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Facts on Orangutan
Kalimantan is one of the areas in Indonesia that is
categorized as prone to malaria and other mosquito
bite diseases. You are suggested to take medication
for malaria before your vacation to Tanjung Puting
and Pangkalan Bun. Consult your doctor especially
when traveling with children.
Don’t forget to bring repellent.
Touring at Tanjung Puting will give you a
great new knowledge and experience but it is
not recommended to bring children under the
age of 5.
Children need guidance and supervision on the trip down the river and
exploring the forest.
Bring your personal medication to
Tanjung Puting.
If you don’t want to be hassled, you can
ask the travel agent to arrange the trip.
The price for the service varies from 3
to 6 million rupiahs per person (including tour and lodge). For local tourist the
price is less.
Juli hingga Agustus merupakan masa high
season. Biasanya sewa kapal klotok menjadi
lebih sulit. Namun, pada bulan-bulan itu
bisa dimanfaatkan untuk bergabung de
ngan rombongan lain, sehingga harga
sewa perahu menjadi lebih murah.
May is the best time to visit Tanjung Puting.
The fine weather allows travelers to explore
the forest and feast their eyes with the view.
They can watch the apes swinging and the
birds flying on the trees by the river bank. If
you are lucky you can see crocodiles and
fireflies decorating the dark sky around the
National Park.
Menikmati
dengan p perjalanan
erahu klo
tok.
There are 50 klotok tour boats
in Kumai. The fare is arranged by
Kumai Klotok Tour Association. It is
set depending on the size of the
boat and the number of passenger.
There are boats with a capacity
of 4 persons while others can take
20 persons. The rental price for
one day (within 24 hours) is about
1,4 to 2 millions. You can get a
cheaper price if you stay more than
one night.
The fare does not include food. You
can buy your own food supplies
and give them to the cook or give
the money to the cook to prepare
for the food. He will fix your breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. The
cook’s fare is negotiable. It is usually
100 rupiahs per day per three
persons. He will charge 30 thousand
per person if there are more than 3
persons on board.
The guide is 250 thousand per day assuming
that there are 3 to 4
people in the group.
Entrance ticket is Rp
2.500/person for local
tourist and Rp 20.000/
person for foreign tourist.
A camera will be charge
Rp 5.000 (local) and 50
thousand rupiahs (foreign). A handy cam is
charge Rp 15.000 (local) and 150 thousand
rupiahs (foreign).
If you decide to have
a one day trip with the
speed boat, you will be
charged 50 thousand
rupiahs to dock the
boat. And the rental
fare is 600 to 800 thousand rupiahs per day.
1. Orangutan is a
protected animal.
The law prohibited
to own, kill, catch
and hurt the orangutan. In Indonesia
the law was legalized in 1931 and
in 1958 and 1963
in Sarawak and
Sabah, Malaysia.
2. An orangutan
named Guas
is believed to
be the oldest
orangutan in
the world. Guas,
a domesticated
orangutan, lived
up to the age
of 58. While wild
orangutan can
live up to 50
years old.
3. The word
orangutan
comes from a
Malay language, which
means a person who lives
in the forest.
4. The orangutan’s
long cry is really
amazing. It can
cry as long as
one to four minutes. The sound
of the orangutan in Borneo
is considered to
be the loudest
and scariest.
5. A mature male
orangutan is
bigger than
the female
orangutan. It
can grow up
to 150 cm tall
and weigh 120
kg. Meanwhile
the female
orangutan can
only reach up
to 120 cm tall
and weigh 45
kg. The male
orangutan has
cheeks and
saggy neck.
6. Orangutan
mother is the
only animal
that keeps and
protects their
infant until the
age of 7 or 8.
7. Baby orangutan is never
away from their
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