KAYAN MENTARANG NATIONAL PARK

KAYAN MENTARANG NATIONAL PARK

The Kayan Mentarang is a densely forested national park in the interior of East Kalimantan of Indonesia, lies at the border with Sarawak State of Malaysia to the west and Sabah State of Malaysia to the north. Its area of 1.38 million hectares is the largest protected area of rainforest in Borneo and one of the largest national parks in Southeast Asia. The area is considered to be one of the world’s 10 biodiversity hotspots. It has also been identified as one of the Global 200 biologically outstanding eco-regions that best represent the world’s biodiversity.
Animals found in the park include the Malayan pangolin, the long-tailed macaque, proboscis monkey, Bornean gibbon, slow loris, tarsier, clouded leopard, marbled cat, flat-headed cat, oriental small-clawed otter, sun bear, hose palm civet, rhinoceros hornbill, helmeted hornbill, bulwer's pheasant, and the wrinkled hornbill.
The history of the natural landscape of the park is inexorably intertwined with the history of its people. Extensive archaeological remains in the form of stone burial occur in the reserve. They date from about three hundred years ago and were used for secondary burial rites. About 21,000 Dayak people live inside or in close proximity of the national park. Roughly half of these people are primarily shifting cultivators and wet-rice farmers, while hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants as their subsistence needs. Trade in forest products as well as revenues from temporary employment in Malaysia are the principal ways to earn money.

Day 01 ARRIVAL IN BALIKPAPAN

Meet at airport and directly transfer to hotel. Free at your own leisure.

Day 02 BALIKPAPAN – TARAKAN

Free at your own leisure while prepare and checking your own stuff. In the appropriate time, we will drive to airport for flight to Tarakan for overnight on hotel. (B,L,D)

Day 03 TARAKAN – MALINAU

After breakfast, we will cruise upward the Kayan River to Malinau by speed boat for about 5 hours. Lunch will be served en route, dinner and overnight on local house. (B,L,D)

Day 04 MALINAU – KAYAN MENTARANG NATIONAL PARK

In the morning, we will cruise upward the Kayan River to reach Kayan Mentarang National Park by longboat. Brave and skilled boatmen will drive the longboat through some thrilling rapids. Afterwards, we will be trekking to the jungle for exploring wild flora and fauna of the national park. Before dark, we will set our campsite at riverside. Lunch will be served en route, dinner and overnight on bivouac/tent. (B,L,D)

Day 05 KAYAN MENTARANG NATIONAL PARK

We will be trekking in the jungle for exploring wild flora and fauna of the national park. Lunch will be served en route, dinner and overnight on bivouac/tent. (B,L,D)

Day 06 KAYAN MENTARANG – MALINAU

After breakfast, we will cruise downward the Kayan River to Malinau for overnight on local house. Lunch will be served en route, dinner and overnight on local house. (B,L,D)

Day 07 MALINAU – TARAKAN – BALIKPAPAN

After breakfast, proceed to Tarakan by speed boat to join the flight to Balikpapan for overnight on hotel. (B,L,D)

Day 08 DEPARTURE

Breakfast at hotel and free at your own leisure till the proper time for transferring to airport for your next destination. (B)

Included:
-AC land transportation
-Motorized boat
-Accommodation based on twin share:
02 Nights at 3 stars hotel in Balikpapan
01 Night at Tarakan hotel
04 Nights at bivouac/tent/local house
-Entrance fee, donation & refreshments
-English speaking guide
-Meals as stated on program, indicated as (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: dinner)
-Tent/bivouac
-Porters on trekking

Excluded:
-Airfares
-Airport taxes and extra baggage fees
-Travel insurance
-Expenses incurred due to Force Majeure
-Personal expenses

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