DAY 1 : Pangkalan Bun – Kumai – Tanjung Harapan Camp

Upon arrival in Pangkalan Bun you’ll be met and transferred to Kumai for boarding to the Kelotok. Leaving Kumai River, you’ll have an opportunity to see riverfront life. Borneo has so many rivers so the boat is the main transportation here. May you also see a thousand high buildings like a hotel with tiny holes, such as an semi-wild swift poultry to harvest its nest. Then, cruising to Sekonyer River, the estuarine habitat with unique vegetation called mangrove, before your first stop to Tanjung Harapan Camp to watch Orangutan observation at 15.00 o’clock. Watch along the river bands for wildlife such as Proboscis Monkey-the endemic monkey in Borneo, Long-tailed Macaque, Red-leaf Monkey, Silvered Langur, or birdlife along the riverside. After watching Orangutan, then continue on cruising up for overnight in the Kelotok. You’ll have time to relax, enjoy the fresh air, or having primate spotting in the roosting tree while the boat finding out a good place to tie up.

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DAY 2 : Jerumbun Reforestation – Camp Leakey – Sekonyer River

After a sunrise breakfast, cruising up the river to Jerumbun Reforestation. This is an restoration site managed by a local conservation group. You will have an experience of walking into disturbance area and learn some ecological succession. Small birds are interested to watch in the herbaceus vegetation. You are invited to contribute to the rainforest by planting trees. It is really important to do small things to conserve the species of tree also providing food for the animals in the future. Your trip is included 1 tree adoption each traveler, if you would like to donate more trees, it is very welcomed.

Your boat continue exploring Sekonyer Kanan to Camp Leakey, the legendary Orangutan Rehabilitation Camp, where Prof. Birute MF. Galdikas started her study in early 1971. Boating a side creek through tea-colored water where you will see the magnificent reflection from the vegetation along the river, when lucky with you, the freshwater crocodile and other wildlife attractions could find a long river band. After having lunch and departing to Camp Leakey, we can spend the rest of the day hiking through the Borneo rainforest, exploring peat swamp forest, lowland dipterocarp habitat, searching for wildlife, or enjoying varieties of fungi, orchids, slipper orchids, mosses, and ferns, then enjoying Orangutan observation at 14.00 till 16.00 pm. After observing the Orangutan in Camp Leakey, boat will drive to the downstream. This is the best time to see Proboscis monkey and other wildlife in the riverbanks. Beautiful sunset also appearing in some different spot. Stay overnight on the boat.

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Since Pondok Ambung Research Station is closed for visitors and may will be reactivated in 2025, an optional activities night walk for nocturnal wildlife will be addressed to other places or a night cruise to Sekonyer River, also continue boating back down to the main river then find out fireflies. So you may not have the night trekking and you will leave the park on the third day after breakfast time from the Nipah Palm habitat.

DAY 3 : Sekonyer River – Kumai – Pangkalan Bun

After breakfast, continue by Kelotok down river to Kumai. The boat will continue to cruise down the river, and wildlife spotting is not over yet. Enjoying your coffee in the boat while exploring the river in the morning, may you meet the Orangutan foraging in the trees around riverbank. It will offer you an incredible experience. Long-snout Crocodiles may sun-busking on the river bank when the weather really good. Departing Kumai, you’ll be transferred to Pangkalan Bun, possible to visit Orangutan souvenir and handicraft gallery before your next destination.

Meals Provided B

Boat checking out maks at 08.00 after breakfast. But, during the low season Nov to June, we can extend the service till lunch time due to the boat availability. Please let me know in advance, we will tailormade your itinerary.

Extend itinerary: More river cruise and wildlife spotting in the riverbanks.

After breakfast, Boat will cruise into Sekonyer River. If you interested to see the village, boat will stop to sei Sekonyer Village, the rural village on the border of Tanjung Puting National Park. This village is form by the history of Tanjung Puting since the status as Nature Reserve with less than half of recent wide. Sekonyer Village is an orangutan-friendly village which moved when the National Parks area is getting wider. You may see some locals with their daily live.  An old settlement of mixed culture just next to the National Park. You will have a half hour walking to see the village, people daily life and their activities, including how they get fresh water by rain harvesting.

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According budget of around USD $404 per person...
Price based on 2 persons, travel together on the same Kelotok, Stay overnight in the boat. If you are solo travel, please email us for checking the slot availability.

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Bed Arrangement on the boat
Boat maximum capacity for 6-10 people sleeping on the boat. After dinner, crew will set up the mattress, clean pillow, and mosquito net. Each people will have a mattress (double or single). All side of the boat will be covered, and only left one or two as a ventilate window to keep the fresh air.

Stay in the Homestay, additional price $60/night
There are homestay in the village around the National Park, managed by local people. Simple room with fan.

Stay in Rimba EcoLodge, additional price starting $85/night
Surrounded by forest and accessed only by boat, the lodge is a great spot for enjoying the natural wonder of Indonesian Borneo, from the troop of Macaques that call the site home, to the Proboscis monkeys across the water and the Orangutan that can be observed at the Tanjung Harapan feeding station, just a few minutes boat ride away.The Lodge provides a base from which you can explore the surrounding rainforest and Tanjung Puting National Park. Take a walk from your room along the bird walk, hear the plaintive cry of Gibbons, early birdsong, and the resident Macaque monkey troop from your comfortable room, set right on the edge of the gently flowing Sekonyer river. There are 3 different room's type which has AC and hot water shower: Amethyst, Emerald and Diamond.