Kalimantan: Live It!

The Indonesian two-thirds of what was originally known as Borneo, Kalimantan is one of the largest and most mysterious islands in the world. The only place on earth you'll find freshwater dolphins (Mahakam River) along with an exceptional variety of monkeys and apes including the rare proboscis monkey.

The island's original inhabitants, the Dayaks, are famous, not only for they now discarded activity of headhunting, but also for their spectacular lamin or longhouses which you can visit at Tanjung Isuy.

Many of the acient Dayak crafts persist. Finely woven baskets and mats can be found in the markets, and Dayak beadwork is excellent. You could even, by chance, find beads that came from Kalimantan from Italy via China in the days of Marco Polo. Other points of interest are the diamond digging at Cempaka, the floating market at Banjarmasin, and the rare fauna and flora of the Kutai National Park.

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