Kalimantan
's Fascinating National Parks
National
Park and Reserves of Kalimantan Indonesia Borneo Island
is a 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 Park
visits. Each National Park has something differant to show, as the
prestine rain forest at Kayan Mentarang National Park, The Orang Utans
at Tanjung Puting & Kutai National Park, The Orchids and
Pitcher Plants at Kersik Luwai Reserve, etc.
The
National Park Tour Expeditions are a collection of exploratories
and Indonesia dream
destination journeys
that reflect the particular passions and favorite places. We created
the Borneo National Parks adventure tours for those who
search 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.
NATIONAL
PARKS OF EAST
KALIMANTAN
Gateway
to Kutai National Park
Kutai
National Park is a lowland forest area with a number of principal
vegetation types, including coastal/mangrove forest, freshwater swamp
forest, kerangas forest, lowland flooding forest, ulin/meranti/kapur
forest, and mixed Dipterocarpaceae forest. This Park is also part of
the largest relatively pristine ulin forest in Indonesia...read
more
Gateway
to Kayan Mentarang
Kayan
Mentarang National Park covers an area of 1,600,000 ha
and is located in the far interior of East Kalimantan province. The
park comprises the largest remaining block of rainforest in Borneo and
as such forms a very important refuge for numerous species, including
many species that are endemic to the Bornean mountain bioregion..read
more
Kersik
Luway Nature Reserve
Kersik
Luway is nature reserve between Melak and Barong Tongkok, 18
kilometers to the south. The "Black Orchid" (Coelogyne pandurata) which
blossoms between April and December, grow s on shrubs in this 5,000
hectare reserve. Many hundred of other orchid species also grow in this
forest...read
more
Wehea
National Park
National Park Wehea is the
youngest National Park of East Kalimantan, it is a real jewel of Virgin
Tropical Rain Forest and wild life. With it's almost 40.000 hectares,
60 kinds of trees, 700 wild orangutans, more then 100 Lizards,
Deers, Cloud-Loapards, and many birds spieces to discover. The Local
Dayak Wehea Tribe who are living in the area, with Longhouses, and
Hudoq Dance performance will show you all what you could expect from
Indonesia Borneo....read
more
NATIONAL
PARKS OF CENTRAL
KALIMANTAN
Gateway
to Tanjung Puting & Camp Leakey
Endangered
and protected species of animal inhabiting the Park
include the orangutan (Pongo satyrus), proboscis monkey (Nasalis
larvatus), maroon leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda rubida), sun bear
(Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), lesser Malay mouse deer (Tragulus
javanicus klossii), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), and leopard
cat (Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis)...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, make Tangiling National Park the most completed National Park
for the adventures travelers...read
more
NATIONAL
PARKS OF WEST
KALIMANTAN
Gateway
to Danau Sentarum
Danau
Sentarum National Park
(DSNP),is located in a remote area of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and
situated close to the Malaysian border of Sarawak, approximately 700
km. inland from the provincial capital, Pontianak. DSNP is an area of
interconnected seasonal lakes and seasonally flooded tropical forests
with the water catchment consisting of lowland tropical forest in the
hills and flooded forest in the low-lying areas...read
more
Gunung Palung National Park
This
100,000 ha (241,700 acres) park is located on the southwestern
coast of Borneo. It is rich in rain forest habitats and plant and
animal biodiversity. It has coastal mangrove forest and fresh and
brackish water swamp forest, lowland peat swamp forest, various types
of lowland forest, submontane and montane forest. Until recently its
wildlife populations were undisturbed...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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The
Dayaks tribes came to Kalimantan as a migration from other
parts in Asia about 3000 years ago.
Dayak
are defined in more then 200 different tribes, the main tribes
are the Bakumpai and Dayak Bukit of South Kalimantan; the Ngajus and
Baritos of Central Kalimantan; the Benuaqs, Kayan, Kenyah, and the
nomadic Punan ....
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The
cultural and artistic traditions of the indigenous Dayak
population are still preserved in the hinterland of East
Kalimantan.Sailing up the streams to the Malaysian border, one can
still meet Traditional Dayak settlements than seem to have been little
touched by the modernity ....
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This
region known as the Land of a Thousand Rivers, Big and small rivers,
wide swamps and lowlands are characteristic of this southern province.
Some of those rivers, such as the Barito, Martapura and Negara mark the
boundary.Loksado is an attractive place for nature tourism on a plateau
in the Meratus mountains. The forest offer available trails,and Dayak
Culture....read
more
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The indigenous inhabitants are
the Dayaks, comprising the sub-tribes Ngaju, Ot Danum, Ma'anyan Ot
Siang, Lawangan, Katingan and others. Their livelihood is
hunting, moving from one region to another. They adhere to the old
Kaharingan religion. Tanjung Puting and Tangkiling National Park.
.....read
more
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Boat and overland journeys
provide a rare opportunity to see the interior of one of the world's
largest and richest island West Kalimantan is an important and very
attractive province. It is rich in history, culture and places of
interest for the tourist. The most important rivers are
the Kapuas River, Sambas River, Sekayam River, Landak River, Melawi
River and Pawan River....read
more
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