Embark on an extraordinary 4-day adventure through the heart of Borneo, immersing yourself in the untouched beauty of this tropical rainforest island. Prepare for an unparalleled experience as you disconnect from the outside world and delve into the limited expanse of nature that remains, particularly in the realm of the Borneo orangutans, one of the last sanctuaries for these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
As you navigate the winding rivers during an exhilarating speed boat cruise, be prepared for captivating encounters with the diverse wildlife that inhabits the region. Marvel at the sight of long-tailed macaques, monitor lizards, crocodiles, gibbons, wild pigs, and an array of native birds that call this lush ecosystem home.
Your stay during this remarkable tour is carefully curated to ensure an eco-friendly experience. Choose between accommodation options at an Eco Lodge nestled within the national park, allowing you to be in the heart of the wilderness, or opt for a hotel conveniently located near the Kumai port.
Arrive at Pangkalan Bun Airport, on the island of Borneo, better known by the Indonesians as Kalimantan. Upon arrival at the airport, your guide will be waiting for you. You will transfer to the port of Kumai in about 15-20 minutes by car, where you will embark on a great adventure! You arrive at our speedboat. Our guide will reconfirm with the crew that everything is ready and start the trip up the river in the famous Sekonyer River.
If your flight arrives early (before 11.30 AM), you can arrive in time to the rehabilitation center of Tanjung Harapan, where at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the rangers of the national park feed the orangutans, and you can have your first close encounters with them. The translation of Tanjung Harapan is Cape of Hope. This first camp is one of the ones with more wetlands, and being in the afternoon has more mosquitoes, so make sure you put on enough mosquito repellent. Here you also can do the reforestation, where you can be volunteers to plant a tree, and so take pride that you have contributed a grain of sand to conservation with your step over there.
After visiting this Rangers Camp, you will continue upstream, resting on the boat, while you search for animals in the vicinity of the Sekonyer River. This afternoon, it is very frequent to see groups of proboscis monkeys and monkeys in the treetops, jumping from one branch to another, or even see crocodiles, and lizards in the shallow waters of the sides of the river. A picnic lunch will be provided during the tour. After the tour, transfer to your hotel for check-in and overnight.
Meals: Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel at Tanjung Harapan : Three options across different categories
After breakfast, you go to visit the village inside the national park, named Tanjung Harapan Village. Here you will see the activities of the locals. After the visit, you will return to the speedboat cruise up to the Seikonyer River. You will see nice vegetation around the river bank, including Nipa Palm, Pandanus, and some kinds of trees that are growing up around the river. See some wildlife such as birds, Macaques, Proboscis Monkeys, and Orangutans. You will see how the coloration of the river changes, and you will have the opportunity to see crocodiles and large monitor lizards.
Arrival at Camp Leakey, the old orangutan research and rehabilitation center since 1971, when a student at UCLA Los Angeles University, Birutte Galdikas, began studying the Orangutans there. The name Camp Leaky comes from Birutte’s own teacher, the Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. At least 200 orangutans had already been cured and returned to the jungles, thanks to this center. However, since 1995, the Government of Indonesia has banned the introduction of more Orangutans into this camp, so Orangutans are increasingly adapting more to freedom. To this day, this camp is used as an investigation into the behavior and feeding of Orangutans. You will take advantage of your guide to explore the interiors of the jungle a bit to look for orangutans in freedom and other animals. At 14.00, you can see the feeding time of the Orangutans. You can also visit the small museum made by the scientist Dr. Birute Galdikas. Back to your hotel and rest.
Note: The Birate Galdikas Museum at Camp Leaky is currently closed for maintenance purposes. Regrettably, visits to this site will not be possible until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated on the reopening of the museum.
Meals: Breakfast – Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel at Tanjung Harapan : Three options across different categories
After an extraordinary breakfast, you will go in time to see the Pondok Tanggui Camp at the time of feeding (9 AM). Sooner or later, you will see how the branches of the treetops begin to move, and then you will see the silhouettes of the Orangutans arriving at the feeding platform. Pondok Tanggui was a release camp for young Orangutans that were rehabilitated, and they continue to add food every day to prevent the Orangutans from leaving because of a lack of food. They end up outside the National Park, with the following risk of falling into traps of settlers or fields of palm oil plantations.
After the Orangutans begin to leave, you will return to the speedboat again to go further up the river to repeat feeding camp at Camp Leaky. It is a unique opportunity to dedicate more time to your observation and to discover more wild animals, along with the Orangutans. When you are finished observing the orangutans in this camp, and if the weather and conditions permit, you will make a short trek through the jungle on our way back to the speedboat to look for wild orangutans and other animals. You will have the opportunity to learn from our local guides, some of whom were born in the jungle, how to look for animals or plants, or simply listen to their experience of life in the jungle.
The jungles of Borneo have given life and have been home to the settlers for many years. The jungles, under the eyes of the grandparents, are able to give you everything you need. Food, water, medicines, etc. Yes… Never put anything in your mouth without the recommendation of your guide. Back to your hotel and rest.
Meals: Breakfast – Picnic Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel at Tanjung Harapan : Three options across different categories
According to the time of your flight, breakfast and transfer to the airport to continue your adventure. Thanks for sharing this experience with us!
Meals: Breakfast
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