General
information :
Tanjung Puting National Park located on peninsula
on the south east of Borneo , covers an area
about 300.400 hectares. The park lined with
vast tracts of wetland, lowland, mature tropical
heat swamp forest with large rookeries that
provide breeding ground for wide population
of waterfowl.
Flora and Fauna
Tree species commonly found such as; ramin,
meranti, jelutung, kerwing,ulin (iron wood).
The park also inhabited by wild orangutans,
proboscis monkey, long tail macaque, birds including;
hornbill, king fisher, myna, oriental darter,
and over 220 other species of birds. Furthermore,
kind of fauna that seen occasionally; agile
gibbon, gray gibbon, red leaf monkey, Malayan
sun bear, monitor lizard, and crocodiles. The
river attached with swamp and lake to support
the life of many species of fish.
Recreational
in the park
Recreational activities in the park are done
to enjoy the panoramic nature and unique animals.
The routes are along the way through Kumai gulf
and Sekonyer river;
Kumai
– Tanjung Harapan
Mangrove forest, palm forests, secondary forest,
orangutan babies, and dolphin show up occasionally
on the gulf. Tanjung Harapan is zone that developed
for eco tourism with information center inside.
Orangutan rehabilitation with animal clinic
also found here. Guesthouse and camping ground
are available.
Pondok Tanggui – Camp Leakey –
Tanjung Harapan
Forest vegetation of swamp area, screw pine,
wild orangutans, proboscis monkey, birds, wild
pigs, deer, monitor lizards, and crocodile are
found occasionally.
Pondok Tanggui
is a zone that opened for orangutan rehabilitation.
The area settled by deer, wild pig, and species
of birds. Pondok tanggui is connected to Tanjung
Harapan through path with 25 km approximately,
nice for trekking or hiking.
Camp Leakey
is a research zone for orangutan rehabilitation
center and as tourists destination to watch
wild rehabilitated orangutans, long tail monkeys,
species of birds, lowland forest, and vegetation
of swamp grass and screw pine. Located on about
30 minutes from the branch of Sekonyer river.
Over the years, the camp has served the research
effort of several scientists and students. Traveler
can walk certain trails of the trail system
without disturbing the research activities.
Pondok
Tanggui - Natai Lengkuas
Swamp vegetation and lowland forest inhabited
by proboscis monkeys, long tail macaque and
species of birds.
Natai Lengkuas
is zone of proboscis monkey, gray monkey, and
species of birds. An excursion place for tourists
with view of Sekonyer river and penetrating
the forest through the path.
Accommodation
Accommodation in the park is possible at Rimba
Lodge or on Houseboat. Rimba lodge located on
the side of Sekonyer river, the lodge has 30
rooms (15 emerald rooms, 6 sapphire, and 14
ruby) including single, double and extra bed.
The lodge can be reached about 2 hours by boat
from Kumai harbor.
Other accommodation
is houseboat. The boat is 6m X 2m with roof
that forms the upper deck where tourists can
view the scenery. The guide team includes boatman,
cook, and expert guide. Meals are provided on
board. Thin mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled
mineral water, mosquito net, kitchen and toilet
are available on the houseboat. Some tourists
prefer to sleep on houseboat because they can
investigate animals that pass around the boat.
In addition,
if the next destination is Semarang and Surabaya,
it is recommended to stay in Pangkalan Bun hotel
at the final night, because the plane to Semarang
and Surabaya takes off on 10:30 and 10:35, it
will be too rush if start from Rimba Lodge to
the airport.
Access
to Pangkalan Bun
Tanjung Puting National Park is area of Kotawaringin
Barat regency, the capital is Pangkalan Bun.
Road to National Park started from airport then
transfer to Kumai harbor by car, take about
20 minutes. Flight to Pangkalan Bun is available
everyday covered by Trigana air .Pangkalan
Bun could be reached by Land transportation,
take time about 14 hours from Banjarmasin .
Ship from Java also available.
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