Welcome to the green heart of the rain forest: Ecolodge Bukit Lawang. Designed to serve as a model for sustainable livelihoods, running the Ecolodge Bukit Lawang is just one of the activities of PPLH Bohorok (The Bohorok Environmental Education Centre) run by Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari or YEL; the Foundation for a Sustainable Ecosystem. As a [...]

To reach Tanjung Puting National Park you will need to fly to the airport of Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan. Pangkalan Bun =PKB The easiest option is to fly to Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta (Java). All travel agents outside of Indonesia should be able to arrange this. On arrival at Jakarta airport you have several [...]

INDONESIAN ORANGUTANS  SACTUARY BORNEO (1)  Tanjung Puting. Tanjung Puting National Park, just inland from the south coast of Borneo in Central Kalimantan, currently offers rehabilitation at several sites along its main river, the Sekonyer. Tanjung Puting is coastal lowland, sitting on a peninsula jutting into the Java Sea. The peninsula is low-lying and swampy with [...]

The Eco Lodge: A new venture for The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is the construction of our Samboja Lodge facility. Here, for the first time, visitors and volunteers will be able to work closely with us in the many projects currently active in Samboja Lestari in aid of saving our rainforests and the orangutan. [...]

The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, Vietnam and China. They are the only surviving species in the genus [...]

Here are so many words that can describe Borneo, including verdant, vast, and vibrant. It is the world’s third largest island with an extremely diverse flora and fauna that include more than 380 species of birds, 222 species of mammals, more than 2,000 species of orchids, and more than 3,000 species of trees. Borneo is [...]

Sumatra, in Indonesia, is a natural reserve and forest land with acres and acres of forests, and woods, and a large variety of wildlife, avian life, flora and fauna. And, this aspect of Sumatra is an attractive option for tourists, especially those who love nature, and would like to spend time in the wilderness while [...]

Mount Leuser National Park is one of the largest national parks in the world, containing over 800,000 hectares of virgin rainforest. The park is home to orangutans, gibbons, monkeys, elephants, tigers, and among the last of the Sumatran rhinoceros. There are research facilities for the study of primates, birds and insects, the Orangutans rehabilitation center [...]

5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS PROGRAME ORANGUTAN & RIVER SAFARI CENTRAL KALIMANTAN I Grade: Easy Start/Finish : Pangkalan Bun Airport DAY 01 . PANGKALAN BUN – ORANGUTAN Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport meeting service and you will be board on the boat. In the peaceful afternoon we will slowly explore the quite river by the [...]

4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS PROGRAME ORANGUTAN & RIVER SAFARI CENTRAL KALIMANTAN Grade: Easy Start/Finish : Pangkalan Bun Airport DAY 01. PANGKALAN BUN – ORANGUTAN Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport you will be picked up by our local staff and take you to Kumai to board on the boat. The boat is a traditional Klotok [...]