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  1. peristrema avatar

    RE: Advice on Tanjung Puting

    by peristrema 22 May 2012

    Thank You for your information, which is very helpful, a couple of questions... as I told, we do not travel with sleeping bag, do the…

  2. cgyoder avatar

    Re: Advice on Tanjung Puting

    by cgyoder 21 May 2012

    Hi, I was there in May 2011. If you are traveling in Borneo, you can take a bus to Pankalai Bun, which is the jumping off town, but…

  3. roby78 avatar

    RE: Kalimantan Parks

    by roby78 19 May 2012

    Hi again, I share my itinerary, for two reasons: first, it could be useful to other people going in Kalimantan; second, if someone has…

  4. Philby_Walsh avatar

    Re: Indonesia - Borneo Update

    by Philby_Walsh 15 April 2012

    Thanks for the updates montgomeryjlion. All - Does anyone have any latest info on road transport (i.e. Bus / Kijang etc.) from *Banjarmas…

  5. kenko avatar

    Re: Kalimantan

    by kenko 14 April 2012

    The gateway city to Pulau Derawan is Berau which has an airport. You fly into Berau from Balikpapan. Then you need to take land transpor…

  6. mdm11 avatar

    Re: Hostel/budget hotel Banjarmasin

    by mdm11 04 April 2012

    Can anyone recommend a quaint and cultural place to stay in Banjarmasin besides this Swiss hotel, Borneo Homestay or Hotel Aquarius? I"m…

  7. mdm11 avatar

    Re: Banjarmasin to Brunei flying route

    by mdm11 02 April 2012

    Thanks for the replies. I have thoroughly researched the world wide web and can only find connections way off in Jakarta and most often…

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    RE: Banjarmasin to Brunei flying route

    by anillos_de_saturno 31 March 2012

    The easiest route is changing planes in Jakarta. +Is there some way to not fly off Borneo to get up there?+ Yes but it involves severa…

  9. marcelwilders avatar

    RE: Banjarmasin to Brunei flying route

    by marcelwilders 31 March 2012

    I've been looking too at several websites but i also can only find flights with transfers in jakarta and KL. I guess it's not possible...…

  10. mdm11 avatar

    Banjarmasin to Brunei flying route

    by mdm11 30 March 2012

    Hi, What is the best flying route from Banjarmasin in southern Kalimantan to Brunei? There are a few routes via Jakarta and Kuala Limpur,…

  11. roby78 avatar

    RE: Kalimantan Parks

    by roby78 25 March 2012

    Thnak you Laszlo. Reading and planning my itinerary I'm oriented in visiting these places, moving between them through flights: - Tanjung…

  12. yadi_yasin avatar

    RE: banjarmasin, Martapuru & Cempaka

    by yadi_yasin 20 March 2012

    Hi For your planning check http://yadiyasin.blogspot.com Hope its will give you more idea to make planning arround Banjarmasin and…

  13. willyzaz1 avatar

    Singapore and a around

    by willyzaz1 17 March 2012

    Hi, we will be arriving in Singapore by the end of June. We 've been to Singapore before so we are interested in seeing more around Singapor…

  14. deepen666 avatar

    Re: Banjarmasin Car Rental

    by deepen666 08 March 2012

    Ty for that info butTaxi will be no use Im afraid Need transport for 6 days all around Banjarmasin Very little time in the city Getting…

  15. craneboywill avatar

    RE: Banjarmasin Car Rental

    by craneboywill 08 March 2012

    Hi, We usually just use the taxis. But make them wait for you. Easy places to catch them are at the airport, Martapura market, and the…

  16. deepen666 avatar

    Banjarmasin Car Rental

    by deepen666 08 March 2012

    GF and I are heading to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan in April Prices for rental cars there seem to be HUGE compared to the rest of…

  17. angmofellow avatar

    Re: Borneo

    by angmofellow 02 March 2012

    The bottom 2 of your list, Tanjung Puting Np, Banjarmasin- Martapura & Campaka are in Kalimantan (Indonesia Borneo) Yes, pygmy elephants…

  18. mancung avatar

    RE: banjarmasin, Martapuru & Cempaka

    by mancung 01 March 2012

    Banjarmasin is worth visiting, but not Martapura unless you are shopping for diamonds and you know exactly what you are doing--otherwise…

  19. snowfernblossom avatar

    Borneo

    by snowfernblossom 01 March 2012

    Hi, im travelling around Borneo in April for just over 2 weeks. The plan is Gunung Mulu NP Danum Valley Conservation Area Seporna Kina…

  20. snowfernblossom avatar

    banjarmasin, Martapuru & Cempaka

    by snowfernblossom 01 March 2012

    Hi, im travelling around Borneo in April for just over 2 weeks. The plan is Gunung Mulu NP Danum Valley Conservation Area Seporna Kina…

  21. MisterSteve avatar

    RE: Bogan Gila!

    by MisterSteve 21 February 2012

    I disagree. We are talking about Kuta where alcohol has been served and where Bule have been getting grossly intoxicated since at least…

  22. moron24 avatar

    Re: Guide in Benjamarsin Kalimantan

    by moron24 14 February 2012

    I had a great guide in Banjarmasin - Pak Mukani. His number a couple of years ago was +62 813 5119 4444. I've just googled him and found…

  23. vlong avatar

    Re: Getting to the Visayas from Flores OR Banjarmasin

    by vlong 11 February 2012

    Try to go to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. From there, there are Air Asia and Cebu Pacific flights going to Manila and Cebu in the…

  24. surfboy avatar

    RE: Getting to the Visayas from Flores OR Banjarmasin

    by surfboy 10 February 2012

    Cebu Pacific also has flights from KL to Manila and also from Singapore to Manila, Cebu and Clark..

  25. surfboy avatar

    RE: Getting to the Visayas from Flores OR Banjarmasin

    by surfboy 10 February 2012

    Cebu Pacific has flights to Manila from Jakarta.. Philippine Airlines has flights to Manila from Jakarta, Singapore and KL..

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