We will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Balikpapan.

Current direct flight schedules (subject to changed):
* By Batik Air ID6258 / 07:00 – 10:15
* By Garuda Indonesia GA 564 / 08:35 – 11:55

Upon arrival at Balikpapan airport, meeting service and transfer to Loa Janan, to board houseboat for exciting adventure on Mahakam river. Meals provided and overnight on houseboat.

Accommodation : Houseboat
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Short sight seeing at Muara Muntai Wooden village, then crossing Jempang Lake by motor canoe to Mancong. During the cruise you could see Rain forest and wildlife at Ohong creek like monkey’s and birds, Upon arrival at Mancong, one of the Oldest Dayak Longhouse of East Kalimantan can be found here, Late afternoon by motor canoe to Tanjung Isuy for sightseeing and welcomed with a traditional ceremony by the Dayaq Benuaq, overnight at Longhouse.

Accommodation : Long House (sleep on deck)
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Simple breakfast at longhouse, before we take the motor canoe downstream over the lake for about 2 hours, continue upstream Mahakam river to Minta village to visit the home industry where they make traditional brown sugar, continue upstream to Muara Pahu, lunch dinner and overnight in board.

Accommodation : Houseboat (sleep on deck)
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive at Muara Pahu, cruise upstream the Kedang Pahu River by canoe for more then one hour by canoe to Mount Bayan to visit Terbisak Dayak village known of it’s Longhouse of the Benauq Dayak tribe which is still habituated by about 100 Dayak people living in their community house, and traditions of dry rise fielding and hunting, continue downstream by canoe, along the river bank, we will enjoy the exotic nature, and wildlife as otters, leave monkeys, endangered proboscis monkeys and birds, before we move to the delta of the Belowan river as a black water peat swamp forest land, with opportunities to spot the fresh water dolphins in the colliding stream of the Kedang Pahu and the Bolowan River. Afternoon, return to houseboat for downstream to Tenggarong.

Accommodation : Houseboat (sleep on deck)
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board while Arrive at Tenggarong, visiting the former palace of Sultan Kutai Kartanegara. Where you will see the Sultan's impressive collection of heirlooms, ceramics, Dayak's art and culture items. Continue downstream to Samarinda, transfer to hotel free at own leisure.

Accommodation : Senyiur Hotel Samarinda or similar
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel, free at own leisure before we continue for about 6 hours by car / minibus to Sangatta, passing villages, plantations over a most hilly landscape, and will visit the Equator Monument. Upon arrival in Sangatta, check in at hotel, for overnight, meals en route at local restaurants

Accommodation : Hotel Kutai Sagatta or similar
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel, transfer to harbor to take a motor canoe up Sangatta River by motor canoe into the jungle of Kutai National Park. Upon Arrival at Prefab Orangutan Research station, we will drop our stuff and direct start a jungle trek into the forest, looking for wildlife and Orangutans, which are completely wild. Lunch at base camp, another forest trek at Kutai National Park searching for wild life and orangutans, experiencing the beauty of the flora & fauna of the Rainforest. Afterwards downstream Sangatta river and transfer to hotel for Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation : Hotel Kutai Sagatta or similar
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel by car / minibus to Samboja Lestari Park, While Entering, we pass the Rain Forest over the muddy road with our 4 wheel drive car. After Check in at The Samboja Lodge we take a look from the Tower to have a overview of the Park Samboja. Afterwards getting to the area to see the Orangutans and Sun-bears in their rehabilitation process back in the wild. Lunch en route at local restaurant, and Dinner at Samboja Eco Lodge.

Accommodation : Samboja Lodge
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Samboja Lodge offers 2 (two) daily activities which you can
join anytime. Those are:

Orangutan Island:
Samboja Lestari established 6 Orangutan Island with feeding sites and extra enrichment for a chronically ill orangutans that ontherwise have to spend the rest of their
lives in cages. The orangutans that cannot be returned to the wild can live here under almost natural conditions. At Samboja Lestari the Orang Utan are kept on six man-made islands (a nice walk from the Samboja Lodge). The Island that can be visited is the one with the orangutans that cannot be released in the wild, due to handicaps and behavior. There is a 2 meter wide canal around the island and visitors can view the Orang Utans from across the canal. They can be viewed and photographed very well in a safe way as well for the Orang Utan as for the visitor. Orang Utan that are prepared for release in the wild are on islands away from contact with visitors. Every day workers bring over many kinds of fruits, vegetables and leafy branches. Though there is No direct Contact for Visitors permitted with any of the orangutans. The Samboja Lodge’s guide will assist you to the island on the first visit and can explain about the project.

Sun Bear Sanctuary:
After the visit to the Orang Utan Island you will go to the Sun bear compound. The Sun bear
sanctuary is fenced by electric wiring and divided into several compartments to accommodate bears of different ages and sex. There is a bridge over the enclosure from which you can observe the behavior of the Sun Bear. Activities at the sun bear compound will begin at 8am and end at 4pm. The Sanctuary is a short 15min walk from the Samboja Lodge. You must exercise extreme caution when around the bears.

After this activity, you also may have optional excursions such as :

Nature Trails - 2 hours
There are a number of other animal species in Samboja Lestari that have returned to this regenerating forest. Some of the animals you might spot on guided walks early morning and late afternoon through our Nature Trail are: birds, lizards and snakes (blood pythons), small mammals (deer and pigs) and many amazing insects (walking sticks, beautiful butterflies, millipedes etc.). You might even spot wild primates newly arrived to the area such as gibbons, macaques (2 species), and proboscis and red leaf monkeys.

Sungai Hitam (Black River) - 2-3 hours tour:
Sungai Hitam is best visited in the early morning and late afternoon. Following a 30 minute drive from Samboja Lestari you take a boat ride along the Sungai Hitam tidal river to see highly endangered Proboscis monkeys and other wildlife. Local fisherman will guide you on this tidal river. The fisherman will have a daily income for their services.

Bird Watching - 2,5 hours tour:
As a part of East Borneo, Samboja Lestari has more than 30 species of birds, such as: Zebra Dove, Black & Red Broadbill, Cressted and Cresstelss Fireback, swallow, and etc. Walking around in the morning with binocular and bird's list, make sure you are completing the list. Move quietly and enjoy how fantastic they are. Especially swallow, here you can see them closely. Visiting a local swallow house to learn more about how they live, build a nest from the saliva, caring the baby and interact with the nature.

Bukit Bengkirai Canopy Bridge - 4 hours tour:
One-hour drive from Samboja Lestari is the forest park of Bukit Bangkirai. Visitors can take short forest walks and climbing into the forest canopy using connecting bridges to a height of 40 meters. Platform provide a perfect vantage point for observing macaques, leaf monkeys, maroon langurs, gibbons and hornbills.

Sungai Wain – Halfday tour:
Less than one hour drive from Samboja Lestari lies the protected forest area of Sungai Wain. This was the first release site of BOS Foundation where 75 rehabilitated orangutans were released between 1992-1998. Several female orangutans with babies have been observed on previous visits. Since they are totally wild again, there is no 100% guarantee that you will see one of those released orangutans on this trip. But on this fairly challenging trip you will see much interesting wildlife.

In The evening enjoy farewell dinner.

Accommodation : Samboja Lodge
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Jakarta.

Curent flight schedules (subject to changed)
* By Lion Air: JT 673 / 09:00 – 10:05
* By Batik Air: ID 6259 / 11:00 – 12:05
* By Lion Air: JT 761 / 11:40 – 12:45
* By Lion Air: JT 759 / 12:40 – 13:45

On arrival at Jakarta Internation Airport, there will be hotel representative who will meet you and transfer you to your hotel.

Accommodation : FM7 Hotel
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinne

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Jakarta.

Meals included : Breakfast