Park National of Gunung Palung

National Park of Gunung Palung (TNGP) is one of the most comprehensive national parks among national parks in Indonesia.  located in Ketapang and North Kayong Regency, West Kalimantan Province. This national park is located at an altitude of 900-1116 meters above sea level and was inaugurated on March 24, 1990.

Gunung Palung National Park has an area of ​​approximately 90,000 hectares and stretches from Matan Hilir District of North Sukadana, Simpang Downstream, Nanga Tayap and Sandai. Here are some of the biodiversity found in Gunung Palung National Park / GPNP:

- Ecosystem: swamp forest, peat swamp, freshwater swamp forest, mapah tropical forests, mangrove forests, mountain forests

- Flora: jelutung, ramin, resins, island, varnish, ironwood, mangrove, kendeka and various medicinal plants. There is unique flora that is the black orchid that can be seen in the Matan River and usually only bloom for 5-6 days in February-April each year.

- Fauna: some primates (orangutans, proboscis monkeys, macaques, gibbons, sailor), 200 species of birds, bears, lemurs, deer, hare, ground squirrel striped four, partridge, rhinoceros hornbill, hornbill ivory, turtle ivory, loggerhead, Siamese crocodiles and squirrels walnuts.

This region is also a conservation area for orangutan in Indonesia and a habitat for 10% of orangutan populations living in the world, or about 2,200 orang utan. To visit GPNP preferably best periode is between the months of June to September each year.

In addition to the existing biodiversity in the park, you can also enjoy other attractions that exist GPNP this region, including:

- Dato Island Beach and Mount Hole Tedong: a marine tourism interest for you to visit.

- Gunung Palung National Park located at a height of 1,116 meters above sea level and the mountain with an altitude of 1,050 meters above sea level: here you can enjoy hiking, waterfalls, flora and fauna observation and camping.

-  a research center located on the west side of the foot of Mount Palung and was established in 1985 with research station facilities, and library researchers .

- Kampung Baru: an observation area bekantan

- Sungai Matan and Simpang Rivers: you can along the river while observing archaeological sites and observing wildlife.

Do not worry about getting lost in this park because there will be a tour guide to accompany you to explore the national park.

Access transport

The first path: from the city of Pontianak you can go Ketapang using aircraft with a travel time of approximately 2.5 hours or using the Express Boat takes about 6 hours. Then from Ketapang you can move on to the Gulf of Melano using minibus takes about 2 hours. Teluk Melano later on you will be heading to GPNP using Long Boat takes about 6 hours.

The second track: using the Express Boat from Pontianak to the Gulf Trunk takes about 4 hours. From Trunk Bay Teluk Melano proceed to use the minibus takes about 1 hour and then continued to use Long Boat towards GPNP takes about 6 hours.

Gunung Palung National Park
Duration 07 Days/06 Nights

Day 1 :  Pontianak
Meeting service at the airport, transfer to your hotel. Dinner is provided in local restaurant.

Day 2 :  Pontianak, Ketapang, Telok Melane  
Depart in the morning by flight to Ketapang, then on to Teluk Melano by coach.  Stay overnight at a simple accommodation.

Day 3 :  Telok Melane, Semanjak, Gunung Palung National Park
Depart to Semanjak by motorboat, then by rowing boat along meandering river to Gn. Palung National Park. Stay at the base camp. ( Semanjak to the site may take approx. a nine-hour boat trip, depending on river condition)

Day 4 :  Gunung Palung National Park 
Jungle trekking, bird watching, seeing different types of ecosystem with different flora and fauna (see  orang utans if we are lucky)

Day 5 :  Gunung Palung National Park, Telok Melano
Depart early morning via same route to Telok Melano. (the returning journey will be faster following the stream). Late afternoon, take a long boat to Kampung Baru to see proboscis monkeys soaring on trees by the river. Stay overnight at Telok Melano.

Day 6 :  Telok Melano, Pontianak
Take an express boat to return to Pontianak. Transfer to hotel.