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Borneo Package Tours
ORANGUTAN AND LOKSADO TREKKING

Duration: 07 Days/06 Nights
Mini participants : two persons

Tanjung Puting National Park is a home of more than just the great apes, other kinds of animals are really easy to find, such as; gibbons, big dragonflies, blue streak of kingfisher. The other interesting animals require patience including; proboscis monkey, crab eating macaques, small crocodiles, wild pig, deer, monitor lizards and hornbill, they show up occasionally.

The boating route to the national park is very memorable experience, leading alone the jet black, nipa palm fringed the Sekonyer river, while the black water rich of tannins organic acid and poor of oxygen reflects the sky and trees like a mirror.

ITINERARY
Day 01: ARRIVAL IN BANJARMASIN
Meet at airport. Free at own leisure.
Day 02: FLOATING MARKET-TRADITIONAL DIAMOND MINING-LOKSADO
Early in the morning leave to floating market to watch people trading boat to boat, then proceed to Cempaka village to see traditional diamond mining and polshing. Next, visiting Pandan Daun village to see water buffaloes return to the stall. Afterwards, leaving to Loksado. Overnight on lodge.(b,l,d)
Day 03: FULL DAY TREKKING
Transfer to Waja village then trekking in Meratus mountain crossing virgin forest, waterfalls, traditional farms, Next, return to the lodge through different path, passing longhouses, hanging bridges, rivers, and secondary forest. (b,l,d)
Day 04: BAMBOO RAFTING-BANJARMASIN
Exploring villagers in making the bamboo raft, then do the bamboo rafting across mount Kantawan and tropical rainforest alongside of Amandit river. Return to Banjarmasin. Overnight in hotel.(b,l)
Day 05: PANGKALAN BUN-KUMAI-TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK
Transfer Pangkalan Bun and Kumai, then continue cruise the Sekonyer river to Tanjung Puting National Park. 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. Overnight and dining on the boat, with facilities; thin mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled "mineral" water, mosquito net, kitchen, simple toilet available on boat besides the familiar - helpful guides and boatmen . (b,l,d)
Day 06: PONDOK TANGGUY-CAMP LEAKEY-TANJUNG HARAPAN
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. At Camp Leakey you will have opportunity to trek into the rain forest with your expert guide and the forestry rangers to appreciate the flora as well as perhaps sighting wild orangutans, gibbons, macaques, and birds. Lunch provided on boat. Afternoon visit the feeding station to see rehabilitate orangutans are given additional foods. We will then sail back down the river to overnight on the boat.(b,l,d)
Day 07 : DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport for the next destination.(b)

Package price include : AC land transportation, Accomodation based on twin share: # 02 nites SUP room at Swissbell hotel (***) - # 02 nites at Tanuhi/Amandit lodge - # 02 nights in houseboat (sekonyer river), -Entrance fee & refreshments, English speaking guide, Bamboo rafting, Motorized boat for Floating Market and Water buffaloes excursion, Houseboat in Tanjung putting national park, Meals as stated on program
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