Upper (hulu) Kapuas River Tours

Visit Putussibau at the Upper Kapuas River

Putussibau a small town about 800 Kilometers from Pontianak City upstream of the head waters of the Kapuas River at Indonesia West Kalimantan Province, The Kapuas River itself is 1,143 kilometers long, and the longest River in Indonesia, and the second Longest in the World after the Amazon River.
The Kapuas River is the most important river in West Kalimantan, and can be navigated by boats until Putussibau village. The smaller Motor or Long boatsboat can even go further upstream crossing the rapids to Tanjung Lokan village at the foot of the Muller mountain Range, from where you can start a cross Borneo expedition to East Kalimantan through prstine Rain Forest, this hike trekking will take about 5 to 7 days to reach the Mahakam River.

The Chinese presence in the Putussibau region already started in the 14th century, when the Chinese came from China to search for valueble stones and set up a diamond mining company. The Stones and Diamonds were found in the mountain regions of Bengkayang, Lumar, and Batu, and along the Ambawang river, the Darit, the Landak and Ayak rivers, the Cempedak Tayan delta, the Tayan river, Kembayan, Timur Senaning till the upstream regions of the Kapuas river around Putussibau.
The sites for panning diamonds are found along the Landak river, from Ngabang to the highlands, and around Sanggau.

Putussibau Kapuas River Travel information