The
Reasons to TRAVEL with Us
WHY
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM ?
It
is about providing more rewarding holiday experiences for our guests
whilst enabling local communities to enjoy a better quality of life and
conserving the natural
environment.
Responsible Tourism has three
pillars of sustainable development
1. economy
2. society
3. the environment
Tourists themselves want to learn about the host country, reduce
environmental impact and meet local people at their visiting
Destinations.
Responsible
environmental practice has not only benefits by
reducing energy, water,and waste, but it also improves the quality of a
tourism operation’s surroundings, enhancing the overall
experience for the guests.
Local
communities are involved in tourism to perceive its benefits for a
economic growth and create jobs. Supporting local economic
growth is therefore key to long-term success.
Local
Product Development
•
Provide visits to local places of interest, such as shebeens,
restaurants and homes.
Market local festivals and visits to
nearby markets. Offer guests traditional food,
cultural events and opportunities to
buy locally made arts and crafts.
•
Let local craft producers know about the range, size, weight and style
of crafts that
would be attractive to the visitors.
Provide craft suppliers with feedback from clients.
•
Provide visits to
local places of interest, such as restaurants and homes. Market local
festivals and visits to nearby markets.
Offer guests traditional food, cultural events
and opportunities to buy locally made
arts and
crafts.
Our Responsible Tourism
Guidelines encourage Locals to grow their businesses whilst providing
social and economic benefits to local communities and respecting the
environment.
Our
major points are summarised below.
• Reduce environmental
impacts when developing tourism.
•
Use natural resources sustainably.
•
Maintain biodiversity.
Community Training and Capacity
Building
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Assist locals to prepare business plans and funding proposals.
•
Link local communities and help with skills training and capacity
building.
•
Help coordinate or fund training programmes to develop local business
skills.
Promote
a Local Tourism Culture
•
Offer to provide tourism lectures at local schools.
•
Invite local school children to visit tourism attractions
•
Work with other tourism initiatives, to promote a tourism culture.
Respect
Local Culture
•
Negotiate with host communities the notice required for tourist visits,
what activities are acceptable and what
size groups
are suitable. Ask whether it is appropriate for tourists
to visit
people’s homes.
•
Treat cultural heritage with dignity and respect. Inform guests about
local customs and traditions and
appropriate
behaviour. Ensure that tourists ask permission to take
photographs or to videotape people. Ensure that clients do not
damage or remove religious or cultural artefacts.
Fauna
and Flora Conservation
•
Support a local wildlife or nature conservation programme by providing
funds or
volunteers.
• Buy crafts that are
sustainably produced and avoid curios or furniture made of indigenous hardwoods.
•
Be responsible in the use of wood for fires e.g. use wood from
bush-clearing operations.
Tourism
establishments that fail to protect their environmental surroundings
impact on the very
attractions on which most depend for success – clean air,
safe water and beautiful surroundings.
Nature-based
tourism operations have a particular responsibility towards their
natural
environment
in terms of ensuring ecologically sensitive land and habitat management
and conserving
biodiversity.
Sound
waste management and water treatment create a safer environment for
staff and local
communities, reducing illness and disease and enhancing quality of
life. Moreover, good environmental
practice translates into direct cost savings by reducing
energy and
waste disposal costs. In terms of the bottom line, good environmental practice makes
perfect economic sense.
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Before
visiting Indonesia Borneo, you may need to get vaccinations
and medications to prevent yourself against diseases,
your health-care provider will know what you will
need, visit a health-care provider
latest 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow time for
your vaccines to take effect....read
more
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Hotels & Accommodation
Knowing the Hotels before
visiting Indonesian Part of Borneo Island, Find information on their
addresses, or contact us for reservations....read
more
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How
To Get There
The
major
cities and towns at
Kalimantan, have connections with large Indonesian cities such as
Jakarta, Makassar, Denpasar, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Semarang.
Balikpapan, Tarakan
and Pontianak have international airports and
flights arrive here from Singapore, and Malaysian Part of Borneo cities
as Tawau and Kucing. For the latest schedules visit the airline web
pages.
A few remote
areas - such as Long Bawan, Apokayan, Bontang,
Tanjung Selor, Derawan and Nunukan – have local flights. some
of these flights are regularly scheduled or and some
infrequent. .....read
more
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Arriving
travelers with Visa-On-Arrival status have to go first to one
of the 'VOA Counters' to pay the appropriate fee and have their
passports stamped with the VOA before proceeding to the Immigration
Clearance Desk.
All
visitors must possess a passport valid for at least six months
after their arrival date in Indonesia....read more
Kalimantan
Events
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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Kalimantan
Reserves
Kalimantan
National Parks are
various, The Adventures Jungle of Kayan Mentarang, to the soft Kersik
Luway Orchid Reserve. Orangutans can be found at Tanjung Puting, Wehea,
and Kutai National Park. Derawan Maritime National Park with it's
Manta's and coral reefs ....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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Addresses of
Foreig Embassies in Indonesia, To contact if you need any assistance...read
more
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