Bangkirai hill

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