Kalimantan

a top side trip from Bali

Why Kalimantan

is special

Kalimantan has two world-class travel attractions - the Dayak Villages and the Tanjung Puting National Park.

Traveling to these two isolated Kalimantan destinations is an adventure in itself. You reach them on slow river boats.

Dayak Villages

In the past, some Dayak groups in Kalimantan were once known for their zealous headhunting (a long-gone practice) and deadly accurate blowguns.

Today, the Dayak people are known for their many small river side villages accented with traditional communal longhouses perched high on elevated stilts. Dayak cultural dances and weaving also draw visitors to Kalimantan.

Tanjung Puting

National Park

This large governmental nature preserve in Kalimantan consists mainly of low-lying mangrove swamps and (farther inland) tropical rain forests. Tanjung Puting is rich in exotic wildlife, including the elusive orangutan. And, there's the long-nosed proboscis monkey (see photo) found only on Borneo Island. The park has an ecological focus and is a magnet for drawing nature lovers to Kalimantan.

Kalimantan

geography

Although Kalimantan is technically not an island, many Indonesians treat it as one because it comprises the lion's share of a large island (equatorial Borneo).

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