Gunung Palung NP Exploration
Duration: 09 Days / 08 Nights
Start /End: Pontianak
Grade: Moderate
Gunung Palung – Trekking Itinerary
Day 01 : PONTIANAK
Meeting service at the airport, transfer to your hotel. Dinner is provided in local restaurant.
Day 02 : PONTIANAK – KETAPANG – TELOK MELANO
Depart in the morning by flight to Ketapang, then on to Teluk Melano by coach. Stay overnight at a simple accommodation. (B,L,D)
Day 03 : TELOK MELANO – SEMANJAK – GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK
Depart to Semanjak by motorboat, then by rowing boat along meandering river to Gn. Palung National Park. Stay at the base camp. (B,L,D)
Day 04 : GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK
Jungle trekking, bird watching, seeing different types of ecosystem with different flora and fauna. See orang utans if we are lucky. (B,L,D)
Day 05 : GUNUNG PALUNG NATIONAL PARK – TELOK MELANO
Depart early morning via same route to Telok Melano. Late afternoon, take a long boat to Kampung Baru to see proboscis monkeys soaring on trees by the river. Stay overnight at Telok Melano. (B,L,D)
Day 06 : TELOK MELANO – PONTIANAK
Take an express boat to return to Pontianak. Transfer to hotel. (B)
Day 07 : PONTIANAK – KAMPUNG SAHAM
Kampung Saham, situated about 120 kilometres away from Pontianak, is a famous long house in West Kalimantan. On the way proceed to witness the historical Taman Juang Mandor, a place where those who strived for freedom were buried as casualties of Dai Nippon’s navy in the second world war. After that we proceed to Kampung Saham. Our trip passes through rubber estates, pepper plantations, paddy fields and scenic countryside. On arrival there in the early afternoon, learn and feel the Kendayan tribe’s life. Dinner will be served in the long house. Stay overnight on the verandah or in the chief’s room. (B,L,D)
Day 08: KAMPUNG SAHAM – PONTIANAK
In the morning, explore the surrounding or visit Kendayan’s farm where you can experience yourself the thrill of living in an authentic Kendayan long house. Watch the Kendayan working in their farm. After lunch, return to Pontianak. (B,L)
Day 09 : DEPARTURE
Free program in the morning untill time you are transferred to the airport for departure to your next destination. (B)
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