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 Kalimantan Travel
Tips
( Borneo )
About
the People
The Dayak people in the villages of
Kalimantan are trustworthy and have a good sense of humor. Almost every
Dayak tribe is self-sufficient, producing all their own food and
supplementing their diet through hunting. Hunting is done either with
home-made rifles, blowpipes or packs of dogs and spears, as money is
difficult to come by in the hinterland of Kalimantan, isolated from
public markets and other sources of cash.
Kalimantan Tours believes that “soft” tourism can
assist the local people economically and help protect forests. You will
be warmly welcomed.
As there is no English spoken in the hinterland, our English-speaking
guides will assist you.
The Weather
While it rains throughout the year in
Kalimantan the “dry season” is July-September, and
it is the best time to travel in this area. Although you will have to
contend with hot afternoons and lots of honey bees, in the dry season
the forest creatures are at their loudest, leaches are few, trails are
dry, and butterflies are plentiful. In recent years the climate has
been more difficult to predict than usual, but the second-best time to
visit Kalimantan is November-December when ripe fruit and wild boar are
in abundance. November also tends to be dry and is honey harvesting
season. January and February have the most rainfall, but there is still
a mixture of sun and rain.
About
Our Expeditions
Our
expeditions are a collection of explorations and dream journeys that
reflect our particular passions and favorite places. We created these
adventures for those who seek unforgettable experiences of cultures and
nature. Participants in Kalimantan Tours programs should be in good
physical condition and be adventurous in body and spirit.
Entering
Kalimantan via Malaysian Sabah or Sarawak
For information crossing the borders
between Malaysian Sabah or Sarawak into Indonesian Kalimantan, click
on Getting There or send us an e-mail. We can help to arrange
permits for crossing border from Malaysia into Indonesia.
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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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