
CROSS EAST TO WEST BORNEO
Duration : 17 days / 16 nights
Start & Finish : Balikpapan & Pontianak
This Special Interest Tour is offering the real life in two parts of Borneo land. Meet the local people, pass some wilds rapids, walks through the river; mud; rocks; and hills in the deep of primary rain forest. For meals, you will taste local food and jungle menu. During trekking we use fresh water from nature source and stay in simple tent …. No luxury.
DAY 01 : BALIKPAPAN / SAMARINDA
Arrival at Sepinggan airport in Balikpapan, meeting service and transfer by land transport to Samarinda. Accommodation at Hotel
DAY 02 – 03 : SAMARINDA / MAHAKAM RIVER / LONG BAGUN
Transfer to harbor at 06.00 am to on board on public boat (river taxi) to cruise up Mahakam river to Long Bagun in 2 days/1 night trip. Will reach Long Bagun at late afternoon at the next day. Keep stay at public boat until morning. Meals and overnight are provided on boat.
DAY 04 : LONG BAGUN / TIONG OHANG
Depart to Tiong Ohang by public long boat or speedboat in 4 hours, through the rapids. Lunch en route, dinner and overnight at local house in Tiong Ohang.
DAY 05 – 12 : TREKKING PASS THE BORDER EAST TO WEST LAND
Trekking through primary rain forest, will pass some several rapids. Built the campsite in some area, meals will prepared by porter. Everyday will spend trekking approximately 6 – 8 hours.
DAY 13 : TANJUNG LOKANG VILLAGE
Free program. At this Punan Bongan dayak’s village you may enjoy your time. Such as to wash the cloth in river with clean water, go around the village or just relax at house. Meals prepared, and overnight in local house.
DAY 14 : TANJUNG LOKANG / NANGA LAMPUNG / KAPUAS RIVER / PUTUSSIBAU
Down Stream of Kapuas River, passing some rapids to Putus Sibau, it would take 7 hours longboat ride and arrive in the afternoon. Check in to local hotel. Meals prepared, and overnight in local hotel.
DAY 15 – 16 : PUTUSSIBAU / SINTANG / PONTIANAK
Leave Putus Sibau by car to Sintang, on 7 hours drive approximately. Overnight at Local Hotel in Sintang, meals en route. Leave Sintang at the next day and directly to Pontianak and transfer to hotel. Meals en route and accommodation at hotel.
DAY 17 : HOTEL – AIRPORT
After breakfast, free at your leisure until transfer time. Transfer to Supadio airport for your next destination.
Please contact us for join trip at nilawarti@gmail.com
Kalimantan Tour Guide Team.