Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0812 5323 1994; Jl A Yani; r with fan/air-con 80,000/130,000Rp; )
Offers private
mandi
with Western toilets, but definitely not flamboyant.
LOSMEN
Penginapan Rahmat Abadi $
( 0813 5023 2282; Jl Tendean; r 50,000Rp)
Close to the pier, with fan-only rooms and
shared bathrooms.
Ketapang $
(Jl A Yani; mains 30,000Rp; 6-9pm)
The town's most popular restaurant, with sizzling
fried prawns, chicken and fish dishes. Opposite the boat landing.
INDONESIAN
SEAFOOD
Rumah Makan Jawah Indah $
(Jl A Yani; mains 25,000-35,000Rp; 7am-9pm; )
Clean and cool seafood joint by
the river.
Information
Ruma Pelangi
(per hr 5000Rp; 8am-10pm)
To find this internet cafe, from the har-
bour turn left at intersection and go another 50m.
Getting There & Away
Boats leave for Samarinda daily between 11am and 2pm (120,000Rp, 15 hours, 325km).
To/from Tanjung Isuy, charter a
ces
(600,000Rp, four hours). The
kapal biasa
to Tering
departs at 2am (150,000Rp, five hours). A
ces
will cost 500,000Rp to 800,000Rp, depend-
ing on your negotiating skills. The daily bus to Samarinda (100,000Rp, nine hours) is a
very uncomfortable ride.
TERING
A planned community deep in gold-mining country, Tering (140,000Rp, 24 hours from
Samarinda) is sometimes the last stop for
kapal biasa
, depending on the water level. It's
really two settlements straddling the river:
Tering Lama
, a Bahau Dayak village on the
northern bank, and
Tering Baru
, a Malay village where the
kapal biasa
docks. The latter
is an ordered grid of cottages that can be circumnavigated on foot in 15 minutes, but
you'll want to pause at the highlight, a magnificent wooden
church
with intricate painted
pillars and a bell tower supported by totem poles. A speedboat to Long Bagun is
300,000Rp per person.
