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20days / 19nights Borneo Discovery Adventure Tour

Category : Great Challenge
Starting : Everyday from BALIKPAPAN Airport
End : Pangkalanbun Airport

The adventure quest of the biggest challenge - crossing one of the most rugged islands on earth from East to West. Using roads, rivers and feet we traverse the jungle of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). You must have a good level of fitness and adventurous spirit and a strong sense of determination, as conditions and accommodations are challenging. Using busses, public house boat, chartered motorized canoes to access the jungle for a rugged days of trekking. sleep in the simple houses of the villager with basic facilities and on the house boats. The trekking is tough and often wet, the only way to appreciate the prima vera jungle of Kalimantan and the most traditional Dayak Tribes settlements as well as the wildlife.


ITINERARY

Day 01 : Balikpapan - Arrival
Arrive at Balikpapan Airport. Overnight at a hotel (D).

Day 02 : Balikpapan - Long Lunuk - Tiong Ohang
Transfer to airport for a pioneer small flight to Long Lunuk. Proceed up stream Mahakam river by motorized canoe to Tiong Ohang. Accommodation in local house with basic facilities (B,L,D)

Day 03 : Tiong Ohang - Muara Hubung - Atikop Hill - Muara Saite
On motorized canoe passing rapids to Muara Hubung. Start to trek and climb the Atikop hill on the way to Muara Saite Camp. Overnight in tents (B,L,D)

Day 04 : Muara Saite - Sungai Bekana - Aringe
Through out primary rain forest, the trek is going deeper. Our next jungle camping is in Aringe. Meals prepared, and overnight in bivouac (B,L,D).

Day 05 : Aringe - Muller Ranger
Full day trekking to reach Muller Range the highland between East and West Borneo. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 06 : Muller Range - Sungai Sabang
Passing the border of East and West Borneo on Muller Range. Go down the hill to reach Sungai Sabang in west side of Borneo. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 07 : Sungai Sabang - Lubang Dungan - Bungan Lea
Continue the trekking through hills and river to Bungan Lea. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 08 : Bungan Lea - Brakan
Trekking along the river, up and down the hill to Brakan. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 09 : Brakan - Sungai Bulit - Datah Opet
Another trekking day to reach Datah Opet, through Sungai Bulit. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 10 : Datah Opet - Buru Hongkane - Tanjung Lokang Village
Continue trekking to Tanjung Lokang. Overnight in tents (B,L,D).

Day 11 : Tanjung Lokang Village
Free program at Tanjung Lokang Village for rest and relax. Overnight in local house with basic facilities (B,L,D).

Day 12 : Tanjung Lokang - Kapuas River - Nanga Lampung - Putusibau
Down Stream of Kapuas River, passing some rapids to Putus Sibau. Overnight at simple hotel (B,L,D).

Day 14 : Putusibau - Sintang - Pontianak
Leave Putusibau by public bus to Pontianak via Sintang. Overnight on the bus en route (B,L,D).

Day 15 : Pontianak
Arrive in Pontianak early morning. Overnight at a hotel (B,L,D).

Day 16 : Pontianak
Arrive in Pontianak early morning. Overnight at a hotel (B,L,D).

Day 17 : Pontianak - Pangkalan Bun via Sampit
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the airport for your
flight to Pangkalan Bun via Sampit. Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport you will be picked up by our local staff transfer to Kumai aboard local boat for the park. The boat is a traditional Klotok wooden river boat about 12m by 2m with a roof which forms the upper deck where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. On the wayup stop at Tanjung Harapan Rehabilitation center for exceptive orangutan. If time permitted we will have an opportunity to see feeding time at 15.00. 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 board (with simple mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled "mineral" water, mosquito net, kitchen, simple toilet available on boat besides the familiar - helpful guides and boatmen or spend the night at the lodge near by the river). (B,L,D)

Day 18 : Camp Leakey Park - Pondok Tangguy - Camp Leakey (Boat/Lodge)
After breakfast aboard the klotok or local boat to travel up river for about 2½ hours boating and then up a side creek to Camp Leakey where the older orangutans  are reintroduced into the rain forest and also known as research center for Orangutan. On the up stop at Pondok Tanggui to see morning feeding time for ex-captive orangutan. Lunch then take short hike at the forest until the time to witness feeding time at 14.00 pm for old rehabilitation orangutan given additional foods. Overnight on the boat or at Rimba Lodge. (B,L,D)

Day 19 : Pondok Tangguy - Berguruh - Tanjung Harapan - Boat/Lodge
After breakfast board or at the rimba lodge. to travel up the river for Pondok Tanguy, the rehabilitation center for the new ex-captive orangutans, see feeding time at 09.00am. Afterward continuing the trips by visiting reforestation center of Pesalat. You can see the process of reforestation to abandoned forest fire. Take this opportunity to high around pesalat area to observe wildlife. Afterward visit at Tanjung Harapan Rehabilitation center for orangutan and witness feeding time for rehabilitan orangutan at 15.00. Afternoon visit Tanjung Harapan village sight seeing around the village or you might enjoy canoing at the small river front of village, ( depend to the water level ). During night while having dinner on the boat, cruise down the river at Nipa Palm Mangrove to enjoy fireflies along the river bank. Overnight on the boat or at Rimba Lodge. (B,L,D)
 
Day 20 : Boat/Lodge - Kumai - Pangkalan Bun - Bali or other destination
Breakfast on board or at the lodge, in the morning free for leisure surrounded by peaceful green natural forest till time to transfer to Kumai then to Pangkalan Bun airport for next destination. (B)
 
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Tour Code Package 2 - 3 4 - up

EABR018

 17days Borneo Discovery Tours  US$3198.00  US$3102.00
   - depart from Yogyakarta  US$3566.00  US$3459.00
 - depart from Jakarta  US$3581.00  US$3474.00
 - depart from Denpasar (Bali)  US$3749.00  US$3636.00
 - depart from Surabaya  US$3578.00  US$3471.00
     

Package rate include : airport transfers in Balikpapan or Samarinda, full board meals, simple accommodation at local house, simple guest house accommodation, accommodation on board, forest camp stay, all sightseeing as per itinerary, all entrance fees, English Speaking guide, mineral water, boat charter during the river travel.

Package rates not include: airfares, airport taxes, personal expenses, phone call, tips & gratuities, accommodation cost and airfares if you begin trip from any cities of Indonesia (Bali, Surabaya, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and etc.)
 

 
   

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