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Kutai National Park is located dipinggran Kaba bay, with travel time Balikpapan - Samarinda approximately 2.5 hours by four wheel land vehicles, then proceed to the Bontang about three hours. Bontang-Kaba to the Gulf by using speed boat about 30 minutes. In addition there are between Bontang-Sanggata highway divide Kutai national park.
visit to Kutai National Park should be April to October each year.
Location / attractions visited in Kutai National Park:
Kaba and Sangkimah Bay Estuary. Marine tourism and wildlife observation such as the orangutan, proboscis monkey, sambar deer, mouse deer, bears and birds.
Bay and Estuary Sangata Lombok. Marine tourism and the observation that intact mangrove forests.
Prevab Mentoko. Research and observation of wildlife such as sun bears, orangutans, mouse deer, sambar deer, and wild boar.
Wind Cave hole. Cave tour.
Cultural attractions outside the Park Festival in September at ERAU Tenggarong.
Kutai National Park has a variety of major vegetation types of forest vegetation beach / mangroves, freshwater swamp forests, heath forests, lowland inundation forests, forest ulin / meranti / lime and mixed Dipterocarpaceae forest. This national park is very representative of the most widely ironwood forest in Indonesia.
This national park is the location of the third national park as an orangutan rehabilitation center located in the Gulf of Kaba.
Some existing plants in national parks such as the mangrove (Rhizophora sp.), Tancang (Bruguiera sp.), Sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), simpur (Dillenia sp.), Meranti (Shorea sp.), Benuang (Octomeles sumatrana), lime (Dryobalanops sp.), ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwagerí), three types RAFLESIA and various types of orchids.
Ironwood trees that are in high Sangkimah has branches 45 m, diameter of trunk circumference 225 cm or 706 cm and a volume of 150 m3. This tree is listed as the tallest and largest trees in Indonesia.
In addition to having the potential of plant diversity, this park also has a high potential for wildlife diversity, namely the group of primates such as orangutans (Pongo Satyrus), Bornean gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis), monkey (M. nemestrina nemestrina), and slow loris (Nyticebus coucang borneanus). This group can be found in the Gulf of Kaba, Prevab-Mentoko and Sangkimah. Ungulate groups such as the banteng (Bos javanicus lowi), sambar deer (Cervus unicolor brookei), deer (Muntiacus muntjak pleiharicus), and (Tragulus javanicus klossi). This group can be found throughout the area of Kutai National Park. Carnivora groups such as the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) stork casks (Leptoptilos javanicus), a white belly sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), Imperial-pigeon king / green (Ducula aenea), partridges (Gallus sp.), Parrots / Tiong gold ( Gracula religiosa), and of Little Snake asia (Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster).
Bangkirai hill is a natural tourism area. This tourist area is located in District Samboja, Regency, East Kalimantan. Bangkirai hill can be reached through the journey overland for 1.5 hours from the city of Balikpapan.
Bangkirai hill is about 150 km from the town of Tenggarong or Samarinda and only about 58 km from the city of Balikpapan and 20 km from the capital Samboja District.
This tour offers the charm of a tropical rain forest's natural, that dilengkatp with tourist facilities such as restaurants, Lamin for meetings, a swimming pool, and jungle cottage or cabin.
Can enjoy the atmosphere of a tropical rain forest's natural and even the chirping of birds and the voices of other forest animals can still be heard.
In this area there are canopy bridge (bridge canopy) along a 64 m suspended from a tree connecting the five Bangkirai at an altitude of 30 m. The bridge is the first header in Indonesia, both in Asia and the eighth in the world. Its construction was made in the United States.
bangkirai1 kutakartanegaracomMeniti canopy bridge or bridges connecting the canopy suspended from a suspension bridge Bangkirai.menyusuri five trees at a height of 30 meters from ground level diiring a cool breeze yangberayun bridge-swinging rhythm. looking at the panorama of tropical rain forest (tropical rain forest) Bangkirai Hill and watched from nearby stands of canopy formation "Dipteropcarpaceae" which is characteristic of tropical rain forests, which form the stratum above which connect to each other connect. There are two towers of ironwood trees established around Bangkirai.
KalimantanKawasan Resize of forest called the Forest Hill Bangkirai because it is dominated by tree species that grow Bangkirai in this protected forest areas. (Mascot main attractions which has worldwide this). there are trees older than 150 years, with height reaching 40 to 50 m, with a diameter of 2.3 m. Buttress root circumference growth (the roots of the board) are big and strong to make this tree has its own aesthetic.
Bangkirai Hill area including lowland (lowland primary) "Dipterocarp Forest" a stable, making the invasion of birds from the area of Forest Park of Bukit Soeharto (approximately 30 km) and the surrounding area, was found and there are 113 recorded bird species that live in the area This Bangkirai hill.
The types of fauna are gibbons, gibbons (Hylobates muelleri), monkey (Macaca nemestrina), Red monkey (Presbytus rubicunda), Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis), Warthog (Susvittatus), Flying Squirrel (Squiler) and Sambar (Corvus unicolor), which has been breeding
Bangkirai Hill area is also rich in wild orchids there are at least 45 species of orchids that grow naturally on trees that are still alive or dead. such as the Black Orchid (Coelegyne Pandurata) which is very famous. In addition to cultivating orchids nature, also made the development of such hybrid orchid Orchid Kala, Apple Blossom and Orchid Vanda. In addition to orchid gardens, natural tourism area was also found fruit orchards.
Bangkirai Hill area which covers 1500 hectares is forest conservation has an important role in developing natural tropical moist forest monuments that can be used as a means of environmental education and forestry. besides developing the tourism potential of natural and scientific research and improve people's love for the environment and forests, especially on the flora and fauna
Muara Kuin Floating Market is a traditional market which is above the river at the mouth of the Barito river Kuin, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Merchants and buyers use djoekoeng, boats in a language called Banjar. This floating market began after the Fajr prayer until after 7:00 o'clock in the morning. Sunrise reflected light between the transaction vegetables and fruit of the vineyard of the villages along the Barito river tributaries and children.
With a view to see, tourists as though they were sightseeing. Djoekoeng Jukung-laden merchandise with vegetables, fruits, all kinds of fish and other household goods available at the floating market. As the sun began to emerge the market gradually began to retreat, the merchants began to leave the floating market to bring the results with satisfaction.
Floating market a unique atmosphere and the typical jostling between large and small boat buyers and sellers seek each other are always milling to and fro, and always shaky play of the Barito river waves. Floating market has no such organization in the market on the mainland, so it does not record how many traders and merchants bersarkan visitors or distribution of merchandise.
Boating women traders who sell their products themselves or a neighbor called the hamlet, while the second hand purchase from the hamlet called panyambangan for resale. Keistemewaan this market is still common barter transactions between merchants and boating, which is in a language called Banjar bapanduk, something unique and rare
This tourist attraction is often regarded as a fantastic attraction, like the Venice of the East Banjarmasin World, because they both have the potential of river tourism. But both city and nature different cultural backgrounds. In Banjarmasin many found along the river floating houses called lanting house, which is always shaky play of the waves.
Kuin is a type of settlement areas that are along the river flow (waterfront village) which has several tourist attractions, either in the form of nature tourism, cultural tourism and cultural tourism. Closely with the life of the community life of the river like a floating market, riverside village with its traditional architecture. Downstream mudiknya traditional boat with a wide variety of cargo is an interesting attraction for tourists, even expected to be developed as tourist villages so that it can be a shaper image in the promotion of tourism in South Kalimantan. Still in the same area, tourists can also visit the Mosque of Sultan Suriansyah and Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Suriansyah, Kembang island, islands and island Bakut Shocked. In Kuin also there for ornamental carving handicrafts Banjar home.
[Reference: id.wikipedia.org / wiki / Pasar_Terapung_Muara_Kuin]
Pagatan Beach, located on Lower District Tanah Bumbu dull. + 8 hours travel time from Banjarmasin. Beach pagatan pertained special, because it has a panoramic ocean blue, who is relatively small waves, palm trees waving who lambai.dan gentle sea breeze blowing - breeze. In addition to distinguishing Pagatan Coast beach - the beach the other is the existence of ritual typical Bugis fishermen descended on the area around the coast Pagatan commonly called the Feast of the Sea (Maccera tation). Sea party carried on in mid-April. This ceremony is performed as an expression of gratitude for the abundance of seafood and also pleaded for the protection of fishermen were at sea when you're working. At the peak of the event is more familiar with the "Feast of the Sea" is the anchor of the previous offerings have been in a kind of mantra to read out to sea. Usually this event is also in Bithday with the attraction of music and traditional tarian2.
Resize of beach pagatanDari Banjarmasin Batulicin.Pantai majors is very easy to find, on the edge of the southern shaft Jalan Trans Kalimantan. If you want to stay long, you can stay at Resort or select one of the cheap lodging house in the City Pagatan
Tanah Bumbu regency, in ancient times this area was known as one of the central producer of nutmeg and spices in Indonesia. It is said that time was centered around the area and Pagatan Batulicin. Today, districts are exactly located in the southeast corner of Borneo island is famous for its mine output, especially coal. However, there is an association of real anymore when people call Tanah Bumbu, namely the exotic beach resorts in the district because the expansion of Kotabaru District has a coastline of about 200 kilometers. In general, the beaches in Tanah Bumbu district administration in the territory of Lower dull. Pagatan Coast, Cape Coast evening, Salak Island coast, and the Nature Coast Fly is among the famous natural attractions in the district in
Batakan beach is a beach in the district Panyipatan, Tanah Laut District, about 125 kilometers east of Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan Capital).
Batakan offshore island of Datu can we find which is the tomb of pilgrimage tourism.
To reach the site Batakan Coast, from Banjarmasin city is relatively easy because the road condition is good. Although the course berkelak Winding-up and down, but it presents a beautiful scenery in the form of rows of verdant hills, the yellow carpet of rice field and fishing village situated on the beach.
coast-2-batakan asinamuramultiplyPantai Batakan an integrated maritime attractions with the natural panorama of mountains, because there are hills on the east side pine that becomes part of the mountain range. In this beach visitors can surround the beach while using a rented horse, relax under the pine trees while enjoying the beauty of the beach, or watching the panorama of nature, especially when the sun will set (sunset). In addition to day trips around the coast, visitors can also visit the island of Datu which was situated some distance in front of the beach Batakan. In this island there is a religious sights are the tomb of Datu Pamulutan.
Beach recreation facilities Batakan typical, such as the bathroom to rinse, houses of worship (mosques), stage entertainment, cottages, restourant, lodging, playground, until the vehicle parking area large enough.
