RIMBA LODGES – CENTRAL KALIMANTAN ORANGUTANS in the wild! See as many as 9 primate species, crocodiles, butterflies and rare birds such as Storms stork. Many endangered species, even clouded leopards, are hidden in the jungle or “Rimba”, through which you chug in a ’kelotok’ boat. You then land and walk 20 minutes into the [...]

Kalimantan is the correct name for the Indonesian portion of the island known generically as Borneo. The Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and the famed country, Brunei Darussalam constitute the remaining portions. Kalimantan is divided into four regions: East, West, Central and South Kalimantan. In East Kalimantan, the Mahakam River is the main route [...]

SANGALAKI DIVE LODGES AND RESORT How many times have you wished that you had the chance to visit a new dive destination before the rest of the world “Discovered” it. Sangalaki is such a place, and we want to share it with you. The Island of Sangalaki is located off the East coast of the [...]

DERAWAN ISLAND DIVE LODGE AND RESORT The terrains at Derawan are varied – from walls and fringing reef to caverns, big Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas), whitetip, leopard and nurse sharks, schooling barracudas, napoleon wrasses, cuttle fish, spanish mackerel, jacks and batfishes, and ornamentalreef fishes hang out in record densities and diversity. Dr. Carden Wallace of [...]

ABOUT NABUCCO ISLAND Did you ever dream about your own “Robinson Island”? Spending holiday far away from civilisation, from hectic and stress, from noise and every-day-life? We found the paradise, located northeast of Indonesian Kalimantan (Borneo) in the Celebes Sea. To be found next to Derawan, Sangalakki and Maratua – well known under divers – [...]

A new venture for The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is the construction of our Samboja Lodge facility. Here, for the first time, visitors will be able to work closely with us in the many projects currently active in Samboja Lestari in aid of saving our rainforests and the orangutan. The Lodge’s unique design is [...]

Tanjung Puting is one of the natural wonders of the world! You may not believe this after you have been there only one day or two days or three days, but after the fourth or fifth day something happens. You are captivated completely by the purity of the air, the openness of the night sky [...]

The word Kumai comes from the phrase “kembali ke pangkuanku”, in the Bugis language. It means “return to my lap”. Kumai was once part of the Kutaringin Monarchy. It was originally lead by Pangeran Bendahara, who later gave Kumai to Muhammad Cik, Kumai’s village leader. Cik then gave his position to Amsar, who was chosen [...]

Central Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Tengah often abbreviated to Kalteng) is a province of Indonesia, one of four in Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangkaraya. The province has a population of 1.80 million (2000 census). The population grew 2.7% annually between 1990 and 2000, one of the [...]

Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of Borneo island in the East Kalimantan province, a resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau – ferry harbour, and the Sepinggan International Airport are the main transportation access to and from the city. Geography The [...]

Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River. As well as being the capital, Samarinda is also the most populous city in East Kalimantan with a population of 562,463 (2000) and as such is used [...]