Indonesian Borneo – Orangutan Odyssey

1 - 7 Days
DIFFICULTY

Medium

MIN. AGE

18 Years

£ 1650

Tanjung Puting Experience

If you’re  looking at holidays to Borneo, then this unique  trip combines the best of Tanjung Puting National Park’s  orang-utan research stations and rehabilitation centres with some excellent jungle trekking and camping deep in the Borneo rainforest. You get a unique experience to witness at first hand the work of a team of dedicated conservationists striving  to preserve the habitat of these magnificent orang-utans Although the park is protected by the national government the environment of these wonderful creatures is threatened by the powerful commercial interests of the oil palm industry and illegal loggers. Therefore, responsible travel holidays and eco- friendly holidays  to Borneo have never been more important as we help to fund and support the work of the Friends of the National Parks of Indonesia- one of the most effective but low key NGO’s working in Borneo, Indonesia today.

Tanjung Puting National Park is arguably the best place in Borneo to see orang-utans as it’s  home to the densest population anywhere in the whole of Borneo. You’ll also see the charismatic and  rare proboscis monkey, the false gavial crocodile and a huge range of tropical birds.
Spend your time on board a river boat (klotok), a great way to enter deep into the Borneo rainforest.

Price £1,650 / $1,895

Based on 2 pax. Excludes international flights.

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Day by Day

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 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 Leaky, a  landmark institution you will come to know on this wildlife tour in Borneo.  Camp Leakey was established in 1971 by Dr. Biruté 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 Leaky 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 you will be able to explore some more of the forest with a trekking trip from Tanjung Harapan to Sungai Buluh (this will take about 3 hours). Upon arrival in Sungai Buluh you will head out on a motorized canoe to explore some more of the river before heading back to the houseboat.
Lunch is provided on board and you will have an afternoon at leisure – spotting Proboscis monkey groups around the river bank. We will head back to the Nipa Palm area for dinner and overnight.

Overnight Houseboat

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 for dinner and overnight.

Overnight Houseboat

After breakfast we will boat back to Kumai and transfer to Pangkalan Bun Airport. Here 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 transferring to the airport for your flight home or beach extension holiday at Tiger Island which is one of Indonesia’s best beach destinations.

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Optional Beach Extension:

From £875 pp / $995 pp

Optional Extension Day 7 : Jakarta

Breakfast at hotel, before continuing on for your beach extension at Tiger Island.

 

Optional Extension Day 7 -10 : Tiger Island Beach Stay

Free at leisure – full board

 

Optional Extension Day 11: Tiger Island 

Breakfast at hotel before transferring to the airport (by sea and land) for your flight home

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 by Ringborns
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We had an experience of a lifetime and we will be back in a couple of years. We enjoyed every minute, saw lots of Orang-utans and proboscis monkeys. Learned about culture and environment.

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