Palangka Raya Airport (PKY)
Palangka Raya Airport (PKY)
Central Kalimantan
Easy to Moderate
3 Days & 2 Nights
ATB 303
About Sebangau National Park
Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan protects a vast peat-swamp rainforest, winding blackwater rivers, and important habitats for wild orangutans and other wildlife. Explore the forest with local guides and discover one of Borneo’s remarkable natural ecosystems. It’s one of Borneo’s remarkable natural destinations. This protected area features vast peat-swamp rainforests, winding blackwater rivers, and important habitats for wild orangutans and other wildlife. Exploring Sebangau National Park with local guides offers visitors an opportunity to discover its unique ecosystem and learn about rainforest conservation.
Getting to Sebangau National Park
The journey to Sebangau National Park usually begins in Palangka Raya, the capital of Central Kalimantan. From there, visitors can travel by road and continue by boat, depending on the chosen entrance and destination within the park. Local guides can help arrange transport and wildlife exploration.
Punggualas: Into the Heart of Sebangau
Punggualas offers an opportunity to explore Sebangau’s peat-swamp rainforest and peaceful blackwater waterways. Travel by motorized canoe, follow forest trails with local guides, and look for signs of orangutans, monkeys, birds, and other wildlife. After dark, nocturnal wildlife may reveal a different side of the rainforest.
Pulau Kaja: Orangutan Conservation
Pulau Kaja, near Palangka Raya, is associated with orangutan rehabilitation and conservation activities. Visitors may have opportunities to learn about orangutan care and conservation, subject to local arrangements and access rules. Responsible visits help raise awareness of the importance of protecting Borneo’s remaining rainforest habitats.
WILDLIFE • PEAT-SWAMP FOREST • BLACKWATER RIVERS • RAINFOREST • ORANGUTANS
2 nights at Punggu Alas Jungle Camp, twin-sharing or double room
Meals as specified in the program, plus coffee, tea, and mineral water.
Entrance fees for all listed visits are included.
Experienced English speaking guide.
Private vehicle and motor canoe for transfers and tours as specified in the itinerary.
Meals other than those specified.
Services not mentioned in the itinerary.
International and domestic Flights
Travel insurance coverage
Telephone calls, laundry and personal purchases
Alcoholic beverages & soft drinks.
Our Sebangau Journey begins upon arrival at Palangka Raya Airport, where your guide will meet you before setting off on an approximately 4-hour drive to Kereng Pakahi Village. Stop for a local lunch along the way or in Kruing Village, followed by a traditional welcome ceremony hosted by the Dayak Ender community.
Take a short walk through the village to gain an insight into the community’s daily life, traditions, and cultural heritage.
During the rainy season, the route takes on a more adventurous character as you paddle by small canoe along the Punggu Alas River for approximately 1.5 hours, making your way to the Sebangau National Park Visitor Centre.
Upon arrival, check in at the modest guesthouse at Punggu Alas Camp and settle into your surroundings. After dinner, venture into the forest on a night trek, listening to the sounds of the jungle while searching for nocturnal wildlife.
Lunch will be served at the local restaurant
Dinner will be served at Punggu Alas Jungle Camp
Punggu Alas Jungle camp
After breakfast, follow the forest trails with your local guide and discover the distinctive vegetation of Kalimantan’s rainforest. Along the way, watch for hornbills, ant nests, wild orangutans and their nests, monitor lizards, and other rainforest inhabitants.
Wildlife encounters are naturally unpredictable, as the animals roam freely in their natural habitat. Every walk through the forest offers the possibility of discovering something new.
Return to camp for lunch. Later in the afternoon, board a motorized canoe and head farther into the park toward Lake Punggu Alas. Enjoy the tranquil surroundings, observe the birdlife along the water, and try fishing for your evening meal.
Meals are served at Punggu Alas Jungle Camp
Punggu Alas jungle Camp
Begin the morning with an optional short forest walk before breakfast. Afterward, gather your belongings and bid farewell to the camp and the local community.
A packed or simple local lunch will be arranged along the way.
Continue to Sei Gohong Village, where you will board a motorized canoe for a scenic cruise along the Rungan River toward Kaja Island. Keep watch along the riverbanks for proboscis monkeys, hornbills, eagles, and other wildlife.
Weather permitting, make your way to Love Hill, where you can take in the surrounding landscape and enjoy the evening sunset.
Afterward, return to Palangka Raya and enjoy some free time before your onward transfer to the airport, hotel, or bus station.
Breakfast will be served at Punggu Alas jungle Cam
Lunch will be served en route