Kalimantan Island
Minggu, 11 November 2007 | Labels: Tourist Destination | |The world’s third largest island is Kalimantan. The island belongs to three countries and two-third of the island is belonging to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. It shares boundaries with the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam and the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah. Kalimantan or Borneo most notably knows as land of the Dayaks or land of a thousand rivers, vibrant with colorful and distinctive traditional arts and cultures which can be seen in the people way of life, art, dance, music, ancestral dress, games and ceremony.
Thousand of rivers that meander through the jungles and crisscross the island also creative white water rapids that promise a hair- rising experience. Along the eastern coast, several regions, such as Bontang Offer fabulous scenery, perfect waves for Jet Ski windsurfing and fishing.
North of the eastern province is rapidly becoming an important diving sites. The waters Derawan and Sangalaki islands hold an amazing marine environment. Visitors are lured by the chance to venture into the vast, wild and mysterious mangrove rainforest and swamps where exotic indigenous specie of florae and fauna live.
Including fabulous coral formations, canary crabs, green turtles and pearls. In Penajam, Gua Jurong is the starting point for an exploration of 13 caves that are linked together. The caves have beautiful stalactite formations.
Thousand of rivers that meander through the jungles and crisscross the island also creative white water rapids that promise a hair- rising experience. Along the eastern coast, several regions, such as Bontang Offer fabulous scenery, perfect waves for Jet Ski windsurfing and fishing.
North of the eastern province is rapidly becoming an important diving sites. The waters Derawan and Sangalaki islands hold an amazing marine environment. Visitors are lured by the chance to venture into the vast, wild and mysterious mangrove rainforest and swamps where exotic indigenous specie of florae and fauna live.
Including fabulous coral formations, canary crabs, green turtles and pearls. In Penajam, Gua Jurong is the starting point for an exploration of 13 caves that are linked together. The caves have beautiful stalactite formations.
