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Indonesian Orangutan Adventure

12/2/2017

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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
By 9.05am on a Monday morning, whilst walking through the Indonesian jungle, we had already seen a mother Borneon Orangutan and her baby. That morning, we were awoken at 5am by the sounds of the dawn jungle chorus. We had slept on the roof of our Klotok, a traditional Indonesian wooden boat exclusively for us. Although seeing a baby orangutan is adorable, this had already been ticked off our list in Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. We wanted to see an alpha-male; a real King Louis from the Jungle Book.

Today, there were no Monday blues, no disappointing thoughts that it was the beginning of the week; they had been replaced by an amazing experience that we would always remember. This is our Indonesian Orangutan Adventure.

How did you spend your Monday morning?
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Cruising down the Sekonyer River

As soon as I heard you can hire a boat to cruise down a river looking for wild and semi-wild orangutans, I knew this was something I had to do! This particular adventure is in Tanjung Putting National Park, a short 1 hour 10 minute flight from Jakarta, and we pre-booked a 3D/2N tour with the amazing Kingfisher. We wanted for nothing on this trip, and during the entire time we were made to feel like royalty.

Tours can be arranged around your flight arrival time either in the morning, afternoon or like ours, in the evening.

We boarded our own personal Klotok, an traditional Indonesian boat, just before the sun set which we watched in comfort.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
A Klotok? What on earth is that? It’s a 2-storey wooden boat used for cruising down the Sekonyer River. The top deck is where we spent our time either eating, sleeping, or lazing around on comfortable lounge chairs spotting all manner of jungle wildlife. ​
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Our Klotok for the two nights
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
This was our home for the two days
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Our amazing crew - Darwin (guide), cook and captain
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Different type of Klotok you can hire
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Another example of a Klotok
​At the beginning of the trip we cruised past Nepa Palm trees at the very mouth of the river but soon we found ourselves in more familiar jungle surroundings. If you want the boat to go faster you can just ask the captain, but cruising slowly is best so you can take in the relaxed surroundings, and keep an eye out for wildlife. ​
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​We saw long tailed macaques, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles and kingfishers. Interestingly, we saw the unnatural swaying of trees caused by wild orangutans swinging through them but never actually saw the orangutans themselves. Wild orangutans stay away from humans and if they hear or see human activity, they disappear quickly.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
This family of long tailed macaques were viewed whilst cruising down the river
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
We spotted this cheeky proboscis monkey from our Klotok
​The main beauty of a Klotok is the open sides; as we floated down the river, the gentle breeze licked our faces and we listened to gentle bird songs. We always felt so chilled and happy; you can’t put a price on that in this day and age!
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Views when cruising down the Sekonyer River
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​After a scrumptious dinner of curry chicken, rice, mie noodles and veg, the captain prepared our sleeping quarters for the evening – a cosy mattress under a stylish mosquito net. It felt more like a 4-poster bed than an open-air Klotok, and we couldn’t resist the urge to lay down. 
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Our scrumptious dinner - so much food for just two of us!
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Our sleeping quarters for the evening underneath the stars
The jungle noises were hypnotic as the sound of frogs, crickets, cicadas, birds and wild proboscis monkeys honking at one another filled our ears. A single fire fly circumnavigated the room and before we knew it, we had drifted off to sleep. ​
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This is where we spent a night - we literally pulled over in our Klotok and moored up for the evening

​Orangutan Feeding Stations

Pondok Tanggui (daily feeding at 9am)
During the course of our trip we had four opportunities for orangutan encounters, orangutan translated means "old man of the forest". These feeding stations are set up part-way into the jungle, and there are around 6,000 orangutans who live here. Around 5,000 are wild and the remaining 1,000 are rehabilitated, it is these orangutans that supplement their diet from the feeding stations.
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After our filling breakfast which included tea and coffee served in china teacups with saucers, we took a short 15 minute walk into the jungle. We passed interesting plants like pitcher plants (a prey-trapping plant which has a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid liquid). 
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Breakfast - another delicious filling meal
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Sy enjoying his morning tea from a china cup!
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Pitcher plants on the jungle floor
​As we walked towards the camp named Pondok Tangut, our guide made orangutan “howl” noises in order to call them to the platform. Within minutes we had seen three orangutans swinging through the trees which included a mother and her baby. As we reached the small clearing, we couldn’t believe our eyes as a 33 year old alpha male named Doyok was already there, happily munching his way through a pile of sugar cane.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Doyok and his pile of sugar cane
He was huge in comparison to the other orangutans and displayed the typical large cheekpads and big sagging pouch of skin underneath his chin commonly associated with an alpha. Wow! This was the King Louis Jungle Book experience I had been hoping for. Isn't he magnificent!
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
We were fairly close to the feeding platform - you can see Doyok in the background
​We enjoyed about 20 minutes of his company before he wandered off, then it was the turn of the other orangutans in the area to come join the party!

In total during the 1.5 hours, we saw about six different orangutans, including the mother and baby from earlier who had made their way over to the feeding station. The mother would keep her baby close to her, almost shielding it away from prying eyes but every now and then he would poke out his little face to a chorus of click-clicks from visitors’ cameras.
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If you look closely you can see the baby hanging from his mother
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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​There was a shy orangutan who would climb onto the platform, grab a handful of food then disappear back into the jungle for his morning feed, which he did a few times.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Shy orangutan grabbing his handful of sugar cane
We visited in late January so there were still fruits on the trees which meant the orangutans can feed themselves and have no need to stop at feeding stations. With this in mind, we were very happy with our encounters; sometimes you see lots of orangutans and other times you see none at all. We were extremely lucky to see Doyok as he doesn’t come here often. When we were leaving, we heard Doyok making his long call which he does when the local females have rejected him. Doyok doesn’t like rejection, it annoys him, so he makes a long call to call in females from afar – an absolutely amazing noise to hear!

Camp Leakey (daily feeding at 2pm)
The most famous of camps in the area is Camp Leakey named after the late famous naturalist Dr Louis Leakey who helped and encouraged Dr Birute Galdikas to pursue her dream of studying wild orangutans. Birute Galdikas is to orangutans what Diane Fossey is to the Mountain Gorilla and Jane Goodall is to chimpanzees; Dr Leakey trained all three of these phenomenal women. Galdikas and her team have dedicated their lives working tirelessly to conserve and protect orangutans since 1971. Camp Leakey is the site of the longest continuous study of any of animal in the history of science.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​The walk into the jungle takes around 30 minutes. Next to the hut where rangers keep the food, we saw a mother named Peta and her baby. They hang out here to grab the food as soon as the rangers open the door instead of swinging to the feeding platform – smart thinking Peta! Why make your way to the dinner table when the cupboard is right in front of you?
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Peta and her baby hanging out by the food cupboard!
​Our first visitors of the day were four wild boars – well that was unexpected! Apparently the boars congregate around the feeding platform waiting for the rangers to sweep the excess food and fruit skins onto the floor, then it’s lunch time for these bad boys! At three times the size of the wild boars we are used to seeing in the UK, we were nervous at how close they were but in Borneo, they seem harmless. We watched as they schnuffled around – until the arrival of the orangutans that is, then all eyes turned to them!
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Once again we were blessed with seeing around five orangutans plus another mother and baby as they all gracefully swung in one by one through the trees.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
When we headed back to our Klotok, at the end of the boardwalk in front of the boats was Peta and her baby, she knew there was food on the boats and wanted more! She could smell the deep-fried chocolate covered bananas our cook had made as a snack upon our return and wanted to join in – no Peta, that’s ours and we weren’t sharing! 
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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Tanjung Harapon (daily feeding at 3pm)
At this station we had three sets of mothers with their young of three different ages, newborn, baby and an infant who was still learning to climb but would always keep one hand on his mother for reassurance. 
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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​The first orangutan on the feeding station was Gundul, the 34 year old alpha male. He munched on a few bananas and hung around (literally) before disappearing high up into a tree – one of the thinnest trees in the forest. I have no idea how it managed to hold his weight! 
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Gundul - the 34 year old alpha male
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Gundul chilling high up in a tree
All was fine and dandy, until all of a sudden Gundul came crashing through the jungle at some speed cracking branches along the way, making a loud howling noise. He raced purposely towards one of the mothers who had fled the platform into a nearby tree.

Now, we have seen enough David Attenborough documentaries to know that alpha males acting in this way doesn’t always end well for mother and baby, so all sorts of thoughts entered our heads. Gundul’s strength and power were clearly visible – it was daunting, especially as he appeared to be heading towards us! As it turned out, Gundul fancied a bit of hanky-panky with one of his women! It didn’t matter that this one was holding a baby (his baby as well!) but thankfully it all quietened down quite quickly.

​After a few minutes, when Gundul’s back was turned, the mother made a quiet and swift escape with no harm to her or her little one (and no hanky-panky).

What a magnificent experience to hear and witness! Never in my wildest dreams could I have hoped for this orangutan alpha male behaviour.

Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Different colour rivers

The Sekonyer River is an unattractive brown colour caused by coal mining. The miners strip away the trees which removes the root systems holding all the soil in place. When it rains, all the loose soil is washed into the river making it a reddish brown colour.
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The River Leakey is black which is the true natural colour of these rivers, and how it should be due to the rich pete (rotting organic material) in the soil. At one point where the two rivers meet, a line is clearly visible separating the two.
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The brown Sekonyer Ricer meets the black River Leakey
Observing Orangutan behaviour

We were blessed to have the time and opportunity to view the orangutans on four different occasions. This meant we had plenty of time to simply sit down, observe their behaviour and social interaction, as opposed to just snapping away in excitement with our cameras as we have done in the past (including on this trip!). Over the course of the two days, I would say in total we spent around 4.5 – 5 hours with these gentle creatures, and it was wonderful to be near them and “orangutan watch” (like people watching, but with apes instead of humans!)
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On one occasion, as we were nearing one of the feeding platforms, we heard the cry from a young orangutan in a tree directly above us. His mother had taken her little baby to the platform and left him behind so he was crying out for her in distress. His pitiful wails were heartbreaking, but thankfully he later made his way to the platform to be reunited with his siblings. 
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This young orangutan was distressed as he couldn't see his mother
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
Doyok the alpha male was also there and he did the same as he had done the day before, let out a big fart, then got up and left, which was hilarious! As he was leaving the platform, the young child from earlier put his arm around his mother for protection.
Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
The distressed youngster is reunited with his mother and puts a comforting arm around her
​One of the mothers appeared to be feeding for two! She would peel her banana, shovel one into her mouth followed in quick succession with about three or four bananas then discarded the peels.
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This mother would shovel banana after banana into her mouth in quick succession
​Some of the orangutans would pick up three or four bananas or sugar cane, stuff them in their mouths whole, then climb back up a tree to eat them in peace.
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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
​The social interaction with the males was interesting, or should I say lack thereof. There were around three different males who took it in turns swinging onto the platform for their feed but they were clearly mindful to never be together. We noticed how they would move out of one another’s way when they sensed another male was near. If the males come together, then they fight.

​Bananas are not worth fighting over!
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Borneon Orangutan, Indonesia Jungle, Kalimantan – Indonesian Orangutan Adventure Feet Do Travel
The males would take it in turns swinging in, pick up a handful of food and return to the tree

Orangutan Facts
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  • Never use a flash to photograph the orangutans – Ahmed from Camp Leakey is blind in one eye caused by the flash from tourists’ cameras over a period of years.
  • The name “orangutan” derives from the Indonesian/Malay words “orang” which is person and “hutan” meaning forest. So orangutan literally “person of the forest”, but are often referred to as "old man of the forest".
  • Alpha males generally dominate an area of around 8km.
  • Males can grow up to 5ft high and weigh around 120kg. Females can grow up to 4ft high and weigh up to 45kg
  • The females will rear their young until 7 years old, the longest in the animal kingdom.
  • A female can begin to reproduce at 15 years old and can continue until she is around 35.
  • On average in the wild, orangutans can live beyond 50 years of age.
  • The strength of a male orangutan is at least 8 times great than that of a man, a female’s strength is approximately 4 times greater.
  • On the feeding platforms, the orangutans are given sugar cane, bananas, sometimes pumpkins, sweet potato and oranges, basically a mixture of anything sweet!
  • Orangutans sleep in nests high up in the trees and they make a new one every day. This is because they can spend a lot of time in these nests which includes going to the toilet and they obviously want a clean place to sleep.
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An orangutan handprint (but which one is the orangutan?!)

How to get to Tanjung Puting National Park

From Jakarta it’s a 1 hour 10 minute flight to Pangkalan Bun which is the nearest airport to Kumai, the port to take you into Tanjung Puting National Park. Kalstar and Lion Air offer reasonably priced flights (ours were £80 return per person) which you can purchase either directly, or through a comparison website such as Traveloka.

If you are not in Jakarta and are in another part of Borneo, Jakarta is still the main airport and the majority of flights will be via there.

When to visit

Orangutans can be viewed all year round but the numbers you will see at the feeding stations depends on whether or not there is a lot more fruit on the trees. It is obviously better for the orangutans if there is more natural feeding, however if there is more natural food for them to feed on, not so many will visit the feeding stations. In saying that, we went in low season and saw on average of at least five at each station.

High season is July – September and there can be as many as 20 klotok’s (meaning more people) at each feeding station.
Low season – the trees have more fruit which means the orangutans feed naturally in the wild and less visit the feeding stations. What this does mean is less people and prices are cheaper – make sure you negotiate the price!

Klotok hire

You have a choice of hiring a Klotok and crew separately yourself but in truth, it does appear rather long winded and complicated. Alternatively you can use a tour operator which, in my opinion, is far less hassle and very reasonably priced when you consider what is included. We booked with Borneo Wisata (who was the first Klotok in the National Park) and cannot rate them enough – booking was so incredibly easy and we had zero stress (email Harry [email protected] or Tel: +62 (0) 81 2500 0508). We simply told him what day and time our flight would be arriving and he took it from there. For around 6,500,000 IDR (low season) you will have an All Inclusive package and you do not have to worry about a thing!

All inclusive includes an attentive crew, excellent food, all entrance fees, camera fee, all snacks and refreshments and in fact, you are treated like a King/Queen! Included is an extremely knowledgeable guide (Darmin was amazing!), Seriously, I cannot rate Harry and his team highly enough!
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Travel facts


  • The official currency is Indonesian Rupiah’s (IDR). £1 = 18,000 IDR.
  • The official language is Bahasa Indonesia which is similar to Bahasa Malaysia (Borneo) and throughout Indonesia in general.
  • There are no ATM’s or credit card facilities en route so take some cash with you in case you want to buy anything at the local village. ATM’s are in Pangkalan Bun and Kumai.
  • When you are in the jungle, there will be no phone signal, no wi-fi or internet.
  • Take mosquito repellent with you and use it, not just at night but when you walk into the jungle.
  • A free 30 day visa is given at the time of arrival (not for all countries). A 60 day visa can be obtained in advance from consulates and embassies. You can also buy a Visa on Arrival for US $35 at the airport in Bali, Lombok & Jakarta, this will need to be extended for a further 30 days at Immigration before the 30 day expiry.
  • If you can speak just a couple of Indonesian words, you will receive a big smile in return, even if you simply use “Pagi” (morning) and “Terima Kasih” (thank you) it will be hugely appreciated.

​Have you viewed orangutans in the jungle? If so, share your experience with us in the comments section below!
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Seeing wild Orangutans was on our bucket list, so we booked a trip to the Indonesian Jungle of Borneo. We saw entire families of Borneon Orangutans, from baby orangutans to the alpha males. Feet Do Travel share with you our amazing Indonesian Orangutan Adventure. #indotravellers #hny_indonesia #thingstodo #exploreindonesia #incredibleindonesia #visitindonesia #travel #vacationinspiration #nextvacation #travelblog #travelblogger #travelling #travelguides
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15/2/2017 03:56:17 am

Hello Simon,

Thank you very much for the article.We are very happy to look at this.
We hope that in the future we would have many clients after they hear from your story.
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Darwin Price link
18/11/2021 12:31:06 am

I really enjoyed Angie’s and your adventures with the Orangutans. Well written and stunning photos. Something for my bucket list!

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Michele {Malaysian Meanders} link
16/2/2017 06:46:38 pm

Wow, what an incredible excursion. When we were in Kuching, Malaysia we did a short visit to an orangutan sanctuary and an evening river cruise. What you did looks 10 times better! I think slowly drifting down the river in a Klotok seems like a wonderful way to view wildlife. And those photos of the orangutans stuffing their mouths with bananas are so cute.

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Stephanie (1AdventureTraveler) link
24/2/2017 12:45:34 pm

Wow Angie, what an amazing experience and one that I would love to go on. Stunning photos. :-) I have never heard of a Klotok but that seems the way to go. I know you love wild animals I bet you were in love with all the Orangutans in their natural habit. I have pinned this for later and would definitely use this and the Company you used to float down the river with for my next trip to Indonesia. Thanks so much for sharing :-)

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Sina link
24/2/2017 01:38:16 pm

Wow, what an amazing experience! The whole excursion looks incredible and I love how close you get to the Orangutans. Thanks for the interesting facts too - amazed by how strong they are but feel sorry for poor Ahmed! Thanks for sharing :)

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tracy collins link
24/2/2017 05:08:04 pm

Well Angie this is so tempting....what an amazing experience. I would absolutely love to do this - just done a currency conversion to look at the costs! We still have not firmed up our travel plans for July/August so a lot of flexibility - this is really such an absolutely fantastic experience that it really is something I am going to look at.

Your photographs are lovely and you get a real sense of the characters of some of those orang-utans from your descriptions!

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Shona link
25/2/2017 07:31:42 am

What an incredible experience, and one I want to do immediately. I love any travel on a boat and if it's through Borneo with Orangutans even better. Thanks for sharing!

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Oana link
25/2/2017 11:10:53 am

This seems to be an amazing excursion. I am dreaming about waking up on Monday like you did, without worrying about work.Sleeping on the Klotok seems to be so fun, I would love to do it one day. All the pictures are gorgeous, especially the ones with the babies and the orangutans stuffing bananas and sugar cane in their mouths. I would probably freak out if I was so close to an alfa orangutan or an wild boar. You inspire us all with your stories, hope one day we can take your example and be full-time travelers. Thank you for sharing.

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Garth link
25/2/2017 02:14:07 pm

What a brilliant adventure! I'd love to see orangutans they look incredible from your photographs. I love how you got there too witnessing all that wildlife along the way, how amazing, although I'm not sure if I would be able to sleep in the open with all those noises around me! great post, I hope we get to Borneo one day :-)

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Jenn
25/2/2017 03:04:22 pm

This is seriously something out of my dreams! Do you need us to come visit you guys there?!? Wow! I'm so glad to see the company contact information in the comment above as we will be in touch when we make it to Borneo some day! I can't even imagine something like this - the sights, the sounds, the people... wow!!!

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SamH Travels link
25/2/2017 06:28:18 pm

One word... WOW! This is such an amazing encounter and I am super jealous! You were very fortunate and privileged to see the ‪Orangutans. The photos are great, I felt like I was on the adventure with you :-)

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Scarlett Begonias link
26/2/2017 12:52:25 am

What an incredible adventure! We would love to go and observe the orangutans. The nature sounds must have been amazing on the boat, and in your cozy accommodations.

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Travel Lexx link
26/2/2017 12:55:10 pm

Angie, what an amazing trip and it's so cool that you got to spend so much quality time with the orangutans! They are beautiful creatures and it's great that you got to learn so much about them. The cruise looks amazing as well - did you not have to share with anyone else? You guys were definitely looked after and this is something I would love to do if I am ever back on Borneo

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Rob+Ann @TravelLatte(.net) link
26/2/2017 11:50:14 pm

Life is strange. Just the other day, Ann and I were talking about Orangutans, and presto! It's on your blog. Hmmm...maybe the Universe is trying to tell us to visit? What an awesome adventure. And I love the Klotoks! Yep...definitely need to heed the Universe's advice here. ;)

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ThriftyTrails link
27/2/2017 07:37:16 pm

We have not seen orangutans in the jungle, only in captivity. The baby's are so cute! The whole adventure sounds magnificent. Spending time on a calm and peaceful rivers would be so relaxing. I am generally afraid of monkeys but come to think of it I don't think I am as afraid of apes. The point where the two rivers meet is pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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Elisabeth Caraballo link
27/2/2017 11:13:25 pm

What an amazing experience! Love Love Love your photos!

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Kreete link
28/2/2017 12:14:31 am

Wow! Seems like a great way to escape into the wild for a few days. It was very interesting finding out about these gentle creatures and their habits. I feel like I have done the trip myself after reading this. This is definitely going to my indonesia list! Love the photos and the food seems amazing too! So lucky!

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Siddharth and Shruti link
28/2/2017 03:54:20 am

What an amazing experience. Will remember to not use flash photography. Terima Kasih! #feetdotravel

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Erin Southerland link
28/2/2017 03:22:06 pm

This looks amazing! Your photos are gorgeous. The facial expressions of the orang-utans are unforgettable.

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Sandy N Vyjay link
3/3/2017 04:42:26 am

The view of the lakes and the scenery is simply mesmerizing. Apart from the orangutans I think that the place is best to visit for its fresh air. Of course the mischief of the orangutans lend a fun element to the atmosphere,

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David link
6/3/2017 09:25:57 am

What a great time you had! The Klotok ride seems like an amazing time all on its own, let alone ending with getting to see Orangutans up close like that. Can't believe how bright their fur is. Great experience and a thorough guide to boot!

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wayfaringsarah link
9/3/2017 07:38:31 pm

This is something I HAVE to do. Orangutans have always been one of my favourite animals and that double-decker boat looks like the PERFECT place to stay!! Amazing!! Love all the pictures :) Thanks for sharing!

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Raymond Carroll link
15/3/2017 08:06:43 am

Amazing post! Those big Alphas look scary - you must have got a fright when that big one came crashing through the trees. The babies are so cute too - like little, hairy, human babies. Borneo is on my bucket list and one day hopefully I shall get to go there. Great pics, story, and info. Thanks for sharing!

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Deborah Regen link
23/11/2018 02:28:53 pm

Those alpha male orangutans are so big, their eyes look like they have seen a lot and know a lot! I hope more can be done to bring up their numbers in the wild so that they are no longer an endangered species. What a once-in-a-lifetime experience you had! Pinned.

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