Indonesia · Wildlife

3-Day Tanjung Puting Orangutan Tour with Camp Leakey Cruise

3 Days Round trip from Kumai Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Journey to the National Park Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre
  • 02 Observe birds and wildlife along the river
  • 03 Visit Camp Leakey to see rehabilitated orangutans
  • 04 Enjoy a night trek in the forest
  • 05 Cruise through Tanjung Puting National Park by boat

Go on an exciting adventure with trekking and a river cruise through Tanjung Puting National Park. Along the way, visit an orangutan conservation and rehabilitation area and keep a lookout for crocodiles, gibbons, honey bears, macaques, and many other wildlife species. You will also have the opportunity to meet some of the orangutans being rehabilitated; more than a hundred have been rehabilitated and released into the forest, and you may even spot some wild ones.

You will also have the opportunity to meet some of the orangutans being rehabilitated; more than a hundred have been rehabilitated and released into the forest, and you may even spot some wild ones.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Tanjung Puting National Park, Kumai, Pangkalan Bun
Languages English, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Pangkalanbun and Transfer to Kumai

  • Meet your tour manager at Pangkalanbun Airport.
  • Transfer to Kumai with your Indonesian safari tour guide.
  • Board a boat for a 2-hour journey to the National Park Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.
2
Day 02

Orangutan Encounters and Camp Leakey

  • Go for a walk to the first camp and visit the feeding time to see how the orangutans are treated before returning to the wild.
  • Return to the boat for lunch.
  • Continue cruising up to Camp Leakey after lunch.
  • Meet one of the park rangers, who will take you into the forest to see some of the orangutans that have been rehabilitated.
  • Go on a one-hour night trek after dinner.
  • Spend the night on the boat.
3
Day 03

River Cruise, Sekonyer Village and Departure

  • Cruise slowly down the river after breakfast while listening to the sounds of nature. Observe different species of birds flying overhead and among the trees.
  • Return to Kumai, with an optional stop to visit Sekonyer Village on the way.
  • Transfer to your hotel in Pangkalanbun or to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kumai 3 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All transfers: airport transfer and boat cruise
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Accommodation: 2 nights on the boat cruise
  • Paper/police permits and entrance fee
  • English-speaking Indonesian tour guide

What's Not Included

  • Flight tickets in and out of Pangkalanbun, Kalimantan
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips and gratuities

What to bring

  • Walking boots or training shoes
  • Insect repellent
  • Torch or battery light
  • Sleeping sheet

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Lapangan Terbang Iskandar, Jalan Iskandar, Pasir Panjang, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tour start
Kumai, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Kumai.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room €44.56 — €178.25
Double Sharing €44.56 — €178.25

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