Information Travel
- You need to fly to Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan, in the Southern part of Indonesian Borneo.
- Most flights leave on the day they are scheduled, but the time they leave is often dependent on the weather that day.
- The tour We have are
- Private tour : you can book whatever start date and end date
- Open trip 3 day 2 night : shared tour with other people on the same boat starting on weekend ( Friday to Sunday )
- We are focus on arangging tour in Tanjung puting National Park and Dayak village, does not rule out the possibility of touring in other areas.
- Make sure you have good insurance covering medical evacuation, as health care of an international standard is not available in the Pangkalan Bun area. Make sure your travel insurance covers airline cancellations, as if your flight is cancelled and you miss your tour, you would not receive a refund of your tour payment.
- Tours are customised, so you can start your tour at whatever time suits you. Most guests choose to be met at the airport on their arrival, and transfer to their klotok to start their tour straight away. Most guests also finish their tour at the airport on their last day.
- No minimum age for participatingin a tour,, although anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- Our guide is english speaking guide, they are is local people based in Kumai and Pangkalan Bun who has a guide certificate and license by the Government under the Forest Departemen of Tanjung Puting National Park.
- Klotok is a traditional wooden boat with 3 different Size. Standard , medium , and large . Larger klotoks are longer and wider, accommodating up to 12 people. Due to their size, they tend to be more steady in the water, feeling more stable when moving around. They also include a basic overhead shower in the bathroom – nothing fancy, but an ‘upgrade’ from using the traditional mandi bucket and scoop. A fan can also be included if requested. After dinner, the top deck of the klotok is cleared and set up for night time. You would have mattresses and clean bedding set up, under mosquito nets. Your crew would be sleeping below deck. Please be aware, you would be sleeping on the open top deck of the klotok, and there is little in the way of privacy on a tour.
- You Will be have a food on the tour . Our cooks provide wholesome, delicious local Indonesian cuisine. This is adapted slightly to suit western taste, being less spicy, but if you prefer to eat spicy food please let us know! Drinks include bottled mineral water, cartons of fruit juices (usually including sugar), and tea and coffee. There is little in the way of dairy products used in Indonesian cooking, so milk is usually either tinned sweetened and condensed milk for things like deserts or coffee, or coconut milk in cooking. Snacks are also provided, in the way of dishes such fried bananas or others.
- Alcoholic drinks can not be ordered on arrival, as they are difficult to source, so therefore need time to arrange before you arrive. These would be charged at the cost price and added on to your tour price.
- What you need to prepare: Personal medicine, Anti mosquito, Comfortable sandals or shoes for light trekking, Snacks for snacking, Raincoat, Camera for photos, Flashlight/headlamp
- We have 2 weather in a year dry on March to August and rainy on September to February
- The orangutans could be anywhere though. You can often be lucky and find orangutans on the jetties when you arrive, just hanging around interested in meeting you
- Most times you can see an orangutan or two fairly close up somewhere or other, allowing great close-ups with just a standard camera lense. Other times you may see wildlife such as gibbons or Proboscis monkeys further away, on the banks of the river perhaps, and would need a good zoom for a decent shot. So, if you are thinking of purchasing a stronger zoom lense in the future