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 Kalimantan
History
( Borneo )
At
Kalimantan are recorded Palawaskrip inscriptions which is a metrical of
the Sanskrit langguage from about 400 A.D., and in known
history of the whole Archipelago of Indonesia, Kalimantan is the first
Island with a history. The first influance at Kalimantan was from
Indian settlers, who later had a great impact at other Islands in
Indonesia. In the 15th century, the Islamic relegion had a
great impact at parts of Kalimantan, as the coastal line and South
Kalimantan province, and embraced several kingdoms in the
island, as the Kutai and Banjar Sultanate Dynasty.
In the 17 century, the Dutch came to establish trading
agreements in the rich Kalimantan area and gained monopoly of the
diamonds gem-stones and oil trade, before the total control over
Kalimantan was a fact.
During
the second world war, the Japanese controlled several regions of
Kalimantan, where-under Tarakan as a startegic point of trade. Soon
after the war, the Dutch tried to regain there control over Kalimantan
Island, but failed soon after Indonesian Independence
integrated Kalimantan as a province of the Indonesian
Republic.
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Orangutan
Tanjung Puting
Tanjung
Puting National Park is know of it's orangutans, and a popular
tourist destination of Kalimantan, we
are offering multi-day klotok cruise boat tours into
the jungle to view wildlife and visit the research centers in
Tanjung Puting.
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Banjarmasin,
Loksado
& Meratus
The
traditional Floating Market of Banjarmasin in
the tributary of the Barito River, Loksado Bamboo Rafting
adventure at the Amandit River, and the Meratus
mountain emerald forest view overlooking Kalimantan 's jungle
tours.
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Mahakam River Cruise
The
Mahakam River of Kalimantan flows from it's spring 980 km in the Muller
Mountains to the Makassar Strait as the only infrastructure channel,
tourist can explore the Dayak Culture in the low and middle part, and
the Borneo
Jungle at the upper part of the Mahakam River.
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Kutai Park
Kutai
National Park is covered with lowland forest, and home to lot
of wildlife species, including the endangered orangutan, and proboscis
monkeys, Kutai Park is located at the east coast of
Borneo Island, approximately at the equator.
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Derawan
Derawan bounty
archipelago of white beaches, palm trees, and blue lagoon sea, is home
to coral and fish diversity, green turtles, laying their eggs
at Sangalaki beach, the Manta's
around. Mangrove forest Kakaban island has the worlds largest
yelly fish lake.
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