
INDONESIA - Kalimantan -
Palangka-Raya -
Cruising to Tangkiling
During this cruise, we visited an orangutan conservation center, saw the orangutans on the islands during their adaptation period to become independant and we also see a new gold rush on the rivers with boats extracting the river bed and very probably release the dangerous quicksilver in the water.
It is estimated that the Bornean orangutan population has decreased by more than 80% within the last three generations. Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is an Indonesian non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the Bornean orangutan. BOS Foundation is currently taking care of almost 650 orangutans with the support of 400 highly devoted staff, as well as experts in primatology, biodiversity, ecology, forest rehabilitation, agroforestry, community empowerment, education, and orangutan healthcare.
BEST TIME to VISIT KALIMANTAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PALANGKA-RAYA
From May to end August

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Landscape

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Landscape

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Landscape

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak village visit - Spirits House

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Spirits House on the river - Some dayaks still practice their ancient religion

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak village visit - Small chennel

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - eagle flying

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village with a mosque

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - family outside the house

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - house on stilts and laundry

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Fishes drying in the sun

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - woman cleaning the fish

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Fishes drying in the sun

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - children

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - music class at the small library

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - young boy

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - young men relaxing

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts and footbridge over water

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak village - Spirits house is part of the ancient religion of dayaks

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - mother and kids

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - Young girl

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - shop in a village - woman with a rice sun-block

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - house on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - mosque on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - village - houses on stilts

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Village - young boys taking a bath in the river with their mother

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Village - young boy

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Village - woman

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Young dayak girl

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Young pretty girl

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Dayak woman

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village - young boy

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Young boy

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Statue near the Bones House

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village visit - Spirits house

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village - young boys on a staircase

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Dayak Village - young boy

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Village - Young boys

lady sitting in her house

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - picture from BOS conservation center

aroung Tangkiling - BOS organization - they lived on donations to run the conservation center. Why not ask to the palm oil companies which are responsible of this disaster?

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - two babies macaque are sharing the meal of the orangutan

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan hanging on a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan in a tree

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Long tail macaque

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan climbing a tree on the island

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Long tail macaque

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan climbing a tree on the island

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Long tail macaque

map from Washington State University - from a lush island covered of jungle to an island covered of plantations and fields. Orangutans have been chased from their land, sometimes killed like many other animals or plants.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like these two. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan found on the food platform too often will be considered "non autonomous" and never released in the wild

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan found on the food platform too often will be considered "non autonomous" and never released in the wild

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan found on the food platform too often will be considered "non autonomous" and never released in the wild

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutan on the shore of the island where it was releeased

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutans wan't swim but they walked in the water

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Orangutans can't swim, it's why they are kept on islands

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - Young Orangutans were pets in families or their mothers were killed by the plantations staff before arriving to BOS organization. So they never get the right education by their mother.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River Cruise - After they received a training to behave like orangutans, the young ones are released on islands and BOS staff checked regularly if they can feed by themselves or wait near the feeding station like this one. If they are considered independant, they will be released in the wild later.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Village on the river - The blue building is an aviary fo swallows? Their nests are harvested for the chinese market.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Village on the river

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise on a small boat

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise on a small boat

aroung Tangkiling - Long tail boat is a popular transport on the river

aroung Tangkiling - Long tail boat is a popular transport on the river

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations.

aroung Tangkiling - River cruise - Many gold panning machines are installed directly on the rivers in many locations, pollutin the air and the water