Orangutan Tanjung Puting Tours, Borneo Mammals, Klotoks River Cruise
Orangutan Tanjung Puting Tours testimony
From the moment we stepped off the plane, Danny has been exceptional
in everyway possible. Educational, professional, friendly, kind and
humorous.
We feel extremely lucky to have such a fantastic guide to show us
through such a tranquil part of this world. We have learnt so much
about the jungle, birds, Indonesian language, culture and of course
the Orangutans and many types of monkeys. The accommodation on the
boat was pure serenity. It was our own palace in paradise. Highly
recommend this experience. Rubaiyah the cook provides gourmet
meals with lots of variety and delicate tastes, a soft gentle lady
with a beautiful smile. To sit on the mattress on the boat just
cruising along the river with so much comfort and an excellent crew
was pure indulgence. I'm not ready to leave this amazing place we
call the jungle surrounded by so much beauty.
No Roads has had picked a magnificent high calibre group of
guides. I'm so proud we can call them very own and know whoever
enters this part of the world will have an experience of a lifetime
that they will never stop talking about.
Thank you Danny, we Love you,
Fiona, Wendy and Clancis.
Borneo's forests are highly biodiversity. According to WWF, the
island is estimated have at least 222 species of mammals (44 of
which are endemic), 420 resident birds (37 endemic), 100 amphibians,
394 fish (19 endemic), and 15,000 plants (6,000 endemic) -- more
than 400 of which have been discovered in surveys since 1994.
Birds
Borneo is perhaps best known for its hornbills -- eight species are
found on the island. Large and noisy but also colorful and
charismatic, hornbills have remarkable nesting behavior where the
female is sealed on a tree hollow during the nesting period. At this
time she is completely dependent on the male for food -if he is
captured or killed, the female and her offspring will die.
Mammals
As in most tropical rainforests, the vast majority of mammals on
Borneo consist of bats and rodents, which play important ecological
roles -- including seed dispersal and insect population control --
in the forest ecosystem.
There are 13 species of primates on the island, the best-known of
which are the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), proboscis monkey (Nasalis
larvatus), gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), and long-tailed macaque (Macaca
fascicularis). Borneo is also home to the banteng (Bos javanicus), a
species of wild ox; the highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus
sumatrensis); the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), which is smaller
in stature than mainland elephants; the Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor),
the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and the sun bear (Helarctos
malayanus).
Orangutan
The Orangutan is a great ape with long arms and reddish brown fur.
Orangutans are presently found only in rainforests on Borneo and
Sumatra, though they were once widely distributed in southeast Asia
(as far as southern China). Today orangutans are highly endangered
in the wild due to habitat loss (the destruction of rainforests for
logging and agriculture) and the illegal trapping of baby orangutans
for the pet trade. WWF estimates there were around 55,000
Bornean
orangutans in 2004, but the number has since dropped largely as a
result of widespread forest fires and increased clearing for oil
palm plantations. In August 2006, the Wildlife Conservation
Society-Indonesia Program said that Indonesia's population of
orangutans stands at 20,000, down from 35,000 in 1996. Due to its
slow rate of reproduction, environmental groups have warned that red
ape could go extinct in the wild without urgent conservation
measures. Genetic analysis has recently concluded that there are
three subspecies of orangutan in Borneo: Pongo pygmaeus morio, the
Northeastern Borneo orang-utan, Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii, the Central
Borneo orang-utan and Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus, the Northwest Borneo
orang-utan. For more on the orangutan, take a look at orangutan
articles and orangutan pictures
Proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey lives only in the swampy lowland rainforests of
coastal areas of Borneo and the Mentawai Islands. These large
monkeys are best known for the male's large protruding nose.
Proboscis monkeys are social animals, living in groups of 10 to 32
individuals led by a single dominant male. The proboscis monkey is
highly endangered -- less than 7000 are thought to exist in the wild
3 Days / 2 Nights
Orangutan Tanjung Puting Tours
Start / Finish: Pangkalan Bun Airport
Tour Code: KNLR-OTPT-3D
Departure: Every Day from Jakarta and Bali.
Itinerary:
Day 01: Pangkalan Bun Airport - Pondok Tangguy Orangutan
Rehabilitation Centre.
Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport, you will be picked up and
meet by our Korindo-network local staff and transfer to the small
town of Kumai where you will board your boat, called a Kelotok, and
meet your crew. The boat is a traditional Klotoks wooden river boat
about 12m by 2,5m with a roof which forms the upper deck where you
can where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. The guide's
team includes the boatman, a cook and expert guide.
In the peaceful afternoon we will slowly explore the quite river by
the klotok while observe the monkeys along the riverside. Dinner and
overnight on the boat. simple mattress, pillow, fine meals, bottled
"mineral" water, mosquito net, kitchen, simple western toilet and
shower available on boat besides the familiar - helpful guides and
boatmen.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Wooden boat
Day 02: Pondok Tangguy Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre - Camp Leakey
– Nipah Palm Area.
After breakfast board the kelotok to travel up river for about 2½
hours boating and then up a side creek to Camp Leakey where the
older orangutans are reintroduced into the rain forest and also
known as research canter for Orangutan. Soft trekking surrounding
Camp Leakey. Back to the boat for lunch then witness feeding time at
14.00 pm for old rehabilitation orangutan given additional foods.
After feeding, back to the boat and cruising down the river to the
nipah palm area where you cansee millions of fireflies at night. It
look likes Christmas tree.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Wooden boat
Day 03: Nipah Palm – Kumai – Pangkalan Bun Sightsee - Airport
Breakfast on boards Klotok, then cruise back to Kumai, drive to
Pangkalan bun city, sightsee then escort you to airport to catch
your flight from Pangkalan bun airport to Jakarta at: 14.50 – 16.00.
Tour ends.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None

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ORANGUTAN BOAT SPECIFICATION:
Most of Wooden boat made in years 90's and Semi Modern Tourism
Transformation
Length : 12 meters
Width : 4 meters
Height : 2 meters
Capacity : 4 persons max
Safety : Life Jackets
Facilities : Kitchen, Electricity, Western Toilets, Shower, Mattress,
Pillow and Mosquito net.
Propulsion : This boat is powered by Kobota /or Yanmar engine.
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