Destinasi Indonesia September 2013 | Page 18

Other than Tanjung Puting National Park there are many tourist sites that related to coastal, cultural or educational tour. Cultural Tour Tourist Sites in Pangkalan Bun There are three existed palaces to visit. • Kutawaringin Palace/Kuning Palace in Pangkalan Bun. • Alnursari Palace at Old Kotawaringin (Kolam) • Mangkubumi Palace at Pangkalan Bun City close to Kuning Palace. The build­ ing was owned by the Prime Minister of Kutawaringin monarchy. spare 2 Bringbathingclothes, towel and supplies if glasses and hat. cause 4 Wear sandals. It willto take a fuse if you have off your shoes each time the sand gets inside. Kubu Beach often called Bugam Raya, short for Kubu, Teluk Bogam and Keraya. These are names of the villages around Kubu Beach area. The place is suitable for family tour. It is equipped with playing arena, 24 hour street vendors that serve varieties of seafood dishes and young coconut juice. on bare foot 5 Don’t walk Raya area at Bugam to 6 Don’t forget kit. bring along the first aid 7 Bring food when visited Bugam and Keraya Bay Bugam Bay and Keraya Keluang Bay Keluang Bay serves similar view as Kubu Beach. The only difference Keluang Bay has cleaner sand and pine trees dominate the area of the beach. To reach Keluang Bay, Klotok boat can be hired with just Rp10.000 and it will be more expensive during the school holiday. Keluang Bay is a game preserve area for turtle. It is facilitated with a turtle farm which can be used as a media for tourist to learn. Besides turtle the area is also the habitat to several kinds of monkeys, raja udang brids, and civet. Fishing, swimming and ba­ nana boating can also be done in Keluang Bay. Yayorin (Orangutan Foundation of Indonesia) It is a conservation quarter base on integrated environmental learning for people to have. Through its alternative learning activi­ ties, Yayorin prioritizes applied knowledge and direct interaction with the nature. The conservation is categorized as environmental education tour destination. Other facilities available are: - Library - Movie theater - Green house for organic farm­ ing - Fresh water fish cultivation pool - Study hall - Cow farming - Compost house - Alternative energy learning media (Biogas) - Orin Ecolodge (Lodging) - Yayorin Creative Workshop that sells souvenirs like T-shirt, woven rattan bracelet, wood carving and many more and Tanjung Keluang. There are not many food sellers there. They are available only during the holiday and very limited. 8 If you travel with children, always watch and remind them not to swim too far because the waves can be fierce anytime. your 9 Check of thevehicle because tough field. Fill up your gasoline tank at Pangkalan Bun for there is no gas station along the way. But on particular circumstances there are gasoline retailers available. 17 Destinasi: