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Tanjung Puting National Park is located on the southern coast of Borneo and features 1,600 square miles of swampy forest. Originally founded in 1971 by Birute Galdikas, it was known as Camp Leakey and served as a research and rehabilitation center for orangutans. In 1982 it was declared a national park to continue protecting what Galdikas had started, the local orangutans and their surrounding environment. Visitors can only access the park via two-story live-aboard boats known as klotoks, which travel up the unique black water of the Sekonyer River. Along the way, visitors will enjoy viewing the various wildlife including orangutans, wild boar, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, and macaques.
Waringin Barat, Tlk. Pulai, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, Phone: +62-8-21-52-64-18-05
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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