5 DAYS TO GUNUNG PALONG NATIONAL PARK
5 DAYS GUNUNG PALONG NATIONAL PARK
This tour offers one day shorter with the experience as the 6 days program. The different is shorter of the boat riding. The 5 day Gunung Palung National Park tour offers visitors both boating and jungle trekking adventures in one of Borneo’s most complete and diverse ecosystems. This park features one of the island’s most exhaustive collections of flora and fauna showcasing nearly every type of vegetation found anywhere on the island. In addition, Gunung Palung’s large diversity of endangered wildlife, including the elusive wild orangutan, is second to none.
In addition to giving visitor’s an immersive jungle trekking experience, this tour is designed to help locals understand the importance of preserving the rainforest as well as educate them on the benefits of encouraging sustainable eco-tourism. Offering environmentally focused, eco-tourism based jobs to locals necessitates forest preservation and eliminates the economic need for deforestation. In doing so, visitors are rewarded with a pristine and wild jungle experience. A win/win situation for all.
The 6 day itinerary is as follows:
Day 1 Pontianak - Rasau Jaya – Teluk Melano (LD)
7:30am departure from Pontianak by car to Rasau Jaya and is continued by boat to Telok Melano. On the boat you will enjoy the scenery of the Kubu Lake before sunset. From Telok Melano, the trip proceeds 21km by bus to Sukadana. Travel times are approximate and dependent on road conditions. After arriving, you can visit the splendor of Pulau Datok Beach, sunset and travel around the scenic countryside of Sukadana. It is your time to interact with locals. Your interaction with the community is continued that evening by gathering and socializing with locals in the village closest to the National Park. You have opportunity to spend some times introduces locals to the benefits of eco-tourism and helps them comprehend the ill effects of deforestation.
Day 2 Sukadana – Camp Petai (BLD).
After breakfast, entry permit is organized our local guide. And at the same time we have opportunity to spend some time with student. Your visit helps motivate the students to the environmental concerns, to learn and practice their English. Our trekking begins around 11 am and arrives at 2PM at cap site. Now your best time is to explore the wilderness surrounding our camp with extended jungle trekking, it ends before sunset.
Day 3 Camp Petai – Camp Lubuk Baji. (BLD)
Day 3 is a full day of trekking through dense, hilly jungle. It is your time to see the heritage of the ultimate rain forest, and is more possible to see gibbon, hornbill and proboscis monkeys.
Day 4 Lubuk Baji Camp-Ketapang (BLD)
The day 4 is a half day of trekking down through dense and crossing waterfall of Lubuk Baji before proceeding to Ketapang in the afternoon by public bus.
Day 5 Leaving Ketapang – P. Bun by plane?- Pontianak? Or…..
Optional program can be chose, if you would like to exit from Indonesia to Sarawak, Malaysia or to combine your tour with Cultural Tour you could Fly Back to Pontianak then visit Longhouse in Saham Village.
If you could not see wild Orang Utan in the Gunung Palong National Park you could fly to Kumai in Central Borneo to see the rehabilitated Orang Utan.
FAQ
What is the difficulty level? Moderate difficulty. 3 days of six hour jungle trekking with plenty of breaks. The environment is mostly wet with occasional small hills.
What kind of transportation? Speedboat, minibus, truck, and some walking.
What are the accommodations? Budget hotels very basic camps made by our guides. The camps are simple but very dry and comfortable.
Departure? Guaranteed
Trip dossier? Available on request
Any special considerations? Personal items such as mosquito net, insect repellent and sleeping bag are required.
Group size? 8 persons maximum
Price?
Alex Ibnu Afdhal;
This tour offers one day shorter with the experience as the 6 days program. The different is shorter of the boat riding. The 5 day Gunung Palung National Park tour offers visitors both boating and jungle trekking adventures in one of Borneo’s most complete and diverse ecosystems. This park features one of the island’s most exhaustive collections of flora and fauna showcasing nearly every type of vegetation found anywhere on the island. In addition, Gunung Palung’s large diversity of endangered wildlife, including the elusive wild orangutan, is second to none.
In addition to giving visitor’s an immersive jungle trekking experience, this tour is designed to help locals understand the importance of preserving the rainforest as well as educate them on the benefits of encouraging sustainable eco-tourism. Offering environmentally focused, eco-tourism based jobs to locals necessitates forest preservation and eliminates the economic need for deforestation. In doing so, visitors are rewarded with a pristine and wild jungle experience. A win/win situation for all.
The 6 day itinerary is as follows:
Day 1 Pontianak - Rasau Jaya – Teluk Melano (LD)
7:30am departure from Pontianak by car to Rasau Jaya and is continued by boat to Telok Melano. On the boat you will enjoy the scenery of the Kubu Lake before sunset. From Telok Melano, the trip proceeds 21km by bus to Sukadana. Travel times are approximate and dependent on road conditions. After arriving, you can visit the splendor of Pulau Datok Beach, sunset and travel around the scenic countryside of Sukadana. It is your time to interact with locals. Your interaction with the community is continued that evening by gathering and socializing with locals in the village closest to the National Park. You have opportunity to spend some times introduces locals to the benefits of eco-tourism and helps them comprehend the ill effects of deforestation.
Day 2 Sukadana – Camp Petai (BLD).
After breakfast, entry permit is organized our local guide. And at the same time we have opportunity to spend some time with student. Your visit helps motivate the students to the environmental concerns, to learn and practice their English. Our trekking begins around 11 am and arrives at 2PM at cap site. Now your best time is to explore the wilderness surrounding our camp with extended jungle trekking, it ends before sunset.
Day 3 Camp Petai – Camp Lubuk Baji. (BLD)
Day 3 is a full day of trekking through dense, hilly jungle. It is your time to see the heritage of the ultimate rain forest, and is more possible to see gibbon, hornbill and proboscis monkeys.
Day 4 Lubuk Baji Camp-Ketapang (BLD)
The day 4 is a half day of trekking down through dense and crossing waterfall of Lubuk Baji before proceeding to Ketapang in the afternoon by public bus.
Day 5 Leaving Ketapang – P. Bun by plane?- Pontianak? Or…..
Optional program can be chose, if you would like to exit from Indonesia to Sarawak, Malaysia or to combine your tour with Cultural Tour you could Fly Back to Pontianak then visit Longhouse in Saham Village.
If you could not see wild Orang Utan in the Gunung Palong National Park you could fly to Kumai in Central Borneo to see the rehabilitated Orang Utan.
FAQ
What is the difficulty level? Moderate difficulty. 3 days of six hour jungle trekking with plenty of breaks. The environment is mostly wet with occasional small hills.
What kind of transportation? Speedboat, minibus, truck, and some walking.
What are the accommodations? Budget hotels very basic camps made by our guides. The camps are simple but very dry and comfortable.
Departure? Guaranteed
Trip dossier? Available on request
Any special considerations? Personal items such as mosquito net, insect repellent and sleeping bag are required.
Group size? 8 persons maximum
Price?
Alex Ibnu Afdhal;
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