Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0813 4920 5251; ecotourism.820@gmail.com)
Excellent English, passionate about
nature, points out much along the way.
Sleeping & Eating
If you're looking to stay outside the park (typically before or after your cruise), see Kumai
or Pangkalan Bun reviews; the latter offers the only upscale accommodation in the area. If
you wish to stay on terra firma inside the park, you can do that in two locations:
HOTEL
Rimba Lodge $$$
( 0532 671 0589;
www.ecolodgesindonesia.com
;
r incl breakfast
585,000-1,485,000Rp; )
This riverside lodge set in the jungle has the right ambience,
with comfortable en suite cabanas, warm showers and traditional decor. Its restaurant
(mains 50,000Rp, set menus 150,000Rp; open 7am to 9pm) serves Chinese and Indonesi-
an food. Book via an agent and get 20% off.
Flora Homestay $$
( 0812 516 4727; r 450,000Rp)
Offers three basic en suite rooms with fans. Located at
the entrance to Tanjung Harapan village. A speedboat here from Kumai is 150,000Rp.
HOMESTAY
Information
Contact the following organisations for additional information about the region's oran-
gutans, conservation efforts and volunteer opportunities:
Friends of the National Parks Foundation
(FNPF;
www.fnpf.org
)
Rescue and reloca-
tion of orangutans.
Orangutan Foundation International
(OFI;
www.orangutan.org
;
4201 Wilshire Blvd,
ste 407, Los Angeles, CA, USA 90010)
Founded by Biruté Galdikas, runs the park's feed-
ing stations.
Orangutan Foundation UK
(
www.orangutan.org.uk
;
7 Kent Tce, London, NW1 4RP)
Major UK organisation with focus on saving orangutan habitat.
