Things to do & places to visit in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Kalimantan #8 destination in Indonesia 2023. The average rating score is 4.19 based on 6.965 traveler reviews, of 130 attractions. Timezone: Asia/Jakarta, current date and time: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 12:31.

Top things to do (26)

Top places to visit (30 attractions) view more »

5.0 Orangutan Applause - Day Tours (513 reviews)
- Great relaxing boat trip and nature
Sunday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Cultural Tours • Private Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours

Thank you for the great organised tour! If was truly a pleasure even with some rain in the rainforest the boat was nice and comfortable - especially the toilet / shower was bigger than expected and even hot shower available! Wow also the team on board and the food was very delicious and great :) also very happy and satisfied with our great guide Alan / soo interested himself in the animals and nature which made it fun to look for not only the organgutans.. Also the night walk was great and we were lucky :) even the smooth easy 3h hike was good - just take lots and the right brand of insect repellent in rainy season.. Would definitely recommend them, good luck for the future and maybe also nice to see more sustainable ideas and maybe some add ons to book like a culture or Dayak experience or so to learn a bit more about the area around the national park and kalimatan :) See more..
5.0 Tanjung Puting National Park (369 reviews)
- Amazing experience ion Klotok boat with Jenie Subaru
Sunday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent More than 3 hours National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

Borneo orangutan travel is legal tour operator and has been many experiences organize tour FIT and Group. And experiences in handling cruise ship tour since 2011 to 2015.main focus our destination is Tanjung Puting National Park. Most of our clients are from uerop. See more..
5.0 Delta Spa & Lounge Pontianak (331 reviews)
- Spa massage
Spent 2-3 hours Spas

SPA Sauna & Steam Room Therapy Massage (Thai, Traditional & Shiatsu) Hot Stone Massage Ion Ozone Therapy Aroma Therapy Mud Therapy Facilities Cafe & Bar Free WiFi Free Buffet See more..
4.5 Derawan Archipelago (215 reviews)
- Maratua Guesthouse
Islands

Last week me and my brother left Maratua Guesthouse after three nights ... and now I am back in Germany and it seems like a dream....
- on this wonderful island, with this very nice hosts, very good food (!!!) and a wonderful underwater world - never before I visited such a place - colorful, swimming with turtles, jellyfish, sensing the ocean and for a moment, just thinking: there are places on earth where time stops, everything seems to be in peace, you can feel the warmth on your skin, see the sparkles of plankton around you when Jun turns the light of at night ....

here it is cold at the moment and life is very busy again ....

but in my dreams i can remember -

Hope to come back some day!
Susan See more..
4.5 Islamic Center Samarinda Mosque (174 reviews)
- Beautiful mosque I ever seen
Religious Sites

This place is must visit when you are in Samarinda. I am not Muslim but I visited this mosque based on the suggestion of the cab driver. It was very awesome. The best mosque I ever seen in Indonesia until now. Very artistic, very quiet, good for relax and if you need some time alone to reflect things. As long as you respect this worship place like wash your feet before you enter, not use your slippers or shoes inside and don't be noisy. I had a great experience here. See more..
4.5 Camp Leakey (162 reviews)
- Kalimantan Borneo
Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Klotok 3-days trip was a perfect experience. We travel with Isai, who was born in Dajak tribe. Local perfect guide, knows everything about orangutans, has perfect contact with the, and we can approach them with his company very close. Then a walk in the jungle, he showed us trees and plans. He know, which can be used as food, which can be used as medication. It is a pitty we did not have time to visit interior. Maybe next time. Isai kalimantan orangutan guide we perfect experience. See more..
4.5 Lokbaintan Floating Market (145 reviews)
- Love the colors of Lok Baintan floating market
Sunday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM Flea & Street Markets

Pasar Terapung Lok Baintan is the traditional floating market, traders in the market selling product from garden, farm and many kinds of household merchandise in jukung(boat without engine). The seller of mayority is mothers with TANGGUI or large cap and anti solar cold powder for the face. This activity takes place every day more or less at 06.00 am until 7.00 am wita. See more..
4.5 Sting-less Jellyfish Lake (141 reviews)
- Worth a visit
Nature & Wildlife Areas

Definitely worth a visit, try not to come on Sundays and other public holidays. It is a huge lake, but there are actually really a lot of jellyfish in it. They are really, really cute from tiny little ones to rather big ones. Go in with your mask and snorkel, no fins, and enjoy watching the beautiful jellyfish. See more..
4.5 Masjid Raya Mujahidin (130 reviews)
- Huge Mosque
Sunday: Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

It is huge mosque, amaze with the detail interior and exterior. Proud to have that big mosque in Indonesia. See more..
4.5 Sabilal Muhtadin Great Mosque (101 reviews)
- Visit monkey island
Spent 1-2 hours Religious Sites

By boat we can visit monkey island qué habitates con macaco . it's not far from the town we can see more than a hundred macaco live there. They are very friendly and amable See more..
4.5 Sangalaki Island (100 reviews)
- Company outing trip
Spent 1-2 hours Islands

A resort for divers with turtle habitat...good dive spot with facility, staff were friendly and good hide out place See more..
4.5 Maratua Island (88 reviews)
- Still wild as we like at the turtles' kingdom
Islands

Last July-August 2015, we spent 20 days on that wonderful island with our 2 kids (9 + 11 year-old). Coming from Switzerland the journey was long but rewarding: the island is still wild and avoids mass tourism. We stayed at MARATUA GUESTHOUSE run by friendly Jun, Ana and their lovely son. We liked the relax and family atmosphere. The food was excellent in their restaurant by the seashore. The snorkeling from the resort was amazing (so many turtles! squids, lion fishes, barracudas, sea snakes, etc.). We did also really nice scuba dives with Nabucco's Extra Divers, jumped in a natural pool in the jungle, swam with stingless jellyfishes on Kakaban island and saw Manta rays on Sangalaki. Jun was really helpful in organizing the excursions and boat transfers. We dream to go back there! See more..
4.5 Kakaban Island (84 reviews)
- Company outing trip
Islands

Kakaban island is an inhabitant island in Berau, East Kalimantan, is one island in Indonesian archipelago, that has a salt water lake where stingless jelly fish lives in. Its was simply amazing. See more..
4.5 Saint Joseph Cathedral (83 reviews)
- Mass Schedule
Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals

Had been there but sadly did not attend the mass. Can anyone here tell me about mass schedule? Thanks See more..
4.5 Labuan Cermin Lake (54 reviews)
- Heaven on earth
Spent 1-2 hours Bodies of Water

How great is our God the creator of this universe. That’s the first thing that come to my mind when I see this place. The water is so clear and blue, cold and fresh. The weather is so nice. It’s worth the trip. We enjoy this place so much. But, to keep this place beautiful and honour the Great Creator, please accept my advice, take nothing but pictures and memories , leave nothing but footprints. See more..
4.5 Meratus Mountains (50 reviews)
- The Amazing Meratus Geopark (Mandiangin Geosite Tahura Sultan Adam)
Mountains

This is a large park makes my family and I so amazed with attractions places that separate from each other. We can choose the park we go first and we choose zoo. We saw many animals like rabbits, deers, little bear, hedgehog, owl and uwa-uwa. Uwa-uwa is like a monkey with the bigger body than usually, and sometimes scream like “waakk waakk”. After that, we went to the top of Meratus Mountain and get through a pool and the way is so high steep and narrow (enough for two cars only). At the top we saw the amazing view. See more..
4.5 Mangrove Center Graha indah (49 reviews)
- Local Heroes
Nature & Wildlife Areas

What an amazing experience, explored the mangroves on the boat and met some of the most inspirational heroes who have worked hard in educating the local and the world about how important mangroves are for us and the planet. We met Pak Agus and his friends. Wow...I am super impressed to his substantial knowledge about Mangroves in general and how genuine he is in trying to protect the mangroves here. These guys are super heroes...feel really grateful to meet them and hearing their stories We saw a few proboscis monkeys out and about. See more..
4.5 Tri Dharma Bumi Raya Temple (43 reviews)
- Colourful Chinese temple in the city center
Points of Interest & Landmarks

The colourful Tri Dharma Bumi Raya Temple is located in the city center, it is one of numerous Chinese temples in and around Singkawang, and well worth a visit. It is one of the oldest temples, allegedly built in 1878. See more..
4.0 Equator Monument (484 reviews)
- fun place to vidit
Monuments & Statues

Equator Monument is under renovation and some parts might be closed. Will reopen fully in 2018. See more..
4.0 Kapuas Square (199 reviews)
- Kapuas Square
Points of Interest & Landmarks

Nice night view, boat ride with dinner and for photo taking along the riverside. recommended to be there from 6.30 pm onwards See more..
4.0 Mahakam River (179 reviews)
- 2 week trip up the Mahakam
Points of Interest & Landmarks

I travelled up the Mahakam river for 2 weeks in June 2019, from Samarinda to Tiong Ohang (I think about 700 km up the river). There is such minimal info out there about this journey, so if anyone wants any info about it, email me at [email protected] and I would be happy to help :) See more..
4.0 Bangkirai Hill Nature Tourism (142 reviews)
- Isabelle (France)
Spent 2-3 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks • Nature & Wildlife Areas • Bridges

Safe and wonderful canopy tour with an English speaking guide, allowing you to have a fantastic overview on the forest and also excellent for birds and monkeys observation. Interestingly, at that place, I also made a 2 hour trek during the night with a ranger and we saw different mammals (civets,...), owls and tarentule. Highly recommended Also, close to that place, make a boat trip with a local fisherman on the black river, where you’ll see probiotic monkeys with their huge nose +++ See more..
4.0 Ayani Mega Mall (137 reviews)
- Modern Shopping Mall in Pontianak
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Shopping Malls

This is a good size modern shopping mall with 4 levels. Cinema on top located just outside the city area of Pontianak. Two amusement arcade places with international fastfood franchises and eateries such as KFC, Texas Fried Chicken, Chatime, Breadtalk, Pizza Hut, 77 Estele and A&W to name a few. Well air conditioned to hide away from the hot and humid weather. Multiple levels and ample carparks available in the complex or surrounding it. There's a hypermarket on the ground floor of the building of for shopping for groceries. See more..
4.0 Pasar Terapung (135 reviews)
- Floating Market
Speciality & Gift Shops

Just got back from a great trip to Kalimantan! I went with my wife and our friend from work and we stayed two nights in Banjarmasin, so we checked out the floating markets and did a canal tour. Our guide, Mukani (081351194444 and email: [email protected]), was really awesome and I highly recommend him. He was really nice, informative and reasonably priced.We went out early in the morning, ate some good food, and got to see something that is unfortunately all too rare, community. Later that afternoon we met back up for the canal tour which I'll leave for you to experience yourself. Both were a lot of fun, and it was exciting to see some of the local culture! See more..
4.0 Sun Bear Education and Conservation Center (120 reviews)
- Well worth the visit
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

The sun bears are in the same area as the Orangutan Islands. Both places are definitely worth the visit. In fact we flew to Balikpapan to stay at the Lodge and see the Orangutans and Sun bears and we weren't disappointed. It is amazing to see the work the BOS is doing to save both species. Great place to support! See more..
4.0 BIG Mall (89 reviews)
- New choice for shopping
Spent More than 3 hours Shopping Malls

BIG Mall is a stylish and modern shopping mall, strategically located on the bank of Mahakam river, Samarinda. Your New GREAT Lifestyle. Come & enjoy! See more..
4.0 Museum Negeri Pontianak (71 reviews)
- Closed on Public holidays
Speciality Museums

Though it is closed on public holidays, I still enjoy the garden behind the museum and the miniature around. They are great!! I really hope the state government can keep the museum well. See more..
4.0 Pampang Cultural Park (66 reviews)
- Dayak Village
Parks

Ok, I have been lived in Samarinda almost 1 year and I want to go to this village. It took about 40 minutes ride by motorcycle from my home to this village. You can see about 9 dances but you have to pay first to see this dances but it worth to pay. This show start on Sunday 02.00 PM. Recommended place to go when you go to Samarinda, I mean you must go to this place when you visiting Samarinda See more..
4.0 Bontang Kuala Village (55 reviews)
- See another life in the sea village
Spent < 1 hour Neighborhoods • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Good place to know another side of bontang local communities who lives above the sea, they build the house and lives in there... See more..
4.0 Mangrove & Proboscis Conservation Area (52 reviews)
- Spotting the monkey
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Nature & Wildlife Tours

Tarakan is a typical untidy and chaotic Indonesian city. It is thus a big surprise to discover this oasis in the midst of the city. It is a mangrove swamp which is walled in. There are boardwalks running through the trees. The forest is home to Proboscis monkeys. They are big and if they jump up in front of you are quite intimidating. But I don't think they eat people. Definitely a good attraction to visit in Tarakan. There isn't much else. (sorry Tarakan residents!) See more..