Orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park

Orangutans are large apes that currently found only in the rainforests of Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sumatra. These apes mostly live in trees and swing from branch to branch using their arms. The word orangutan means "man of the forest" in Malay language. Orangutans are in danger of extinction because their population is decreasing.

Tanjung Puting National Park

An Orangutan at Tree

Orangutans are very intelligent and they are among the most intelligent primates. They use leave as an umbrella to prevent them getting wet when rain. Orangutans also use leaves as cups to help them drink water.

An Happy Orangutan

Tanjung Puting National Park is located in Central Kalimantan province. Nearest City from this national park is Pangkalan Bun. Tanjung Puting National Park is famous for its Orangutans conservation, purity of the air, night sky with remarkable view of the Milky Way, and also beautiful sunset. Kalimantan itself is the world's third largest island with an extremely diverse flora and fauna that include more than 380 species of birds, 222 species of mammals, more than 2,000 species of orchids, and more than 3,000 species of trees.

Milky Way at Tanjung Puting National Park

How to get to Pangkalan Bun : Jakarta - Semarang - Pangkalan Bun by plane, or from Semarang to Pangkalan Bun by ship.

Some Hotels located in / near to Tanjung Puting:
Rimba Orangutan Eco Lodge
Grand Kecubung Hotel Pangkalan Bun
Swiss-Belinn Pangkalan Bun