The Enchanting Forests Of Borneo - Tanjung puting national park

It has been a longtime dream to visit the enchanting forests of Borneo. Growing up, I had no interest actually, all I've ever known about Borneo is that it is the world's third largest island. 

well , gue mengunjungi tanjung puting waktu liburan semester kuliah kira kira 3 bulan yang lalu . Gue diajak mamah kesini sebenarnya dalam rangka kegiatan pemuda kalimantan , yah sekalian jalan jalan mengitari sudut sudut wisata yang ada di kalimantan . oke gue memang asli kalimantan tapi gue jarang banget jalan jalan dikalimantan sendiri gue lebih senang loncat keluar kalimantan buat holiday , dan ini sangat memalukan -_- Cukup !!! 

Tanjung puting nasional park itu merupakan sebuah hutan yang sangat indah yang didalamnya terdapat berbagai macam orangutans yang superduper besar dan lucu . Emang sih disini berbeda dengan mall yg berAC disini kita panas panasan buat liat orangutans tersebut , kita harus jalan kaki bermeter meter , melewati sebuah sungai surga yg sering disebut warga sini , yah kenapa disebut sungai surga ? konon katanya sungainya cuman 1 arah yang sejuk dan sepi yang menggambarkan keaadan surga muehehehe . 

selama dikapal atau "KELOTOK" kita nggk boleh ngomong kasar , buang sampah sembarangan , karena disini scary !! Banyak buayanya disungai , nongol nongol pula -_- 


tau nggk ? ini sungai tempat pembuatan film ANAK HONDA , film luar negeri yg mendunia .Iya disungai ini , gimana nggk takut gue selama perjalan . tapi seru , untungnya banyak pawang yg selalu mengawasi kami setiap saat dan dimanapun . ini foto fotonya :

 

Just moments after we got off the kelotok to discover the inhabitants of Tanjung Puting, we were greeted by cutest and sweetest orangutans ever! This wonderful encounter happened everyday. We walked everyday into the forests to the popular feeding stations, one of the many is Camp Leakey, where rehabilitated orangutans come to grab some fruit. I thought it would be tough walking through the forest! But as it turned out, it was the best thing I've ever done and I just couldn't get enough. Although it did get tiring after 2 hours. But the interaction with orangutans are to die for. It was totally worth it! They are the most adorable and loveliest creatures. After days of walking and endless encounters, we got to know these orangutans a bit better. We learned a little bit more about them.We were very lucky to have met everyone, every orangutan. Everyone had their own story, everyone had a tale. Hurtful stories that have led to our meetings in the forest. These rehabilitated creatures that were saved from poachers suddenly feels like the most wonderful wake-up call you could ever ask for. Goosebumps shivers on our skin as we learn how alike these creatures are from us. They eat like us, leaving fruit skin behind. They walk like us, considering every step. They play like us, with joy and laughter. They hug children like us, with the most caring touch. They even blink like us, they have something in their eyes that is so human. It is breathtaking.

                           

       

This trip became more than a vacation, it became a spiritual journey, if I may say. Although I'm not exactly a religious person, it was indeed spiritual on some levels.