Private Tour Tanjung Puting 4D/3N
Tanjung Puting National Park Borneo Indonesia is the best place in the world to meet the Orangutans.
During this tour, you will see wild orangutans in their habitat. We walk to the rainforest and enjoy the view along Sekonyer river by klotok, a traditional wooden boat.
Deep in the heart of Tanjung Puting you’ll get a great view of orangutans and see their daily life, which is 97 % similar as humans. Next to the orangutans you’ll have the opportunity to see gibbon, Wildlife, Wild Pigs, Long Tail Macaque and native birds.
Enjoy the nature from the klotok while watching the birds, monkeys, proboscis monkeys with binocular. Look carefully in the water and keep your eyes open, because there’s a big chance to see some crocodiles in the river.
DAY 01. AIRPORT – KUMAI – PROBOSCIS TOUR
Pick up at the airport and we will start the adventurous journey to Kumai. From Kumai River, we will cross to Sekonyer River for about 15 minutes by wooden boat, named klotok. It is the beginning of our tour to Tanjung Puting National Park. Lunch will be served on the boat, prepared by our cook, with many varieties of food.
Along the way upstream, you will see different trees vegetation. Moreover, in the afternoon, it’s the right time to see proboscis monkeys (long nose monkeys), macaques, and different kinds of birds. Dinner will be served on the boat with candlelight, and you can enjoy the atmosphere of the jungle. You will stay overnight on the boat.
DAY 02. CAMP LEAKEY
After breakfast on the boat, we go directly to Camp Leakey. Along this way, we can see proboscis monkeys (long nose monkey), macaques, fishes, crocodiles, and many kinds of birds.
Arriving at Camp Leakey, we will go hiking to the jungle heterogenic forest. Here is the orangutan’s place of research by Orangutan Foundation International (OFI). After hiking, we will visit the information Centre, still in Camp Leakey area. Then we go back to the boat for lunch and some resting time.
After lunch, we will go to Camp Leakey again to meet the orangutans which will be feeding at 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Finish with feeding, we go back to the boat for taking a shower. Driving down for about 2 km, stop for having dinner and stay overnight.
DAY 03. PONDOK TANGGUI – REFORESTATION – VILLAGE – TANJUNG HARAPAN
After breakfast on the boat, we continue the trip down to Pondok Tanggui to watch the orangutans feeding again at 9:00 AM.
Back to the boat and driving down to the reforestation project. There are many kinds of traditional medicine plantations and seedling. In rain season, the visitors can adopt seeds to plant in this place. Back to the boat to have lunch and take some rest.
Then we continue our trip to a local village. Across the village is the first station located, called Tanjung Harapan. Here we can see orangutan feeding at 3:00 PM. Back to the boat, sailing down and stop for dinner and stay overnight.
DAY 04 KUMAI – AIRPORT
Morning breakfast on the boat in Tanjung Harapan, then boating down the river back to Kumai. Before transfer to Pangkalan Bun airport, if there is spare time, we will make a city tour and visit the traditional market in Pangkalan Bun. Drop off at the airport to continue your journey to the next destination.
INCLUDING
Bed & breakfast at houseboat or klotok
Transportation as per program
Meals and refreshment during boat trip (tropical fruit, aqua, tea and coffee)
English speaking guide
Ranger, donation & entrance fees
EXCLUDING
Personal expenses
Soft drinks & alcoholic beverages
Flight ticket & over baggage
Any expenses incurred due to all causes beyond the program
Travel bag
Sleeping bag
Rain coat
Towels
Suntan lotion
Hat & T-Shirt
Personal medicine
For souvenirs and other personal expenses please bring Rupiah.
Paddling/beach sandals
Comfortable walking/trekking shoes with extra socks
Binocular
Flash light with extra bulb and batteries
Camera
Swimsuit
Mosquito/insect repellent