ID · Central Kalimantan · 3.05°S 111.95°E

tanjung puting national park

Klotok boat trips up a jungle river to orangutan feeding stations.

Best time
The drier months, roughly June to September, are easiest on the trails. In the wetter months there's more wild fruit, so fewer orangutans come to the feeding stations. Haze from land fires can be a problem in very dry years.
How long
3 days, 2 nights
Getting there
Fly from KL to Jakarta, about 2 hours, then on to Pangkalan Bun, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Flights also run from Surabaya and Semarang. Kumai, where the klotoks start, is about 30 minutes' drive from the airport.
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Dear group chat,Klotok boat trips up a jungle river to orangutan feeding stations.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingTanjung Puting National ParkID, Central Kalimantan
KLtanjung puting national park
≈ 1,332 km from KL, as the crow flies
River in Tanjung Puting National Park,Central Kalimantan, Borneo.

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A national park of peat swamp and lowland forest in Central Kalimantan, famous for its orangutans. You travel up the Sekonyer River on a klotok, a wooden houseboat where you eat, sleep and watch the jungle go by. The highlight is seeing orangutans swing in to the feeding stations.

Things to do

  1. Klotok river tripSleep on deck under a mosquito net as the boat moves slowly up the Sekonyer River.Map ↗
  2. Camp LeakeyThe research station set up in 1971 by Biruté Galdikas, the park's best-known orangutan site.Map ↗
  3. Tanjung Harapan and Pondok TangguiTwo more feeding stations where rangers put out food and orangutans come in from the forest.Map ↗
  4. Proboscis monkeysWatch the riverbanks in the late afternoon, when they gather in the trees to sleep.Map ↗
  5. FirefliesAfter dark, some stretches of the river light up with fireflies.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Keep your distance from orangutans, never feed them, and don't carry food on the trails.
  • Book with a licensed operator. They arrange park permits, a guide and meals on board.
  • Bring insect repellent, a torch and shoes you don't mind getting muddy.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.