Pampang Culture Village

This is an Indonesia tourism spot in East Kalimantan. Pampang is a Dayak Cultural Park, in this area you can see the situation and the ambience of the Dayak Kenyah tribe. 

Pampang Cultural Village is an alternative things to do in Indonesia, especially for tourist who want to see the tribal life. In this Indonesia tourism spot you can see a lamin – traditional Dayak house, as well as several other art and cultural attractions. This village is situated near Samarinda.

Pampang is a cultural tourist area of Dayak Kenyah located approximately 20 km from Samarinda. Every once a year this village held a cultural Pampang festival. In Pampang village there is a residential area inhabited by Dayak Kenyah. There visitors can see performances of Dayak culture and dances of approximately 2 hours, held at the home of adat. In addition, can also be seen directly Dayak people's lives. After watching the show, visitors also can take pictures with dancers or with people of Dayak. Once the photo, you have to spend at 25.000. Or if you want to rent their own traditional clothes to take pictures, only pay 15,000, -. After satisfying their pictures taken, we can get around in the custom house and looking for souvenirs that you can take home. There are key chain decorated with fangs bears, tigers and wild boar. There is also a typical Dayak fabrics and so forth.

Pleased to visit traditional villages, should stop at the Botanical Gardens Samarinda, before turning to Samarinda. There are distinctive flora and fauna unique in East Kalimantan. From Samarinda, do not forget to stop by first to the museum of Kutai Kertanagera, wood museum containing fossils of petrified wood, large crocodile which has been preserved human predators.

If you want to visit there, you can takethe trip from Samarinda, a trip to the village Pampang (towards the Bontang), followed by public transportation or a motorcycle taxi costs about Rp 20,000, -. All tours can be enjoyed in a single day really. Unfortunately, cultural activities in the village Pampang only last Sunday afternoon starting around 13:00 hrs. And, do not be late for cultural performances only once.

Location:

Pampang Culture Tourism Village is located in the Kelurahan Sungai Siring, District of North Samarinda, ± 25 km from the city of Samarinda, it can be reached by public transportation route Pasar Segiri – Sungai Siring.

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The Great Bekantan

The Bekantan and Mangrove Conservation Park is located about 1 km from the city center of  Balikpapan in the province of East Kalimantan, and just along the highway out of the city. This site has as its chief inhabitants a large family of proboscis monkeys, called Bekantan. These long nosed and large bellied monkeys are endemic to the island of Borneo, mostly found on the Indonesian side called Kalimantan. They are reddish brown and are often referred to as Arborial Old World monkeys. They usually live near water sources, and are good swimmers. Since they are not aggressive, Bekantans are now on the IUCN Red List as Threatened Species. Their habitat in Kalimantan are, among others, at the Danau Sentarum National Park, Gunung Palung National, Tanjung Puting National Park and the Kutai National Park.

The Conservation Park was started by the first mayor of Balikpapan, Jusuf SK, who determined that the city needed to protect a 9 hectares mangrove forest. At first there were only two proboscis monkeys living in this forest, but these soon multiplied to the present 35 comprising of adults, youngs and babies. The animals in the Balikpapan Conservation Park are used to humans, despite the fact that bekantans are normally shy animals-they do not run away when they see visitors, so that it is quite easy to take pictures of them in action from a close distance of only 5 meters.

The Walkways are pretty wide between 1.5-2 meters. Best time to watch Bekantans is between 11:00 PM - 02:00 PM Central Indonesia Time, since this is the time that they come down from the forest to eat the extra bananas specially given to them by rangers.

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Mangrove Forest

Mangrove forest situated in Kelurahan Margomulyo, West Balikpapan. Government stated to release this 6,8 ha area from resident ownership, and make it a conservation area. Most trees grow by themselves, but also many of them planted by conservatory programme. This forest protected because this is place where animals and plant live.

This place is also a nice spot for photography lover. Shady thick woods, long ulin bridge for tracking, and some gazeboo. And if you are lucky enough, you can meet tempakul, a fish that can walk on the ground, some birds, even small monkeys searching for food.

How to reach this place:

From the city center you can find angkot to take you to Bunsay Plasa / Pasar Inpress Kebun Sayur. Then you can find ojek, go to SMAN 8. Next to this school building you will find a gate with ulin bridge. Go along this bridge.

SUMMARY INFORMATION

Entrance Fee  :  OPTIONAL ( Rp 300.000 / boat / 10 pass )

Address          :  St. Batu Ampar, North Balikpapan Utara, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan 76127

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Bengkirai Hill

Bukit Bangkirai is a natural tourism area which is managed by PT. Inhutani I Unit I Balikpapan. This tourist area is located in Samboja District, Kutai regency, East Kalimantan. Bangkirai hill can be reached by traveling overland for 1.5 hours from the city of Balikpapan.

This tour offers the charm of a tropical rain forest that is still natural, and facilitated with some infrastructures like restaurants, hall for meetings, a swimming pool and jungle cottage or cabin. In this area there is a canopy bridge along 64 m that hanging in 5 Bangkirai’s trees at a height of 30 m. The bridge is the first editorial in Indonesia, second in Asia and the eighth in the world. Its construction was made in the United States.

The age of this canopy Bridge is expected to be able to survive for 15-20 years according to age and durability of materials. If you want to travel to Canopy bridge you will enter through the path with dense forests where there are shady trees therein.

SUMMARY INFORMATION

Entrance Fee        :  OPTIONAL  ( Rp 20.000 for local and Rp 75.000 for foreigner )

Address        :  St. Karya Merdeka, Semboja, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan 75271

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Conservation Area of Sun Bear

In 2002 the sun bear became the mascot of Balikpapan. Interest and local media attention on sun bears has been aroused by a research project on sun bears and forest conservation programme focusing on the Sungai Wain Protection Forest, started in 1997 by Gabriella Fredriksson.

Following the adoption of sun bears as the mascot of Balikpapan, several bears were confiscated from private owners. These bears were placed in barred cages at the km 23 Agrowisata location.

In 2003, the then Mayor of Balikpapan Pak Imdaad Hamid, requested advice and support in developing the dilapidated Agrowisata location into an environmental education center. Two years were spent developing an overall site plan, sourcing funds to develop a natural enclosure for the confiscated sun bears, and securing long-term support from the local government.

In February of 2005 physical site development began with the building of the sun bear enclosure. In August of 2005, management and development of the facility was legally handed over to the Management Board for the Sungai Wain Protection Forest (BP – HLSW). The BP-HLSW is the first multi-stakeholder non-government, non-profit, forest management organization established in the region. Currently, the Sungai Wain Management Board consists of three implementing agencies, one for the management of the Sungai Wain Protection Forest (UP-HLSW) one for management of the KWPLH education facility (UP-KWPLH), and one for the newly established botanical garden.

Indonesia is one of the biologically most diverse countries in the world with an impressive number of endemic wildlife species and incredibly rich natural resources. Unfortunately, these important resources are heavily over-exploited and wildlife together with their (forest) habitats are disappearing at an alarming rate. In Indonesia levels of environmental awareness are low and education regarding conservation needs and environmental issues is virtually absent.

KWPLH, with its main partner Pro Natura Foundation, work towards increasing conservation and environmental awareness through:

CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY WHERE ALL ACTIVITIES EMBODY PRINCIPLES OF WISE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION;

PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH OUR SUN BEAR ENCLOSURE, INTERACTIVE EDUCATION DISPLAYS AND PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS;

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE SUN BEAR (BERUANG MADU), BALIKPAPAN’S MASCOT, THROUGH A NATURALISTIC ENCLOSURE FOR 7 CONFISCATED SUN BEARS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOUR, AND THREATS TO THEIR EXISTENCE;

HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WILDLIFE AND PETS THROUGH OUR DOMESTIC ANIMAL EDUCATION PROGRAM;

PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE REGION’S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

KWPLH primarily receives funding for management and running costs from the local government through the Environmental Department in Balikpapan. Pro Natura Foundation assists with funding and implementation of various aspects of the animal management (health care, food, facility maintenance and new building), as well as development of most education exhibits and facilities at KWPLH.

You also can adopt a cat or a dog here!! <3 <3

Various other private and corporate donors have helped with the development of KWPLH and we are very grateful for their support!

SUMMARY INFORMATION :

Entrance Fee        :  FREE (but you can donate to help the conservation of sunbears)

Address        : St. Soekarno-Hatta Km. 23, No. 185 RT. 42, Karang Joang, North Balikpapan, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan 76127

Website                :  ww.beruangmadu.com

Telephone            :  0811-5378-169

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Home-industry of "Minyak Banteng"

Hallo, Traveller !
I would like to tell you about a local product from Samarinda. i'm not trying to promote instead of trying to share. Check this out.

Samarinda, East Kalimantan has a local wealth as traditional medicine for almost 72 years old, the traditional medicine still has a place in society. The brand name is "Minyak Gosok Cap Pahlawan" or "Minyak Gosok Cap Banteng".

This home-industry will be able to survive in the middle competitiveness of the same kind of industries. The marketing also extended beyond Tepian City.

Particularly, The Head of Tourism Department of East Kalimantan, Mr. Syarifuddin Pernyata had visited this home-industry, on wednesday, April 12th 2017.

This oil medicine will be able to treat your body aches, injured, pain, alergic, and also be able to white your skin. The price is relatively cheaper than others. Mr. Sa Pernyata said that, "this oil medicine is not only for healing but also its supposed to be a souvenir of Samarinda City".


Summary Information :

1. Price        :  Rp 45.000,- for Small size per dozen and  Rp 90.000,- for Big size per dozen
2. Location   :  Daeng Mangkona Street, Citra 2, Samarinda City, East Kalimantan

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Citra Niaga

Citra Niaga is the central business district in the city of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, with an area of ​​about 2.7 acres which is designed to provide a place of business for small traders (60%) as well as large and medium-sized merchants (40%). Citra Niaga was built on August 27, 1987. The location is the former site called Amusement Gelora burning, the conditions at the time the new Samarinda population of about 300,000 people and require a shopping and leisure center. Activity Center’s work of architect Antonio Ismael received the international award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Akaa) in 1989. At that time Citra Niaga compete with candidates Soekarno-Hatta and finally Citra Niaga was the one who was chosen to receive the award.

Most of the buildings on the east side Citra Niaga has changed the function. Two-story building with a permanent structure that originally had a gang (alley) on the inside that can be passed visitors with natural penghawaan. Furthermore, the entire section is closed and turned into a department store closed. Leaving the western part of the small traders and plaza in the middle.

Citra Niaga experienced a fire on October 31, 2006 and later rebuilt, but not exactly the same as the initial condition is built and is the center of traditional handicrafts in the city of Samarinda. Changes occur in building materials where previously the entire material walls and roof of shingles ironwood, replaced with non-wood materials and non ironwood.

Summary Information :

1. Location   : Citra Niaga Store, St. Niaga Utara, Harbour, Samarinda City, East Kalimantan 75112

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