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          Kalimantan Tour Operator in Indonesia,serve Traveling Routes to the Deep Hinterland of Mystic Borneo / Kalimantan Island, as Jungle treks, Dayak indigenous Culture, Adventure trips in area's as the Apokayan, Kayan River, Mahakam River, Barito River, Rungan River, Kahayan River, Katingan River, Kapuas River, Mount Meratus, Kutai Reserve, Kayan Mentarang Reserve, Tanjung Puting Reserve, Camp Leakey, Orangutan tours, Tanggiling National Park, Gunung Palung National Park, Danau Semantrum National Park, Kersik Luwai Reserve, Diving at Derawan Islands, Longhouse Tours, Dayak Hunting Tours, Mahakam Dolphin Tours, tours to Sabah, Sarawak etc, etc. Hotel Reservations, Taxi / Car rental service, Boat rental, Flight bookings we can help to create your own Kalimantan tour program. Covering Whole Indonesian Borneo. Programs are Culture, Nature, and Adventure or a combination of it. Our standard programs can be found at Tour Programs Site from where you can choose a Kalimantan tour package or make a combination of two or more Kalimantan packages. Our Kalimantan Tour Packages covering whole Borneo.For Information crossing the borders between Sabah or Sarawak to Indonesian Kalimantan. Now Kalimantan is crisscrossed by giant rivers including the Mahakam River, Barito River, Kapuas River,Kahayan River,Sekonyer River,Kayan River,Katingan River,and the Belayan River. A wide variety of montane and lowland rainforest, each an important genetic resource and wildlife habitat. More then a half of the hard wooden tree species are found only at Borneo, climbing rattan palms, vines, orchids, ferns, and pitcher plants common.The wildlife is unusually diverse, wherever you go animal sounds will follow,with luck you might see several species of monkeys, gibbons, wild ox, wild cats, flying lemur, martins, weasels, fresh water dolphins, orang utans, sun bear, leopard, snakes, hornbill birds, parrots, parakeets, and crested fireback pheasants.many kinds of beautiful butterfliesand meta llic beetles, poisonous polypods, brightly colored millipedes, giant walking sticks, but don’t forget the mosquitos and leeches and the more dangerous bees.The population of Kalimantan is diverse, cause of the booming oil, coal, gold and timber industry, many Indonesians came to Kalimantan searching for work in the last two decades. The native Dayak people live deeper inland along the river banks throughout the interior of Borneo,each Dayak tribe about 200 Dayak tribes have it’s own dialect and culture, thriving as hunters and gatherers. Other Indonesians call the Dayaks stupid men considering them backward because of headhunting and other animist customs. The truth is that they are scrupulously honest by nature, though exposure to Christianity and modern values has muted this trait. Due airstrips and boat connections the Dayak territory is still some of the most inaccessible on earth.Headhunting officially doesn t exist in Kalimantan anymore, though isolated jungle beheadings are still reported as a symbol par excellence of the procreative power of nature. Common interpretations in anthropology agree that nearly all the Dayaks tribes, are of a larger more common Austronesian migration from Asia, regarded to have settled in the South East Asian Archipelago some 3,000 years ago. The main Dayaks are the Bakumpai and Dayak Bukit of South Kalimantan, The Ngajus, and Baritos of Central Kalimantan, Benuaqs,Kayan and Kenyah of East Kalimantan, and the Ibans of West Kalimantan and Malay Borneo, Other populations are the nomadic Punan, which are live nowadays along the Border between Kalimantan and Sabah / Sarawak.Coastal populations in Borneo are largely Muslim in belief, however these groups (Ilanun, Melanau, Kutai) are generally considered to be Islamized Dayaks, native to Borneo, and governed by the relatively high cultural influences of the Javanese Majapahit Kingdoms and Islamic Malay Sultanates, periodically covering South East Asian history.Traditionally, Dayak agriculture was based on swidden rice cultivation. Agricultural Land in this sense was used and defined primarily in terms of hill rice farming, ladang (garden), and hutan (forest). Dayaks organised their labour in terms of traditionally based land holding groups which determined who owned rights to land and how it was to be used. Nowadays, the Dayaks work in the mining industry, wood industry, and plantations of Borneo.The Dayak indigenous religion is Kaharingan a form of animism which is categorized as a part of Hinduism in Indonesia. The practice of Kaharingan differs from group to group, and for example in some religious customary practices, when a noble (kamang) dies, it is believed that the spirit ascends to a mountain where the spirits of past ancestors of the tribe reside. The most salient feature of Dayak social organisation is the practice of Longhouse domicile. This is a structure supported by hardwood posts that can be hundreds of metres long, usually located along a terraced at the river bank. At one side is a long communal platform, from which the individual households can be reached. Longhouses have a door and apartment for every family living in the longhouse. For example, a Longhouse of 200 doors is equivalent to a settlement of 200 families.Headhunting was an important part of Dayak culture, there used to be a tradition of retaliation for old headhunts, which kept the practise alive. Reports describe Dayak War parties with captured enemy heads. At various times, there have been massive coordinated raids in the interior, and throughout coastal Borneo.Metal-working is elaborately used for making mandaus ( machetes ). The blade is made of a softer iron, to prevent breakage, with a narrow strip of a harder iron wedged into a slot in the cutting edge for sharpness. Under Indonesia's transmigration programme, settlers from densely-populated Java and Madura were encouraged to settle in the Kalimantan provinces, but their presence was, and still is, resented by Dayaks, Banjars and local Malays . The large scale transmigration projects initiated by the Dutch and continued by the current national government, caused widespread breakdown in social and community cohesion during the late 20th Century. The systemic and violent attacks on Indonesian Madurese settlers, including mass executions of whole Madurese transmigrant communities. 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.Among the plants that grow in this Park are mangrove (Bruguiera sp.), cemara laut (Casuarina equisetifolia), simpur (Dillenia sp.), meranti (Shorea sp.), benuang (Octomeles sumatrana), ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri), kapur (Dryobalanops sp.), 3 species of rafflesia, and various orchid species.An ulin tree in Sangkimah has a height without branches of 45 m, a diameter of 225 cm or a circle of 706 cm, and a volume of 150 m3. It is the highest and largest plant recorded in Indonesia.As well as a variety of plants, this Park also has a high animal diversity. Primate groups like orangutan (Pongo satyrus), Mueller's Bornean grey gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis), maroon leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda rubicunda), white-fronted leaf monkey (P. frontata frontata), pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina nemestrina), and slow loris (Nycticebus coucang borneanus) can be found in Teluk Kaba, Prevab-Mentoko and Sangkimah. Ungulate groups like banteng (Bos javanicus lowi), sambar deer (Cervus unicolor brokei), barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak pleiharicus), and lesser Malay mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus klossi) can be found throughout the Park area.Carnivore groups such as sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) and flat-headed cat (Pardofelis planiceps) can be found in Teluk Kaba, Prevab-Mentoko and along the Bontang-Sangatta road.Teluk Kaba in Kutai National Park is the location of the nation's third orangutan rehabilitation centre.Kaba Bay and Muara Sangkimah: marine tourism and observing animals, especially orangutans, proboscis monkeys, sambar deer, lesser mouse deer, sun bears, and birds.Lombok Bay and Muara Sungai Sangatta: marine tours and observation of original mangrove forest.Prevab-Mentoko: research; watching animals such as sun bears, orangutans, lesser mouse deer , and wild pigs.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. About half of the reserve consists of species-rich dipterocarp lowland and hill forest while mountain forest ranges up to Kayan Mentarang's highest mountain at 2,000 m. 40 Percent of the park has an elevation above 1,000 m.The park is inhabitated by several thousand Dayak and Punan people who live from shifting cultivation and rice farming. Wildlife is hard to see due to hunting by native Dayaks.WWF has been working on developing eco-tourist projects in cooperation with the local people. It has 5 field-offices in settlements around the park, which are helpful for information. It also has a research station at Long Alango, north of Long Pujungan, which can be visited, and is probably the best place to see wildlife.Access Kayan Mentarang National Park is very remote and only accessible by public flights on the Samarinda-Long Ampung and Tarakan-Long Bawan routes, or by public riverboats following the Tarakan-Tanjung Selor-Long Pujungan route.To access the southern part of the Park, visitors can fly from Samarinda or Malinau to Long Ampung. From Long Ampung head for Data Dian (an approx. 5 hour journey on 13 HP boat engines). Since fuel is extraordinary expensive. However, visitor's with time can get around half the price when asking for a lift with the locals who go to Data Dian.MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has flights, However, both DAS and MAF require advanced booking (minimum 1 month before departing date),and both airlines reserve the authority to prioritize seats for local citizens from around the Park - so outside visitors often find themselves stranded even after numerous seat reconfirmations. It is good to bring luggage less than 10 kg in weight when flying with DAS (DAS limits each persons weight - including luggage - at 80 kg). This makes it more flexible to secure a seat on board on last minute seat availability. MAF puts even more restrictions on luggage weight (up to 10 kg/person) on regular flights unless chartered.Accommodation There's no official accommodation, but it's possible to stay in the many Dayak settlements inside the park.Kersik Luway Nature Reserve 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. The reserve is located 170 kilometers from Samarinda and can be reached in 32 hours by boat. Other tourist spots in this regions include Jentur Gemuruh waterfall and Kersik Kerbangan, a forest known for is wild orchids. Visitors usually stay at Sekolag Darat village.Pepas Eheng village belongs to the Barong Tongkok district, 209 kilometers from Samarinda . Plait work, rattan furniture and Tunjung Dayak statues are made here. The village can be reached from Melak in one hour by car.Muara Oahu is a district town at the meeting point of the Kedang Pahu and Lawa river, in the Mahakam hinterland. Twenty-eight villages, with a total population a bout 11,000 are found in this area.The cultural heritage of the Dayak people is very much evident at Tolan village. There are two traditional houses and a graveyard which are worth seeing. The people here live from panning for gold, looking for bird's nests and tilling the dry fields.Tanjung Puting & Camp Leakey,Tanjung Puting National Park has several ecosystem types: lowland tropical rain forest, dryland forest, freshwater swamp forest, mangrove forest, coastal forest, and secondary forest.The Park is dominated by lowland forest plants like jelutung (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), meranti (Shorea sp.), keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), and rattans.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). This Park was the first place in Indonesia to become a rehabilitation centre for orangutans. There are now three orangutan rehabilitation locations, Tanjung Harapan, Pondok Tanggui, and Camp Leakey.The orangutan of Kalimantan has dark reddish fur and no tail. As they get older, the adult males cheeks flesh out, resembling cushions. The older they get, the bigger these cheek flanges grow, giving them a fierce look.Tanjung Harapan: this is the first station in the orangutan rehabilitation process. Situated in the midst of secondary forest and swamp forest, it has a guesthouse, an information centre, and trails.Pondok Tanggui: orangutans that have passed the semi-wild phase are moved to Pondok Tanggui. There, they are closely monitored from a distance, and human contact is avoided.Camp Leakey: founded in 1971 in the middle of primary forest, this is the location for semi-wild and wild orangutans, and for younger orangutans from birth until three years of age.Natai Lengkuas: bekantan research station, and watching other animals along the river.Buluh River and Danau Burung: watching birds, in particular migrant species.How to reach the Park: Jakarta-Semarang-Pangkalan Bun by plane, or from Semarang to Pangkalan Bun by ship.Tangiling Reserve, is an Option to Find good wild life and orangutan.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. A patchwork of various forest developmental stages characterizes the former and is a result of commercial logging, swidden cultivation, and smallholdings of rubber and pepper.The Sungai Sedik territory was occasionally hunted by members of at least five other longhouse communities and residents of Lanjak.Gunung Palung National Park Nature Reserve is a 100,000 ha (241,700 acres) park 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.The orangutan is considered the umbrella species for conservation in the area, and is also an important ecological agent for seed dispersal and seed predation. It is believed that orangutans at Gunung Palung constitute one of the most dense and largest populations on Borneo.Currently, however, their rain forest home is severely threatened.Despite its relatively small size, Gunung Palung and the surrounding areas harbor what is thought to be one of the most dense and viable remaining orangutan populations in Kalimantan, and therefore, the world. funded in part by The Orangutan Conservancy, gives an estimate of 2500 individual orangutans - about 17% of the estimated population in Borneo and close to 10% of the world's population.The Orangutan Conservancy is very optimistic about the work of Cheryl Knott and Tim Laman at the Gunung Palung National Park, located on the western side of Borneo. They are directing the efforts to protect the forest as well as the wild orangutan population. The Orangutan Conservancy considers it a very important effort to support.

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We have City Tours available for Major Cities as Balikpapan, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Pontianak, and a lot of more places throughout Kalimantan Island...full itinerary

1-2 Days Orangutan Tours at Sungai Wain National Park East Kalimantan
 A Jungle trek with Wild Life spotting at Sungai Wain Reserve at Samboja with Orangutans and Sun Bears is the highlight of this tour itenerary. Sungai Wain Reserve is a part of BOS ( Borneo Orangutan Survival ) organization, where Orangutans after Rehabilitation learn to survive in their natural Habitat. Overnight at Samboja Eco Lodge. ...full itinerary

4 Days Indigenous Orang Utan Adventure Tour at East Kalimantan                                              
A Jungle trek with Wild Life spotting at Kutai National Park visiting Prefab Orangutan Research station, and exploring the forest, looking for wild life and Orang Utans in the beatuty of untouched Flora and Fauna....full itinerary

4 Days Myghty Mahakam River Tour at East Kalimantan                                                                 Cruising the  Mahakam River, with exotic scenary at both sides of the River. Visit Muara Muntai wooden village, crossing jempang lake, during the cruise you could see rainforest wild life at  Ohong Creek like several species of monkey's and birds. At Mancong village one of the Oldest Dayak Longhouse of East Kalimantan can be found, a Dayak Welcome Ceremony could be held. At Muara Pahu a visit to the Fresh Water Dolphins Information center, and when lucky spotting can be done at the Delta of the Bolowan River.....full itinerary

4 Days Wehea National Park Orang Utan Adventure Tour at East Kalimantan                                        Wild Life spotting at Wehea National Park visiting the Orangutans and Clouded Leopards and many other wild life, and exploring the forest with about 60 kinds of trees, Exploring the Dayak Bahau and Wehea Tribe living around, with dance performance and traditional Longhouse, all in the untouched Flora and Fauna....full itinerary

 5 Days Cascade Mahakam River Tour at East Kalimantan                                                              Mahakam River cruise Safari, passing villages along the river. Visit Muara Muntai wooden village, crossing jempang lake, during the cruise you could see rainforest wild life along Ohong Creek like monkey's and birds species. Mancong village one of the Oldest Dayak Longhouse of East Kalimantan can be found, a Dayak Welcome Ceremony could be held. At Muara Pahu a visit to the Fresh Water Dolphins Information center, and when lucky spotting can be done at the Delta of the Bolowan River. In Melak village short sight seeing and visit the Dayak Tunjung Longhouse at Eheng and the National Park Kersik Luwai  where you can find wild orchids, and when lucky you can see the "Black Orchid". ....full itinerary

 5 Days Beyond Kalimantan Wild Life Adventure Tour at East Kalimantan                                       Cruising the exotic Mahakam River, Visit Muara Muntai  wooden village, crossing jempang lake, during the trip you could see rainforest wild life while passing Ohong Creek like several kinds of monkey's and birds species, arrival at Mancong Dayak village with one of the Oldest Dayak Longhouse of East Kalimantan. Dayak Welcome Ceremony could be held here. At Muara Pahu a visit to the Fresh Water Dolphins Information center, and when lucky spotting can be done at the Delta of the Bolowan River. A Jungle trek with Wild Life spotting at Kutai National Park with Orangutans and Sun Bears, and exotic Fauna.....full itinerary 

5 Days Bamboo Rafting Courage Tour at East Kalimantan
Trek the area of  Loksado and the Amandit River bamboo bridges and passing isolated villages along the way.Visit Muara Hatip village and trek into rain forest of the Meratus Mountain to enjoy the diverse flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation at Banjarmasin we will visit the floating market and do a cannel tour.....full itinerary

5 Days Derawan Dive Seaworld Beauty at East Kalimantan Province
Derawan Islands, including Kakaban, Sangalaki, Maratua, has a lot to hide in the sea, Dive experts called it one of the most Beauty Sea World on Earth, at Least it is the best of Indonesia. Come and jump off the Borneo Island into the Beauty of Sulawesi Sea and explore the coral reefs, jelly fish, swim with the Manta's and see the Turtles laying their eggs....full itinerary

5 Days Wehea Orang Utan Adventure Tour at East Kalimantan                        
Wehea National Park of East Kalimantan has an amazing Flora and Fauna, the Tropical Rain Forest, Dayak Wehea Culture in the gentle hills and alluvial plains marks the start in to the deep jungle. Towering dipterocarpus trees, valuable ebony and iron wood trees are scattered throughout. The wild life is exotic, orangutan, along with the endemic proboscis monkeys, and other forest denizens including clouded leopard, leaf monkey, macaque, pangolin anteater, tiny tarsier, lizards, crocodiles, pythons and more then 600 bird spieces as the most famous Sun Birds, pheasants, Kakatua, and Hornbills.The ecological wealth of Wehea National Park survive deep in jungle...full itinerary

6 Days Apokayan Glance Tour at East Kalimantan

Trek through the prime Rainforest of the isolated area called  Apokayan and visit the traditional Kenyah and Kayan Dayak tribes, explore their art full Longhouses, and traditional way of life, if time has stopt, and you are back in the stone age,  places as  Long Uro and Sungai Barang surrounded by beautifull forest, jungle trekking, colide with the host indigenous Dayak culture here....full itinerary
NOTE : Flight for an Apokayan Tour Expedition has to be booked ONE month in advance.

6 Days Kayan Mentarang Tour at East Kalimantan

Krayan River is the Isolated area of Kayan Mentarang National Park at Indonesia Borneo Island Kalimantan. Traditional Dayak Tribes, with a wealth of ecological and cultural treasures that survive deep within the rainforest jungle.  The area covers the upper course of the Krayan River and borders of the Upper Bahau River to the south, The flora in it’s vicinity of Kayan Mentarang Nature Reserve as a protected Cloud Rain Forest area of about 1.000.000 hectares  are more then hundred years old. However, there are more attractions then dense jungle only at the highland plateau between 900 and 1,000 meters above sea level. The slopes and sandstone valleys...full itinerary

6 and 10 Days Dayak Hunting Adventure Tours at East Kalimantan
Flight to Long Lunuk ( Data Dawai Airport ) at the Upper Mahakam River, cruising up to Long Apari as the last Dayak village of the Mahakam River, here you can enjoy the exotic virgin Rainforest of Borneo, wild traditional huntings can be done with the Dayaks who already do this for centuries as their daily activity to provide themself. This is totaly an ecological kind of life, and it's just to you to explore this kind of harmony between the Dayak people and the Nature....full itinerary

7 Days East Kalimantan Wild Life Adventure Glance Tour 

An Exotic Trip to explore the most exitic wild life side of East Kalimantan, visiting Kutai National Park Orangutan Research station in the Low land Rain Forest of this Nature reserve. The Dayak Kenyah and Wehea Tribe at Muara Wahau and the old Dayak Longhouse at Miau Baru village, the 38.000 hectares Wehea Rain Forest with it's 60 species of tropical trees, and more then 100 species of wild life including deer, clouad leopard, sun bear and several bird species. Derawan sea world beauty to explore the undersea world beauty of Borneo, as Manta 's, yelly fish, and leopard fish in the coral reefs.....full itinerary 

8 Days Mahakam Rainforest Expedition Tour at East Kalimantan

A trip up the Mahakam River, with exotic scenary of the ecological wealth and daily activities of the citizen at both sides of the River. Sight seeing at  Muara Muntai wooden village, crossing jempang lake, passing rainforest wild life at Ohong Creek like Long Nose monkey's and several birds species. Visit  Mancong  Dayak village, with one of the Oldest Dayak Longhouse of East Kalimantan. a Dayak Welcome Ceremony could be held. At Muara Pahu a visit to the Fresh Water Dolphins Information center, and when lucky spotting can be done at the Delta of the Bolowan River. In Melak village visit the Dayak Tunjung Longhouse at Eheng and the National Park Kersik Luwai  where you can find wild orchids, and when lucky you can see the "Black Orchid".At Data Bilang and Rukun Damai the Dayak Kenyah with the Long Ears and art full Longhouses can be found, before we continue to the Upper Mahakam, for a forest trek in the virgin prime jungle....full itinerary

8 Days Discover Kayan Mentarang National Park at East Kalimantan Province

Cruising up the Kayan River passing Malinau, and continue to the jungle of Kayan Mentarang Reserve, here we will explore the tropical flora and fauna and wild life of this almost unexplored Largest National Park of Indonesia East Kalimantan Province.Cloud Leopards, Hornbill Birds, and diverse kinds of Tropical Rainforest and eco systems can be seen, including wetlands...full itinerary
                      

8 and 10 Days Kayan River Tours at East Kalimantan

Cruise up the Kayan River, passing low land Rainforest and Plantations, visit Long Bia Village, and continue to Long Pujungan and Long Alango Dayak Kenyah and Dayak Punan villages, Trek through the prime Rainforest of the isolated area of Kayan Mentarang Nature Reserve. The Tropical Rainforest here is amazing, trails connecting villages, the Dayak Culture is here more then traditional....full itinerary

14 Days Cross Kayan Mentarang Expedition Tour at East Kalimantan Province

Trek through the primary Rainforest of Kayan Mentarang National Park isolated area Downstream the Krayan River to the Upper Bahau River, to Continue Downstream The Kayan River to the Coastal side of East Kalimantan.Visiting the traditional Dayak Kenyah and Kayan tribes, explore their art full traditional way of life, it feels as time has stopt, and you are back in the stone age.Trekkings to  Dense Jungle will lead you away in the beauty shown during this trip...full itinerary

14 Days Apokayan Trek Expedition at East Kalimantan Province

Trek through the primary Rainforest of the isolated area called  "Apokayan" and visit the traditional Kenyah and Kayan  Dayak tribes, explore their art full Longhouses, and traditional way of life, it feels as time has stopt, and you are back in the stone age,  places as  Long Uro and Sungai Barang surrounded by beautifull forest, jungle trekking, colide with the Dayak culture here. From Sungai Barang we will trek through the mountains to Long Lebusan or Mahak Baru village, from where we continue cruising the Boh River into the Mahakam River, we will crossing the dangerous rapids between the High Rocky Mountains, visiting Eheng Dayak Tunjung Village, and Kersik Luwai Nature Reserve where you can find the beauty of the tropical flora and fauna of Indonesia East Kalimantan Provice, including the Black Orchid plant
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NOTE ; Flight for an Apokayan Tour Expedition has to be booked ONE month in advance.

17 Days Cross East to West Borneo Expedition (over land )

Cruising up to the end of the Mahakam River, you can enjoy an exotic scenary at both sides of the river. You will get through the amazing and dangerous Rapids, between the high Rocky Mountain walls. Our Longboat will bring us to the start point for the trek crossing the Muller Mountains to the Indonesia Province of West Kalimantan. During the Trek you will get Through the unhabitated primary virgin Rainforest, we will fish and hunt meat for our meals. Overnights are in a jungle camp, till we reach Tanjung Lokan village, and cruise down the Kapuas River, passing Putusibau, to reach Pontianak city as the end of this challenging  trek "Cross Borneo". ... full itinerary


3 - 6 Days Tours visiting The Orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park                                            Visit the Orangutan in the Jungle of Tanjung Puting National Park, feel the rythem of the Tropical Forest here, when it comes in as you cruise the Sekonyer River into Tanjung Puting National Park of  Indonesia Central Borneo Province. Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui Orang Utan Rehabilitation centers will learn you how we can protect these endangered spieces of wild Borneo Island. Explore easily the Tropical Flora and Fauna of Kalimantan....full itinerary
Visit the Orangutan at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Rehabilitation Center in the Jungle of Tangkiling National Park,you can learn the Orang Utan are rehabilitated to return into their nature habitat, Climbing the Tangkiling Mountain, spotting Birds and other Wild as glimpse hornbills, eagles, kingfishers and perhaps even a proboscis monkey along the forested Rungan River Jungle,Visiting the Black Lake, and you can meet with the Traditional  Dayak Ngaju  who still live in their Longhouse, in harmony with the Nature of the jungle....full itinerary
5 Days Dayak Longhouse at Central Kalimantan Province                                              
Cruising the Kahayan and Rungan River into the Jungle, to visit the Traditional Dayak villages as Tumbang Malahoi, Tewah and Tumbang Korik, here we can learn from their life in harmony with the nature, trekking into the virgin jungle, to the remote Gagu Longhouse, and hiking the Katingan River to Kasongan....full itinerary

 5 and 6 Days Kahayan River and Rungan Jungle Tour visiting The Tangkiling National Park             Visit the Orangutan in the Jungle of  Tangkiling National Park, cruising the Kahayan River into the Tropical forest, passing the villages along the Rungan River as Tubang Korik, Tewah,  Tumbang Mapot, Tumbang Malahoi, where you can meet with the Traditional  Dayak Ngaju Tribe who still live in their Longhouse, in harmony with the Nature of the jungle....full itinerary

9 Days Kalimantan Jungle Expedition Tour at Central Kalimantan Province                                        Visit the Orangutan in the Jungle of  Tanjung Puting National Park, feel the rythem of the Tropical Forest here, when it comes in as you cruise the Sekonyer River into Tanjung Puting National Park of Indonesia Central Borneo Province. Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui Orang Utan Rehabilitation centers will learn you how we can protect these endangered spieces of wild Borneo Island. Explore easily the Tropical Flora and Fauna of Kalimantan.Cruising the Kahayan and Rungan River into the Jungle, to visit the Traditional Dayak villages as Tumbang Malahoi, Tewah and Tumbang Korik, here we can learn from their life in harmony with the nature, trekking into the virgin jungle, and hiking the Katingan River to Kasongan....full itinerary

3 and 4 Days Dayak Longhouse Tour at West Kalimantan Province                                                       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....full itinerary

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

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
Gunung Palung National Park with it's unique flora and fauna and wild life including the Orangutan, can be found here, while it always will be a luck to spot them in the wild habitat.Jungle Trekking , Bird watching and spotting different types of  wild life and exotic flora and fauna at Gunung Palung National Park of West Kalimantan Province.....full itinerary
7 Days Barito Jungle Trail Tour at South Kalimantan Province
Hiking through secondary forest & Dayak land farms with rubber and pepper plantations in South Kalimantan Province in to the Meratus Mountains Jungle with Longhouses, continue the trip passing hills, valleys, and crossing hanging bridges in the dense jungle which it’s beautiful flora & fauna and continue, to Loksado and the Amandit River  bamboo bridges and passing isolated villages along the way.Visit  Muara Hatip village and enjoy the flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation at Banjarmasin we will visit the floating market and do a cannel tour.
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 Cruise upstream the Barito River in to the Meratus Mountains, visit the home industry of rattan & bamboo handicrafts.Hiking through the farm land and tropical forest, to Datar Alai and Balai Kedayang to Loksado and the Amandit River bamboo bridges and passing isolated villages along the way.Visit  Muara Hatip village and trek into rainforest of the Meratus Mountain  to enjoy the flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation at Banjarmasin we will visit the floating market and do a cannel tour......full itinerary
9 Days Expedition from Central To South Kalimantan Province
Visit the Orangutan in the Jungle of  Tanjung Puting National Park, feel the rythem of the Tropical Forest here, when it comes in as you cruise the Sekonyer River into Tanjung Puting National Park of Indonesia Central Borneo Province. Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui Orang Utan Rehabilitation centers will learn you how we can protect these endangered spieces of wild Borneo Island. Feel the rythem of the Tropical Forest here, when it comes in as you cruise the Kahayan River into Tangkiling National Park of Indonesia Central Borneo Province. Continue cruisning the Rungan River visit the Traditional Dayak village as Tumbang Malahoi, here we can learn from their life in harmony with the nature. Trek the area of Loksado and the Amandit River   bamboo bridges and passing isolated villages along the way.Visit  Muara Hatip village for sightseeing, and trek into rainforest of the Meratus Mountain  to enjoy the flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation in Banjarmasin we will visit the floating market and do a cannel tour...full itinerary
11 Days Meratus Mountain Trekking Expedition at South Kalimantan Province
Hiking through secondary forest & Dayak land farms with rubber and pepper plantations.in South Kalimantan Province passing Barabai, Mangkiling, Datar Alai villages, passing hills, valleys, and crossing hanging bridges in the dense jungle which it’s beautiful flora & fauna of the Meratus Mountain, to Loksado at the Amandit River  ,we will passing isolated villages over bamboo bridges along the way.Visit  Muara Hatip village  to enjoy the flora & fauna. Once Back to civilisation at Banjarmasin we will visit the floating market to do a cannel tour...full itinerary


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
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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
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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  .... read more

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Addresses of Foreig Embassies in Indonesia, To contact if you need any assistance...read more
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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 .... read more
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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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Samarinda is the provincial capital of East Kalimantan. Located on the Mahakam river, the town occupies a space of about 167 square kilometres and has a population of ....read more
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The name Balikpapan is presumably derived from an overloaded ship, which capsized near Tukung Island. A Dutch geological map in 1870 contained a small village.....read more
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The Mahakam river is 920 kilometers long, running over the Muller Mountain , which forms the boundary between East and West Kalimantan, Indonesia Kalimantan...read more
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Long Afari is a village far into the Mahakam river's upstream reaches. It can be reached in two hours from a point on the Peangei river. The people of Long Apari belong....read more
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Tiong Ohang is the most important village in the Long Apari district. The village's population has the past decades considerably swollen to due to migration of people from.....read more
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Long Pahangai village is divided into two parts, Long Pahangai and Long Pahangai II, each led by its own village head. The two parts are separated by road running parallel.....read more 
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Long Iram is more like a small town. A boat service connects the village with Tenggarong. Small lodgings are available....read more
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Barong Tongkok is a nice village and good for spending the night. Several small waterfalls are found in its surroundings. There are lodgings, shops, and motorcycles.....read more
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Melak is a rather busy little town and the capital of a district. It can be reached from Long Iram in about 30 hours or from Tenggarong by motorboat. Inhabitants.....read more
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Kersik Luway is nature reserve between Melak and Barong Tongkok, 18 kilometers to the south. The "Black Orchid" (Coelogyne pandurata) which blossoms between....read more
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Mahakam River Big Lakes

Muara Muntai is not far from Lake Jempang. It is a convenient stop for visitors traveling into the hinterland. Lake Melintang covers a surface of 10,000 hectares near......read more
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This 200,000 hectare Kutai National Park, the natural habitat of rare tropical flora and fauna. Several species of animals exist in this national park, such as chimpanzees .....read more
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Tanjung Redep, the capital of the Berau regency has a population of about 50,000, and is reachable from Samarinda or Balikpapan. There are motorboats from Tanjung....read more
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Derawan Island has to total land surface of 40,000 hectares and is nature reserve with beautiful scenery and beaches. Several species of rare flora and fauna are....read more
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The Kayan river with its tributaries stretches from the border area between Indonesia and Malaysia along the Muller mountain range to its estuary on the south coastf...read more

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Tour Program Packages, covering the whole Island of Indonesian Borneo, from soft Culture, to hard adventure, Tailor Made Prgrams can be made upon wish...full itinerary
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