Kutai National Park Eco-tourism Orangutan Wildlife Reserve
Kutai National Park, located on the East Kalimantan part of Indonesia island of Borneo, which is one of Indonesia's largest islands, is a rich and vibrant place filled with a wide variety of wildlife.
Kutai park Reserve is situated within the dense rainforest jungle, home to numerous animal species. The park spans an area of 200,000 hectares and serves as a natural habitat for many animals, including the proboscis monkey, orangutan, honey bear, deer, Kalimantan rhino, crocodile, and more than 300 bird species such as the hornbill and kingfisher.
Kutai National Park was established as a wildlife reserve by Sultan A.M. Parikesit of Kutai in 1936, initially covering an area of 306,000 hectares of lush and dense jungle land.
It has been a protected reserve for a long time, preserving the natural beauty and biodiversity of the region.
Kutai Park Tours & Travel Information
Tour Destination :
Kutai National Park & Nature Reserve, East Kalimantan, Indonesia Borneo Island
Main Interest & Things to do :
Off the beaten track Jungle Treks over the designed hike trails
Explore the tropical flora and fauna reserve with truly wild orangutans, and other exotic wildlife, as proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, sun and honey bear, deer, the Kalimantan rhino and a wide collection of endangered insects and bird species.
The flora contains the oldest hard wooden tree in the world, and many flower spieces.
Short wild and adventures expedition in the jungle
Culture :
Dayak tribe, Kutai tribe
Flora & Fauna :
Tropical Rainforest and Wildlife, Orangutan, Cloud leopard, Hornbill, crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, honey and sun bear, deer, Kalimantan rhino
Dipterocarp rainforest of many different Hard wooden tree species, including the iron wood tree, towering Meranti trees, wild orchids, and pitcher plants
Tour Starting Point :
Samarinda, or Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tour Transport Possibilities :
by cartered car or public bus from Balikpapan to Samarinda, continue by chartered car or public bus to Bontang and Sangatta, transit for a chartered canoe sail upstream Sangatta River to the jungle base camp, estimated travel time is 1 day to Reach Kutai National Park and Reserve.
Tour Ending Point :
Balikpapan, or Samarinda airport East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Travel Distance to entry point :
300 Km from Balikpapan Airport, 150km from Samarinda airport, or 450km from Berau airport of East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Trip Duration :
Short Get Through Visit 3 to 5 Days
Accommodation & Hotels :
Hotels & Kutai Park Morio Jungle Lodge
Tour Grade :
Moderate
