Kahayan river tour | Amazon River Indonesia

Natural tourism objects are still much favored by tourists. The reason is, the scenery that is presented naturally and a beautiful stretch of nature are puzzles that are the main attraction. Not to mention, natural paintings as the most beautiful gift from God are presented with different sensations, which are also things that should not be missed. One of them is an activity along the river with a treat that you have never seen before. Kalimantan, which is the lungs of the world because of its forests and being an island with the designation of a thousand rivers, has a very interesting and distinctive tour, the Kahayan River is the name. We can guess from the name, how exciting is the activity along the river in Central Kalimantan and there are some people who call it the Amazon Indonesia forest.

The Kahayan River is one of the longest rivers on the island of Borneo. It has an area of ​​81,648 km2, a length of 600 km, a width of 500 meters and a depth of up to 7 meters. The river that divides Palangkaraya City is also commonly referred to as the Great Biaju river or the Great Dayak river. The Kayahan River has a very unique shape because it looks like a bay that has plummeted into. Deep river flow, sendimentation in the mouth of the river causes silting around the river. However, it is not only unique that makes the Kahayan river travel interesting, but the scenery around the river and the atmosphere of the Dayak tribe will be recorded by your eyes.

Intrigued by how Borneo will amaze you with the beauty of the riverfront scenery?

• Tourist attraction

Splitting the atmosphere of the peat forest and sailing over the river with clear water and sometimes greenish brown color typical of river water is a tour that cannot be found in any place. There are several routes offered by the Kahayan river tour manager, but the route to Kaja Island is the most favored by visitors. In this route, the trip along the Kahayan River in Central Kalimantan starts with a view of the floating houses of the people around the river which are still very simple and different from the settlements in the big city. The number of kelotok owned by residents who are engaged in activities will also add to the exotic Kahayan river. Along the way to Kaja Island which is the place of Nyaru Menteng people conservation. In this tourism area, participants are usually allowed to enter the river with a predetermined time. In Nyaru Menteng you can see various kinds of Borneo animals such as Macaca Fascicularis, namely long-tailed gray monkeys that hang and jump between trees, uwa-uwa, lutong, monitor lizards and proboscis monkeys.

After stopping at Kaja Island, continue to the Keramat Tomb which contains Sapundu which is a pillar to bind sacrificial animals during tiwah ceremonies (death ceremonies) and a place for collecting bones from Dayak tribes.

In the course of crossing this river, you can also see the types of wood typical of Kalimantan forest dwellers such as ironwood, balngeran wood

• Access

Because the place is in the middle of the city of Palangkaraya, it is not difficult to reach the tourist site along the Kahayan river. For those of you who are tourists from outside Kalimantan, a 30-minute journey from the airport of Tjilik Riwut Airport goes to the town square of Palangkaraya. Then from the square it only takes about 10 minutes to get to the river.
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