DAYAK BANUAQ TRIBE, 6 Days, USD 1,964.00/ person twin-share

Tour based on minimum 2 pax traveling Single Occupancy is charged additionally    : USD 63.00

Grade of Hotel used  : House Boat and 4* city hotel
Tour’s Level of difficulty  : Easy (easy walk, leisurely boating)
Dates   : Anytime, privately arranged

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1, ARRIVAL/ LOAJANAN/ MAHAKAM (L, D)
On arrival at Sepinggan Airport of Balikpapan, met and transferred on AC car to Loajanan about 2 hours drive with en-route visiting Batuah Village to see the White and Black Pepper plantation. From Loajanan board on the houseboat and immediately cruise up the Mahakam River to Muara Muntai. Meals & Overnight onboard the boat.

Day 2,  MUARA MUNTAI/ MANCONG/ MELAK (B, L, D)
Early morning arrival at Muara Muntai Village, breakfast is served onboard the boat, and proceeds to see the local market and local people daily activities. Later, transfer by motorized canoe across the vast Jempang Lake with an interesting visit to the fishing village, Jantur. Entering the Ohong river pass through floating fishermen houses and then enjoy seeing the proboscis and long tail monkeys playing on the tree along the river bank. A welcome ceremony of Dayak Banuaq will be held by the Chief of Dayak and followed by other traditional dances performed by the villagers. Afternoon return to the houseboat and continue with overnight boat trip to Melak. Lunch en-route, dinner and overnight on the boat.

Day 3,  MELAK/ PEPAS  EHENG/ KERSIK LUWAI/ GEMURUH/ TERING (B, L, D)
This morning arrive in Melak, breakfast on the boat. Afterwards, depart to Pepas Eheng to see the Tunjung Dayak Banua, here you will see the Dayak still living together in one big long house with more than hundred people, see their daily life making handicrafts in various form from rattan. Next, drive to Kersik Luway to observe the Nature Black Orchid Forest (with possibility to see the black orchid if your visit meets with the season). After lunch on the houseboat transfer by motorized canoe entering a small river heads for Gemuruh Village passing under the tropical rainforest tree. In this small village you will meet a small Dayak Tunjung community, hold a chat with them assisted by your guide to learn more about their culture. In the afternoon return to the houseboat and cruise up the river for Tering. Dinner & Overnight on the boat.

Day 4,  TERING/ DATAH BILANG/ LONG HUBUNG/ TENGGARONG (B, L, D)
Breakfast is served on the boat in Tering. After breakfast, trip with speedboat to Long Hubung Village includes stop at Datah Bilang for Dayak Kenyah typical house. A welcome dance performed upon arrival at Long Hubung followed by performance of traditional Dayak Hudoq dance using Banana leaves asking God to bless them with rains and protect their rice fields from bad animal disturbance so that they would have good harvests. From Long Hubung continue travel to Tenggarong. Meals and overnight on the boat

Day 5,  TENGGARONG – LOAJANAN – BALIKPAPAN (B, L, D)
After breakfast on board the boat in Tenggarong depart for visiting the Sultan Kutai Kertanegara Palace. Enjoy seeing Sultan’s priceless collection includes Chinese ceramic from Ming dynasty in 14th century, and a visit also to Sultan’s family graveyard located next to the palace. Return to the boat for lunch and then boating downstream to Loajanan. From Loajanan land transfer to your hotel in Balikpapan for overnight.

Day 6,  HOTEL– AIRPORT (B)
After breakfast, free for leisure until transfer to Sepinggan airport for your onward flight to next destination.

Meals indication (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

Rate Includes:
Land transfers with private non-AC vehicle, Houseboat charter for touring Mahakam River, Local English speaking guide, Luggage handling, Entrances and donations at places of interest mentioned, Meals on full-board basis (5x breakfast, 5x lunch and 5x dinner), Overnight based on 4N on the Houseboat and 1N at Le Grandeur Hotel, Current prevailing govt. tax and service charge, Local insurance coverage

Rate Excludes:
Air ticket and airport departure tax, Conservation Fee, All your personal expenses, Beverages and other meals, Tipping, Other things that are not indicated above

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GENERAL INFO

TOUR ITINERARY
We do our best to keep the itinerary as it is during the operation, but there are conditions beyond our control, therefore adjustment may happen if we find necessary in concern of clients safety and comfort.

BEST TIME TO DO THE TOUR
Favorable times are during dry season, between April and October, but many of our clients still do it in November, till mid of the month. Track would be better during these times, not muddy and for Orangutan seeing, chance to see the Orangutans would be greater as they would play close to the feeding sites due to not much fruits in the forest during dry season.

ARRANGEMENT POINT
During the tour you might encounter reasonable or small unintentional delays, due to the fact that the areas are not yet well developed in terms of communication, services and other areas of life. Certain degrees of patience would be required, understanding and your ability to accept the situation in order to be able to enjoy the trip

WHAT TO BRING?
Comfortable sport or trekking shoes, sweater/ jacket, hat, sunglasses & other stuffs for sun protection, sneakers/ sandal, camera with enough films and battery, anti malaria tablets & other first-aid medications, insect/ mosquito repellent, binocular and your other personal needs.
If you plan to make purchases of souvenirs (Dayak tribal arts or valuable stones), you may need to bring enough cash of Indonesian Rupiah as Money Changer could hardly be found there.