Private Tour
3ns Private Orangutan and Bornean Primates Kelotok Tour
Overview
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96 hours
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This 3-nights private tour is not only a multi-day tour, but a chance to understand human evolution. The orangutan is the great ape in Asia who only lives in Sumatra and Borneo. Orang means people and Utan means hutan or forest “people of the forest”- we share 97% DNA with Orangutans. You will visit 3 Orangutan feeding stations: Tanjung Harapan, Pondok Tanggui and Camp Lekey.
You may see another exotic animal like Proboscis monkey-Bekantan the endemic primate in Borneo. Silvered Langur, Red-leaf Monkey or Pig-tailed Monkey are exotic primates difficult to see. You may see different kinds of birds, crocodiles in the river banks, plants and blossoms. This is a wildlife experience like no other.
Please notice during peak season (Jul-Aug-Sept) all the tour will start no earlier then 10.00 am and will be finished maximum at 08.00 am. Please discus for any optional according flights schedule. During low season, we love to accomodate you till lunch time.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
If clients wish to upgrade to a hotel or home stay the additional costs will apply.
It is preferable that you arrive before 1pm on your first day. You will be taken back to the airport before 12pm on your last day. (this is flexible)
Vegetarian meal options available
A maximum of 12 people per booking
Minimum age is 3 years
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
What‘s Included
Entrance permit/tickets (traveler, camera, boat)
3 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 3 Dinner, Snack, Coffee and Pops
Return airport transfers or your accommodation in Pangkalan Bun or Kumai.
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Insurance
SIMAKSI permit for filming of flying drone
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Pangkalanbuun – Kumai – Tanjung Harapan Camp
Accommodations
Traditional wooden House boat
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Indonesian Cuisine adapted to Europian tasted.
DINNER
Dinner
Indonesian Cuisine adapted to Europian tasted.
Tanjung Puting National Park
Upon arrival in Pangkalanbuun you’ll be met and transferred to Kumai for boarding to the Kelotok. Leaving Kumai River, you’ll have an opportunity to see riverfront life. Then, cruising to Sekonyer River, the estuarine habitat with unique vegetation called mangrove, before your first stop to Tanjung Harapan Camp to visit the Orangutan feeding station at 3pm. After seeing the Orangutans cruise downstream to see groups of Proboscis monkeys - the endemic primate in Borneo. The boat will anchor and you will sleep overnight in the Kelotok beneath the fireflies. If the weather is good (no rain or wind) you can see millions of fireflies like a Christmas tree, but this isn’t guaranteed. Dinner beneath fireflies.
Sekonyer River - Camp Leakey
Accommodations
Traditional wooden house boat
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Europian Breakfast with local ingredients
LUNCH
Lunch
Indonesian cuisines adapted to Europian tasted
DINNER
Dinner
Indonesian cuisines adapted to Europian tasted
Camp Leakey
Next destination is Camp Leakey, the legendary Orangutan Rehabilitation Camp, where Prof. Birute MF. Galdikas startring her study in early 1971. Boating a side creek through tea colored water where you will see the magnificent reflection from the vegetation along the river, when lucky with you, the fresh water crocodile and other wildlife attraction could find a long river bands. After having lunch and departing in Camp Leakey, we can spend the rest of the day by hiking through the Borneo rainforest, exploring peat swamp forest, lowland dipterocarp habitat, searching wildlife or enjoying varieties of fungi, orchid, slipper orchid, mosses and ferns, then enjoying Orangutan feeding time at 14.00 pm.
Pondok Tanggui – Sekonyer Village
Accommodations
Traditional wooden house boat
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Europian Breakfast with local ingredients
LUNCH
Lunch
Indonesian cuisines adapted to Europian tasted
DINNER
Dinner
Indonesian cuisines adapted to Europian tasted
Tanjung Puting National Park
After having breakfast, you will head to Pondok Tanggui. The Orangutan feeding will be at 9am in the morning. An additional jungle walk for 2 hours as optional activity will be offering to you. Afternoon, the boat cruise down for wildllife spotting. The next destination i Sekonyer Village to see the livelihood of villager living in the national park border. You will be able to spot wildlife during the slow cruising between Pondok Tanggui and Sekonyer Village. Sleep overnight in the boat.
Sekonyer River – Kumai – Pangkalanbuun
Accommodations
Traditional wooden house boat
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Europian breakfast with local ingredients
Tanjung Puting National Park
After breakfast you’ll will have time for wildlife spotting for approx 2 hours while boat slowly cruising downstream to Kumai. Departing Kumai in the morning, you’ll be transferred to Pangkalanbuun (hotel/airport). It is also possible to visit the Orangutan souvenir and handicraft gallery before your next destination. Please notice, during peak season ( Jul-Aug-Sept) all tour will be ended at 09.00 am.
Options
4-Day Private Orangutan and Bornean Primates Tour from Pangkalanbuun
Pickup included
Traditional Wooden Houseboat
traditional wooden house boat : Local people called it Kelotok. It is a like floating homestay to cruising up to Sekonyer River, Tanjung Puting NP.
Orangutan Observation Site
Duration: 4 days: You will stay 3 nights on the boat, for approximately 45 hours to 72 hours.
All inclusive: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Coffee, Tea, Snack, Fresh water and Pops
Cruising to Sekonyer River: Visiting 3 Orangutan Observation Site as per itinerary
Houseboat: Traditional wooden kelotok without room. Bedding arrangement will be set up after dinner as studio upper floor.
Pickup included
3Ns4Ds Natural History Journey
Traditional wooden houseboat
Visiting 3 Orangutan Obs Site
Duration: 4 days
BLD and snack as itinerary
Kelotok Houseboat
Pickup included
Reviews
169 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Really nice, good...
Uta M,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Really nice, well organized tour - especially our very friendly guide Nikita :0) Incredibly beautiful nature, very many different animals besides the orangutans. Very delicious food! Highly recommended.
Exceptional!
Corentin T,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went on a 4D3N cruise and lived a dream awake! First of all, one of the highlights of this cruise was the crew: a Captain Ivan, very experienced to go up the river to Camp Leaky, two assistants Gatra and Fizi always smiling, of great help and extreme efficiency, the cook Yanah who prepared us DELICIOUS (the best of our stay in Indonesia) and gourmet (we ate more than we were hungry). And finally, our guide Husni, more than experienced and with 1000 anecdotes. The crew was more than dedicated to making this experience simply unforgettable! We were lucky enough to see many orangutans but also many other animals and plants of all kinds, whether during the day or during the night walk. Finally, the Klotok (traditional boat) is really spacious for two and comfortable. We can only recommend this cruise which will remain one of the best memories of our 6 weeks stay in Indonesia!!
Applause does it right
bec312015,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00From the moment Arif welcomed us early morning at the Pangkalan Bun airport with a big, friendly smile, we knew we were in good hands. At the boat launch, he introduced us to the crew and to our guide, Vera, who really made this tour a wonderful experience. The tour is extremely well organized and safety-minded and the boat is very clean. Vera was a delight, so informative and knowledgeable about the creatures we saw including the dozens of wild and semi wild orangutans and proboscis monkeys, kingfishers and was as excited as we were when we came upon rarer animals like silver langue monkeys, lesser adjutants, stick insects, lizards, eagles and a venomous yellow river snake. I had been a little concerned about the heat at night, but it was actually quite pleasant with a light breeze and an orchestra of jungle noises lulling us to sleep under the mosquito netting. The crew gave us plenty of privacy while providing expertise guiding the boat down the river, providing lovely nutritional meals, changing our bedding each night. Vera truly went above and beyond - it was extremely hot even for Borneo, (being from a cold country, we struggle with the heat) but magically she appeared at the feeding platforms with icy towels to cool us down, umbrellas during a sudden downpour and fans to help with the heat. At dinner each night, she set up candlelit dinners . so thoughtful. Back at the launch, leaving to head home, Arif appeared once again, big smile, with a bag of local treats. such a lovely, thoughtful gift. We hopped in the taxi, heading to the airport. We were just a couple of kilometers down the road, a scooter suddenly appeared beside our taxi, frantically waving us to stop - it was Vera once again - in her hand was my husband's cell phone which he had left behind on the boat. Even the taxi driver commented, "good people". Applause is known as "good people" - if you're looking for a tour you'll never forget, this is the one to go with. If you're lucky to have Vera as your guide, you'll be in the best hands.
Just the most amazing experience!
Colin F,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Unforgetable sightings of all the large primates at close quarters, at the feeding stations and often from the klotok. Our crew's modus operandi was to cruise slowly just to get to the appointed location in good time - we were constantly being passed by others who seemed to have a "hurry up and wait" schedule. Living on the open deck for four days in that hot humid weather was very different to any other travel experience and may not be for the feint of hearted. Our crew were very attentive and we were taken care of exceptionally well.
excellence in everything
QuintenJ,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It's an incredible experience we will never forget! Thanks Orangutan Applause for the professionality, the excellent guide (Teguh), the delicious food and the perfect boat.
Incredible experience with Orangutan Applause!
quinten5555,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We are travelling 5 weeks in Indonesia now, but the 4 days/3 nights trip with Orangutan Applause is still the (very) best experience so far. We had Teguh as a guide, who is really dedicated to his job and wants his customers to have the best experience. We enjoyed his professional, sometimes funny comments. The trip was even better than expected, because we saw many orangutans in all the three feeding stations, but also in the wild. And the probiscus monkeys also showed up. An experience to never forget! Thanks team to make this possible. The food was very good, too, and we liked the boat, with the bed in the back and not in the center of the deck.
Without a doubt the best invested money ever!
AnnaElisabeth S,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was one of the most wonderful experiences we have had so far in our lives. The 4-day drive is just perfect all around. We were still a bit unsure when booking when we read about feeding stations - but when we were there and realised that it was simply a platform in the jungle and the orangutans had the freedom to choose whether to come or not, all the doubts were blown away and we were only moved by the experience of being able to observe these creatures. Our guide Vera was great and the rest of the crew just made our experience even more perfect and sleeping on deck and in the middle of the national park was just a dream! A thousand thanks and to all those out there who are considering booking this tour: For the money you get no better experience than this!
Best experience ever! 🦧
Sibamono,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hello! 🐒 Here Adrian & Laura, we did the OG trip from 23th to 25th of August with Orangutam Applause! ⛴️ Just want to say you many many thanks for the experience and the gifts the team gave us before leaving Pangkalanbun! ❤️ The trip was perfect with the most lovely crew ever (Dedet, Ipit, Jafar and queen Naná! 😍). Please note that we are still in love with them! 🫶🏼 We will recommend you to our friends and family for the future! 👍🏻 The tour is really nice and the boat was super confortable! This tour respect the animals and the widlness and it’s one of the reason for choosing them for this adventure! 💚 Hope to meet you back in future! 🐒🦧 Lovely regards! A&L
Unique
JosuaH7,
Sep 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A very nice unique trip. We were on the ship Jungle Papa 2. The crew and guide were top. Nothing was missing.
Perfect service!
Wouter V,
Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00What a great 4D3N trip we had with a really nice voat, a friendly and knowladgeable guide and a great crew who did everything to serve us. Really an amazing experience we will remever for the rest of our lives!
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