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Welcome
to North
Kalimantan 's Jungle
The province of
North Kalimantan is the youngest province of Indonesia, was
declared par 25 October 2012. North Kalimantan Province has the largest
protected Jungle area in South East Asia, with it's 2 million Hectares
of diverse Jungle land, it gives the best opportunity for those who are
flora and fauna lovers. The Rain Forest of North Kalimantan from
Mangrove to peat swamp forest, lowland to montane forest in
the Sembakung Reserve Park with limestone Forest crops. The Kayan
Mentarang Park, which is also part of the Heart Of Borneo contains
heath to highland forest, with pristine cloud rain forest in the
highland plateau, with 130 species of herbs, 25 species of seed-plants,
160 species of wild orchids, pitcher plants, raflessia
flowers, Dipterocarpus
trees, valuable ebony, and more then half of the world species of hard
wood including the ironwood tree species are all common
The Fauna of North Kalimantan is the most
diverse of whole Borneo Island, with clouded leopards, flat-headed cat, sun bears,
Bornean Gibbon, estuarine crocodile, orang-utan, rhinoceroses,
the Pygmy Elephant, Asian Elephant, Bornean Treeshrew
Tupaia, Macaque, proboscis Monkeys, fresh water dolphins, and
many bird species as storm stork, Borneon Peacock pheasant, eagels, and
hornbills.
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North
Kalimantan Culture is based on Dayak tribes with the roots
from the Dayak Punan, and Kayan Tribes, settlements of the Dayak Tribes
can be found in the hinterland along the larger and smaller
rivers, as the road infrastructure system is the most poor
along Kalimantan Island. The River channels are the highways which can
bring you in the hinterland, or by smaller plane ( mini airvan of 6-12
seats ) which serve the border line with Sabah Malaysian Borneo, to
obtain a ticket for a remote flight to the border line, one have to
arrange this a month in advance, even then it is still uncertain you
might can fly per schedule.
Tarakan
the small island at the north east corner of the province, and
the gateway of North Kalimantan province, for transit to the remote
jungle at the main land, has several tourism attractions as the
mangrove forest with probiscis monkeys in the center of the town, a
historical world war II -museum, and historical buildings of the
Japanese and Dutch colonial period, spread over the island, from flight
strips with hangars, bunkers, hospital to monuments.
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The Kayan River flows from the Apokayan Highlands in the South West
corner of the province to the coastal capital city Tanjung
Selor, and is the longest river of North Kalimantan, cruising upstream
the Kayan River is particly possible till the Naha Gamang Rapid, from
here it is not possible to navigate the Kayan River further usptream,
as the twelve dangerous rapids of minus six at world scale isolate the
Apokayan Region from the coastal line. For the one with adventures
spirit has to navigate the Bahau River into the Kayan Mentarang if the
water level allow, from here jungle treks of more then a week can lead
you to the Krayan or Apokayan Highland plateau 's.
Malinau along the Sesayap River in the wetland swamp forest can lead
you to the Sembakung Reserve in the North Top or the Krayan Region of
Kayan Mentarang 's heart of Borneo along the Sabah border, reaching
these regions can't be without days of jungle treks through virgin
unhabitat mountain range.
Setulang Region along the border with Kayan Mentarang National Park, is
the most easiest Jungle region to reach, with the ethnic Punan, Kayan
and Kenyah Dayak Tribes, living in the forest from hunting, and
traditional spriritual believes.
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Travel Conditions
Even
with the today's airstrips and boat connections, North Kalimantan
territory is still among the most inaccessible on earth. The
one who would like to enter the main land of North Kalimantan out of
the coastal line, patients of the traveler is needed, with
adventure passions to get the satisfaction and
unforgettable experiences of cultures and nature. We highly
recommend Participants to use Travel Insurance due of the
adventures conditions in the field of the Island
North Kalimantan
covers an area of 71.176 km2
with a population of a bit more then a half million people,
More then 80% of the total area is covered by primary forest, from
several types.
Tarakan is the Transit point to access North Kalimantan, which
is a small Island in the North East Part of the Province, with flights
and ferryboats from Tawau in Sabah Malaysian Borneo,
Domestic flights from Jakarta, and ferry schedules
from Sulawesi Island connect you to this outer region of Kalimantan
Island.
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