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Balikpapan, The Entry Point
of East Kalimantan
Balikpapan
Airport as the Entry point of Indonesia 's East Kalimantan Province.
East Borneo is a intriguing history of
Sultan Kingdoms and traditional Dayak Tribes, with a wealth of
ecological and cultural treasures that
survive deep within the rainforest jungle of Indonesia ’s
largest island. You can
enjoy a sightful experience of traditional culture and grand
diversity of exotic flora and wildlife from black orchids to fresh
water dolphins and orangutans, and venture ashore for captivating
jungle explorations and unforgettable encounters in our village visits.
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime exploration of the Kalimantan Island!
Destination
: Indonesia, East Kalimantan, Balikpapan
Main Interest & Things to do
:
City sightseeing Tour,visiting Manggar
Beach,Japan Monument,Crocidile Farm,and Bankirai Jungle Trek
recommended visit time is 1 or 2 days
Balikpapan is an booming oil city, and the entry point with an
international airport ( flights from Singapore ) to the dayak country
East Kalimantan province.
Manggar beach north of Balikpapan city, is the most famouse beach and
relax place at Balikpapan, about 15 km from the center of the
city
Crocodile farm near Manggar Beach is a tourism object for mostly local
visitors to see crocodiles
and the farming system
The Japan Monument, reminds to the Japanese invasion, and can be found
in almost the center of the city.
Several shopping malls, international and simple Hotels are available
in Balikpapan.
Bukit Bankirai, or Bankirai National Park, is located on the way to
Samarinda, orangutans, monkeys, wild orchids and other kind of tropical
flora and fauna including several kinds of wooden trees can be found
here, overnight can be done in the resort of Bankirai, to know and
experience the sounds and the jungle by night.
Culture : Javanese,Buginese,Kutai
and Dayak Mix
Flora & Fauna :
farming, plantations and lowland
Rainforest can be found outside of Balikpapan city
Starting Point
: Balikpapan
Transport Possibilities :
Public Bus and chartred car.
Ending Point : Balikpapan
Distance to enry point
: 0 Km to from Balikpapan
Airport
Duration : Short Get
Through Visit 1 to 2 Days
Overnights :
International Star to Simple Hotels
Area Information :
Balikpapan is
the main gateway to East Kalimantan province. It has grown in
importance since the opening of the International flight routes. This
town of about 500.000 is also visited by Pelni passenger ships on the
route Surabaya - Ujungpandang - Balikpapan.
Outwardly, Balikpapan presents two different faces. The first is the
old Dutch-built section of the town. The other is the newer part that
as gown as a result of recent development efforts.
Pasir
Ridge
The first contains most of the residential neighborhoods of the oil
enterprises, such as Pasir Ridge or (American Village), in the hills.
It is a self sustained entity, pleasant and provided with all the
facilities for modern living, including good roads and parks.
Manggar
Beach
Manggar Beach is nor far to the west of Balikpapan. It is very popular
among the local people, who go there to bathe or simply relax.
Tanjung Jumelai is beach near Penajam village which can be reached by
motorboat. The area is both beautiful and pleasant.
Tanjung Harapan, at Samboja, 40 kilometers from Balikpapan or 70 from
Samarinda, is an attractive beach, six kilometres long, grown with
trees and mangrove forest. Recreation facilities are available.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam river is 920 kilometers long, running over the Muller
Mountain , which forms the boundary between East and West Kalimantan,
between Indonesia Kalimantan and the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The
river as many tributaries, and in a number of places is 400 to 500
meters wide. With it�s length of 920km
the River is the second
largest river of Indonesia, starting at the Muller Mountians and ending
in the Sulawesi Sea.The muddy river at some places will be up to 2 Km
wide and is the high way in to the interior of East Kalimantan. The
lower half of The Mahakam River is populated by Malay and Kutai tribes,
the upper half by the native Dayak tribes. Your journey will take you
through impenetrable tropical forest and dense undergrowth draped in
giant orchids , mangrove flowers and lianes. Instead that much of the
jungle is secondairy growth or has been clearcut. The wildlife is
unusually diverse, monkeys, gibbons, wild ox, wild cats, flying lemur,
martins , weasels, fresh water dolphins, orang utans, sun bear,
leopard, snakes, hornbill birds, parrots, parakeets, and crested
fireback pheasants. Also many kinds of beautiful butterflies and
metallic beetles, poisonous polypods, brightly colored millipedes
&
giant walking sticks can been seen. To get an impression of the
different Dayak cultures & lifestyles, head up to the rivers
tributairies.
Grade : Usual
DE'GIGANT
TOURS™
With the Kalimantan
Responsible Tourism Principe, We have a commitment
to Sustaining the exotic Rainforest Flora & Fauna of Borneo's
and indigenous Dayak culture, funding rehabilitation projects for
Orangutan, Fresh Water Dolphins, and other wild life of Kalimantan.
Save rivers clean water and Environment, develop environmental
awareness and educate locals, conservation groups and indigenous
communities to increase awareness and encourage protection of the
environment, wildlife and host cultures for Conservation and Tourism.
Each client who will do a reservation with us will plant a tree for
free, to help the re-forestation and protect the earth from the global
warnings.
De'gigant Tours™ as a Kalimantan Tour Operator in Indonesia,
is able to
serve your Holiday with Traveling Routes to the Deep interior of Mystic
Borneo /
Kalimantan Island, to make your vacation a real holiday, for
Backpackers till exclusive deluxe tour itineraries. From Jungle
trekking, of the beaten track forest trails, to Dayak indigenous
Culture, Adventure trips, River Cruise Safari, in area's as the
Apokayan, Kayan River, Mahakam River, Barito River, Rungan
River, Kahayan River, Katingan River, Kapuas River, Mount Meratus,
Kutai National Park, Samboja Sungai Wain Orangutan & Sun Bear
Reserve, Kayan
Mentarang Reserve, Tanjung Puting National Park, visit Camp Leakey
Orang Utan
Rehabilitation Center, Orangutan tours, Tangkiling National Park,
Gunung
Palung National Park, Danau Semantrum National Park, Kersik Luwai
Orchid Reserve, Diving at Derawan Islands, Longhouse Tours, Dayak
Hunting Tours, Mahakam Dolphin Tours, Safari tours to Sabah,
Sarawak etc, etc.
Also
Hotel bookings &
Reservation, Taxi / Car rental service, Boat
rental, Flight bookings and a lot more can be arranged. Our goal is to
make your experience at Borneo
as memorable, personal and amazing as your wish! We will always be
chasing
this aim, to change our programs in order to meet all of your
tourists / business needs, but we will never change our services!
Should you
have any questions or further queries, please don't
hesitate to contact our professional and friendly staff for your
questions.
We will give you the best quotation for the competition and we assure
you
that the extraordinary variety of tours, friendly service, attention to
detail and excellent value you have come to know and expect from
De'gigant Tours™,
Travel Service.
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Tour Programs
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Made programs for the individual or small group size,
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interest can be made upon your wishes, all you have to do is sent us an
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our service as you can expect from us, and will always chaise this aim.
For Tailor made programs, special request, or private small group size
tours, please visit our Kalimantan Tourism
Destination Guide
site, or navigate direct for
more detail tour and travel information of a specific Kalimantan
destination at the left table (below) on this site, which can help
to create your own Kalimantan tour program. If you still have
questions, please don't hesitate to contact us, at the address as you
can find at the
bottom of this page.
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Regular Group Tour
Programs Covering Whole Indonesian Borneo.These
Programs are for the minimum group size of four (4) persons. The main
category of the Programs are Culture, Nature, and Adventure or a
combination of it. Our standard programs can be found at
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can choose a Kalimantan tour package or make
a combination of two or more Kalimantan packages. Our Kalimantan Tour
Packages covering whole Borneo.
For information
crossing the
borders between Sabah or Sarawak and
Indonesian Borneo, please see our Get There site
where you can find information on how
and where to
cross the border, or just sent us a request e-mail, we can help to
arrange itineraries and permits for crossing the Malaysian to
Indonesian border.
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