Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Losmen Permata Hijau $
( 61325; Jl HM Idris; r with fan/air-con 70,000/ 100,000Rp; )
These budget rooms
are good value for the price, with clean shared bathrooms, if you don't mind a lack of
windows.
LOSMEN
Mentari Hotel $
( no phone; Jl Gerliya 98; r incl breakfast 125,000Rp; )
Basic concrete boxes, al-
though they do have windows and air-con. Only one has hot water.
HOTEL
Getting There & Away
Reach Kumai by minibus from Pangkalan Bun (1000Rp, 20 minutes). Taxis from
Pangkalan Bun airport to Kumai cost 150,000Rp.
Ferries run by
Pelni
( 24420; Jln HM Idris)
, opposite the market, and
Dharma
Lautan Utama
( 081 3483 33444, 61008; Jln Gerilya 265)
connect Kumai with Se-
marang (155,000Rp, 28 hours) once or twice weekly, and Surabaya (160,000Rp, 26 hours)
almost daily. Tickets available at Aloha Travel, part of Losmen Aloha.
Aloha also sells bus tickets to Banjarmasin (economy/air-con 125,000/165,000Rp, 14
hours) via Sampit (economy/air-con 60,000/75,000Rp, six hours) and Palangka Raya
(economy/air-con 80,000/120,000Rp, 10 hours). The bus departs daily at 4pm.
Pangkalan Bun
0532 / POP 250,000
Pangkalan Bun is another transit city, with an airport, some hotels and very few ways to
spend your time. But if you want something better than backpacker digs before or after
visiting Tanjung Puting, you'll find it here.
