13 Tourist Places in Famous East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Province with thousands of cities in Samarinda save the tourism
potential that is not amazing when compared to other provinces in Indonesia.
The province is directly adjacent to Malaysia, South Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, and Sulawesi with a total area of 245,238 km ². To the east of
East Kalimantan province, the Makassar Strait directly spans the island of
Borneo and the island of Sulawesi. East Kalimantan tourism has a wealth of
flora and fauna, there are about 1000-189,000 species of plants and animals
that can be found in this region.
The forests on the island of Borneo, including the province of East
Kalimantan, even the lungs of the world thanks to the vast area and rimbunnya
vegetation that grow there. Enchantment Tour of East Kalimantan As a region
famous for the second largest oil and timber production in Indonesia, there are
also many tourist attractions ranging from natural to marine found in East
Kalimantan. As well as tourist attractions in Banjarmasin Kalimantan
Selatanyang interesting, East Kalimantan also save a lot of charm other tours
that are not less elegant. Here is a list of tourist attractions in East Kalimantan:
1.
Lake
Jempang
Jempang
Lake is located in Kabupatane Kutai Barat. This lake is the largest lake among
76 other lakes located along the banks of the Mahakam River. The depth of this
lake reaches 7-8 meters with a wealth of flora and fauna that grows around the
lake. This tourist attraction became one of the tourist attractions of the
people of East Kalimantan thanks to its unique natural phenomenon. Every 5
years, Jempang Lake will dry up to look like a desert. It's really dry there is
not a drop of water. No wonder many local and foreign tourists who are curious
about the natural phenomenon of this lake and flocked to see it. To get to this
lake, tourists can use boat ketinting, the traditional boat of the local
community, or speedboat. Along the way to the lake, tourists will pass the
village on the banks of the Mahakam River, each holding strong local wisdom
through the reflection of custom homes and customary behavior everyday.
2. Stone Wall
The Stone Wall is a cluster of white
limestone that towers over the Mahakam Ulu River. The length of this stone wall
ranges over 800 meters with an altitude between 100-200 meters. This stone wall
looks sturdy like a giant wall and often used as a spot to take a unique and
interesting images. The location of this Stone Wall is in Kutai Kartanegara
Regency. To get there, tourists can depart from Balikpapan along the highway
leading to Samarinda.
Along the way to Batu Dinding, tourists
will be pampered with beautiful natural beauty and beautiful scenery with
forest, wild orchids along the road, and settlement of indigenous houses
inhabited by natives of Borneo along the Mahakam river.
3. Green Valley Recreation Park
Location Green Valley Recreational Park is
in the provincial capital of Samarinda, precisely adjacent to the Botanical
Garden Unmul Samarinda. This park is a natural tourist attraction that has many
attractions to attract visitors like a replica of the forest complete with
various types of typical woods of Borneo jungle ie rattan, fishing pond,
pendopo, and cafeteria that can be used to relax unwind after walking around
the park. The park also has a camping ground where travelers can camp here
complete with camping equipment rental and all the equipment.
Outbond facilities and game rides such as
flying fox, waterboom, and climbing jets are also available. Entrance ticket to
this park is Rp 5,000 / person and if you want to enjoy the outbound facilities
of tourists are charged Rp 180.000 / person.
4. Bukit Bingkirai Tourism Area
Bukit Bingkirai was officially operated in
1998 and is a natural tropical rain forest tour managed by PT. Inhutani I
Forest Plantation Management Unit (UMHTI). It is located near Samboja District,
Kutai Kartanegara Regency or about 58 km from Balikpapan city. This area has an
area of 1,500 hectares, tourists can enjoy the cool tropical rain forest is
lush and fresh with a stretch of green-looking scenery that cool the eyes.
There are wild orchid wildlife vegetation, tropical fruits, and bangkirai trees
with age more than 150 years and 50 meters high which became the mascot of East
Kalimantan.
Bukit Bangkirai has an attraction with the
presence of a bridge called Bridge Tajuk which stretches along 64 meters above
30 meters altitude. This canopy bridge connects 5 large bangkirai trees and is
made by an architect from the United States in his home country. This canopy
bridge is the first in Indonesia, second in Asia and eighth in the world. Wow,
it's amazing amazing is not it. To be able to climb and walk the bridge,
tourists are charged Rp 15,000 for local Rp 30.000 for tourist mancangera. From
this bridge, tourists can see the beautiful formation of Dipterocarpacean
Sticking Pattern which is a feature of beautiful tropical rainforests and
connecting each other connect.
5. Losan Cave
Losan Cave is a unique tourist attraction
that can only be found in East Kalimantan. Losan Cave, which in local language
means translucent cave, located in the axis of the road crossing East
Kalimantan - South Kalimantan, precisely in Muara Komam District. Going into
this cave is like diving in the bowels of the earth that holds the treasure of
jewelry of natural stones with a unique shape, strange and amazing. Tourists
may enter the cave, but must be guided by a caretaker or trained officer from
the local Tourism Department. The lighting inside the cave is only a torch or
torch. This minimal lighting just adds to the sensation of unique and thrilling
adventure in this cave. Inside the cave, there is a water source, a row of
natural stone that if hit can produce a regular sound similar to musical
instruments so-called pitched stones, bird's nest, and mummified rock.
This cave is very broad and winding so that
when tourists desperate to down this cave to completion, the time required is
not half-hearted, which is 10 days! The price of admission to this cave is very
cheap only Rp 5,000 / person. It is said that in the cave there are copies from
one place to another in the form of porches are quite spacious.
6. Liang Mangkulangit
Liang Mangkulangit is a tourist attraction
located in Kabupatan Paser. Liang Mangkulangit or also called Goa Lifting
Heaven is a rock mountain whose function is a wall of tap funds for the
Kandilau River. The splendor of stone walls and high cliffs is really eye catching,
let alone the area is still natural so that the forest area is inhabited by
wild animals and beautiful tropical trees. The rocks along Liang Mangkulangit
is overgrown with green moss with natural decoration of water droplets that
fall on the sidelines of the rocks, giving rise to exotic scenery is amazing.
To get to this area, from the city of
Balikpapan takes 5 hours. Visitors can reach this area by renting a motor boat
that heads upstream of the river where this burrow is located with travel time
approximately for 10 minutes.
7. Samboja Lodge
Want to feel the new sensation of staying
in the middle of the forest in a typical building of the Dayak tribe who is a
native of Kalimantan Island? Do not miss your sightseeing trip to Samboja
Lodge. Samboja Lodge is an exclusive lodging area located in the Kutai
Kartanegara area and right in the middle of the tropical rain forest of Borneo.
The design of this inn is architecturally wooden with a distinctive carving of
the Dayak tribe and directly overlooks the forest landscape. The sensation felt
by the guests is truly remarkable. When else can stay in the middle of the
famous forest of Borneo while accompanied by the sound of forest animals?
The lodge is part of the Samboja Lestari
conservation area managed by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS).
The Inn is equipped with a restaurant, room service, parking, bar or lounge
designed for the comfort of visitors. Activities that can be done here is to
enjoy the natural atmosphere of silent forests and interact directly with
orangutans and sun bears in the conservation area.
8. Jantur Inar
Jantur Inar is a waterfall that has a
height of about 30 meters with a natural panorama of moss-lichen attached to
the rocks and trees around the waterfall. It is located in West Kutai Regency.
It is said that the origin of the name Jantur Inar comes from a daughter from
Borneo who suddenly disappear into a spirits and become a watchman of this
waterfall area. Jantur Inar has a unique and magical attraction that anyone who
plays under the waterfall will be exposed to a rainbow shadow that radiates out
of this waterfall.
Access to the waterfall Jantur Inar can be
reached by four-wheeled vehicles and two about 30 km from downtown Sendawar. To
be able to enjoy playing waterfall to the bottom, tourists must pass 200 steps
provided by the manager.
9. Melawai Beach
Melawai Beach in Balikpapan is one of the
most famous beaches in East Kalimantan. The beauty of this beach is most
prominent at sunset where the sky horizon views are very clear and landau
unhindered hills or whatever and occasionally ditingkahi fishing boats that
pass. In addition to enjoying the beautiful sunset panorama, tourists can also
see a small island across the beach called Pulau Pig because there are many sea
animals sea urchins on the island. If the sea water is receding, tourists can
walk to the island of Pig from the beach because the location is not far away.
This beach faces directly to the Makassar
Strait and is a central area of food and beverage hawk so the atmosphere
remains crowded even up to night though. This beach location is located in
downtown Balikpapan so it can be easily reached by public transport vehicles or
private vehicles.
10. Wet Rice Island
Wet Rice Island is a small island on the side
of Makassar Strait and is located in Bontang City. This tourist attraction busy
visited by foreign and domestic tourists to enjoy the panorama under the sea is
very beautiful by way of diving. To be able to reach this island, tourists can
rent fishing boats at the dock Bontang Kuala area to go to the island Rice
Basah which is located about 40 minutes away by boat or can also rent a typical
boat kelotok Borneo if you want to feel the sensation of traditional boat ride.
from the dock. The sea water on the island is so clear and clean with a wealth
of diverse marine life at its base. Much like the coastal waters of Nusa Penida
Bali.
Not surprisingly, diving tours become a
mainstay of this island and much crazed by the tourists who come from various
regions in Indonesia and abroad. The diversity of marine biota on this island
is very beautiful and for visitors who can not dive still can enjoy the
underwater panorama by way of snorkeling.
11. Kakaban Island (Lake Ubur Ubur)
This
is the most famous tourist attraction throughout Kalimantan and visited by many
foreign tourists Kakaban Island. The island is located in the cluster of
Derawan archipelago, Berau Regency which is an archipelago cluster famous for
the beauty and richness of marine life and the amazing panorama of the
underwater scenery. The popularity of Derawan almost defeats Raja Ampat tour
which also perched as the favorite marine tourism object in Indonesia with the
underwater wealth is also remarkable. Kakaban Island is very green and has the privilege
as one of the two islands in the world that has a lake jellyfish.
Yes,
that's why the island is very famous and became a lot of jujugan world tourists
who crave marine tourism and researchers to examine the marine life that is
here. Lake Ubur-Ubur is the island's main attraction. The lake contains a
mixture of rainwater and seawater seepage from the pores of the soil that form
an endemic habitat for the jellyfish. There are 4 types of jellyfish in this
lake that is Mastigias Papua, Casiopea, Aurelia, and Golden Jellyfish. Tourists
can enjoy diving or snorkeling in this lake for only Rp 20.000 only.
Do not
be afraid to be stung by the jellyfish because of its special again, the
jellyfish in this lake is not deadly and the sting power is very tasteless.
Marine waters Kakaban Island is also rich in various marine life such as
barracuda, white tip, hammer shark, clown, and various coral reefs coral reefs
are very beautiful. 12. Mangrove Mangrove Forest Mangrove Forest Margomulyo is
a forest conservation area that serves as a prevention abrasion area which is
also managed as a tourist attraction. In this forest visitors can see the
panorama of natural beauty typical of mangrove forest is very fascinating.
This
tourist spot also has a spy tower that can be used to watch the various kinds
of birds that fly and perch on the beach area. When it comes in the morning,
tourists can see the males that sit on the mangrove trees. Rows of lush and
green trees make the inner feel peaceful and the eyes are cool by the reassuring
scenery. Tourists can take a walk around the forest by walking along wooden
bridges around this forest. The location of this mangrove forest in the city of
Balikpapan and can be reached for 20 minutes from downtown.
One more miracle of nature tourism in East
Kalimantan is worth a visit, Labuan Mirror Lake. This lake is underwater
paradise located in Labuan Nets, Berau District. The water of the lake is very
clear and has the privilege that is the top of the lake is fresh water and the
bottom is salt water. Miraculously, these two types of water are not mixed and
naked can be seen that these two types of water are separated by a thin layer
like a cloud. Two types of water in this lake also presents the life of
different organisms that are freshwater fish that live on the surface and sea
water fish living in the bottom of the lake.
This small lake surrounded by forests and
cliffs towering on one side. No wonder if this lake is called Labuan Cermin
because the water is very clear so that people can reflect on it. The lake is
quite far from the center of Berau District which is 6-7 hours by land vehicle
or can use traditional fishing boat by penetrating the mangrove shrubs and
rimbunnya forest inland Borneo.
