Kayan Mentarang National Park is a densely forested national park in East Kalimantan province, Kalimantan, Indonesia. The national park is named after a great dispersed (Mentarang) mountain trails plateau of Apau Kayan which covers entire park from Datadian area in south region to Apau Ping area in mid region until Long Bawan in north region.
Animals found in the park include the Malayan pangolin, the Long-tailed macaque, the Proboscis monkey, the Bornean Gibbon, the Greater slow loris, the Western tarsier, the Clouded leopard, the Marbled cat, the Flat-headed cat, the Oriental small-clawed otter, the Sun bear, the Hose's palm civet, the Rhinoceros Hornbill, the Helmeted Hornbill, Bulwer's Pheasant, and the Wrinkled Hornbill.
Visit Kayan Mentarang National Park Wild Life Wealth
Gateway to Kayan MentarangKayan Mentarang National Park covers an area of 1,600,000 ha and is located in the far interior of East Kalimantan province. The park comprises the largest remaining block of rainforest in Borneo and as such forms a very important refuge for numerous species, including many species that are endemic to the Bornean mountain bioregion. About half of the reserve consists of species-rich dipterocarp lowland and hill forest while mountain forest ranges up to Kayan Mentarang's highest mountain at 2,000 m. 40 Percent of the park has an elevation above 1,000 m. The park is inhabitated by several thousand Dayak and Punan people who live from shifting cultivation and rice farming. Wildlife is hard to see due to hunting by native Dayaks. WWF has been working on developing eco-tourist projects in cooperation with the local people. It has 5 field-offices in settlements around the park, which are helpful for information. It also has a research station at Long Alango, north of Long Pujungan, which can be visited, and is probably the best place to see wildlife.
Access Kayan Mentarang National Park is very remote and only accessible by public flights on the Samarinda-Long Ampung and Tarakan-Long Bawan routes, or by public riverboats following the Tarakan-Tanjung Selor-Long Pujungan route. To access the southern part of the Park, visitors can fly from Samarinda or Malinau to Long Ampung. From Long Ampung head for Data Dian (an approx. 5 hour journey on 13 HP boat engines). Since fuel is extraordinary expensive. However, visitor's with time can get around half the price when asking for a lift with the locals who go to Data Dian.. MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has flights, However, both DAS and MAF require advanced booking (minimum 1 month before departing date),and both airlines reserve the authority to prioritize seats for local citizens from around the Park - so outside visitors often find themselves stranded even after numerous seat reconfirmations. It is good to bring luggage less than 10 kg in weight when flying with DAS (DAS limits each persons weight - including luggage - at 80 kg). This makes it more flexible to secure a seat on board on last minute seat availability. MAF puts even more restrictions on luggage weight (up to 10 kg/person) on regular flights unless chartered.
Accommodation There's no official accommodation, but it's possible to stay in the many Dayak settlements inside the park.
Tour Destination : Indonesia, East Kalimantan, Kayan River Main Interest & Things to do : Jungle trek, and exploring the Flora and Fauna which can't be found anywhere else in the world, as only in this largest National Park of Indonesia.The Dayak Culture along the Kayan River, as in Long Alango, or Long Pujungan is Traditional Dayak Culture.Recommended visit time for Kayan Mentarang Reserve and Kayan River is 5 to 8 days Culture : Dayak Kayan & Punan Flora & Fauna : Tropical Rainforest and Wild life Tour Starting Point : Balikpapan either Tarakan Tour Transport Possibilities : by Flight from Balikpapan to Tanjung Selor, or direct from Jakarta to Tarakan, continue by speedboat to Tanjung Selor, estimated travel by speedboat is 2 hours to reach Tanjung Selor.Crusining up with a combination of public longboats and chartered longboats to places as Long Pujungan and Long Alango Tour Ending Point :
Balikpapan or Tarakan, from Tarakan you can cross the border via Nunukan to the City Tawau in Malaysia Travel Distance to enry point :
900 Km from Balikpapan Airport 100 km from Tarakan Airport Tour Duration : Short Get Through Visit 5 to 8 Days Accommodation & Hotels : Local Houses or Jungle Camp Tour Grade : Challenging
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