Kingdoms have been built and destroyed along the length of Kalimantan’s Mahakam River. Samarinda is the capital of the East Kalimantan province on Kalimantan Island. The city is lies on the banks of Mahakam River. Indonesia announces location of new…
West Kalimantan, famous for its rain forests, also has various mysteries and enchantments. The nyobeng, a ritual in which human skulls taken through mengayau, or headhunting, are cleansed in Sebujit hamlet in Bengkayang regency, a long way from the city.…
Kapuas Hulu is the real wild Borneo. Getting there is more than an adventure. It is an experience of a lifetime, journeying through the challenging wild rivers that meander through pristine rainforest, a home to many endangered species. It is…
Borneo the land of the Dayak Tribes and Rainforest with it’s richest wildlife of the world. Kalimantan, Indonesian part of Borneo, is two third of this Island, with a total of 540.000 sq kilometers. The northern part of Borneo is formed…
Betung Kerihun National Park in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo is home to more than 1,200 plant species (75 which are endemic to Borneo) and 48 mammal species, including the endangered orang-utan. The Kapuas River, which at 1,143km is…
In less than two hours, you can fly from the bustle of Jakarta to the fringe of Sebangau in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, world-famous for its orang-utans. The Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan is one of the last remaining peat…
The Borneo rainforest is certainly the largest, and the most important, forested land-area in Asia. The forest itself is estimated to be, extraordinarily, around 130 million years old, and is presumably older than the Amazon rainforest. So for millions of…
Martapura is well known as “the Diamond City” due to the production of extremely precious stones which is able to attract most of the accessories collectors through all over the world. Situated approximately 45 Kilometers east of Banjarmasin, Martapura is a…
The karst peninsula in East Kalimantan is one of the largest untouched areas of watershed in the world, the formation of the karstic outcrops, is totally undiscovered, due it’s infrastructure and rough terrain. The amazing limestone forest is home to rare bads,…