|  Duration: 08
Days/07 Nights
Grade: Easy
Starts/Ends: Jakarta or Bali
This
trip will show you about the incredible diversities of Indonesian natural environment
both the tropical rain forest and the marine park under the water.
We start
the trip from Jakarta or Bali to Semarang, the capital of Central Java Province
to board on a private comfortable aircraft and having a pleasant flight for 1.5
hour to Pangkalan Bun at Kalimantan to meet one of the human's closest living
relatives in animal kingdoms: Orangutans (pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus sp.) living
free at Camp Leakey, Tanjung Harapan and Pondok Tanguy stations inside the Tanjung
Puting National Park, a misty rain forest surrounded by proboscis monkeys, macaques,
gibbons, birds including the giant hornbills and other exotic flora and fauna.
We
spend two days "magical trip" with the orangutans in their natural habitat and
explore the quit river on a traditional boat ( "African Queen" river boat style)
and having some short walk around the stations.
From Pangkalan Bun we fly
back with the private aircraft toward the southern part and land at the airstrip
in Dewadaru about 64 Nautical miles north of the coastal town of Semarang and
transfer by boat to Menyawakan Island, one of the islands of the 27 paradise islands
in The Karimun Jawa Island Group.
 Diving
In Karimun Jawa has much to offer to all sorts of divers, from novice to very
experienced. The islands have been declared a national marine park and are protected.
We have discovered se9veral dive sites that are in good to excellent condition.
On
the upside, one should perhaps mention the overall quality of the diving, the
variety between fringing reefs, atolls and wrecks, the good variety of species,
some of them rare, such as for example the Crocodile fish and Leafy Scorpion fish.
Whale
Sharks are being spotted all year round and recently one lucky group of divers
had very close encounters with them on different locations on each of their three
dives during one day... Macro divers also have a lot to be amazed of in the area
and everyone loves the service given by the dive center!
THE ISLAND RESORT:
 The
island resort at Menyawakan Island is Indonesia's newest PADI resort in 5 star
settings is located at Menyawakan island, one of the 27 paradise islands in The
Karimun Java archipelago. Covered by coconut trees and surrounded by white sandy
beaches.
The resort opened in August 1999. It has 5 VIP bungalows and 5
two-room deluxe bungalows. Despite it's remote location, the resort is very luxurious.
All rooms, furnished in teakwood, are centrally air-conditioned, have satellite
TV, a mini bar with refrigerator, western style bathrooms with filtered and pressurized
hot and cold showers. All the bungalows have an outdoor terrace with teak garden
furniture. The bungalows are all facing West, only 15 m from the beach, which
gives an amazing view over the tranquil deep blue ocean and the vivid sunsets.
A True Robinson Crusoe escape including the luxurious comforts of 5 star facilities!
For
the NON DIVERS of family, corporate gathering, honeymooners and those who just
want to rest and relax and the empty and lost paradise, the resort offers all
the luxury and leisure activities you may crave; just hanging around and enjoying
the tropical paradise above the pristine surface of the deep blue and the beach.
There
is opportunity to use Jet skis, Sea kayaks, paddle boats or do fishing or snorkeling,
these activities are available at any time of the day. THE PRIVATE AIRCRAFTS:
 The
aircrafts are imported from Australia and New Zealand and are in very good condition
with relatively low hours. All aircrafts are having new interiors, some with leather
seating and presents generally very well. A well maintained fleet of twin engine
CESSNA 402 with 8 pax commuter configuration or 6 pax executive seating are ready
to serve ther most demanding customers. The smaller single engine Cessna 172's
will carry you in comfort with two friends for less money over shorter distances. THE ITINERARY
OUTLINE:
Day
01
| Arrive
Jakarta or Bali. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
| Day 02
| Transfer
to the airport for flight to Semarang and by the charter aircraft to Pangkalan
Bun in Kalimantan for about 1.5 hour. Boating up to Tanjung Harapan Station in
Tanjung Puting Park. Overnight on boat.
| Day 03
| Visit
Camp Leaky and Pondok Tanguy. Overnight on boat.
| Day 04
| The private
aircraft will pick you up at Pangkalan Bun Airport for one hour flight to Dewadaru
Airport. Speedboat transfer to the resort. First dive before lunch (Usually on
the house reef). After lunch take second dive and then a night dive. Dinner is
served from 19-22
| Day 05
| After
breakfast take your first dive (you can also make a 3 dives full day trip with
meals on board the boat if requested and still be able to do a night dive later).
After lunch take second dive and then a night dive. Dinner is served from 19-22.
| Day 06
| Take
a first dive after breakfast. After lunch take the second dive. Dinner is served
from 19-22.
| Day 07
| After
breakfast check out from Resort then trip to Karimun Jawa for Shark feeding/Shark
swimming. After lunch take a sightseeing on Karimun Jawa. If you want to relax
on the resort until 14:00 and skip the shark feeding/sightseeing trip, that is
also fine, you can then be taken straight to the airport from the resort for flight
out to Semarang. From Semarang, proceed with the regular flight either to Jakarta
or Bali.
| Day 08
| Leave
Jakarta or Bali for flight to next destination or extend with other trips.
|
NOTE: If required,
from Semarang you can continue to Borobudur to see the World's biggest Buddhist
Temple near Jogyakarta or from Bali sail to Komodo Island to see the Komodo Dragons
in their natural habitat. > ORANGUTAN
GENERAL INFORMATION
> TANJUNG
PUTING NATIONAL PARK
>
BORNEO GENERAL INFO
> 3
Days With the ORANGUTAN
> 4
Days With the ORANGUTAN
> 5
Days With the ORANGUTAN
> ACCOMODATION
> ORANGUTAN
AND DAYAK TRIBES TOUR
> ORANGUTAN
TOUR WITH LUXURY PHINISI CRUISE
> ORANGUTAN
TOUR & BOROBUDUR EXTENSION
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