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Town in Central Kalimantan
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Pangkalan Bun (or Pangkalanbun) is a city in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia and best known as gateway city for orangutan watching.
rooms from Rp 50K to 100K+
rooms from US$ 45 to US$ 90
If one prefers land travel there are buses to and from Pontianak and Palangkaraya.
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