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Bontang City
& Orangutan of Kutai
National Park
Bontang
City in East Kalimantan 's Province of Indonesia at Borneo Island is a
Industrial city at the border of Kutai National Park. The wealth of
ecological treasures that
survive deep within the rainforest jungle of Kutai National Park
Reserve is one of the largests in Indonesia. You can
enjoy a sightful experience of grand
diversity of exotic flora and wildlife from black orchids
to orangutans, and venture ashore for captivating
jungle explorations.
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime exploration of the Kalimantan Island!
Destination
: Indonesia, East Kalimantan, Bontang
Main Interest & Things to do
:
City Tour, Visiting Teluk Kaba, Sangkima
and the orangutans at Kutai National Park Trek
recommended visit time is 1 or 3 days
Bontang is an Industrial city, cause of it's gas reserves,
coal mining, Melamine and urea
fabric
Bontang is at the border of Kutai National park, where Rainforest,
orangutans, tropical flora and fauna at Kaba Beach, Sankimah forest
with the oldest hard wooden
tree can be found.
Jungle Trek can be done from Bontang to Sangatta village, and from here
moving up the Sangatta river to Prefab or Mentoko. The orang
utan
rehabilitation center, for more information of forest wild life of East
Kalimantan, visit our "Kutai National Park" site.
Culture : Javanese,
Dayak, Buginese mix
Flora & Fauna :
Rainforest & excotic tropical wild
life
Starting Point
: Balikpapan
Transport Possibilities :
by Public Bus from Balikpapan to
Samarinda, transit bus to Bontang or Sangatta.Or by chartered
car.
Estimated travel time to reach Bontang is 1 to 2 days
from entry point Balikpapan.
Ending Point : Balikpapan
Distance to enry point
: 250 Km to from Balikpapan
Airport
Duration : Short Get
Through Visit 1 to 3 Days
Overnights : Simple
Hotels
Grade :
Usual
BONTANG AREA INFORMATION
Bontang & Kutai National Park
Reserve of East Kalimantan
Bontang is a well known natural gas producing region in the Kutai
regency, on the east coast of the Indonesia East Kalimantan province.
Adjacent to this industrial
complex is the 200,000 hectare Kutai National Park, the natural habitat
of rare tropical flora and fauna. Several species of animals exist in
this national park, such as chimpanzees (Pongopygmacus), Pekantan
Monkeys (Nasalisvatus), honey bear, deer, Kalimantan rhinos, crocodiles
and at least 300 bird species.The forests in the area were declared a
nature reserve by the Sultan of Kutai, A.M. Parikesit in 1936, covering
306,000 hectares of land.
Bontang can be reached from Samarinda over land a distance of 136
kilometers, or by sea or river. The fastest way to get there is by
plane, which is a mere 45 minutes journey.
Teluk Kaba is a small bay lying between Bontang and Sangata, reachable
in
45 minutes by speedboat from the Pupuk Kaltim site in Bontang. The
forest at Kaba Bay is inhabited by groups of chimpanzees.The sea
gardens in the waters of Kaba Bay are also very alluring. There are
various colored corals and decorative fishes living in the bluish-green
water. Settlements of Bajau people are found around the coastal forests
of Kaba Bay, with houses that are built over the sea.
The areas around the estuary of the Sangkuriang River and the Mahakam
delta are covered with dense mangrove forest.
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.
Group, Private Tailor Made, or Special Interest
Tour Programs
Our
Tailor
Made programs for the individual or small group size,
honeymoon trip, research expeditions, or film teams with special
interest can be made upon your wishes, all you have to do is sent us an
e-mail with your “detailed” request, and we will
make a program as personal and memorable for you, we will never change
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.
Our
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
Tour Programs
Site from where you
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.
May our site be
helpful for
you, we couldn't tell and write you all
here, there is much more to explore, if you need more Information for
traveling at Kalimantan , we will help you to find the solution, as we
know that each traveler is different.
If you have any
inquiries or
questions,
please feel free to
contact
us
by Phone or M@il For more Information or a Reservation.
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