Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Beauty Of Borneo


About

Beauty of Borneo lies within the Islands , combination of three countries East malaysia ,Indonesia and brunei. 73% of the island is Indonesian territory.The rainforest of Borneo is 130 million years old and these are the oldest rainforest in the world.
Forest of Borneo
Speaking Languages – There are two offical national languages that is Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia and others are Mandarin and English are also spoken.
Entry Requirements -Passports must be valid for six months beyond the length of stay. Visas are not required for Australian passport holders who stay less than 30 days.

Places to Feel the Beauty of Borneo
  • Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan
      Tanjung Puting National Park is a national park in Indonesia located on the island of Borneo in the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The park is famous for its orangutan conservation.

  • Camp Leaky, Central Kalimantan

      Camp Leakey has supported the research efforts of dozens of scientists and students including undergraduate and graduate students from Indonesia. 

      Spider of Borneo
       
  • Kakaban Island, East Kalimantan

      This is the huge brackish water lake increasing the beauty of boneo in the middle of the island.

  • Tahai Lake, Palangkaraya

      Tahai Lake is in Tahai village, Central Kalimantan Province. This lake is about 30 km away from Palangkaraya in the Sampit direction. The word “Tahai” comes from the local Dayak language and it's mean lake.

  • Equator Monument, Pontianak

    Roitteno Monkey

      Straddling the Equator and located approximately fifteen miles north of Quito, this monument marks the exact line dividing the northern and southern hemisphere

  • Meratus Mountains, Bajarmasin

      Meratus Mountain lies from southern to northern of South Borneo.They settle on remote places along Meratus range. Nomadic farming, animals hunting, and ritual ceremony are part of their life. The highest part is on Mount Besar.

  • Sentarum Lake, Pontianak

    Sea Point
      The Danau Sentarum National Park is a park protecting the most biodiverse lake systems, located in Borneo Island.

  • Monsopiad Headhunter Village

    Monsopiad Cultural Village is based on the Legend of Monsopiad a warrior of the Kadazandusun people. The house in which the skulls are kept are more popularly known as the “House Of Skulls” is express the real beauty of borneo