Specialist tour operator of Orangutan wildlife tour in Indonesia Borneo / Kalimantan
Orangutan adventure tour and Borneo Diving packages
Borneo Orangutan adventure tours and Diving at Derawan east kalimantan
Duration : 8 Days - 7 Nights
Number of peoples : unlimited
Best time to travel : All the years around ( June,July,August are peak season )
Start and end : Pangkalan Bun and Balikpapan
Flight : From and to Semarang, Surabaya, Pontianak, Banjarmasin
Conecting Flight : Jakarta, Bali, Makasar
Flight schedule : Click here
Highlight : River safary, Orangutan feeding time, Proboscis monkey, candlelight dinner. floating market, playing
with shark, night dive, snorkling, turtle observation
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Program
DAY 1 : PANGKALAN BUN KUMAI - PARK (L D)
Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport you will be picked up by our local staff and take you to Kumai to board on the boat. The boat is a traditional Klotok wooden river boat about 6m by 2m with a roof which forms the upper deck where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. The guide's team includes the boatman, a cook and
expert guide. In the peaceful afternoon we will slowly explore the quite river by the klotok while observe the monkeys along the riverside. Dinner and overnight on the boat. simple mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled "mineral" water, mosquito net, kitchen, simple toilet available on boat besides the familiar - helpful guides
and boatmen (L,D).
DAY 2 : PARK - PONDOK TANGGUY - CAMP LEAKEY - BOAT (B L D)
After breakfast board the klotok to travel up river for about 2 hours boating and then up a side creek to Camp Leakey where the older orangutans are reintroduced into the rain forest. En route stop at Pondok Tanguy, the rehabilitation center for the new ex-captive orangutans, see feeding time at 09.00am . Then proceed to Camp Leakey. After lunch on the boat you will have opportunity to take small trek before see feeding time at 14.00 pm for old rehabilitation orangutan given additional foods. Overnight on the boat (B,L,D).
DAY 3 : BOAT/LODGE - KUMAI - PANGKALAN BUN AIRPORT - BANJARMASIN.(B L )
Free morning program until time transfer to Kumai then to Pangkalan Bun airport for Banjarmasin . Upon your arrival at Syamsuddinnoor airport, meeting service with your guide/assistance who will escort you to Banjarmasin city where you will stay.
Lately information: For this moment No Connecting flight from Pangkalan Bun to Banjarmasin. If you would like to take this trip, we could connected you from Semarang and Surabaya. But it will take you extra day to spend a night in Semarang before take the flight to Surabaya and Banjarmasin.
We are sorry for this inconvinience caused. We will informed as soon as posible when we could return to the original program. Thank you
DAY 4 : BANJARMASIN (HOTEL) - FLOTING MARKET - BALIKPAPAN .(B L )
Early morning depart from the hotel to see peoples activities at the floating market. Back to Hotel, Breakfast then transfer to Airport fly to Balikpapan . Upon arrival at Balikpapan airport, meeting service and transfer by car to check in at Hotel in Balikpapan , evening free at leisure
Day 5: BALIKPAPAN , BERAU, DERAWAN ISLAND (BLD)
After breakfast transfer to Airport for the flight to Berau, upon arrival at Berau, transfer to harbor to boarding a boat and cross the Sulawesi Sea to Derawan Island. Check in at Losmen, or local house, Lunch, afternoon possibility for snorkeling or Derawan village sightseeing.
Day 6 & 7: DERAWAN ISLAND , SANGALAKI ISLAND (BLD)
Early in the morning by fishermen's boat to Sangalaki Island which is called the Capital of The Mantas Rays, many kinds of exotic fish could be seen in this area like the Mantas, Napoleons, purple sea horses, tunitates, dwarf scorpion fishes, and not to forget the Coral Sea Garden which is still in tact. In the night we could explore the Turtle bay. Overnight at the Simple Sangalaki Resort or Local house, meals provided on the way.
Day 8: SANGALAKI ISLAND , TARAKAN, BALIKPAPAN (BL)
After breakfast start our trip cross the sea by simple fishermen's boat to Tarakan Island for the return flight to Balikpapan , from where you can connect for your next destination.
We are able to Organize Your Domistic flight ticket , Recommeded hotel in Bali, Jakarta and Indonesia most city, Transfer in and out to and from Airport.
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