Rimba Ecolodge
Sekonyer River, edge of Tanjung Puting National Park
www.ecolodgesindonesia.com/rimba-ecolodge-orangutan-tours-indonesia
reservation@ecolodgesindonesia.com
+62 361 722 755
+62 812 399 5212 cell
The Rimba Ecolodge is perched on the edge of the Sekonyer River and is surrounded by forest. The rooms, restaurant, and main lodge are built on elevated platforms. There are no roads: access is only by boat from the Port of Kumai. Chartered speedboats can be arranged from Kumai Harbor.
I highly recommend staying here for a night before your tour starts and having the klotok pick you up at Rimba Ecolodge.
Flores Homestay
Sekonyer Village (near Rimba Ecolodge, Tanjung Puting National Park)
+62 0812 516 4727 | flora1homestay@gmail.com
Flores only has three rooms, and offers twin or double beds with mosquito net and small verandas overlooking the Sekonyer River.
Yayorin Homestay Ecolodge
www.yayorin.com
Jl Bhayangkara, km 1
Pangkalan Bun
yayorinindonesia@gmail.com
+62 53 229057
Run by Yayorin (Yayasan Orangutan Indonesia), a grass roots conservation NGO, this homestay is close to the airport and partway between Pasir Panjang and Pangkalan Bun. The rooms have woven fiber walls, batik print linens, and private verandas overlooking wooded gardens. Absolutely charming! In the past, they have offered guests their motorbike to go to a nearby restaurant, or offered dinner on the veranda. Yayorin can also book taxis to the airport, which takes about twenty minutes.
KARAYA BEACH HOMESTAY
For a very unique, rural homestay in a stunning beach setting, consider a trip to Karaya Beach and a homestay with Ninik Usuk (ninik means grandmother in the Malay language), a local woman from Karaya village. For more information, see the Other Tours section.