Eco Tourism Indonesia and Adventure Journey Trip

Komodo Dragon, Mount Rinjani and Orangutan Odyssey

Visit Indonesia: Sumatra Tours, Java, Borneo, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sulawesi, Ambon, Papua.

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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 - Kumai - Rimba Lodge - Tanjung Harapan - Rimba Lodge.
Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun airport, you will be met by our guide, short briefing and directly transfer to Kumai by taxi. Then we will a board a traditional wooden boat called Klotok up the seikonyer river to Rimba lodge. Check in at Rimba lodge, resting and in the afternoon, visit Tanjung harapan camp and walk to the feeding station expecting the orangutan comes to the feeding platform and the afternoon, cruising up and down the river to eyewitness the long nose monkey - Proboscis Monkey or birds going back to their home sweet home.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Rimba Lodge (Also possible 2 nights all stay on the boat)

Day 02: Rimba Lodge - Pondok Tangguy - Camp Leakey - Rimba Lodge
After 7am breakfast, we cruise up the seikonyer river for an hour to Pondok tangguy, the second rehabilitation center for baby orphaned orang utan. Arrived at Pondok tangguy, walk to the forest for 45 minutes to feeding platform where the baby orang utan have an additional food. Enjoying the surrounding view, sometimes semi-wild comes to the feeding station, and perhaps seeing other borneo creatures. Back to the boat and cruise up for 2 hours to oldest camp in Tanjung puting national park, Camp Leakey. On arrival, explore the surrounding camp, visit informations center and perhaps to see the king of orangutan, his name Tom. Back to the boat for lunch, take a rest, sometimes often orangutan comes to the jetty expecting food. Afternoon at 14.30, back to the camp for seeing orangutan have an additional food. Afternoon back to the boat and cruise down the river to Rimba lodge. On the way back, you may see many kinds of wildlife in their natural habitats such as proboscis monkey, birds, macaques going back to their home sweet home. Dinner and overnight at Rimba lodge. Also possible to boating down the river to Mangrove nipah palm area for night spot with a million of fire flies.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Rimba Lodge (Also possible 2 nights all stay on the boat)

Day 03: Rimba Lodge - Tanjung Harapan - Kumai - Pangkalan Bun Airport
Breakfast, Enjoy morning at lodge then proceed to Pesalat Camp. Upon arrival, we take a walk while we can learn and watch people doing the Re-forestation. Then back to the boat and cruise back to Kumai and Pangkalan bun airport. Tour ends.

Meals: Breakfast.
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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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