Upon arrival at Jakarta Airport, we will be met by our representative and transferred to our hotel. Welcome dinner at the hotel which includes a briefing on the itinerary and safety issues for this wildlife tour of Borneo’s primary home to to wild and semi-wild orangutans.

Overnight Hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel we will transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Pangkalan Bun. Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun airport mid morning we will be met by our guide (who will be with us for the next 5 days).We will continue to Kumai, the seaport and the gateway  to the  National Park.  Here we will board our klotok (house boat) which will be our home for the next few days. Once on board we will cross the Kumai river before reaching the Seikonyer river, the main river through the national park.  Lunch will be served on the boat by our own cook. We will head up the Sekonyer river for about 2 hours to reach national park. Along the way we will be able to observe the myriad of wildlife on the riverbanks including the amusing  Proboscis monkey which is only found in Borneo.

Overnight Houseboat

After breakfast we proceed upstream to the Camp Leakey, a  landmark institution you will come to know on this wildlife tour in Borneo.  Camp Leakey was established in 1971 by Dr Birute Galdikas  and former spouse Rod Brindamour. It was named after the legendary paleo-anthropologist, Louis Leakey, who was both mentor and an inspiration to Dr. Galdikas as well as Drs. Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey.  When we arrive in Camp Leakey we can learn about its history and we will trek through the jungle with the opportunity of seeing numerous  orangutans, gibbons, wild pigs and  birds. We will have lunch back on the boat and will head to a feeding platform at Camp Leaky for 2pm (where the rangers will feed the semi-wild orangutans). In the late afternoon we will return to the boat for dinner and to relax.

Overnight Houseboat

After breakfast we will boat down to the second camp – Pondok Tangguy – to see another orangutan feeding station.  After visiting the feeding station to see more orangutan, we will head back to the boat to prepare ourselves for our trekking adventure and night in the jungle.
We will trek for about 4 hours to get into the primary forest and we will overnight in a simple tent. Here we will have the opportunity to experience the real Borneo rain forest away from any tourist tracks. We might see many wild animals including wild orangutan, gibbon, birds, wild pigs, deer etc. A lunch box will be provided.

Overnight tent (overnight in the forest)

After breakfast we will pack all our belongings (and collect any rubbish to take with us) before trekking back to the boat  through the jungle.  Once we arrive at the boat we will head down the river to Pasalat Camp where we can participate in an  Carbon Offsetting program demonstrating how responsible travel holidays  can support the environment . Here we will learn about the important work of the Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF) of Indonesia, see their plant nursery and reforestation programme in actions. And our group can plant one tree per person as a contribution to the national park. After planting the trees, we head back to the boat and then to Rimba lodge to check in and for  dinner.

Overnight Rimba Lodge

After breakfast we will boat back to Kumai and transfer to Pangkalan Bun and if there is time we will be able to the town, its colourful market and one or two key landmark buidings. At the airport we will say goodbye to our guide before flying back to Jakarta.
Upon arrival in Jakarta you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.  A farewell dinner will be served at the hotel to celebrate this wildlife holiday to Borneo and our better understanding of the orangutans (our nearest cousins) and the conflict between their sanctuary and our quest for ever more commercial development, which means that the rain forests in Indonesia are still being destroyed at a rate of the size 300 football pitcher per hour!

Overnight Hotel

Breakfast at hotel, before continuing   for your international flight  home or beach extension.

End of trip.