Tanjung Puting National Park

Getting there

Fly to Pangkalan Bun, then about 35 minutes by road to the port of Kumai, where river boats called klotok start.

What to do

• Travel up the river by klotok, which is also where you eat and sleep.
• See orangutans at the feeding stations, including Pondok Tanggui and Camp Leakey, founded in 1971.
• Look for proboscis monkeys along the river banks.

The weather here

Rain rarely stops a klotok, but storms make the forest walks to the feeding stations muddy. Smoke from fires can reach this area in dry years: check the smoke forecast before you go.

Good to know

• The park covers about 3,040 km² in Central Kalimantan; trips are usually arranged with a guide and a klotok from Kumai.

Tuesday 3 November has the least daytime rain in the weather forecast: about 1.2 mm between 8 am and 8 pm.

• Monday 2 November: Heavy showers, 29°C / 24°C, rain 5.7 mm in the morning and 5.2 mm in the afternoon.
• Tuesday 3 November: Light showers, 33°C / 23°C, rain 0.2 mm in the morning and 1.0 mm in the afternoon.
• Wednesday 4 November: Showers, 30°C / 23°C, rain 1.6 mm in the morning and 0.8 mm in the afternoon.
• Thursday 5 November: Rain, 28°C / 24°C, rain 2.2 mm in the morning and 5.1 mm in the afternoon.
• Friday 6 November: Showers, 27°C / 24°C, rain 3.8 mm in the morning and 2.1 mm in the afternoon.
• Saturday 7 November: Light rain, 31°C / 24°C, rain 0.8 mm in the morning and 1.9 mm in the afternoon.
• Sunday 8 November: Light rain, 31°C / 24°C, rain 0.7 mm in the morning and 2.7 mm in the afternoon.

Weather forecast issued Mon 2 Nov, 02:17 (WIB) from the MET Norway weather model; smoke forecast from Copernicus CAMS. Forecasts from models, not measurements.