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Borneo’s Orangutans & Dayak Spirit

Are you ready for an unforgettable journey along the Mahakam River and through the Kutai National Park ?

This Borneo adventure is designed for nature enthusiasts, cultural explorers, and thrill-seekers eager to immerse themselves in the wild beauty of the island.

Balikpapan

Day 1Welcome to Borneo

Day 1Welcome to Borneo

  • Welcome at the Balikpapan/Samarinda airport by your English speaking tour-guide, and transfer to your hotel. The rest of day is free.

Meal and accommodations

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Bumi Senyiur Hotel

4h
Kota Bangun
1h
Pela

Day 2To Mahakam

Day 2To Mahakam

  • Car transfers to Kota Bangun ( about 4 hours of road ), where you’ll embark on a motorized canoe for a 1-hour journey along the Mahakam River to Pela Village. Here you can visit the Dolphin Museum and, in the evening, enjoy a friendly game of badminton or football with the locals.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Guest house

Pela
2h 30m
Tanjung Isuy

Day 3Freshwater Dolphin

Day 3Freshwater Dolphin

  • Morning transfers to observe dolphins at the confluence of Pela or in the Seamayang Lake delta during a 2 hours excursion.

    Later, you’ll cross the Jempang lake to go to Tanjung Issuy village, where you’ll be welcomed with a typical dance (2,5 hrs).

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Long House

Tanjung Isuy

Day 4Immersion

Day 4Immersion

  • The journey then continues toward your final destination, Muara Pahu (4-hours transfer).The day is dedicated to encounters with the local population, their villages and their surroundings. It’s an unique occasion to immerse yourself in the customs and traditions of the locals and gain deeper insight into Dayak culture and way of life.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Long House

Tanjung Isuy
1h
Mancong
4h
Muara Pahu

Day 5 Journey Through Time

Day 5 Journey Through Time

  • Early departure by motorized canoe to Mancong Village via Ohong Creek (1-hour journey), offering the chance to observe the rich flora and fauna along the way. In Mancong, visit one of East Kalimantan’s oldest Dayak longhouses, a testament to the region's deep-rooted traditions.

  • The journey then continues toward your final destination, Muara Pahu (4 hours transfer).

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Anna Guesthouse

Muara Pahu
2h
Bayan
4h
Melak

Day 6Traditional “long house”

Day 6Traditional “long house”

  • In the morning, you’ll once again take a motorized canoe and navigate along Kedang Pahu river, at the foot of Mt Bayon (2 hrs). There, you’ll visit a Dayak village known by the name of Terbisak. Renewed for its impressive “ long house” home to several Dayak Benuaq families. Around hundred of people still live together in this giant house and continue to hunt, and preserve traditional livestock farming methods.

  • You’ll continue your journey to Belowan river delta where the swamps are home to freshwater dolphin ( 30 minutes ). Final destination to Melak where you’ll pass the night.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Simple hotel

Melak
Data bilang

Day 7Dayaks Kenyah & Kayan

Day 7Dayaks Kenyah & Kayan

  • Early morning transfer to the port, where you’ll board a motorized canoe to the village of Rukun Damai, home to the Dayak Kenyah & Kayan communities.

    There, you'll have the chance to explore the village’s longhouse and immerse yourself in local customs and traditions.

    The journey continues upstream toward Data Bilang.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Homestay

Data bilang
Melak

Day 8Kaharingan & Hudoq

Day 8Kaharingan & Hudoq

  • Data Biland is a tribal village, home to Dayaks Kenyah which have immigrated from a faraway land.

    You’ll discover its colorful “long house” and learn all about Kaharingan, the local religion, a mixt of Hindu beliefs and animism.

    The area of Bilang is also home to Dayaks Bahau, renewed for their masked ceremonies , the Hudoq which celebrate planting and harvest seasons.

    Return to Melak at the end of the afternoon.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Simple hotel

Melak

Day 9Dayaks Tunjung & Black Orchidee

Day 9Dayaks Tunjung & Black Orchidee

  • On the way to Eheng by jeep, you'll discover an ancient longhouse of the Tunjung tribe, then continue toward Kersik Luway.

    In the surrounding jungle, you might have the chance to see the famous black orchid.

    In the afternoon, there’s an opportunity to stop at Ombau Asa Waterfall, where you can enjoy a refreshing swim.

    Return to Melak in the evening.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Simple hotel

Melak
6h
Samarinda

Day 10Return to Civilization

Day 10Return to Civilization

  • Transfer to the harbor of Melak and return to Samarinda by speed-boat (6 hrs).

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Bumi Seniyur Hotel

Samarinda
4h
Sangatta

Day 11Knife Museum

Day 11Knife Museum

  • In the mid-morning, visit the Dayak Knife Museum – home to the famous "mandaus", which were once used, among other things, for headhunting (30-minutes drive).

    Then, head towards the traditional village of Pampang (2 hours), where the Kayan Dayaks will introduce you to their vibrant culture.

    Dayak art, represented through tattoos and characterized by fluid geometry with influences dating back to the Dong Son era, primarily depicts scenes of daily life.

    The women with long ears are also the last living witnesses of a culture that is slowly fading. In the afternoon, transfer (4 hours) to the mushroom city of Sangatta.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: 2*hotel

Sangatta
30m
Kutai National Park

Day 12National Park of Kutai

Day 12National Park of Kutai

  • In the early morning, along the Sangatta River, a motorised canoe takes you towards Kutai National Park.( 30mn) . Barely arrived, and already off on an adventure to explore the surrounding jungle, getting up close to the wildlife—especially the fully wild orangutans.

    Then in the late afternoon the call of the jungle offers you a unique nighttime experience, as wildlife becomes more active after dark.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Ecolodge

Kutai National Park

Day 13National Park of Kutai

Day 13National Park of Kutai

  • Your continue your journey through the national park of Kutai.

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Lunch: Included

Dinner: Included

Accommodation: Ecolodge

Kutai National Park
Sangatta
5h
Samarinda

Day 14Mangroves

Day 14Mangroves

  • The morning is devoted to mangroves exploration (2 hrs ), home to a rich biodiversity ( crocodiles, birds, monkeys …)

  • Return to Sangatta at the end of the morning, then transfer to Samarinda ( 5 hrs ).

Meal and accommodations

Breakfast: Included

Samarinda

Day 15See you Soon in Borneo

Day 15See you Soon in Borneo

  • Free time until transfers to the airport of Samarinda or Balikpapan. End of services.

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