Specialist tour operator of Orangutan wildlife tour in Indonesia Borneo / Kalimantan
The way to get Tanjung Puting National Park to visit Orangutan,
Trek through tropical rainforest in Kalimantan. Indonesia Borneo
How to get Tanjung Puting National Park
Tanjung Puting National Park located at both
region, Kotawaringin Barat known which is
Pangkalan Bun as capital city and Kotawaringin
Timur with Sampit as the capital city.
Pangkalan Bun part of Tanjung puting is the
only part of the areas for tourist destination.
How to get Pangkalan Bun??? Pangkalan Bun
is developed city, the oil palm agriculture as
the main economic targeting as before wood
industry take 75% of the economic. To get
here is not difficult, all type of transportation
are provided, air, sea and land.
From the air : There are two different airline
serve everyday, KAL STAR and DERAYA. They
fly to most main destination in java and between Kalimantan it self. Semarang,
Surabaya, Jakarta, Bandung even Denpasar. For Bandung, Jakarta and Denpasar is
connecting flight. Flight between Kalimantan serve also everyday to Pontianak,
Banjarmasin and Balikpapan, you could get connecting flight to Jakarta, Denpasar,
Ujungpandang and other flight destination in Indonesia even the have international
flight as well.
From the sea : 4 time in week the Pelni and Ferry serve from and to Semarang or
Surabaya, This is an other cheap alternative way to visit Orangutan. It will take
between 18 until 23 hours cruising but they provide different class to choose for, also
music entertainment, cafe etc.
By the Road : You could take bus from Banjarmasin to Pangkalan Bun, transit at
Palangkaraya and Sampit. it take 12 hours ride with really bad road at few spot.
If you have sense of OFF ROAD this is the best way to take.
When you get Pangkalan Bun
There are several good hotel in Pangkalan Bun and many of them over inexpensive
price if you want spend a night at Pangkalan Bun or You can go directly to Kumai boat
stage but before that have to arrange police permit and National Park entrance permit
at Pangkalan Bun. Take only 20 minutes from Pangkalan Bun to Kumai where you will
rent for the traditional wooden boat or KLOTOK that will take you to the park to visit
our ancestor ORANGUTAN.
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Indonesia until meet Orangutan then say good bye and arrange next destination, you
will be on the first hand service. Please contact us should you need more information
about Orangutan tour or Borneo adventure tour packages or other destination, day to
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