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Adventure
Kayan
Mentarang Jungle
Gateway
to Kayan Mentarang
Kayan Mentarang National Park covers an area of about 1,500,000 ha
and is located in the far interior of North Kalimantan province. The
park has the largest block of untouched jungle left
in Borneo, with an wealth of flora and fauna of numerous animal species
hide in the rain forest which
only can be found at Kalimantan, including
many species that are endemic to the Bornean mountain bioregion. Half
of the Kayan Mentarang Reserve consists species of dipterocarp
lowland and
hill forest while cloud mountain forest at Kayan Mentarang
covers 40 percent with mountain up to more then 2,000 m. above sea
level. The park is inhabitated by several thousand Dayak and
Punan people who live from shifting cultivation and rice farming.
Wildlife is hard to see due to hunting by native Dayaks. WWF has been
working on developing eco-tourist projects in cooperation with the
local people. It has 5 field-offices in settlements around the park,
which are helpful for information. It also has a research station at
Long Alango, north of Long Pujungan, which can be visited, and is
probably the best place to see wildlife.
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Access
Kayan Mentarang National Park is very remote and only accessible by
public flights on the Samarinda-Long Ampung and Tarakan-Long Bawan
routes, or by public riverboats following the Tarakan-Tanjung
Selor-Long Pujungan route. To access the southern part of the Park,
visitors can fly from Samarinda or Malinau to Long Ampung. From Long
Ampung head for Data Dian (an approx. 5 hour journey on 13 HP boat
engines). Since fuel is expensive, visitor's
with time can get around half the price when asking for a lift with the
locals who go or are on the way to Data Dian.. MAF (Mission Aviation
Fellowship) has
chartered flights, However, Also some airlines services the route to
Long Ampung either Long Bawan, due of the short air-strips, small cesna
planes with limited seats require |
advanced
booking (minimum 1
month before departing date), and all airlines reserve the authority to
prioritize seats for local citizens from around the Park, outside or
tourist
visitors often find themselves stranded even after numerous seat
reconfirmations. It is good to bring luggage less than 10 kg in weight
when flying these routes as the limits of each persons weight -
including
luggage is 80 kg. This makes it more flexible to secure a seat on
board on last minute seat availability. MAF puts even more restrictions
on luggage weight (up to 10 kg/person) on regular flights unless
chartered.
Accommodation
There's no official accommodation, but it's possible to stay in the
many Dayak settlements inside the park.
Tour
Destination :
Indonesia,
North Kalimantan, Kayan
River
Main
Interest & Things to do :
Jungle
trek, and exploring the Flora and Fauna which can't be found anywhere
else in the world, as only in this largest National Park of
Indonesia.The Dayak Culture along the Kayan River, as in Long Alango,
or Long Pujungan is Traditional Dayak Culture.Recommended visit time
for Kayan Mentarang Reserve and Kayan River is 5 to 8 days
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Culture : Dayak
Kayan & Punan
Flora & Fauna : Tropical
Rainforest and Wild life
Tour
Starting Point : Balikpapan
either Tarakan
Tour
Transport Possibilities :
by
Flight from Balikpapan to Tanjung Selor, or direct from Jakarta to
Tarakan, continue by speedboat to Tanjung Selor, estimated travel by
speedboat is 2 hours to reach Tanjung Selor.Crusining up with a
combination of public longboats and chartered longboats to places as
Long Pujungan and Long Alango
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Tour
Ending Point :
Balikpapan
or Tarakan, from Tarakan you can cross the border via Nunukan to the
City Tawau in Malaysia
Travel
Distance to enry point :
900 Km from Balikpapan
Airport
100 km
from Tarakan Airport
Tour
Duration : Short
Get Through Visit 5 to 8 Days
Accommodation &
Hotels
: Local
Houses or Jungle Camp
Tour Grade : Challenging
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