Visit Borneo - Kalimantan

For those who want to visit Borneo, they will come in the third largest island with three countries owning its regions there. Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, each have its own tourist attractions. Here is some information for you who want to visit Borneo, Kalimantan. As Kalimantan is divided into four provinces, there is wide variety of tourist attractions here.

Central Kalimantan – The area covers mostly jungles but offers so much for travelers to see and do. Palangkaraya is the capital city of this province. You can enjoy the Regional Museum of Palangkaraya which contains a collection of historical and cultural interest from all over Central Kalimantan. The most popular to visit Borneo here is the Tanjung Puting National Park. It is a well-known nature and wildlife reserve in lowland and swamp forests, inhabited by orang utans, owa-owa, bekantan and other primates. One can also visit the Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre which is supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Make sure to visit the old Palace of Pangkalanbun, constructed completely out of ulin (iron wood). It is the only Banjar royal legacy found in Central Kalimantan.

South Kalimantan – The area has large rivers meandering through lowlands to vast mangrove swamps along the coast. Banjarmasin as the capital city with its Barito River and the floating market also the ‘klotok' are waiting to be experienced in your visit Borneo Kalimantan. There is also Kembang Island, not far from the floating market, which is inhabited by tame monkey in an old Chinese temple. According to local people of Chinese origin, if one is surrounded by these monkeys, he will get his luck and fortune, while you can see Bekantan and variety of birds in Kaget Island. Cempaka is a small village 5 km from Martapura, and 45 minutes from Banjarmasin. It is an old site of traditional diamond mine, using very simple equipment.

West Kalimantan – It covers an area of over 146.807 sq km, and remains unexplored by travelers. The Kapuas rivers flow in this province and as transportation way. Pontianak is the capital city and has high potency in tourism for your visit Borneo. Melanggar and Remabo waterfall are very beautiful. You can also see the long house called Betang, traditional house of Dayak. Kijing beach is sloping beach; there is Temajo Island near this beach with beautiful nature scenery and clear seawater. You should try to visit the monument equator as the city passed the equator. Inside there is various information about the history of west Kalimantan.

East Kalimantan – It serves as a gateway for your visit Borneo to other destinations on Kalimantan Island. You can have waterfall tours located in West Kutai to see the falling water waves hit the rock in cool sensation. You can also visit Jempang Lake where freshwater fishes are abundant. Various style and shape of black orchid and other orchids could be observed in Kampung Luway.

All those interesting places are ready to welcome you when you visit Borneo Kalimantan.

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