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Natural Charm Tanjung Puting National Park

Break through the forest cover as well as a variety of flora and fauna watching seemed a challenge that should not be missed by the adventurers. Sweat and adrenaline are increased, the more fun when pushed shrub jungle. Interested to try? Just come to Tanjung Puting National Park. Please try and enjoy the natural charm there.

Natural Charm Tanjung Puting National Park
Orangutan is one of the main reasons tourists visit the Tanjung Puting National Park. Tanjung Puting National Park is designated as the first orangutan rehabilitation center in Kalimantan. Orangutan already scarce existence. Seeing a bunch of wandering in the wild orangutan would be an interesting thing.

Locations can be addressed using a speedboat tour of the Kumai Port by browsing Sekoyer River. It takes about an hour. When you use a regular boat, travel time can be up to three hours to arrive at Tanjung Puting National Park.

Rates applicable to the rent charged four people speedboad to commute to Rp 500,000. While rents boats kelotok Rp 1.5 million, with a payload of 20 or more. Arrived in Tanjung Puting National Park entrance fee is charged for Rp 20,000 per person.

Area parks have an area ​​approximately 415 040 hectares, the forest cover that has some type of ecosystem, ie lowland tropical forest ecosystems, forest ecosystems dry land (forest kerangas), freshwater swamp forest ecosystem, the ecosystem of peat swamp forest, mangrove forest or mangrove ecosystem , coastal forest ecosystems, and secondary forest ecosystems. In the national park with various types of ecosystems, visitors can witness the incredible natural wealth, whether it's wealth of flora and fauna.

Tanjung Puting National Park is located in Kumai District, West Kotawaringin, Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Tanjung Puting National Park is the first location in Indonesia as an orangutan rehabilitation center. There are three locations for the rehabilitation of orangutans in the Tanjung Harapan, Tanggui Cottage, and Camp Leakey.

Kalimantan Orangutan has a dark reddish fur and no tail. In line with the growth of age, adult males develop to form a bearing on the cheek. The older, larger cheek pads so that his face seemed grim.

Natural Charm Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1977 and is the Sister Park with Malaysia.

Besides watching the orangutans directly, many things can be done in Tanjung Puting. Cross-forest and river cruising might be an option. Tanjung Puting area dominated by a lush tropical rainforest. On both sides seemed scenery of green trees. Also clean the air around nan cool.


Part of the fun of a visit to the orangutan rehabilitation is one of them is now time feeding (feeding) arrived. At feeding time, visitors can see more orangutans gather.

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