7 Days / 6 Nights South Borneo & Tanjung Puting National Park

Day 1: Arrival to Banjarmasin – transfer to Swisbel Hotel
After pick-up by your personal English speaking guide at the airport in Banjarmasin transfer to hotel Swisbel , directly in front of Martapura river .
Whole afternoon free of leisure (no meals)

Day 2: Floating market in Lokbaintan – Cempaka village / diamond mine – Martapura / gem grindery – Cahaya Bumi Selamat / shopping complex –  Muara Hati Hotel
Early in the morning starting your journey on Martapura river in a traditional motor boat “klotok“.
Visit to the floating market in Lokbaintan. Selling and shopping on the river is a purely women’s work and women protect themselves from sunshine by large hats called “tangguis“.
Here you can take amazing photographs. Along the river you can observe native people during their daily activities.
Then return to Hotel for having breakfast, after breakfast check out from hotel then The journey continues next approx.
40 km southeast from Banjarmasin to Cempaka village, where diamonds and gems have been found for centuries.
Visit to one of these traditional mines. In Martapura, famous in all South-East Asia for its diamond, gems and gold market, visit of a gem grindery.
In Martapura, visit to shopping complex Cahaya Bumi Selamat, possibility to buy some gems.
Then your trip continues next 125 km (approx. 3 hours) north-east to province of Hulu Sungai Selatan. Stop in Kandangan, province central town for lunch.
Around 16.30 you should reach to small mountain town Loksado, afternoon check in to MERATUS RESORT AT LOKSADO dinner in the lodge

Day 3: Loksado – Malaris Longhouse – Tanuhi Hot spring – Bamboo Rafting – Muara Hati
After breakfast in the lodge, walk from lodge to reach Longhouse at Malaris village passing hanging bridge by walking in approximetally 15 minutes, here live the native of Dayak Bukit.
You can directly make a communication with the people, what their daily activities. Then return to Loksado, you can make short walking around the village to observ the life of the Dayak People.
Then continiue to Tanuhi hot spring, you can relax on the swimming pool, return to lodge for having lunch.
Afternoon start for a sensational voyage on Amandit River on a traditional bamboo float! This is one of the highlights of this roundtrip!
Bamboo floats were traditionally built by Dayak tribes for travelling to the market in the province town in order to sell their goods and then they disassembled their floats and sold also the bamboo and walked back to their village – a several days walk through the jungle.
Your float will be made especially for you and for this occasion. The voyage takes around 2 hours, is absolutely safe and opens spectacular views in the tropical nature.
These floats are called “lanting” and are operated by experienced local pilots.
Return to lodge for accommodation. Dinner at lodge

Day 4: Loksado – Airport Banjarmasin – Pangkalanbun – Kumai – Rimba lodge
After breakfast at Lodge then check out from lodge, drive to the airport of Banjarmasin for your next flight to Pangkalanbun by Kalstar at 02.00 pm ,
arrive in Pangkalan bun you will be picked up by your personal guide then transfer to Kumai harbour, from here you will start your privat houseboat to enter Sekonyer river to reach Tanjung Puting national park, your lunch will be served on board.
During the trip you can relax and observe from your houseboat flora and fauna of the jungle.
Tanjung Puting Reserve is famous not just for its orang-utans but also other apes such as long-nose monkeys (Nasalis larvatus), some rare bird species, long-tailed macaques and extensive butterfly species.
Sekonyer River is a habitat for some rare alligator species, that’s why swimming in the river is strictly forbidden.
On the deck you will experience the tranquillity and also the roar of the jungle. This voyage is really an unforgettable experience!
During your journey, your personal cook will prepare a delicious dinner.
After approx. 2 hours check-in Rimba Eco Lodge. (breakfast, lunch, dinner included)

Day 5: Tanjung Putting Reserve – Pondok Tanggui / Orang-utan Feeding – Camp Leakey / Museum – Orang-utan Feeding – Rimba Ecolodge
After breakfast at the lodge embarking your houseboat and first stop at Pondok Tanggui, one of the observation stations in Tanjung Puting Reserve, where orang-utans are registered.
At around 09.30 you will reach a 30 minutes trekking path guided by one of the reserve rangers, where Orang Utans feeding take place.
After this unique experience trek back to Pondok Tanggui and then up the stream again approx. 2 hours to Camp Leakey. Lunch will be served on deck.
During the voyage you can observe more and more bramble bush. At Camp Leaky you will visit the special Orang Utan museum and documentation centre of Dr. Biruté Galdikas.
After being to the museum you will join again an Orang Utan feeding with one of the reserve rangers. The trek takes about 45 minutes.
Please, always follow the ranger’s instructions and never feed Orang Utans by yourself and do not drink or eat in front of them!
During dry season the place is commonly visited by wild Orang Utans as well.
Here you can enjoy a special moment deep in the wilderness.
Return toCampLeakyand back to Rimba EcoLodge for overnight. (breakfast, lunch, dinner included)

Day 6: Tanjung Harapan – Sekonyer river tour – dinner night cruise – rimba lodge
After breakfast at Rimba Ecolodge visit Tanjung Harapan for feeding time of orang-utan, then visit local village near Tanjung Harapan, afternoon cruise up river sekonyer for bakantan tour,
in the afternoon is the right time to see kind on monkeys and birds at Tanjung Puting National park.
Retur to Hotel. Dinner will be serve on houseboat, during your dinner you will cruise at night to see the beautiful “FIREFLY” on the river, you will see like the stars on the sky.
After dinner return to rimba lodge for accommodation.

Day 7: Rimba lodge – kumai – airport
After breakfast in hotel chek out and cruise to Kumai harbour then get a car for transferring to the airport for your next destination. TOUR END

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