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Fascinating
Wealth of
Borneo
Borneo
Background
Borneo the land of the
Dayak Tribes and Rainforest with it's richest
wildlife of the world. Kalimantan, Indonesian part of Borneo, is two
third of this Island, with a total of 540.000 sq kilometers. The
northern part of Borneo is formed by Malaysian Sabah & Sarawak,
and the tiny oil rich Sultanate Brunei. The heart of Borneo is made up
by mountain ranges up to 2000 meters above sea level. Great Rivers
cascade down from the highlands, and are crucial infrastructure
channels between the coast and the deep interior. The river highways
attract tourists who wants to travel into the jungle regions, and visit
the traditional living Dayak tribes, once headhunters, who still live
in communal hard wooden houses called "Longhouses".
The more then 200 Dayak
Tribes in the Hinterland of Kalimantan have
still kept their original culture, influenced by the kaharingan
supernatural of spirits religion, while they already left their
headhunting activities at the Dutch colonial period at the beginning of
the 20th century. Longhouses and jungle life are not history yet, it
can be found all over Borneo, also hunting with the blowpipe in the
forest can still be spot or done, local medicine men can learn you how
to live in harmony and healthy with the nature. Borneo is the world
where original culture and nature collide. The Dayak arts are extra
ordinary and vibrant designs, the characteristic flowing geometrical
used in portraying scenes of jungle life comes from Chinese and
Vietnamese Dong Son influences.
Flora
& Fauna of Borneo
Flora and Fauna at Borneo
is amazing, while of course the "green gold"
exploitation since late sixties has destroyed more then half of it, but
a turning point is seen, now the Indonesian government and also the
people understand the beauty and wealth of Borneo's Tropical Forest.
Kalimantans coast featured mangroves swamps, and low-land rain forest,
an inland belt of gentle hills and alluvial plains marks the start to
the deep jungle. Towering dipterocarpus trees, valuable ebony and iron
wood trees are scattered throughout. The wild life is exotic,
orangutan, only found at Sumatra and Borneo, along with the endemic
proboscis monkeys, and other forest denizens including clouded leopard,
leaf monkey, macaque, pangolin anteater, tiny tarsier, lizards,
crocodiles, pythons and more then 600 bird spieces as the most famous
Sun Birds, pheasants, Kakatua, and Hornbills. Also the last Fresh Water
Dolphins on earth can be spot at East Kalimantans Mahakam River.
Wildlife
spotting opportunities are the best in the heart of Borneo or
in the National Parks, while it's never a guarantee to see wildlife,
visitors at least can get a glimpse of their habitat and sounds, before
a spot of a rare animal will be seen.
Tourism
Development
Tourism development is
still poor in the hinterland, Degigant Tours is
committed to change this by funding local communities in knowledge, and
help sponsoring projects like Orang Utan Rehabilitations, and the Fresh
Water Dolphin research station in Muara Pahu.
Expeditions
Indonesia Borneo Island is a intriguing history of
Sultan Kingdoms and traditional Dayak Tribes, with a wealth of
ecological and cultural treasures that
survive deep within the rainforest jungle of Indonesia ’s
largest island. With its legacy of Chinese, Malay, Hindu, Muslim, and
Dutch influences, we discover a virtual mosaic of traditions
flourishing in the bustling seaports and riverside cities
of Borneo. Kalimantan ’s dense jungle and wide
terrain of wetlands have traditionally kept the region isolated from
all but the adventurous travelers, and along the upper reaches of
the rivers, you can discover the rich Dayak Culture. The
indigenous
Dayak settlements along the Rivers of Kalimantan is an ideal
way
to
experience the incredible culture, where village elders practice
traditional medicine and mark their status with intricate body tattoos
and remarkably heavy ear adornments, we will be warmly
welcomed guests in their traditional longhouses. At Borneo you can
enjoy a sightful experience of traditional culture and grand
diversity of exotic flora and wildlife from black orchids to fresh
water dolphins and orangutans, and venture ashore for captivating
jungle explorations and unforgettable encounters in our village visits.
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime exploration of the Kalimantan Island!
The Expeditions are a collection of exploratories and Indonesia dream
destination journeys
that reflect the particular passions and favorite places. We created
the Borneo adventure tours for those who search a indigenous Dayak
Culture in the deep dense jungle with it's exotic flora and fauna.
Borneo travelers will have an unforgettable
experience trip in Indonesia, however, it is designed
for those who are adventurous in body and spirit.
DE'GIGANT
TOURS™
With the Kalimantan
Responsible Tourism Principe, We have a commitment
to Sustaining the exotic Rainforest Flora & Fauna of Borneo's
and indigenous Dayak culture, funding rehabilitation projects for
Orangutan, Fresh Water Dolphins, and other wild life of Kalimantan.
Save rivers clean water and Environment, develop environmental
awareness and educate locals, conservation groups and indigenous
communities to increase awareness and encourage protection of the
environment, wildlife and host cultures for Conservation and Tourism.
Each client who will do a reservation with us will plant a tree for
free, to help the re-forestation and protect the earth from the global
warnings.
De'gigant Tours™ as a Kalimantan Tour Operator in Indonesia,
is able to
serve your Holiday with Traveling Routes to the Deep interior of Mystic
Borneo /
Kalimantan Island, to make your vacation a real holiday, for
Backpackers till exclusive deluxe tour itineraries. From Jungle
trekking, of the beaten track forest trails, to Dayak indigenous
Culture, Adventure trips, River Cruise Safari, in area's as the
Apokayan, Kayan River, Mahakam River, Barito River, Rungan
River, Kahayan River, Katingan River, Kapuas River, Mount Meratus,
Kutai National Park, Samboja Sungai Wain Orangutan & Sun Bear
Reserve, Kayan
Mentarang Reserve, Tanjung Puting National Park, visit Camp Leakey
Orang Utan
Rehabilitation Center, Orangutan tours, Tangkiling National Park,
Gunung
Palung National Park, Danau Semantrum National Park, Kersik Luwai
Orchid Reserve, Diving at Derawan Islands, Longhouse Tours, Dayak
Hunting Tours, Mahakam Dolphin Tours, Safari tours to Sabah,
Sarawak etc, etc.
Also
Hotel bookings &
Reservation, Taxi / Car rental service, Boat
rental, Flight bookings and a lot more can be arranged. Our goal is to
make your experience at Borneo
as memorable, personal and amazing as your wish! We will always be
chasing
this aim, to change our programs in order to meet all of your
tourists / business needs, but we will never change our services!
Should you
have any questions or further queries, please don't
hesitate to contact our professional and friendly staff for your
questions.
We will give you the best quotation for the competition and we assure
you
that the extraordinary variety of tours, friendly service, attention to
detail and excellent value you have come to know and expect from
De'gigant Tours™,
Travel Service.
Group, Private Tailor Made, or Special Interest
Tour Programs
Our
Tailor
Made programs for the individual or small group size,
honeymoon trip, research expeditions, or film teams with special
interest can be made upon your wishes, all you have to do is sent us an
e-mail with your “detailed” request, and we will
make a program as personal and memorable for you, we will never change
our service as you can expect from us, and will always chaise this aim.
For Tailor made programs, special request, or private small group size
tours, please visit our Kalimantan Tourism
Destination Guide
site, or navigate direct for
more detail tour and travel information of a specific Kalimantan
destination at the left table (below) on this site, which can help
to create your own Kalimantan tour program. If you still have
questions, please don't hesitate to contact us, at the address as you
can find at the
bottom of this page.
Our
Regular Group Tour
Programs Covering Whole Indonesian Borneo.These
Programs are for the minimum group size of four (4) persons. The main
category of the Programs are Culture, Nature, and Adventure or a
combination of it. Our standard programs can be found at
Tour Programs
Site from where you
can choose a Kalimantan tour package or make
a combination of two or more Kalimantan packages. Our Kalimantan Tour
Packages covering whole Borneo.
For information
crossing the
borders between Sabah or Sarawak and
Indonesian Borneo, please see our Get There site
where you can find information on how
and where to
cross the border, or just sent us a request e-mail, we can help to
arrange itineraries and permits for crossing the Malaysian to
Indonesian border.
May our site be
helpful for
you, we couldn't tell and write you all
here, there is much more to explore, if you need more Information for
traveling at Kalimantan , we will help you to find the solution, as we
know that each traveler is different.
If you have any
inquiries or
questions,
please feel free to
contact
us
by Phone or M@il For more Information or a Reservation.
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