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Region of Indonesia in Borneo Island
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Kalimantan is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. The Indonesian part covers around 580,000 km2 (225,000 sq mi) although the vast area is home to only 12 million people, so most of the area, particularly the interior, is very sparsely populated. The vast rainforests in Kalimantan are some of the most bio-diverse areas in the world.
Cruise on a klotok boat and visit Tanjung Puting National Park
Location of the Derawan Archipelago, where travelers can swim in a lake filled with stingless jellyfish
Visit the Lok Baintan Floating Market on the Martapura River.
Home to the city of Pontianak and the remote Betung Kerihun National Park
By land
There are three official border crossings between West Kalimantan and Sarawak, namely (from West to East) the Biawak-Arau crossing on the Kuching-Singkawang road, the Tebedu-Entikong crossing on the…
By ferry
There is an international daily ferry connection from Tawau in Sabah, Malaysia, to Nunukan and Tarakan in North Kalimantan province.
Distances on Kalimantan are long and public transport is spotty and expensive. The easiest option may well be to book an arranged tour.
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is called Oil City in Indonesia, because most of the major oil & gas companies have offices there
capital of South Kalimantan
the biggest city in Kalimantan. Famous for its floating market.
Pangkalan Bun (or Pangkalanbun) is a city in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia and best known as gateway city for orangutan watching.
capital of Central Kalimantan
capital and culinary centre of West Kalimantan
capital of East Kalimantan
the city of one thousand Chinese temples
an inshore island and the largest city of North Kalimantan
remote highland plateau inhabited by Dayak tribes
an offshore island with diving and marine attractions
Gunung Palung National Park is in West Kalimantan of Indonesia.
the gateway to Meratus mountainous range
Nagara is a small town in Hulu Sungai Selatan regency, with Kandangan as the main city.
Indonesia's ambitious new capital, still very much under construction but now open to limited tourism
home of the famous Bornean Orangutan
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