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centres of
Pontianak
,
Balikpapan
,
Banjarmasin
and
Samarinda
are
sprawling, dusty towns which offer little
aside from their services. However, once
out of the crowded, populated areas
Kalimantan's character starts to unfold.
For the independent traveller,
Kalimantan can be expensive and a bit of
a mission; time, patience, knowledge of
Bahasa and effort are certainly required.
But if you're looking for a true sense of
Borneo, then these obstacles are a small
price to pay.
Lying right at the equator on the
confluence of the Landak and Kapuas
Kecil rivers, it is a hot and noisy place,
often smoky from the vast forest fires that
recurrently rage inland. he most
interesting thing about the city is its
name, which translates roughly as “the
vampire ghost of a woman who dies in
childbirth.” Most travellers stay just long
enough to stock up on supplies before
moving on to Kuching (see p.476) in
Malaysia, Tanjung Puting or Putussibau
to explore the upper reaches of the
Sungai Kapuas
, Indonesia's longest river.
PONTIANAK
he capital of West Kalimantan, or
Kalbar (short for “Kalimantan Barat”),
PONTIANAK
is a sprawling, grey industrial
city of more than half a million people.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
To get your bearings, take a
boat
up the
river (around Rp150,000 per hour) from
the Seng Hie harbour or from behind the
BNI building on Jalan Rahadi Usman,
KALIMANTAN
4
Kota Kinabalu
N
Sandakan
BANDAR SERI
BEGAWAN
SABAH
BRUNEI
Tawa u
Nunukan
KALIMANTAN
UTARA
Ta ra k a n
Tanjung Selor
KALIMANTAN
BARAT
Sibu
SARAWAK
Tanjung Redeb
Derawan
Island
Kuching
Long Ampung
KALIMANTAN
TIMUR
Simanggung
Entikong
APO
K AYA N
Singkawang
Sangkulirang
Muara Wahau
Long Apari
Sepasu
Balaikarangan
Putussibau
Long Bagun
Semitan
KUTAI
NATIONAL
PARK
Muara
Muntai
Kota
Bangun
Ngabang
Loham
Sanggau
Sintang
Pontianak
Long
Iram
Tenggarong
Nangapinoh
KALIMANTAN
Samarinda
Tumbang
Kurik
Tanjung Isuy
& Mancong
GUNUNG PALUNG
NATIONAL PARK
Te wa h
Balikpapan
Sukadana
Tumbang Jutuh
Ketapang
Tapinbini
Tangkiling
Beruta
Sukaraja
MERATUS
MOUNTAINS
Kendawangan
Palangkaraya
Sampit
Pangkalanbun
Banjarmasin
Batulicin
KALIMANTAN
SELATAN
TANJUNG PUTING
NATIONAL PARK
0
200
kilometres
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