....read
more
TUMBANG
MALAHUI
The
longhouse at Tumbang
Malahui, in
the Rungan
district with it's length
of 30
meters and walls of tree bark give an
expression. In front of the
Longhouse a sandang
statue can be found. Tumbang Malahui can be
reached
via the River by speedboat or motor-canoe .....read
more
MUARA TEWEH
Muarateweh
is
a quite busy and big town for a far upstream located place
along the
Barito River, as it is the connecting point to several
destinations. A
busy terminal serves both river and land
communications,
while an
air-strip serve several routes in South Kalimantan. The
longhouse
of
Makonjun....read
more
PANGKALANBUN
Pangkalabun
is located in the
western part of Central Kalimantan.
Nowadays, Pangkalanbun is a busy little town. The
Tanjung Puting
National
Park is very well known among the foreigner and domestic
tourists
as a nature
and wildlife reserve with lowland and swamp forests,
inhabited by orang
utans. ....read
more
TANJUNG
PUTING NATIONAL PARK
The Tanjung
Puting National Park is very well known for it's wild life
and lowland swamp forests, inhabited by orang utans,
owa-owa,
bekantan,Various
bird species, has rehabilitaion centers, and good
accommodation to
offer, as Rimba Lodge, also for the budget
tourists...read
more
SAMPIT
Sampit
town, on the Sampit river, is the capital of a regency of the
samename.
It is known as the biggest timber port in Kalimantan
and Indonesia. Here are found many....read
more
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The Most Spectacular Dayak
Events at Kalimantan. Various rituals and ceremonies are held each
year, from Erau, Tiwah to more local harvest and rain dances
as expressions of gratitude, designed to mark important moments or
cultural Dayak traditions of many years......read
more
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Dayak
Longhouses are
various in art, Differant tribes have differant Longhouses, and can be
found all over Kalimantan island. From The Mahakam River Area, to the
Upper Kapuas River Region.....read
more
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3
- 6 Days Tanjung
Puting Tours
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.
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Visit
the Orangutan
at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Rehabilitation Center in the Jungle of
Tangkiling National Park,you can learn the Orang Utan are
rehabilitated
to return into their nature habitat, Climbing the Tangkiling
Mountain,
spotting Birds and other Wild as glimpse
hornbills,
eagles, kingfishers and even a proboscis monkey along the
forested Rungan River Jungle, Visiting the Black
Lake, and you can meet with the Traditional Dayak Ngaju
who still
live in their Longhouse, in harmony with the Nature. ....
full itinerary
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Cruising
the Kahayan
and Rungan River into the Jungle, to visit the Traditional Dayak
villages as Tumbang
Malahoi, Tewah
and Tumbang
Korik,
here we can learn from their life in harmony with the nature, trekking
into the virgin
jungle, to the remote Gagu Longhouse, and hiking Katingan
River to Kasongan. ....full
itnerary
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Visit
the Orangutan
in the Jungle of Tangkiling National Park, cruising the
Kahayan
River into the Tropical forest, passing the villages along
the Rungan River as Tubang
Korik, Tewah,
Tumbang
Mapot, Tumbang
Malahoi, where you can meet with the Traditional Dayak Ngaju
Tribe who still live in their Longhouse, in harmony
with the Nature of the jungle. ....full
itnerary
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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.Cruising the Kahayan
and Rungan River into the Jungle, to visit the Traditional
Dayak villages
as Tumbang
Malahoi, Tewah
and Tumbang
Korik,
here we can learn from their life in harmony with the nature,
trekking into the virgin jungle, and hiking the Katingan
River to Kasongan. ....full
itinerary
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