National Park of Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya

National Park area of Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya is located in Sintang District, West Kalimantan and East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia . National Park Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya is a conservation area located in the heart of Borneo island. This region has an important role in the hydrological function of the catchment areas (catchments) for watershed Melawi River in West Kalimantan and Katingan River basin in Central Kalimantan. The forest area of Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya dominated by various species of tropical rain forest ecosystem typical of the mountains.

For visitors who will enter the national park, should wear long-sleeved clothing to avoid sunburn and insect bites. Visitors are also encouraged to bring supplies / equipment in the wild adventure activities, such as backpacks, field clothing, socks, boots, sleeping bags, mattresses, tents, medicines and adequate logistics.

Privileged National Park tourism Bukit Baka - Bukit Raya is located on the wealth of flora and fauna. In general, the national park area is dominated by tree vegetation spreading rate varies from the foot to the top of the hill. Vegetation in the lowlands (the foothills) to a height of 400 m showed particularities lowland rain forest is home to approximately 30% of species Dipterocarpaceae.

Due to changes in altitude, then the dominant vegetation type and then change gradually, so that the region's vegetation types encountered lowland forest, upland forest, mountain forest, river vegetation and moss vegetation (on hilltops).

Privileged National Park Bukit Baka - Bukit Raya is there are a wide variety of other wildlife species in it, among a variety of birds such as the Bird Ruai (Argusianus argus) and three types of Hornbill, one of which is a bird Helmeted Hornbill (rhinoplax vigil). The types of other wildlife can be found in this region are mammals, like the porcupine (Hystrix branchyura), red monkey (Presbytis rubicunda), and monkey (Macaca nemestrina). The wealth of fauna National Park-Bukit Baka Bukit Raya can also be seen from the animals that live reptiles in the region, such as snakes (lamaria schlegeli), lizards (spenomorphus), tortoises (family testudinidae), leaf frogs, frogs rock, and the frog . In addition, in the region also live the kinds of fish that fall into that category that may not be rare to be found in other areas, such as fish seluang (Osteochilus spilurus), (Mystus micracanthus), and adung (Hampala macrolepidota).

* The management of National Parks Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya has provided various means of accommodation and facilities that can assist the activities of visitors, among them:
* Visitor Center located at Jl. Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Sintang, serves as an information center for visitors who will enter the conservation area in Sintang District, West Kalimantan.
* Keep the area in the Hamlet Post Belaban Ella, who serves as a postal supervisor and the area has several field officers.
* Visitors Lodge (tourist lodge) located in the park, serves as a means of accommodation for visitors. Visitors around the lodge there are many interesting objects for research activities and natural attractions. Among these are the waterfalls and the diversity of flora and fauna.
* Trail (the trail) that serves as a road patrol in the area of national parks and nature tourism route.

To reach the site of the National Park of Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya, guests can use private vehicles or public transport (bus) majoring in Pontianak-Sintang-Nanga Pinoh with the distance of about 460 km and takes approximately nine hours. Once on Nanga Pinoh, travel can continue to Nanga Nuak using speed boat for about 2.5 hours. Furthermore, from Nanga Nuak to the location of national parks can be accessed using a personal vehicle or rental car with about two hours travel time.

Meanwhile, if taken from the direction of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, visitors can take the route of Palangkaraya-Kasongan using private cars or public transport with travel time approximately 1.5 hours. Arriving in Kasongan, the journey can be continued using the speed boat for three hours to Tumbang Samba. From Fall Down Fall Down Samba continues to Tumbang Hiran which takes about three hours. From Tumbang Hiran, Tumbang Senamang continues to travel with travel time approximately 2 hours. From Tumbang Senamang, visitors can directly go to the location of a national park with travel time approximately 4 hours.

Quoted from :http://bestindonesiaislands.com/index.php/Kalimantan/Indonesia-Holidays-National-Park-Bukit-Baka-Bukit-Raya.html

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