Orangutan Conservation & Ethical Wildlife Expeditions

Principles of Responsibility

Our Primate Viewing Code of Conduct

Because orangutans share more than 97% of their genetic makeup with human beings, our illnesses can be fatal to them. Borneo Rimba Kalimantan enforces non-negotiable wildlife ethics across all operations:

Maintain 10 Metres Minimum Distance

Never approach an orangutan. If an animal moves toward you on the trail or wooden boardwalk, quietly step back and allow it to pass undisturbed.

Zero Food & Drink on Trails

Never eat, drink, or chew gum in the presence of primates. Human food causes deadly bacterial infections, dental decay, and destructive behavioral dependency.

Strict Health Precautions

If you have active symptoms of cold, influenza, COVID-19, or stomach viruses, you must inform your guide and refrain from forest treks to prevent primate contagion.

No Flash Photography

Flash lights startle wild animals and can cause mother orangutans to drop infants from canopy heights. Always disable camera flashes.

Ethical Encounters

Orangutan Expeditions

Journeys to Tanjung Puting, Samboja Lestari, and Kutai National Park.

RBK01 1 Day Tour

East Kalimantan • Primate Sanctuary

Orangutan & Canopy Bridge Day Tour

An unforgettable single-day eco journey from Balikpapan combining the Samboja Orangutan haven, Sun Bear sanctuary, Bukit Bangkirai canopy bridge, and a peaceful mangrove river cruise.

Mahakam River Cruise & Samboja Orangutan

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East Kalimantan • Primate Sanctuary

Mahakam River Cruise & Samboja Orangutan

Drift down the grand Mahakam River aboard a comfortable wooden cruise boat, exploring Dayak river communities, lake wetlands, and Samboja Orangutan haven.

Orangutan Wildlife & Kutai National Park

RBK003 3D2N

East Kalimantan • Primate Sanctuary

Orangutan Wildlife & Kutai National Park

Venture into the pristine Prevab forest station within Kutai National Park to track truly wild orangutans feeding in ancient dipterocarp giants.

Orangutan Tanjung Puting Classic Houseboat

RBK008 3D2N

Central Kalimantan • Primate Sanctuary

Orangutan Tanjung Puting Classic Houseboat

The iconic 3-day Borneo wildlife cruise aboard a private wooden klotok houseboat, visiting Camp Leakey, Pondok Tanggui, and Tanjung Harapan orangutan stations.

Orangutan Tanjung Puting In-Depth Houseboat

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Central Kalimantan • Primate Sanctuary

Orangutan Tanjung Puting In-Depth Houseboat

An extended 4-day private klotok river safari offering extra time for nocturnal wildlife tracking, reforestation planting, and relaxed river cruising.