Borneo Tourism

Sentarum Lake National Park is representative of wetland lakes, freshwater swamp forest and tropical rain forest in Borneo. Lake Sentarum as a seasonal lake that is located in a national park is located on one side of the Kapuas river basin, which is about 700 km from the estuary to the South China Sea.Constrained by hills and plateaus that surround Lake Sentarum an catchment area as well as a regulator of the water system for Kapuas Watershed. Thus, the areas located downstream of Kapuas River is highly dependent on fluctuations in the amount of water being stored in the lake. Sentarum Lake National Park has the distinctive and original plant is tembesu / tengkawang ( Shorea beccariana ). There is also a lowland forest plants like jelutung ( Dyera costulata), ramin ( Gonystylus bancanus ), meranti ( Shorea sp. ), Keruing ( Dipterocarpus sp. ), And ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri ). The water system of freshwater lakes and inundated forest makes Lake Sentarum unlike othe...

The forest area Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park is dominated by peaks Schwaner. The existence of these mountains is representative of the type of mountainous tropical rain forest ecosystem with high relative humidity (86%). Recorded 817 plant species included in 139 families including Dipterocarpaceae, Myrtaceae, Sapotaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Lauraceae, and Ericadeae. In addition there are plants for pharmaceuticals, handicrafts, utensils / building, consumption, and various types of forest orchids. There rafflesia flower (Rafllesia sp.) Which is the largest and also the parasitic flower growing on Mount Kinabalu Malaysia. Endemic plants among others Symplocos rayae, Gluta sabahana, Dillenia beccariana, Lithocarpus coopertus, Selaginnella magnifica, and Tetracera glaberrima. Species of mammals that can be found among others clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), orangutan (Pongo Satyrus), bears (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), maroon leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda rubic...

Tanjung Puting National Park has several ecosystem consists of lowland tropical rain forest, dry land forest, freshwater swamp forests, mangrove forests, coastal forest, and secondary forest. This area is dominated by lowland forest plants like jelutung (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), meranti (Shorea sp.), Keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), And rattan. Endangered species endemic and protected contained in the forest Tanjung Puting National Park include the orangutan (Pongo Satyrus), proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), maroon leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda rubida), bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), deer (Tragulus javanicus klossi), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), and cat (Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis). Tanjung Puting National Park is the first location in Indonesia as an orangutan rehabilitation center. There are three locations for the orangutan rehabilitation namely in Tanjung Harapan, Pondok Tanggui, and Camp Leakey. The Borneo ora...