IN South-East Asia There is an unusual diamond river. And the most amazing thing is that she turns out to be a huge and beautiful island of Kaliman - this is Borneo.
Why is Borneo Island has two names? Since ancient times, he was at the crossroads of the migration paths of different nations of Asia. And now the local population is mixed ethnographic types. And the island itself belongs to three countries, and he has two names: Indonesian - Kalimanantan ("River Almazz") and Malay - Borneo.
Geography
Borneo ranks third among the largest islands In the world after Greenland and New Guinea. Its area (743.3 thousand square meters) is 16 times more than the Moscow region or 28 times more than Crimea.
Reserved jungle, green mountains and the warm sea - that's what is Borneo Island. Where is this wonderful world? The huge plot of sushi is located in the South China Sea, south of Thailand, between the Malacca Peninsula and Australia, surrounded by the islands of Sumatra, Java and the Philippine Archipelago.
Three countries (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) own borneo parts. The island on the map is divided into two large parts. The North Plot belongs to Malaysia (where the tiny, but the richest Sultanate Brunei is located), and South Indonesia.
There are practically no direct flights from Russia to the island. It is better to fly to Kuala Lumpur, and from there to the right cities on Borneo.
Malaysian part
Arriving on Borneo Island (Malaysia), tourists can visit two Malaysian states.
One of them is Sarawak. This is the largest staff of the Federation Malaysia, which includes 9 provinces. Its capital is located in the city of Kuching ("City of Cats").
The second state is sabah, or "the country away from the wind", since this land is south of the usual area of \u200b\u200bmarine typhoons, and from monsoon is closed by the mountains. The capital is the city of Kota-Kinabalu.
It is Sabah that most popular among travelers. Here the world's largest primates live - orangutans, tiny lasies (as a common cat) and huge butterflies.
Rafflesia grows here, the biggest flower in the world, and thousands of beautiful orchids.
Climate
Winter never comes to Borneo Island. This is the Eternal Summer Earth.
The sun always shines and it is rained - that is, all year round is hot (27-32 ° C) and wet.
There is practically no seasonal temperature fluctuations, as Borneo Island is located at the equator, which crosses it in the middle, and the sun does not fall lower (as we have in winter), and should always be on its regular path.
Despite frequent rains, the weather remains sunny and clear, because the precipitation is very short (2 hours) and fall mainly at night.
The sea is very warm (29-30 ° C), up to five meters of depth.
Sand on the beaches is so small, which resembles flour, and tightly pressed. Therefore, it is convenient to walk on it, like on the carpet. This is not the sanding sands of the desert, there is no trace here.
Organization of Tourism
The quality of recreation largely depends on the infrastructure level. Borneo Island has a transport network. These are mainly local airlines that associate the main cities.
A bus message network is also developed on the island. You can travel by car while renting it.
Railways on the island of little, the only line is between the cities of Beaufort and Kota-Kinabalu.
In general, the island infrastructure does not reach another international level, but it fully provides local needs.
Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists come to Borneo Island. Rest includes sea bathing, so the convenience of beaches is also of great importance.
On the snow-white tropical coast of the island almost no strong waves, as it is protected by small coral islands. There you can swim in an absolutely clean sea away from the main beaches and do diving on coral reefs.
During the last 15 years, medical tourism is rapidly developing in this region, since Malaysian health care has achieved considerable success.
All over the island, all cafes and hotels provide free Internet (wireless), and without limiting traffic.
Reviews
Today, many travelers discover Borneo. Island, reviews about which are diverse, it is becoming increasingly attractive for world tourism.
Opinions about Borneo largely depend on the degree of preparedness and awareness of travelers, as well as the goal of the trip.
Active and uncomplicated tourists who have prudently capturing with them all the necessary medicines and repellents and read tips for coming to Borneo receive excellent impressions of rest on this island.
Positive reviews
Here is transparent and very warm water - Many just do not want to leave the sea. The shore has a small depth, but the permanent (low) surf creates excellent conditions for entertainment in the waves.
In local stores you can cheap to buy high-quality clothing, as well as pearls and gems, including diamonds and sapphires (which are mined on the island itself).
In Kota-Kinabalu there is an open restaurant street. In Russia, this is called "Summer sites". The meat, fish and vegetables are frying there and prepare very tasty, although the situation is not elite at all (plastic furniture and dishes).
In Malaysia, delicious food adapted for Europeans, many exotic fruits. In local markets, you can taste unusual mousses and jelly cooked from Durian or Mangosten.
On the island fabulous nature: Mountains, Jungle, Orangutans, Noseged Monkeys, Varana, Rhino Birds, and so on.
Critical reviews
Red jellyfish can be pain in the sea. In this case, there are videos on the beach with vinegar for processing the bite space. But then there are still pain and burning.
In the evenings there are many mosquitoes and midges, bites are felt only in a few days and it is very sacrificed.
The local male population is still not accustomed to European women in open or tight clothing: they can hear whistles and laughter to their address.
In Kota-Kinabalu, huge traffic jams are preventing traveling by car.
On some beaches can be quite dirty, as many garbage is thrown into the sea, and the waves take it on the coast. This refers to zones that are not removed specifically.
If you are well prepared and follow the advice of experienced tourists, the rest on Borneo island will be in the best way.
Exotic fruits attract many foreigners (including Russians), but should be careful and limit the use of unfamiliar products.
So, if you eat the row of Durian, then the temperature rises. In this case, you need to pour water into the peel and drink a little. After a few sips, the temperature will begin to decline.
It is known that addiction to air conditioners leads to colds. In the conditions of severe heat it seems that without constant air conditioning, it is not necessary to do. But it is enough to suffer the first three days, using the usual fan. The body will pass acclimatization, and then air conditioners will not be needed.
We must take with you the following:
Thin jacket.
Sports sturdy shoes for hiking on wet jungle and mountain forests, as well as light - for the beach and cities.
Headdress (in order to avoid sun blow).
Medicines ( medical service On Borneo is very expensive): Analgesics, spasmolitics, gastric agents, drugs for musculoskeletal system, heart rate, plaster, cotton, iodine.
Laptop (Internet on Borneo is everywhere).
Funds from insect bites, including protective ointments (apply not only at the hotel, but also on the beach).
Umbrella (it is useful for protection not only from rain, but also from the hot sun).
Fumigator (in order to sleep in the hotel).
Mazi from sunburn.
Long light (opaque) clothing and handkerchief on the head or shoulders for women, especially it is necessary in the territory of temples or sacred places.
Conclusion
Borneo Island is an interesting route Travel to Malaysia or Indonesia.
As with any tropical resorts, you should be ready for equatorial climate, jellyfish and mosquito and take with you everything you need.
Beaches with dense white sand, coral reefs, mountain caves, underwater grots, unusual animals and birds - all this provides an excellent opportunity for active and interesting holidays on Borneo Island.
Conceptual map of the island of Caliman (Borneo).
Kalimantan Island (Borneo) - the third largest island in the world located in the eastern part Pacific Ocean As part of the large sordic islands included in the Malay Archipelago. Kalimantan Island lies southeast of the Peninsula of Eurasia Malacca and Indochina. Translated from the Malay language "Kalimantan" denotes the literally phrase "diamond river". The second name of the island of Borneo comes from the modified word "Brunei", the names of the once mighty state on the island.
The island of Kalimantan in the northeast is washed by the waters of the seas, in the east of the water of the Makasar Strait, they separate it from the island of Sulawesi, in the south-west, the Carimat's Strait separates the island from the banks of the bank, Belitung and Sumatra. The southern coast of the island is washed by the water of the Yavanian Sea, and the North-West - South China.
The total area of \u200b\u200bthe island exceeds 743 thousand square kilometers.
Kalimantan Island (Borneo) is the only island in the world, the territory of which is divided between three states. Most of the island (south and south-east) are part of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia and consists of 4 provinces of this country. In the north-west and northeast there are two states of Malaysia - Sabah and Sarawak, called Eastern Malaysia. And in the northern part of the island, the Brunei state is located (officially - the state of Brunei Darussalam), administratively consisting of 4 districts.
The southern tip of the island of Caliman (Borneo).
History.
Surprisingly, the first people sailed to Kalimantan from Africa during the period distant from us for more than 40 thousand years. From Kalimantan, they moved to the nearby islands and the Malacca Peninsula. From about 3 to 5 thousand years ago, the tribes from East Asia began to settle the islands of the Malay Archipelago, including the island of Kalimantan, pushing out gradually immigrants from Africa. East Asian tribes over time have formed an ethnos, which later called Polynesians, whose descendants were giving daws, dusons and muruts. They are B. this moment And inhabit most of the island of Kaliman (Borneo).
In the XV century, the island of Kalimantan falls under the power of Majapakhit's powerful in that period with the center.
At the end of the 15th century, the Sultanate of Brunei is formed in the north of Kalimantan (Borneo), which by the middle of the XVII century reaches the peak of its power. Either at the end of the 17th century, or at the beginning of 18 northern part The territory of Sultanate Brunei was defended in favor of Sultanat Suul, who had the capital in the South Philippines as a reward for help in suppressing an uprising in the north of the island of Kaliman, directed against Sultan Brunha.
In the middle of 1857, Sultan Suul Dzhamalul Akhlam Kyram gave Northern Kalimantan (now - the Malaysian state of Sabah) for rent from the British company of North Borneo who came here. In the XIX century, the North-West part of the island of Kaliman (Borneo) (currently - the Malaysian state of Sarawak) was presented to Sultan Brunha British Aventurist James Bruca, who became the founder of the White Rajay dynasty, which for a long time ruled on this territory.
River Capula.
At the end of the 19th century, the territory of South Kalimantan is capturing the Dutch, which include it in their colonies in Indonesia.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the whole northern part of the island of Kalimantan is dependent on the UK, which subordinates Sarawak and Sabah and establishes the protectorate over Brunhem.
In the period of World War II, in early 1942, Japan seizes Kalimantan Island (Borneo) and, despite the sporadic actions of local partisans, formed from the remnants of the British and Dutch armies, keeps the island to almost their surrender.
On August 17, 1945, Indonesia proclaims its independence, and the southern part of the island geographically enters its composition.
On September 16, 1963, the former British colonies that have autonomy are part of Malaysia on the rights of Sabah and Sarawak.
Brunei for a long time was under the UK Protector and only on January 1, 1984 declared his independence.
Currently, in the northern part of the island in the territories of Brunei and East Malaysia, a fairly high standard of living of the population, supported by a stable economy and political power in the above states, is maintained. At the same time, the standard of living of the population in southern regions The islands of the calmantan, geographically part of Indonesia, are noticeably lower, and is explained by this political and economic instability in the state.
Tropical forest and river in the foothills of the Range Crymbang (Bayang).
The origin and geography of the island.
Kalimantan Island (Borneo) Thunder in Square, so his geographical coordinates They consider it geographical Center: 1 ° 00'00 "p. sh. 114 ° 00'00 "in. d.
Kalimantan (Borneo) by origins experts refer to mainland Islands. It is believed that this island was formed in a consequence of the movement of the continents during the Pleucene period, distant from us about 6 million years ago. The Kalimantan Island is located on the plot of the earth's crust between two converging with the sleeves of the relatively young structural areas of the Malay Archipelago, where the part of the earth's crust is sustainable in geological plan, representing the continuation of ancient geostructures in central indochite and including island arrays and shallow-water epicontinental seas.
In the geological terms, the island of Kalimantan (Borneo) refer to the most ancient islands in the Malay archipelago. There are no existing volcanoesbut mountain chains with numerous mountain lakes Volcanic origin in the border areas of Indonesia and Eastern Malaysia indicate volcanic activity ancient times.
Waterfall on the Kinabatang River.
The sir of the island of Kalimantan is occupied by a plateau, from which the chains of the mountains are departed. Mountain system stretching from Cape Date from western coast Along the entire island, it is a kind of watershed and divides it into two conventional parts. Among the data mountain chains it is worth noting mountain systems Crymbang (Bayang), Balang Lupa, Miyt, Madi and Anga Anga. The greatest height They have vertices in the north-western and northern part of the island. In this place, the mountain ranges stretched into a continuous chain, which stretches along the Indonesian-Malaysian border. Separate mountains here reach a height of up to 2500-3000 meters above sea level. In the northern branch of this ridge there is the highest point of the island of Kaliman - Mount Kinabalu (St. Pietersberg). Its height reaches more than 4100 meters above sea level. Among the mountain ranges in the central and southern part of the island should be noted the mountain systems of the Camming, Meait and Camiowngun.
The lowlands on the island of Kalimanantan (Borneo) occupy a fairly large area. In the east, lowland and marshy plains are located on the Sarawak coast and in the lower reaches of the Rajang River. In the north, coastal sandy beaches are interlaced with mangrove thickets. In the south-west and south island, the relief is also predominantly lowered and mostly wetlands.
Among the largest rivers Rajang, Banjermalin, Kinabatang, Kapuan, which is the most on the whole territory, not only the island of Kalimantan, but also Indonesia as a whole, as well as the Barito River, flowing into the Yavan Sea, should be highlighted. Among the lakes are distinguished Kuti Lama and Paminer (Telaga).
On the island of Kalimantan (Borneo) there are richest deposits of minerals - oil, stone and brown coal, as well as polymetallic ores, the development of which all three states are engaged in the geographically separated island.
Tropical forest and Indonesian village in the foothills of the Western Mountain Ridge.
Climate.
Proximity to the equator causes to more dominance within the island of equatorial and sea tropical air masses, which ensure the uniformity of temperature in the region, a constant rather high humidity and a large amount of precipitation throughout the year. But still, despite the equatorial position of the island, the climate is not stumbled climate, but most likely moderate. In zones close to the equator, rainfall in the form of tropical rains fall out throughout the year with a clearly pronounced tendency of an increase in the autumn-spring periods. On Western spurs, about 3,000-4000 millimeters of precipitation falls per year, sometimes even this indicator is higher; At the same time, in the east of the island, up to 1500-1800 millimeters falls. The relative air humidity on average reaches 85%, and in equatorial areas can reach 95%. For a given region close to the equator, evenly high air temperatures are characterized by +26 ° C-27 ° C. In the daytime, they can exceed + 35 ° C, and in the night - not to decrease below + 22 ° C. In the highlands at night, freezes are even possible to - 2-3 ° C.
Sultan's mosque Omar Ali Simipheddin in the capital of Brunei city of Bandar Series-Begavan.
Population.
Currently, the total population of Kalimanthan (Borneo) is more than 16 million people. On the ethnic composition, the island can be called multinational. Here, about equal relatives, Malays, Chinese and Dweky live live here. National minorities include immigrants from Europe, Southeast Asia and India. State language In the territories of all three countries of the island is Malay, but in everyday life often use English (North) and the Netherlands (South).
The local population of the island of Caliman (Borneo) is employed in agriculture, fishing and mining industry.
Among the largest population and significance include the city of Bandar-series-Begavan (Capital Brunei), Kota-Kinabalu (administrative center of Sabah), Kuching (Administrative center of Sarawak), Victoria, Bandjarmasin, Kendavangan, Samarinda, Palangkarai and others .
Administratively divided into 4 Indonesia provinces: Western, Central, Eastern and South Kaliman, 2 states as part of Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and four districts (Deera) Brunei: Belait, Tutong, Brunei Moir and Tembourground (Anclave).
The monetary unit in circulation in the southern part of the island of Kalimantan, relating to Indonesia, is Indonesian rupee Indonesian rupee (IDR, code 360), officially consisting of 100 seats. In the territory of East Malaysia, Malaysian Ringgit is in circulation (MYR, code 458), consisting of 100 seats. Brawn in circulation is currently in circulation, both the Brunese dollar (Brunei Ringgit) (BND, code 096), consisting of 100 seats and a Singapore dollar (SGD, code 702), consisting of 100 cents.
Kalimantanian macaque in the rainforest in the south of the island.
Flora and fauna.
The tropical wet climate contributes to the development of the richest types of rainforest on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo). In these evergreen forests, more than 2000 types of wood plants grows, among them more than 300 species of various palm trees, as well as more than 24 thousand species of flowering herbaceous and shrub plants. It is quite good here acclimited and cultivated plants, brought from other areas of the Earth, among them it is necessary to allocate Brazilian Gevei, a coffee tree, tea bush and other species.
Even richer is on the island animal world. From large mammals, elephants are distinguished here, which are slightly less than Indian and dwell solely in the southern part of the island. There are also dwarf rhinings, bangs (wild bulls), boars, tapir, tigers and panthers. The small mammal should be attributed to the adjaks (wild dogs), wild cats, outers, cunits, wipers, Kancille (dwarf deer). Among the endemic species, Malay bears, dwarf bulls of Ana, wild pigs Babiruss and others are distinguished. Among the primates there are several types of lemurs, orangutans, martyrs, gibbone and bavaans. The interters are kalongs (volatile dogs) and wood kangaroo.
Diverse and the world of birds. Almost everywhere on the island nest eagles, hawks, falcons, various types of owls, forest pigeons, storks, cormorants, frigates, seagulls, cuckoo, rhinos birds, rivers, models and mall of other bird species.
Among the reptiles can be distinguished by crocodiles and their species, narcoraous gavials living in small water bodies.
Tourist track to the top of Mount Kinabalu (St. Pietersberg).
Tourism.
All three states, geographically dividing the island of Kaliman (Borneo), recently pay considerable attention to tourism. This is especially true of Indonesia and Malaysia. The coast of the island is not too placing to the development of beach tourism, but the coastal islands and rocks are the most beautiful place to occupy diving and snorkeling. Every year, South Kalimantan attends about 15 thousand tourists who are admirers of this type of rest. In addition, the central and northern regions of the island are the place of organization of numerous ecoturs. Their routes are laid in the most wild and difficult places of the island, where nature has not lost its primaryness. In the period 2011-2012, the number of tourists who visited the Kaliman (Borneo) for this purpose for the thirty thousandth.
Suspended Bridge on tourist route In Western Kalimanthane (Indonesia).
Day 31 - Exactly so much has extended our own travel around Borneo Island. I will not even try to argue the immense - to accommodate all the impressions of one photo report, so in a series of articles I will tell you about everything in detail. The first article is about most important thing: what kind of island is such - Borneo, where there to live, how to move and why, actually, fly to such a distance - what sights are on Borneo?
From the article you will learn:
Weather on Borneo. When it's best to go to the island
One of the names of the island is Kalimantan. From Sanskrit, it translates as the "Island of Zhuge Weather". The island is really hot plus high humidity, and getting burning weather. But we have managed to climb to the collapse, and get into the increasing number of times.
Best of all in the cat-kinabalu ride in the summer. In the summer months there is a minimum amount of rainy days. In Kuching, in principle, it pours all year round :), but it is better to go to the sandwhack from the end of January to the beginning of May - at this time there is a minimum rainy.
We were on Borneo from mid-May to mid-June. For the month, it raided five times. The rains were either closer in the late afternoon or at night.
If on the coast is sunny and warm, then I can't say anything about the highlands. How many times we went, so many times wet and so many times frozen to the teeth's knock. And in the machines here, by the way, there is no stove!
How to get to Borneo. Airports Borneo, Malaysia
The Malaysian part Borneo has several airports, both domestic and international.
The largest international airport is located in Kota-Kinabalu, Sabah. This is the second largest airport in Malaysia. It would seem that Borneo, the edge of the Earth, but how many people here arrive every day! You won't see, you will not believe.
The Second International Airport on Borneo is the airport in Kuching, Sarawak.
Interior airports are on Labuan, in Sandakan, Sibu, Miri and other cities.
Borneo is located just two and a half hours fly from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Getting to Borneo from Kuala Lumpur is the easiest to the aircraft - just 2 hours fly to Kuching and 2.5 hours to Kota Kinabalu. Direct flights to Kota Kinabalu have from Singapore and Brunei.
Moreover, the price of air tickets from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching differs literally by $ 3. Therefore, we answered the question "Sabah or Sarawak" quickly: Let's fly in sabah, there are resorts, long-axis monkeys and more attractions.
From Thailand, Russia and other countries, you can get to Borneo with a change in Kuala Lumpur.
Tours on Borneo
Tours on Borneo, unfortunately, not so much. The most interesting tours that we have seen were, but there were no pushives on Borneo. They need to look and wait in advance. But there were interesting tours for three countries - Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. A rich and bright program, why not, if not to put a goal to explore the Borneo exclusively.
Transport and traffic on Borneo
A bus service is well developed in the Malaysian part of the island and even there is a railway. True, the railway is only in the state of Sabah, and you can get from Kota-Kinabalu to Boufort.
Buses for small distances look like this:
We already had experience of traveling in such "shutters" on Pinang, so the question "how to move around the island" decided almost immediately: we rented an inexpensive Malaysian malazian production with ACP.
The car was ordered immediately to the airport, we met a boy with a sign with our name. All the design took about 10 minutes. Additionally paid 50 Ringitis for late arrivet - after 8 pm All arrives are late.
How much did we run on the baby MYVI on Borneo? Almost 2000 km. On the island of bikes, there are few cars, the distances are large, and the bus stops are the owners. In general, I never regretted that they took the car.
Movement on the island of left-sided and very calm. No one will sign, even in traffic, everything is greyhound. Many circular junctions.
Roads on Borneo are good, there is not very. Basically good wide roads only in Kota-Kinabalu and near, and after the pass to Sandakan - in general the ass problem. Heavy trucks were carried out in the asphalt real ditches. At night without street lighting - and there is no place between cities - the road is quite dangerous. We tried to go for someone from the local and repeat all of their strange maneuvers.
Good crowd highway
Highway on repair on the road to Sandakan
In the area of \u200b\u200bNats. Park Kinabalu is better not to go off the main highway. It often waits very often, and asphalt places simply breaks, it seeks due to the fact that the groundwater wash the soil. 40 km on such a road - torture. Verified by personal experience 🙂
There are cork on the island, but it is rather difficult to move, than a traffic jam, if we are not talking about Kota-Kinabalu. Kota-Kinabalu is not in traffic only when everyone sleeps. But about the features of the CC.
What seemed strange - there are few refueling on the island. No, not like this: there is little refueling on the island-benzokolone! Refills are near large settlements, if you are going somewhere in Nats. Park, where there is nothing big for near, be sure to refine.
General impressions from Borneo. Review
On Borneo, we went after 2 months of life on Bali, and after Bali everything is cheaper here in a half hours: ranging from the products to housing.
Locals speak English very well, but unlike mainland Malaysia here you can meet people who do not speak English. After Bali, we were pleasantly surprised by the local knowledge of Bahasa. In fact, we know the literally a couple of phrases - thanks and please, but the local one liked it
What surprised and rushed into the eyes - this is an incredible amount catholic churches. Going along the road and every 2 km a huge crucifix with a pointer to the next church. These are all Chinese Catholics. Even more surprisingly, half of the population of the island is anime.
To the resorts of Borneo, in the cat Kinabalu, crowds of Korean tourists come. A lot of Korean restaurants, karaoke and shops with Korean products are in Kota Ball.
People in Sabah are very friendly. Many times we wanted to help a little only envying confusion on the faces. Nevertheless, on the first night on the island we stole sneakers straight from the apartment door.
It would be dishonest to silent at the expense of the ecology of the island. After all . So, on the Malaysian part Borneo, things are better than Bali. But there is wild beacheswhere the rivers endure an incredible amount of garbage - mainly plastic.
Food on Borneo. What we fed. Prices for products
We lived 3 weeks next to a small town, but even here were decent institutions, mini markets and one 7/11. For products, we traveled to a large Giant Superstore supermarket and 4-5 times a week prepared at home. For weekly stock products, we left $ 30-40.
In the cafes a lot of food with seafood. Basically it is fried rice and noodles. There are soups - a lot of variations of Thai Toma, and even prepare delicious.
Local Lax is something divine. Not everywhere, of course, but in Kota-Kinabalu there is one Chinese dining room, where they are preparing a stunning lax.
Local chip is burgers. Even the signs from the road are on the burger. Moreover, the burger is something like Thai Makashnitsa.
In Kota-Kinabalu, we very successfully lived next to the evening market in honor of Ramadan. I regularly indulged myself with a grill tuna with ... $ 1! The portion of the noodle at the market cost $ 0.5, rice with roasted ham - 0.8 $, portion of fried squids in the batter - 0.6 $
What I did not find on the island, so it's a good caustic coffee. In supermarkets only soluble or some kind of dubious local. The last week was saved in Starbak.
Accommodation on Borneo
On the hotel you can live in the hotel or in the apartment in modern complex. The peculiarity is that many apartments do not have the Internet, even those in the center of the cat kinabalu. The price of such apartments for the month is from $ 600, the closer to the center, the more expensive.
A good hotel in the center can be found for $ 18. The main thing is to booke in advance - for two months. In Kota-Kinabalu, many tourists from Korea and China, who disassemble hotels.
Attractions Borneo. What is sure to view
Attractions on Borneo countless quantity. For several trips accurately. For a month, we didn't even master the entire Sabah - there were a couple of places on the islands, in the mountains and near Sandakan. But how much we managed to see!
Here is our list of scheduled:
National Park and Mount Kinabalu - SAMIA high Point Islands, 4 thousand years, the rise to which can be mastered in 2 days without special training. In nat. Park near the mountain There are interesting trails for trekking.
Orangutangov Rehabilitation Center and solar bears
Labuk Bay - Place-reserve, where monkeys-nose are inhabited. Borneo, by the way, the only area of \u200b\u200btheir habitat on the planet.
Sea Nats. Park Tunka Abdul Rahman - Group of Bounty Islands opposite Kota-Kinabalu. Ideal for snorkeling and diving.
Nat. Park Törtle Islands. - A place where you can watch the turtles. A trip to the island is designed for 1 overnight and costs about $ 200 per person.
Sipadan Island - Known sharks and turtles, one of the most interesting places For diving in Malaysia. Unfortunately, not our video, but gives an idea of \u200b\u200bdiving on sipadan:
Tig Island - the island closer to Labuan, known for its volcanic mud
Borean rain forests - Some of the oldest forests on the planet, they are 140 million years old. Who is not only found in these forests, that only there is not growing. From gigantic rafflese up to 1500 species of birds.
Cave Homotong - Millenter to madness smelly place, where the Chinese are collected every year swallow nest And then sell them as a healing potion.
River safari in search of nosed monkeys - Small river cruise In the mangrove thickets in search of the nose. It is usually held in the evening, and when the hemnemes of the guides show the Svetlychkov show - an unforgettable spectacle.
We have not mastered the entire list. They left the island's turtle, the island of Tig and Sipadan and climbing Mount Kinabalu. Visit to the museums of local tribes seemed to us boring. Igor flather refused to go there, but I didn't even insist.
But we went to several national parks, looked at the local waterfalls, found a crocker Renj Park, settled and abandoned the trip to hot springs in favor of a local eco-farm, where a stunning Camembert is prepared. Yes, you did not seem: Malaysians know how to cook cheese! And cheese is delicious!
Excursions to Borneo in Kota-Kinabalu and Sabah. Where can one buy?
About Borneo many small islands. Prices for excursions depend on what you want to do: just snarled or fully dive.
Find excursions in Russian can not even try, all excursions in English. Is that a private guide.
The largest selection of excursions in Sandakan and Kota-Kinabalu we found on the site of the club → (). There you can buy an excursion at a very good price, often with a discount and cheaper than in local tourist kiosks.
If you first hear about the club site, do not worry, it is completely safe. We have already bought excursions on it. Register our link to
The dangers of the island
The biggest danger on the island is mosquitoes. Warning This is hanging even in the hall of arrivals at the airport.
The mosquito borneo bite can end with malaria, fever Denge, Zika and others from the same series. In one of nat. Parks, when we tried to tear up leeches from Igor, I talked with a park worker. He said that they constantly fight with malarious mosquitoes, spraying chemicals. Near his house just stood equipment with sprayers.
How to protect yourself from mosquitoes? Sprays are sold on the island in pharmacies. Enough to say "I Need Anti-Moskito Spray" or "Spray Against Moskito" and you will understand. There are also creams after bites - if you still have become a victim of a predatory insect, it is better to immediately anoint with a special ointment. And it will not be hung, and the infection will not fall.
Our arsenal to combat mosquitoes from left to right: spray from mosquitoes (bored on Borneo, well protects), lotion (bought back in Thailand, too), cream after bites (bought on Borneo)
In addition to mosquitoes on the coast, there are moshcars - beach flies that live in dry sand, and in wet, their bites will be scattered and will cure for a long time. The cream after bites almost does not help. People advise drinking antihistamine + to warm the place of bite with a hairdryer and smear by iodine.
The most innocuous on Borneo are leeches. They can enjoy while walking through the jungle in open shoes. Because At Igor stole sneakers on the first night on the island, then on the jungle he went to the sandals and picked up several leeches at once.
To tear leeches from the body is not so simple. Need a cigarette or at least a bull to wet it and drop with tobacco to the leech. They do not like this terribly, they are bored and disappear.
We did not find a cigarette, but in Nats. The park where leeches were picked up, there was a bank with some cleaning toilet next to the toilets. It turned out that Malay Fairi leeches do not like either.
What else is dangerous on Borneo? Jellyfish - they are stupid, so pay attention to signs on the beach. Usually warning signs are installed on beaches with jellyfish.
The most dangerous is a red tide when water is painted in red, becomes toxic, and it is categorically impossible to swim in the sea. You need to enable JavaScript to vote
Today, our article is devoted to exotic rest on Borneo Island. Borneo or Kaliman - is an absolutely amazing natural corner with ancient forests, a unique vegetable and animal world, beautiful beaches And always warm sea water.
Holidays on this island year-round, as the air temperature ranges from twenty-eight degrees to thirty-two, and the water temperature is never falling below twenty-seven degrees, and mostly, it happens thirty - thirty-two degrees. So, what is it for the paradise of our planet - mysterious Island Borneo, attracting thousands of tourists from different countries?
Borneo Island is located in the heart of the Malay Archipelago, it belongs to the southeastern Asia and is covered by seven hundred forty-three square kilometers. The island is divided between three states: its northern part belongs to Malaysia, the southern part - to Indonesia, in addition, there is a whole state - Brunei. We will tell about the rest on Borneo Island. The Malaysian part of Borneo is divided into two states: Sarawak, with the capital of Kuching and Sabah, with the capital of Kota-Kinabalu. Among the travelers are more popular beach holidays in the Malay State of Sabah, there is a large tourist centre, with excellent infrastructure and entertainment industry.
The Malaysian part of Borneo Island, like the Indonesian southern part, is located in the zone of a warm wet climate, so it is constantly hot, the rains can fall out throughout the year, but they are mostly short-term and night, so they do not interfere with the rest of tourists, because Makes everything, and the temperature of the air and water is not much reduced from this. That is, the weather on Borneo Island all year round has a beach holiday.
All Borneo Islands Beaches are completely magnificent: snow-white sand, transparent waters with numerous fish and coral islands protecting the coast from large waves. But then the season of the "Red Strait" happens during which the sea becomes red due to the abundant breeding of microorganisms, and you can only swim in special zones or on the neighboring small islands that boats and boats constantly go. You can even rent a plasma. Experienced tourists say that Borneo's best beaches are located along the coast of the Marine Park "Tunka Abdul Rakhman". Very positively respond about the beaches of the largest cities of Borneo: Kuching, Kota-Kinabalu, Sandakan. But, frankly, any beach of this island will definitely have to do, what could be better white sand, transparent water and lush nature around? And all this is present on any of Borneo beaches.
As for the sights of the Borneo Island, they are mainly related to the stunning nature of these places. Recreation in Sarawak, we recommend going to an interesting ethnographic museum, where you can learn more about the indigenous population of the island, their history, traditions, customs and rites.
Mount Kinabalu - One of the most important attractions of the Borneo Island, so take part in climbing it to enjoy the magnificent views of the island from above and swim in unique hot springs. This mountain, located in Kinabal National Park in Sabah, is the fourth in the list of the most high mountains Southeast Asia, her peak is at the mark of four thousand ninety five meters. Tourists who have decided to make climbing kinabal must have a good physical form and health. In general, the tour of the mountain is divided into two stages: from eight in the morning until five in the evening the band rises to a height of three thousand three hundred meters, to the place of overnight stay - Labab Rata, then from half the third to four o'clock in the morning, the group rises to the top of the mountain to See the most stunning dawn in your life. Price similar excursion Six hundred dollars.
In addition, lovers active rest have the opportunity to get acquainted with brief course About the rules of survival, take a night journey in the rain forest, or visit the Kinabathan river.
Kinabalu National Park - The total area of \u200b\u200bthis tremendous place, seven hundred fifty square kilometers, there are amazing and rare plants grow here, numerous species of birds, animals, insects live. A tour of the park can be done accompanied by russian-speaking guide. By the way, in this park grows the most huge flower of our planet- "Raffleezia". And also there are hot springs, swimming in which is very useful for health. Being in the park, be sure to visit the stunning ten meter waterfall of Kipungit. And if you don't get lazy to swing four hours of rough terrain, you will see the highest, one hundred and fifty meter waterfall of Southeast Asia - "Langanan".
Rehabilitation Center Orangutans "Sepilok" - "Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center" - located in the Malay Province of Sabah, which is on the North Borneo. It was opened in 1964 for the rehabilitation of Orphans Monkeys Orangutans. To date, almost eighty orangutans and twenty-five monkeys-orphans live in this forest reserve today. Here people teach them the skills of survival in the wild forest, which is usually engaged in Mother Orangutans for up to six years. In the center, tourists can see orangutans at a very close distance, which is unreal in their natural habitat. At the boardwalk, visitors can get to the observation gallery and a feeding platform, where the Rangers are twice a day of the monkeys: at ten in the morning and at three in the afternoon.
In the clock of feeding, long-tailed macaques dwelling around nearby. Some individuals are not afraid of people and can approach it quite close, but they should not touch them, who can know that on the mind of a two hundred cellogram monkey: some kind of them are very affectionate and gentle, can begin to hug you, and the other - makes the camera or the camera and run away. You can get to this center yourself: sit down in Sandakan on one of the buses traveling from the city council building from six o'clock in the morning. A bus will stop, one and a half kilometers from the rehabilitation center, and the remaining distance will have to go on foot.
Bako National Park - appeared on Borneo Island in 1957. It takes a rather small area, about fifteen square kilometers is the miniature park of the Malay State Sarawak. Tourists, resting on the island of Borneo, are definitely visited by him, because the local territory is distinguished by an enviable variety of animal world, here beautiful waterfalls and streams, jungle and elegant beaches. At the park developed interesting excursion routes. There are collected, almost all plants growing on the island. In addition, here is a rich fauna: you can see not only monkeys, squirrels, varanans, vds, lemurs and wild blue, but also poisonous snakes, lemurs, Lauries and rare species of birds. But the main residents of the park, for whom travelers come here, are unique monkeys of the nose, which is more correct to call "Kakhau". Their three hundred individuals live here. In general, the uniqueness of these monkeys is that they only live on Borneo and are under threat of disappearance. In addition to the nose there is chimpanzees, orangutans, nosed monkeys, macaics.
Suspended cable car in Gunung Mulu National Park - The longest cable car in the world, located on trees and having four hundred eighty meters. The road was laid from the tree to the tree on a closed circle in two dozen meters above the ground, and there are sites around the scenery sitting sites. Even, this park is interesting for unusual isotheral cliffs, like a needle leaving in a shrill blue sky.
To relax on Borneo, divers and raftters are very loved, which is why there are many options for dive tours and the rich opportunities to make alloys along the Padas River and the Kyul River. By the way, on Borneo you can meet amazing settlements on water, for example, the village of Mengcabung and Monsopyad. Pretty speller lovers will be delighted after visiting the amazing caves of Homanthong, the excursion is expensive for the whole day. For supporters of eco-tourism, you can advise visit the turtle islands, mangrove thickets of the Garam and bird reserve river.
Now let's talk about food at the Malay Island Borneo. Chinese and Indonesian dishes are very popular here, which you can enjoy in one of the numerous cheap cafes scattered in the island. You will be offered stunning local fresh seafood dishes and various vegetables. Food prices on Borneo Island, rather low, for example, a semi-lyril bottle of water costs Russian money ten rubles or one rhint in local money; Bananas kilograms are thirty rubles or three rings and so on.
How to get to Borneo Island? - you ask. The easiest option to fly by plane from Kuala Lumpur, one of the airports of the island: if you need to rest in the staff of Sarawak, then fly to the Kuchyng airport, and if you have chosen your holidays in the Malay State of Sabah, then fly to Kota-Kinabuul Airport. The Kuching Airport is located in six kilometers from the center of Kuching, it serves five Malay domestic flights and nine international. From here to the city you can take a taxi or bus, riding once in half an hour. Kota Kinabul Airport is an eight kilometers from the city center, you will get there for fifteen minutes by bus. This airport has two terminals: the first terminal works with international and internal flights Malaysia Airlines Airlines, a second terminal with charter or low cost flights.
As for the question of visa to Malaysia, then, for Russians, planning to relax there are no more than thirty days, it does not need that attracts numerous vacationers here. In addition, a huge plus holiday on Borneo, that the island is outside the zone of typhoons, hurricanes and other disasters. That is, relaxing here is completely safe.
Holidays on the beautiful exotic island Borneo in Malaysia, which preserved its original natural beauty to the present day, attracts tourists with its year-round and completely fabulous attractions.
Highlights
Borneo divide three countries - Indonesia (73%) in the south, Malaysia (26%) and Brunei (less than 1%) in the north. Kalimantan is the Indonesian name of the island, and Malayse prefer to call him Borneo, and that is what he is known in the world. Isois is washed warm sea - South Chinese, Sulawesi, Suul, Yavansky, as well as Carimat Strait and Makasar. Equatorial climate reigns here, live unique plants and animals.
The Europeans learned about the existence of Borneo in 1521, thanks to the World Expedition of Fernan Magellan. Currently, representatives of 300 ethnic groups communicating in different languages \u200b\u200blive on the island. Island aborigines are called giving. Translated from the Malaysky "Diyaz" is a pagan, that is, the one who professes animism. They are considered the descendants of the Australlesians who arrived here from Asia about 3000 years ago. Typical archits of djakov - Long houses ("Long Houses").
The Borneo Island Economy is based on oil production, diamonds and wood harvesting. Significant income from local residents also brings tourism. Most of the travelers come to Borneo for the sake beach holidays And diving, and the overwhelming number of tourists stop in the Malaysian part of the island - in the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Borneo resorts take guests all year round, although there are few guests in the monsoon period in hotels. Since the inhabitants of the island are representatives of different cultures, the local cuisine fully absorbed their culinary traditions. Resting on Borneo, you can try the dishes of Thai, Chinese, Indonesian and other kitchens of the world.
origin of name
The island is known for many names. On the english language And the international level he is called Borneo. This word happened from the name of the Sultanate of Brunei, whose ships F. Magellan had anchor, and then the expedition spread it to the whole island in the form of Borneo. It is also possible that this word was derived from Sanskrit "Váruṇa", meaning "Ocean", or from mythological Varuna - God Ocean in Hinduism.
Indonesian aborigines, in turn, call the island of Kalimantan, and this word has several versions of origin. According to one of them, it comes from "Kalamanthana", which translated from Sanskrit means "the island of the weather". According to the most common theory, "Kalimantan" was transformed from the name of the local tribe of Clementhans. There are other beautiful translation options: "MANGO Land" and "Diamond River".
Climatic features
Borneo Island lies in the Equatorial climatic belt, and here it is warm and hot. average temperature Air fluctuates from + 27 ° C to + 32 ° C, and only in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Mountain Plateau kelabite is cooler.
On Borneo wet, because there is a lot of rains here. In the plain parts of the island, 2000-3000 mm of precipitation falls over the year, and in mountain terrain - up to 5000 mm. However, tropical livnies rarely annoy tourists. As a rule, they go at night, at all without affecting the program of excursions and a beach holiday. The main monso period on Borneo begins in November and is completed by the end of February. In the Malaysian state of Sabah, the rainy season lasts until mid-March. The second, less long rainy season happens in October-November.
Nature Borneo.
The island covers many mountains whose height ranges from 1000 to 2000 meters. In northeastern Borneo is the most high top Islands - Kinabalu, rising at 4095 m.
Beautiful warm climate contributes to the fact that the whole island is replete with magnificent tropical vegetation. Most borneo is covered with dense jungle, which are considered the oldest tropical forests of the planet. In places they are difficult and therefore - not investigated. Biologists are convinced that in some areas of the island there are still not known science of plants and animals. Their rightness is confirmed by the expeditions of scientists from different countries who manage to open all new and new species.
In the forests of Borneo, many unusual orchids are growing, the world's largest plant in the world - Arnold Raplase, as well as predator flowers - non-charges, which include insects and minor birds. In the jungle you can meet orangutans, gibbones, endemic view of monkeys - nose, as well as elephants, rhinos, leopards and giant volatile foxes. In addition, more than one and a half thousand species of feathered, many snakes, crocodiles and wood frogs live on Borneo.
Video: Wild Borneo
Beach
All year round water temperature in coastal waters keeps at + 25 ° C to + 30 ° C. Almost all beaches Borneo covers fine white coral sand. From large waves, the coast is protected by coral reefs and the islands, and the shores of the lush tropical greenery. Hotels 4-5 * have their own equipped beaches.
Many travelers prefer to leave for boats and motorboats on neighboring islands And bathe exactly there. Often it happens during the "red tide". So on Borneo refer to the reproduction season of plankton when the sea becomes red. Bathing in such water can lead to toxic poisoning, so tourists choose more secure beach holidays on the islands. As a rule, "Red Flips" arise from February to May and last for 1-2 weeks.
North Borneo. Sabah and Sarawak.
The northern part of Borneo island belongs to Malaysia. It is divided into 2 states: Sabah and Sarawak.
Sabah staff
The second largest Malaysian state of Sabah is famous for mountainous relief, and most of its territory covers thick tropical jungle. The capital of Sabah - the city of Kota-Kinabalu. In the very center of this city there is a Muslim shrine of Malaysia - a large cereal mosque, in which 5,000 believers can simultaneously pray. Not far from it is a state museum. Here you can see the samples of the housing of local peoples, archaeological finds, rich ethnographic collection and luxurious botanical garden.
There are many interesting markets in the settlements of Sabah, on which artisans, cooks and farmers are traded. The goods are inexpensive, and their range is very large.
A popular beach holiday place in Sabah - Tanjung Aru, where the transparent azure sea is harmoniously combined with snow-white sand. Near this beach is the same hotel. Travelers also love to be in the famous yacht club and the Park of Prince Philip.
One of the most famous places Borneo - Mountain and national Park Reserve Kinabalu, located 85 km from the capital of Sabah. The protected area covers 754 hectares and is located about 1,500 meters above sea level - that is why it is a bit more cooled here than in coastal areas. Traveling through the extensive reserve is the ability to see rare plants, animals and thermal sources.
Many tourists are trying to get to the famous far beyond the island of Borneo Orangutanov Reserve, which is located in Sepilo. His employees have been trained by little monkeys for many years, for various reasons of the remaining parents, survival in the wild.
Sarawak
The heart of Sarawak island located in the north-west, the city of Kuching, built near the coast, in the Valley of the river of the same name. The name "Kuching" is translated as a "feline city". Here is a lot of historical and architectural monuments - mansions of colonial development, Fort Margaret, picturesque Chinese temples, vintage Christian churches and Muslim mosques. Along the street Jalan Gubir, the urban embankment is laid - an excellent place for the promenade and the purchase of souvenirs. In Kuching it is interesting to visit the state and police museums.
City of KuchingSarawak is attractive with excellent beaches, jungle and large caves. For tourists in the state, more than 50 hotels built - from simple guesthouses to 5 star hotels.
Those who came to Sarawak should go on excursions to Bako or Mul Resets. The latter became famous, thanks to the largest cave in the world. Its arches rise by 100 m, and the dimensions of the underground cavity are 600 per 450 meters.
There are several Borneo crocodile farms And the marine reserve, covering the territory of the five picturesque coastal islands. Tourists interested in the original culture of local peoples can visit specially created ethnographic villages.
Western Borneo. Pontianak and surroundings
In the West Borneo, the main city is the Pontianak, the former center of gold kits. now this large portlocated at the equator. Equatorial monument is installed on the eastern bank of the Kapula River. Check the accuracy of its location can be uncomplying - pour water into a paper funnel. It will be screwed down clockwise, a few meters south - against. In addition to the iconic biographies of the intersection of the earth's axis in the city, you can eat cheap fruits and inspect the local history museum "Neri" (JL. Ahmad Yani, W-Sun, 8.00-12.00) And the former Sultansky Palace of Keraton Kadrya, made of wood. At Pontianka there is airport with flights "Malaysia Airlines" in Kuching and local companies in Jakarta, Surabayy and the cities of the Eastern Coast.
Pontianak, Equatorial Monument
The road leaving north leads to the Malay Cupuchi city. The transition across the border of Indonesia and Malaysia is carried out through the only ground-based checkpoint between these two countries. Oriental from Pontianaki areas on the Kapuum River are interesting for their settlements of Djakov.
Actually, godaki is a collective image of two hundred tribes, united by similar traditions and rituals. One of the most famous - dedication to men. A young man cannot marry until he bring a skull of a man killed him. Only after that, it is considered dedicated to men. This is not a sign of cruelty or bloodthity, it is a sacred ritual, which has many centuries. In recent years, the government has announced a custom out of law and severely punishable, but sometimes suspiciously fresh skulls appear on Dajska!
Men tribes lead a hunting lifestyle and virtuoso treated with a formidable weapon - tube and poisoned arrows. It is possible to look at such unusual and instant the trepid children of nature, hiring a boat on a city river pier in Pontianak. The path along the Kapuum River is replete with hot springs, waterfalls and caves, for which short tracks are easy to organize. The source point for them is the village of Sanggau, in which you can spend the night. Further, in the distance at a distance of the day transition lies inhabited by the population. Sintang. Continuing the trip to the east, tourists sail to Puttusibau, the last locality On this route. The surroundings are replete with Djakov villages, visiting which, even you can stay alive. The return journey is recommended to do on the bus for lifting the path and change of the landscape.
The most desperate journey, a decent magazine "National Geografic", surrepreneur to the river Kapuhau River, having traveled a 4-day hiking track across the ridge to the Sungai Mahaka River and floating it on the eastern coast of Kalimantane to the city of Samarind. This path will require solid equipment and medical preparation, but can be considered autobiographical.
South Borneo. Bandjarmasin and surroundings
This area of \u200b\u200bBorneo literally permeated hundreds of rivers flowing from the mountain range. The former capital of the local Sultanate Bandjarmasin is known for its floating markets, where the role of the Adit is performed by the boats stuffed with in all sorts of goods.
The most famous of them are Pasar L Labita and Pasar Quen north of the city center. As it should be the Sultanat, orders in the city are strictly Islamic, so the clothes should not be free to be free. Ornamental Mosque of Reia Sabillal Mukhtadin ornament (JL. Sudirman) With large copper domes and minarets, admiration and visits are worthy of admiration and visits. The airport is located 26 km from the city and provides daily flights with airlines Garuda and Merpati to Jakarta, Surabai and Balikpapan. Courts "Pelni" enter sea \u200b\u200bport And take passengers before Semaranga and Surabai.
The area around Bandjarmasin is in the permanent state of the gold and diamond fever. Having left for 45 km from the city to the village of Chepaka, you can watch her victims, conducting whole days on the belt in turbid water with round cats in your hands. In the neighboring town of Martapor, pebbles are harmony and sell much cheaper than in the West, but often without worrying about quality.
Travel agencies in Bunjarmasin are organized by tracks into the deep parts of Borneo to Diak Village, but they enjoy much less demand than similar in the eastern part of the island. Cropling into a 10-day hike, you can get into the possession of the reserve "Pelaiyhari Martapur" with his lakes, wet jungle and even a kind of wild savanna. The main thing is why tourists arrive in Bunjarmasin and on Borneo as a whole - this is a visit National Park Tanjung Putin and Orangutan's rehabilitation centers located on its lands.
Central Borneo. National Park Tanjung Putin
Strictly speaking, this area is considered part of the Central Borneo. With Bandjarmasin, he connects him through Palangkaraya, where there is a small local airport, to the final stop in Pangcangun and Kumai towns. A bus ride on this multi-line route is rather difficult, so the most correct way to get to the National Park is on the Merpati and Das Air airports to the airport near Pangcangland. In connection with avalanche-like popular attraction introduced new flights (up to 5 per day) From Pontianaka, Bandjarmasina, Jakarta, Semaranga and Joggy.
Upon arrival in Pangcang, you need to register and continue the path on the bus to Kumai - the source point of all tracks. Alternatively, the Kumay Morport can be saved on a weekly ferry "Pelni" from Surabai and Semaranga.
The main street of this small town JL. N.M. Idris is full of hotels and small guesthouses, in which you can hire a guide for the campaign for orangutans. The best way is to rent a Klotok motor boat for $ 35 per day per 1-4 person. In Kumai, it is necessary to stockpur and water, and the boat will serve as a transport, and a floating hotel, and a restaurant.
The surroundings along the Sunga River are very picturesque, and the first point for stopping will be the center of rehabilitation of Orangutans "Tanjung Harapan", where the newly arrived young individuals and monkeys-orphans are contained. Here you can spend the night in SEKONYER River Ecolodge ($ 40-50 / DBL) and get information in the travel bureau. Further, along the flow is the center of Ponddond Tanggui, where you can see monkeys and feed them with bananas. Eyes in the eyes, from hand to hand - you can watch the clocks for these leisurely smart animals, feeling the indescribable feeling of unity with nature.
But nevertheless, the main and most interesting camp lies even further and is called the Lika Camp. It was founded in 1971 by the Birut Maldikas, whom all the "professor" were "professor." He and his associates dismissed Orangutans, who fell into the hands of monkey traders and simply abdomen. In parallel, scientific studies were conducted, now practically crushed. Camp Leakey is good for those who are interested to see orangutans in a natural habitat during jungle walks. For this, there are specially trained guides, and the fee is much smaller than in a similar center of Bochorok on Sumatra.
Extremely above the river, you can get to the habitats and studying the long-tailed monkeys-prosks. It is hardly at the same time of the monkeys themselves is the ability to observe a rich animal world along the banks of the river - from Python to crocodiles. Tracks of different duration and level of comfort with overnight stays in lodges or boats are organized in all travel agencies of major cities on Borneo.
East Borneo. Balikpapan, Samarind and surroundings
This part of Kalimantan is most developed. Found departments of oil and active logging attracted a lot of immigrants from Java and Madura. The largest city of Balikpapan is a typical industrial center with an overloaded port and a complete lack of interesting places.
From the point of view of tourists, its usefulness is only available airport with flights "Silk Air" in Singapore, Malaysia Airlines in Kota Kinabalu and local companies "Garuda", "Merpati" and "Bouraq" in Pontianak, Bandjarmasin, Tarakan, Jakarta , Surabai, Denpasar and Maksar. Schedule and flight directions are changing frequently, the current information is better to contact travel agencies and representation of carriers. Of course, the largest East Kaliman seaport takes the ferries "Pelni", going to Java and Sulawesi. South of the island and its capital Bandjarmasin east Coast connected quite decent road, but public transport is scooped and leisurely, and the distance is Veliko (12 hours by bus from the bus station "Batu Amar").
Once in Balikpapapa, tourists immediately go to a short 2-hour trip to the city of Samarind, who is considered by the provincial capital. Taxi is the most convenient and fast, but dear path; Alternatives serve buses and passenger boats. Not far from Samarind is built an international airport, and soon the transit through the balikpapan will become unnecessary. The purpose of the journey is not at all the city itself, in which it is interesting to hold a maximum of half a day, and the tracks into the depths of Dajsky lands. They are organized by all Tours of Balikpapan and Samarind, for example, Borneo Discovery Tours.
The path to the edges of the "head hunters" begins on the river pier of the provincial capital and takes place along the Sungai Mahakov River on motor boats.
The first point in a couple of hours of the way - Tenggaron, former capital Local Sultanate. Its shores are full of all sorts of sweepers for fun to tourists - Diak souvenirs, traditional dancing. Away from here, further on the river, to Cota Bangong! This is the last stronghold of civilization at 8 o'clock from samarrada, with human hotels and hot water. The ground road ends here.
Many travelers visit the Diyak village Moir Muntah nearby, with impressive long houses on piles and quite peaceful aborigines in national costumes. Further, a series of beautiful lakes begins, and the coast of one of them - Danaau Jampang - became the shelter of the popular village of Tanjung ISu, where the dances have already stuffed asking.
I already want to see the bloodthirsty natives and fresh skulls of tourists from previous excursions? They need to be saved on, to the settlements of Melak, a famous chic garden orchids "Kersik Luva", Longiram and Longbagun. On this territory, at 40 o'clock the move of large powerful boats from Samarind, most of the "cywal" tours ends and adventures begin for seekers an adventure. The surrounding areas are rich in routes for lovers of exotic tribes, but Guide's maintenance must. Suddenly any brave young man will like your skull?
Transport
The major cities of Borneo island are connected air traffic. Main companies serving passengers on internal airlines, "Air Asia" and "Malaysia Airlines".
Railway exists in the West Borneo. It is laid between the cities of Beaufort and Kota-Kinabalu. 134 kilometers of the way can be driving on air-conditioned expressings or ordinary trains that stop on each instant.
Airport Cities SabahThe major cities of the Malaysian states are connected with each other by the network of roads, where the flight buses go to the expression. Inside the cities and in the suburbs, mini-autobuses and taxis are running.
Boats connecting coastal cities and towns - another popular type of transport that often choose and local residents, and tourists. Inside Borneo, it is customary to move around rivers on long boats or SAMPAN boats.
How to get
In the Malaysian state of Sarawak are two international Airports - in Kuching and Miri, where they carry out regular flights Aircraft from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
You can get to the capital of the state of Sabah Kota-Kinabalu from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Jakarta.
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