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Overview

6 Days / 5 Night

Jungle trekking starts in a pristine rain forest of Borneo. This trail starts from the Sibau river side to reach the Suai river side in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan-Indonesia. This program let you experience white river boating, trekking in wet and dry forest and attack the steep hill.

After the trekking, you will enter a longhouse of genuine Dayak, explore the simple and traditional livelihood of the Dayak Taman and spend your night with local and feel the life in slowly seconds.

Itinerary

Day	Place	Schedule	Information
1	Putussibau	One hour air access by planes of 42 passengers from Pontianak to Putussibau, the capital of the district of Kapuas Hulu, is located East of Pontianak - West Kalimantan, Indonesia. [Free program until dinner]	Tropical rain forest, Kapuas river, and some shifting cultivation point can be shown from the plane. From the airport, the trip continues to the Hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Stay : Town Hotel [Dinner]
2	Putussibau	The tour will start from the boat station of the small town of Putussibau in a longboat with a maximum capacity of 10 passengers. [about 2 hours]	At the boat station you can explore the riverbank of the Kapuas River, see several floating houses and watch local people paddling in their small wooden boats. While heading upriver to Nanga Potan we will pass traditional fruit gardens, shifting cultivation sites, rocky and sandy beaches and small settlements of local people. On the way we have a good chance to see some jungle birds, such as Egrets (Egretta garzetta), 9 species of Eagles, 4 species of swallows, King Fishers (Pelargopsis capensis), the Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) and others. [Breakfast]
2	Nanga Potan	After two hours we will reach Nanga Potan, the last village in the Sibau watershed. [Free program]	Three sub ethnics of Dayak - Bukat, Kantuk and Taman - live here in 12 wooden houses. We invite you to explore this little village and to get into contact with the locals. Stay : Guesthouse, constructed by Local government and WWF-I Putussibau that is managed by local eco-tourism committee. [Lunch, Dinner]
3	Nanga Potan	After breakfast, the jungle trekking starts.	The trekking will go through traditional rubber plantations, rich fruit gardens and rice fields (abandoned/active). During the dry season you can meet local farmers who are just coming back from harvesting the rubber. The following trek is a combination of dry and wet trekking. [B]
	Garden Forest	After hiking upstream the Potan River to the top of a small hill, we hike down to the confluence with the Jeluang River, where we will arrive after 4 hours of trekking.	While trekking you can feel the genuineness of Borneo’s rain forest, enjoy the clear water, and listen to the wild animal’s calls. Hat, long Tshirt, sandal for wet trekking and shoes are required.
	Jeluang river mouth	At the confluence, we will cook a simple lunch for you. After lunch we will hike up Jeluang Hill, passing shorea trees and listening to animal calls.	While waiting for the lunch to be served, you can relax, swim in the clear water or just enjoy the peacefulness of the forest. [L]
	Borneoan Rain forest	On the top of the hill we will construct a hanging tent to spend the night in.Overnight at flying camp.	As the sun sets the jungle awakes and you will hear the amazing sounds of the nightly jungle life. Slepping bag, mosqoito net and mattras to be prepared by KOMPAKH. Stay : Flying Camp [D]
4		In the early morning (around 5 am) you can do animal watching.You can also cook your traditional breakfast with the local at the camp.	If you are lucky you can encounter primates such as the Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus), the Bornean Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri and H. agilis), the Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), the Giant Squirrel (Ratufa affinis) and a great variety of birds. [B]
		After breakfast and preparation, climbing up a steep hill is the challenge for today. It is expected to take 2 hour. This is the end of the heavy trekking part of the tour.	Once up there, you can enjoy the beauty and freshness of the pristine forest of the Heart of Borneo from an extraordinary place. [L]
	Ribut river	It is then time to hike downstream in the calm Ribut River. After an hour we will reach the point where this river flows into the Suai River.	While trekking on the river, you can see fishes and shrimps swimming in the pure water.
	Suai river bank	It is here on the rocky-sandy riverbank that the end of trekking. The fishes and the clear water invite you for a swim before constructing the second hanging tent camp on the riverbank.	View a nice panorama and breathe in pure oxygen.
		In the evening you can leave your camp for nightly animal observing. In the late evening hours you are most likely to encounter various kinds of insects, frogs, fishes and even snakes.	Stay : Flying Camp [D]
5		After breakfast, we will head down the Suai River in a traditional wooden longboat/ raft until we reach the Na. Awin Village.	Boating through the clear river with its small rapids with local people will be exiting and adventurous. While on the boat/raft you can also watch birds and fishes until we arrive in the traditional village of Dayak Iban before continuing down to Na. Awin (Kantuk Dayak tribe) By local long boat, sometime you have to get out from the boat and pull the boat. [B]
	Na. Awin Village	After arriving in Na. Awin, the trip continue by car to Baligundi Longhouse	If the participant up to 3 people, the Taman people at the longhouse will greet you in their traditional welcoming ceremony (music, dances, traditional wine, etc) [L]
	Baligundi Longhouse	In the evening, you can get in touch with the longhouse people. you can also (participant up to 3) see Dayak Taman cultural performance.	Stay : Long House [D]
6	Baligundi Longhouse	Trip to Putussibau by Car	[B]
	Putussibau	Before leaving you can expore the town of Putussibau and then, our staff will drive you to your departure point (airport/ bus station).	[L]
	Putussibau	Check in to the Airport and fly to Pontianak	ATR 200

Price Per Person

The price per person depends on the number of participants.

Price Include:Tour during Program, Meals as program, Accommodation during program,
Transportation during program, Transfer in & Out in Putusibau, Guide, Porter.

Following prices exclude: Airport tax, Tips for guide, porter, and driver, Personal Expenses; phone, mini bar, laundry, etc

Following prices are just examples. Sometimes the price can changed due to economic reasons. Please ask us for the latest prices.

Participants	Price (Rp)
2-3	5,830,000
4-5	3, 730,000
6-7	3,065,000

Highlights

The wide range of vagitation of Borneo & Native animals. This is REAL tropical rain forests!

The Experience of Hunting(Spear, Blow pipe, etc), Fishing, Setting Animal Traps, etc!

wildlife calls (insects, birds, primates)

You can drink pure water from the deep heart of Borneo

Notifications

There is no bathroom is in the Jungle. For women, it is recommended to bring sarong(traditional bathwear for women) to bath in the river.

There is no electricity.

This tour depend on the weather. If needed, the tour will possibly be edited.

Registration / Questions

Please check "Contact" page.

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