Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Around
Tanjung Puting is typically reached via a flight to nearby Pangkalan Bun and a taxi to
Kumai (120,000Rp, 20 minutes). Visitors should register at Pangkalan Bun police station
upon arrival. Bring photocopies of your passport and visa (airport taxi drivers know the
steps). This can also be organised by your guide. Once in Kumai, the next stop is the
PHKA office
(National Parks Office; fax 23832; Jln HM Rafi'I Km 1.5; 8am-2pm
Mon-Thu, 8am-11am Fri, 8am-1pm Sat)
located portside. Registration costs 120,000Rp
per day per person, 50,000Rp per trip for a
klotok
parking permit (30,000Rp per speed-
boat) and 50,000Rp per trip for a camera licence. Provide a copy of your police letter
from Pangkalan Bun and another photocopy of your passport. When the park office is
closed, it may be possible to arrange entry at the first feeding station, Tanjung Harapan.
Ask your boat captain or guide.
Speedboats from Kumai cost 500,000Rp per day, and take about two hours to reach
Camp Leakey, but this is pure transport, not wildlife spotting. Canoes are a quieter altern-
ative for exploring Sungai Sekonyer's shallow tributaries, and can be rented at Sekonyer
Village store for 50,000Rp per day.
Kumai
0532 / POP 23,000
The port of departure for Tanjung Puting National Park, Kumai is also known for its bird-
nest business, which fills the town with screeching warehouses. A handful of guesthouses
and warungs line the main street, Jl Idris. Backpackers sometimes meet here to share the
price of a
klotok
. There's an ATM near the harbour.
Sleeping & Eating
LOSMEN
Losmen Aloha $
( 61210; Jl HM Idris 465; s/d 40,000/60,000Rp)
Across from the harbour, Caribbean-
hued Aloha has a restaurant with chequered tables and local fare downstairs, and rooms
above with shared bathrooms and a nice porch for hanging out. The street-facing rooms
with windows are best.
