11D Dayak Kubung and Borneo Orangutan

ARRIVAL JAKARTA

On arrival in Jakarta meet our guide then transfer to hotel for overnight

 Accommodation Plan: FM7 Hotel

AKARTA - PANGKALAN BUN ARRIVAL – KUBUNG DAYAK VILLAGE (B,L,D)

Morning transfer to airport for flight to Pangkalan Bun. Upon arrival in Pangkalan Bun Airport, pick up service by our guide team then transfer to Kubung Dayak Village about 300 km away or about 4 – 5 hours drive. Lunch on the way at local restaurant.  Along the way you will pass some palm oil and rubber tree plantation area, villager house, beautiful scenery. You have also time for take a break from long journey for toilet as well as tea or coffee break. Upon arrival in Kubung Village then check in at local dayak house or long house.  Free time at your own leisure and sight seeing around the village if you arrive before dark. Dinner prepare by our guide teamn at the local Dayak house. Stay overnight at local Dayak house or long house 

 Accommodation Plan : Local House

KUBUNG VILLAGE – BATU BATONGKAT/DAYAK ANCIENT MONUMENT - JUNGLE – KUBUNG VILLAGE (B,L,D)

After breakfast then accompany by our Guide Team including local dayak guide we will walk about 20 minutes away to the sacred dayak monument called Batu Batongkat (Stick Stone Moument). You will see beautiful scenery on the top of the stone. Then continue our trek passing traditional garden, huge tree, traditional rice barn, local dayak house, old Kaharingan dayak grave before entering the primary jungle. The trek is challenging and we highly suggest to use the rubber boots as we will pass some small river, mud, up and down the hill, rock as well as slippery rock before you reach beautiful water fall about 15 meter  high and surrounding by crystal clear water and  dense tropical rain forest of Borneo. We setting lunch here by wrapping traditional lunch. Have time to relax and refreshing, you can swimming in this cold fresh water pool.  After enjoying the water pools then trek back to the village.  On the way during go or back if you are lucky you may see flying squirrel, black  monkey, Horn Bill or other exotic flora and fauna. Our guide team also would be so please to show you how to survive in the jungle, how to distinguished edible, poisonous or medicinal plants. If fruits season you may also have time to enjoy the local fruits such as durian, cempedak (bread fruits), or even enjoying how the local collecting the jungle honey (seasonal). Back to the Kubung Village for dinner and overnight at local Dayak House or at long house. In the evening after dinner you have time to join in our “Bagondang” or “Horn Bill Dance” ceremony while the local dayak people will blessing you with welcome ritual ceremony called “ikat akar tongang” /sacred Dayak bracelet for our good blessing during our trip. You have time for dancing with the local dayak that considered you part of their big family. Stay overnight at local Dayak house or at long house or guest house near the village

 Accommodation Plan : Local House

KUBUNG VILLAGE   - PANGKALAN BUN (B,L,D)

After breakfast then you have time to visit local primary school (in the working days Monday – Saturday/subject to change with or without prior notice), sightseeing around the village to see ritual sacred place to start the ceremony, old Hindu kaharingan grave, rice barns, big trees, local handy craft such as traditional basket, traditional machete called “ Mandau”, etc before went down to Pangkalan Bun. We will have lunch at local restaurant. On the way to Pangkalan Bun you have time to another break for dipping at the water of Sei Setonga crystal clear water. You have time for swimming or refreshing at this cold fresh crystal clear water river. Then continue drive to Pangkalan Bun. Upon arrival in Pangkalan Bun  check in at Blue kecunung Hotel or similar hotel

 Accommodation Plan : Grand Kecubung Hotel

PANGKALAN BUN – KUMAI – TANJUNG HARAPAN VILLAGE – TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK (B,L,D)

In the morning you will be picked up by our local staff and take you to Kumai to board on the boat. The boat is a traditional Klotok wooden river boat size 2,25 m  x 15 m for  5 person and the big one size   3,5 x 19 meter for 8 – 10 person (many past tourists of us call it “African Queen” river boat style) with a roof which forms the upper deck where you can view the rain forest as it glides by. The guide’s team includes the boatman, a cook and expert guide. we will slowly explore the quite river by the klotok while observe the monkeys along the riverside. We will have a chance to stop at First orangutan station Tanjung Harapan for spotting orangutan feeding time. Dinner on the boat  near the Nipah Palm manghrove tree while spotting Fire Fly like Christmas Tree (except there is a full moon will be less fire fly) . Overnight at Rimba Lodge 

 Accommodation Plan : Rimba Eco Lodge

PONDOK TANGGUY – PESALAT (B,L,D)

After Breakfast board to Klotok. Then we slowly cruising down the river to Pondok TanGgui to see feeding time at 9am. enjoy your time while taking pictures. We then return to Klotok to continue our journey. Fresh and healthy lunch will be served on Klotok. After lunch we proceed to Pesalat camp. Here you will be hiking up on the board walk for 800 Meters and 200 meters you will walk on the ground. In this camp you will have chance to planting endemic fruit trees for orangutan and this is also the carbon offset program. This program supports the national park to replanting the trees around the ex-forest fire areas and to spread up the fruit trees for the animals in this park. When the tree grows up, the trees will do photosynthesis. From this process the tree will produce the Oxygen, and the Oxygen is the payment to all the Carbon we produce in our whole life (payment of the carbon). Return to Klotok. Enjoy the afternoon coffee break while observing the wildlife. Dinner on Klotok Boat and Overnight at Rimba Lodge

Accommodation Plan : Rimba Eco Lodge

PONDOK AMBUNG – CAMP LEAKEY (B,L,D)

An early wakeup call by the sound of birds and proboscis monkey or in a local name called Bekantan. Enjoy your breakfast while we cruising down the river to the famous Camp Leakey. En route, we stop in Pondok Ambung. Pondok Ambung is a tropical forest research station where you will encounter with some species of butterflies. Then we continue to Camp Leakey to see Orangutan feeding time at 1pm. At Camp Leakey you will have opportunity to trek into the rain forest with your expert guide and the forestry rangers to appreciate the flora as well as perhaps sighting wild orangutans, gibbons, macaques, and birds. Lunch provided on boat. Afternoon visit the feeding station to see rehabilitate orangutans are given additional foods. We will then sail back down the river to overnight on the boat. After dinner, we  will trekking into the forest for 2 hours to see the nocturnal animals like Tarsiers, tarantulas, etc. Dinner on Klotok Boat and Overnight at Rimba Lodge

 Accommodation Plan : Rimba Eco Lodge

TANJUNG PUTTING NATIONAL PARK – TANJUNG KELUANG (B,L,D)

After breakfast then we boating down to Tanjung Keluang Beach.   On arrival in Tanjung Keluang, sight seeing around the beach area while spotting some kind of birds. Enjoy your leisure. In the late of afternoon you could see the turtle project and if you want you could adopt the baby turtle (adoption will charge on your own budged). Dinner on board and in the evening join the ranger patrol to spotting turtle lay their egg (if you lucky)

 Accommodation Plan : Local Boat

TANJUNG KELUANG – BULUH KECIL – PANGKALAN BUN (B,L)

After breakfast, Depend on the water tide continue the trip cross to Sungai Buluh Kecil by Motor Boat Canoe or Speed boat to spotting more birds. It will take 2.30 hours to reach Sungai Buluh Kecil. On arrival in Sungai Buluh Kecil you will see the natural biodiversity. Here you will passing the Nipah Palm area, you might see some king fisher, heron, green pigeon, etc. in the afternoon visit orangutan feeding in Kerikil Camp. Then back down and overnight in Ranger House. Dinner in the ranger House.

 Accommodation Plan : Grand Kecubung Hotel

PANGKALAN BUN – JAKARTA (B)

Transfer to airport for flight to Jakarta. Arrival in Jakarta transfer to Hotel for overnight

Accommodation Plan : FM7 Hotel

JAKARTA DEPARTURE (B)

Transfer to airport for flight to next destination