BANJAR MASIN - SOUTH BORNEO UNIQUE ADVENTURE TRIP

Nice villages visit along the way from Loksado to Haratai. Can mingle with locals who take doggies and piggies as pets. Locals addressed piggies as gunik. And greenery forests during trekking. Tropical and rainforest vegetations along the way.

Loksado is a small town about 5 hours ride from Banjarmasin, the capital city of South Kalimantan. Or about 3 hours from Marabahan.

From Loksado, travelers can start trekking to Meratus Mountaineous Range with itinerary Loksado-Malaris-Haratai. With additional attraction bamboo rafting in Amandit river.

Trekking from Loksado to Haratai is nice, especially if the time close to sunset and evening. Passes wooden bridge and forests and small rivers and several villages. And the evening sky showing thousand stars that feel so close to the earth.

And in Haratai, you can stay with locals. If you're lucky, you can witnessing the locals who are still have Hinduism beliefs [called Hindu Kaharingan] arrange a ceremony called Jujuran. A pre-wedding procession where both sides of bride and groom doing Beruji in Indonesian so called pantun or poem in English] for a dealing about expenses should be paid for the wedding ceremony.

This Jujuran can take all night long! With intermission traditional music and song using drums in trance conditions. This event will be held in a communal house, which connected with several families' houses from the same ancestor.

LOKSADO TREKKING and BAMBOO RAFTING I
4 Days / 3 Nights

Day 01 : ARRIVAL IN BANJARMASIN
Meet at Banjarmasin. Free at own leisure.

Day 02 : FLOATING MARKET - TRADITIONAL DIAMOND MINING - LOKSADO
Early morning, leave to floating market, then proceed to Cempaka village to see traditional diamond mining and polishing, next proceed to Loksado to visit village and longhouse of Meratus Dayak. overnight at lodge. (B, L, D)

Day 03 : BAMBOO RAFTING
Going to forest to cut bamboos and set

the bamboo raft with villagers, then do the bamboo rafting crossing mount Kantawan and tropical forest on riverside. The bus will wait on the downstream to transfer to Banjarmasin. Overnight at hotel.(B, L, D)

Day 04 : DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport. Tour end. (B)

LOKSADO TREKKING and BAMBOO RAFTING II
5 Days / 4 Nights

Day 01 : ARRIVAL IN BANJARMASIN
Meet at airport. Free at own leisure.

Day 02 : FLOATING MARKET - TRADITIONAL DIAMOND MINING - LOKSADO
Early in the morning leave to floating market to watch people trading boat to boat, then proceed to Cempaka village to see traditional diamond mining and polshing. Next, visiting Pandak Daun village to see water buffaloes return to the stall. Afterwards, leaving to Loksado. Overnight on lodge.(B, L, D)

Day 03 : FULL DAY TREKKING
Transfer to Waja village, then trekking in Meratus mountain crossing virgin forest, waterfalls, traditional farms. Afterwards, proceed to the lodge through different path passing longhouses, hanging bridges, rivers, and secondary forest. Overnight in lodge (B, L, D)

Day 04 : BAMBOO RAFTING - BANJARMASIN
Exploring villagers in making the bamboo raft, then do the bamboo rafting across mount Kantawan and tropical rainforest alongside of Amandit river. Return to Banjarmasin. Overnight in hotel.(B, L, D)

Day 05 : DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport for the next destination.(B)

LOKSADO TREKKING and BAMBOO RAFTING III
7 Days / 6 Nights

Day 01 : ARRIVAL IN BANJARMASIN
Meet at airport. Free at own leisure.

Day 02 : FLOATING MARKET - TRADITIONAL DIAMOND MINING - LOKSADO
Early in the morning leave to floating market to watch people trading boat to boat, then proceed to Cempaka village to see traditional diamond mining and polshing. Next, visiting Pandak Daun village to see water buffaloes return to the stall. Afterwards, leaving to Loksado. Overnight on lodge.(B, L, D)

Day 03 : LODGE - PAMANDIAN ANGGANG WATER FALL
Trekking to Loksado crossing secondary forest, then continue trekking to Pamandian Anggang waterfall crossing forest, hanging bridges, longhouses and farms. overnight in bivouac.(B, L, D)

Day 04 : WATERFALL - KADAYANG VIRGIN FOREST
Trekking to Waja village passing waterfall, farms, rivers. Next continue trekking to Masiban virgin forest crossing rivers, suspended bamboo bridges, longhouses, forests and hills. Overnight in monitoring tower at the virgin forest (b,l,d)

Day 05 : VIRGIN FOREST-LOKSADO
Exploring the forest, then proceed to Kadayang village, then return to Loksado through different trail., Afterwards, proceed to lodge by bamboo rafting for 2,5 hours approximately.(B, L, D)

Day 06 : BAMBOO RAFTING - BANJARMASIN
Get the bamboo rafting crossing Mount Kantawan and tropical forest on riverside, the bus will wait on the downstream to transfer to Banjarmasin. Overnight in hotel (B, L, D)

Day 07 : DEPARTURE
Transfer to airport for next destination. (B)

PRICE: On Request (please advice us the number of the participants)

Included:
• Transfer service as per program.
• Accommodation as per program, twin share at hotel.
• Meals as per itinerary. (B=breakfast, L=Lunch, D=dinner)
• English speaking guide.
• Entrance fee.
• Bamboo Rafting

Excluded:
- Airfare
- Personal expenses.
- Soft drink and alcoholic beverages.
- Any expenses incurred due to all causes beyond the program.
- Air ticket and Airport tax