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Gunung Palung National Park Trip
Gunung Palung National Park
Reserve at West Kalimantan of the Indonesian Part of Borneo
Island. Here you can experience wildlife and orang
utans in their jungle at one of our Tour
Expeditions. Our Wildlife adventure Safari trips are a
collection of Kalimantan exploratories and Indonesia dream
destination journeys that reflect the particular passions and favorite
places. We created the Gunung Palung National Park adventure
tours for those
who search for wildlife in the jungle of Borneo with the
indigenous Dayak Culture which hide in the deep rain forest behind the
exotic
flora and fauna. The Kalimantan adventure travelers will have
an unforgettable
experience trip in Indonesia, however, it is designed
for those who are adventurous in body and spirit to visit this part of
Borneo Island.
GUNUNG
PALUNG NATIONAL PARK TRAIL
Tour Duration 07 Days / 06 Nights
Day 01
: PONTIANAK (B)
Meeting
service at the airport, transfer to your hotel. Dinner is provided in
local restaurant.
Day
02 : PONTIANAK, KETAPANG, TELOK MELANE (BLD)
Depart
in the morning by flight to Ketapang, then on to Teluk Melano by coach.
Stay overnight at a simple accommodation
Day
03 : TELOK MELANE, SEMANJAK GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK (BLD)
Depart
to Semanjak by motorboat, then by rowing boat along meandering river to
Gn. Palung National Park. Stay at the base camp. ( Semanjak to the site
may take approx. a nine-hour boat trip, depending on river condition)
Day
04 : GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK (BLD)
Jungle
trekking, bird watching, seeing different types of ecosystem with
different flora and fauna (see orang utans if we are lucky)
Day
05 : GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK, TELOK MELANO (BLD)
Depart
early morning via same route to Telok Melano. (the returning journey
will be faster following the stream). Late afternoon, take a long boat
to Kampung Baru to see proboscis monkeys soaring on trees by the river.
Stay overnight at Telok Melano.
Day
06 : TELOK MELANO, PONTIANAK (BLD)
Take
an express boat to return to Pontianak. Transfer to hotel.
Day
07 : PONTIANAK, DEPARTURE (B)
Transfer
to the airport for departure to next destination.
MAHAKAM
RIVER
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Orangutans
are large
apes which can be found at the islands Borneo and
Sumatra. These large apes swing from tree to tree by using their arms (brachiating).
Orangutan in Malay language means "human of the forest". The
Orangutan 's population is
decreasing and is in grave danger of extinction. The Expected
population is less then 40.000 in the world.
Early 2009 a rare subspecies of the orangutan is found in the area of
Karst East
Kalimantan, this subspecies of Orangutan has black fur as a gorilla. .....read
more
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Kalimantan National
Park and Reserves of Indonesia Borneo Island are an ecological wealth that
survive deep within the rainforest jungle of Indonesia ’s
largest island. Kalimantan ’s dense jungle and wide
terrain of wetlands have traditionally kept the region isolated from
all but the adventurous travelers. At Kalimantan 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 National Parks
as Kutai National Park, Kayan Mentarang National Park, Gunung Palung
National Park, Tanjung Puting National Park. ....read
more
Visit the Traditional
Dayak
Iban village Kampung Saham at Indonesia West
Kalimantan Province.
On the way we will see farmers working on their plantantions and make a
stop at The Dai
Nippon Navy World War II Monument, Cruise from
Ngabang the River
into the rapids of
Riam
Pulau, Riam Panjang
and Riam Jambu respectively. which are situated at a distance
giving increasing challenge as the boat passing through
them apart from many
minor rapids you are going to encounter.This
unique challenging rapids adventure is conducted using
local boats
with highly experienced boatmen to enable the trip.
The tour also gives you an outlook of the only area in West Kalimantan
that produces diamond apart from gold.You are indeed welcome to try
the traditional way of panning gold or diamond during the trip. Observe
closely the living cultures and social structures in
the jungle. In person you’ll experience the
jungle-life and
getting to know more people, filling your heart with their cheerful
laughter. This adventure tour is only organised in its main features
and so it will always be an
adventure, which is depending on weather
and river conditions...full
itinerary
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Cruising the Kapuas
River from Sintang
to Kebiau River, Trekking the jungle to Sabang
Laja Village following tracks to Ensait Panjang. There are two
Ensait Long-houses :
Ensait Panjang
and Ensait Pendek, situated at a distance. We pass
through Ensait Pendek and stay overnight in Ensait Panjang. Dinner will
be served together with the community and hospitality with the
chief.
Here we can see how they traditionally weave clothes, plait
baskets.
Climbing
The Mount Kelam from where you can see the Green Flora and
Fauna Beauty of Indonesia West
Borneo Province.....full
itinerary
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