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K A L I M AN T A NMahakam
River Tanjung Isuy
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Tanjung Isuy Dayak Longhouse Culture ToursTanjung Isuy is a settlement of the Benuaq dayak at Jempang lake as the big lake at the understream of the Mahakam River. There is an original traditional longhouse in the village which welcomes visitors, and give possibilities for overnight at a standard Indonesian style of accommodation. In Tanjung Isuy Dayak village, Woman can be seen weaving ulap doyo, the traditional free-fiber cloth typical of this area. Tourist Visitors can also see the guardian statues and the grave of a Benuaq king In this area, as the nearest Dayak village along the Mahakam River from Samarinda, we can see floating houses on Lake Jempang as a water buffer of the Mahakam River, a typical village is Jantur, which habitats are major from the South Kalimantan Banjarese tribe, which it's original style, colorfull buildings, worth a visit on the way. Upstream Tanjung Isuy there is a grand old longhouse in Mancong. Less Tourist visit the lamin ( Longhouses ) of Pentat and Lembunah, on the Ohong River. At the beautifull Ohong Creek which is a tunnul of low land forest Various species of birds, iguanas, and bekantan (Proboscis monkeys) can be found in the low-land forest trees along the river. Tour Destination : Tanjung isuy & Mancong , Mahakam River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia Main Interest & Things to do : Jungle trek, and exploring the Flora and Fauna which can't be found anywhere else in the world, as only in along this Mahakam River which is the second longest River in Indonesia, and Third longest in the World, and streams from the Muller Mountains into the Sulawesi Sea. One of the Tourism object can be found along the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan is : Mura Muntai, Tanjung Isuy & Mancong, as Dayak Benuaq villages with Longhouses, settled along the Jempang Lake, surrounded with lowland rainforest and wild life. Recommended visit time for the Mahakam River is 3 till 4 days.
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