Kalimantan Orangutan Tour Liveaboard: 4 Days, 3 Nights

Immerse Yourself in Nature

Experience a 4-day, 3-night orangutan tour liveaboard in Tanjung Puting National Park, a unique adventure that will refresh you from your daily routine. This tour allows you to stay overnight on a traditional Klotok houseboat.

Jungle Treks and Wildlife Encounters

During the day, you will trek through the jungle and see orangutans and other animals, such as proboscis monkeys standing on the trees. Feel the fresh air every morning, and let the sound of a proboscis monkey wake you up. You will also be trekking in Tanjung Puting for several hours, offering ample opportunities to observe the wildlife up close.

Unique Overnight Experience

Staying overnight on the boat is an experience like no other. The Klotok houseboat provides a cozy and comfortable setting for your adventure. Enjoy the tranquility of the river and the surrounding jungle, making this tour perfect for nature lovers and adventure seekers alike.

Refreshing Escape

This tour is designed to make you feel different from your everyday life. The combination of trekking, wildlife encounters, and the serene environment of the jungle will leave you feeling rejuvenated. Whether you are looking for adventure, relaxation, or a chance to connect with nature, this orangutan tour liveaboard in Tanjung Puting National Park is the perfect escape.

DAY 01:

AIRPORT/HOTEL HARBOR – SPOTTING WILDLIFE – TANJUNG HARAPAN CAMP – PROBOSCIS MONKEY — NIGHT TREKKING – KLOTOK (L, D)

Pick up by our tour guide or driver at the airport

Transfer to the harbor for about twenty minutes. Meet the crew, then go to Tanjung Puting National Park. You will enter a river called Sungai Sekonyer.
Spotting wildlife from the boat, while lunch will be served on Klotok, you are boating up for about two hours to get to the first camp called Tanjung Harapan. It is time to see the orangutan at 15:00 p.m. You will take a walk for about twenty-five minutes to get to the place where orangutans feed. After you see the orangutan, you go back to the Klotok and continue to see proboscis monkeys; they normally hang on the trees in the afternoon.

When the time gets dark, the boat will park for trekking at night at Pondok Ambung. You have the possibility of seeing a glowing mushroom, a nightingale bird, a tarantula, and a centipede.
You may skip this program if you have a phobia or are scared of any animal.

Dinner will be served on Klotok, and then the crew will set up your bed, mosquito net, and blanket. Let nature wake you up in the morning, and coffee will welcome your day in nature.

Day 02:

HOUSEBOAT, PONDOK AMBUNG, CAMP LEAKEY, HOUSEBOAT. (B, L, D)

After breakfast, you will do some short trekking and spot wildlife at Pondok Ambung or Pondok Tanggui. When you’re ready, walk back to the Klotok and head straight to the legendary Camp Leakey. This camp became a legend because the first systematic research and study of orangutans was conducted here in the 1970s. It’s long-term research and keeps going on at present. The cook at Klotok will serve you lunch on board before you’re off to explore the camp.

The feeding time in Camp Leakey begins at 14:00 PM, and it takes around 40 minutes to trek from the jetty to the feeding platform. You may experience close encounters with wild orangutans in Leakey Camp. It’s the best location for taking photographs of orangutans in the wild. However, it’s strongly recommended to keep a safe distance from orangutans.

Free time in the evening.

Dinner and stay overnight on the boat.

DAY 03:

HOUSEBOAT, PONDOK TANGGUI CAMP, PESALAT, NIPAH PALM AREA, HOUSEBOAT (B,L,D)

After breakfast, Klotok will proceed to the jetty of Pondok Tanggui Camp.

From the jetty, it takes around 30 minutes to trek to the feeding platform. The feeding time in Pondok Tanggui begins at 09:00 AM. From Pondok Tanggui, Klotok will cruise to Pesalat. Lunch will be served on board.

Klotok will take you to the jetty of the Pesalat reforestation area. It takes around 35 minutes to get there.
From the jetty, trek 25 minutes to the reforestation area. Here, we can contribute by planting one tree or two. Our local non-government organization partner, the Friends of National Park (http://www.fnpf.org/what-we-do/tanjung-puting-national-park), will look after your trees.

You may find a congregation of proboscis monkeys sitting on branches of trees along the riverbank in the late afternoon. When it gets dark, Klotok will stop at the Nipah Palm area; this is a place to see fireflies and boat parks on a riverbank.

Dinner will be served on board.

Free time in the evening.

Stay overnight on board.

DAY 04:

HOUSEBOAT, SEKONYER VILLAGE, KUMAI, BETANG LONGHOUSE, AIRPORT/HOTEL
(B, L)

After breakfast, Klotok will visit Sekonyer village to see the Malayan way of life.
After visiting Sekonyer village, Klotok will be heading back to Kumai.
Lunch on the boat
Arrive at Pasir Panjang Village to see Rumah Betang.
You’ll be transferred to the airport. Have a safe flight to your next destination!

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