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Sebangau National Park
Mangkok & the Sebangau National Park
Sebangau National Park
The Grand Old Lady of the Kahayan River
Katingan
Longhouse at Tumbang Manggu
Sebangau National Park
Cruising the Sebangau National Park
Bukit Rawi
Dayak carvings in historic Bukit Rawi
Kotawaringin
Gagu Longhouse
Sebangau National Park
The improbable proboscis monkey
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Tanjung Puting
Essential safety guidelines when encountering orangutans on forest pathways in Tanjung Puting NP
WOW Borneo, Sep 5, 2026
0On a recent viait to the Tanjung Puting National Park, Wow Borneo guests encounter a mature ....
Kotawaringin
Gagu Longhouse
wowborneo, Dec 25, 2025
0Tumbang Gagu Longhouse was founded in 1870 using the traditional Dayak method of releasing a chicken ....
Sebangau National Park
Cruising the Sebangau National Park
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Close to Palangka Raya is the unique Sebangau National Park – it is home to thousands ....
Katingan
Glassy reflections on the black water lakes
WOW Borneo, Oct 7, 2026
0Shadowing the sweeping bends and lowland forests of the lower Katingan River, canals and rivers draining ....
Bukit Rawi
Dayak carvings in historic Bukit Rawi
WOW Borneo, Sep 10, 2026
0The traditional sandungs or second burial houses of Dayak tribes around the Palangka Raya area, are brilliantly coloured, ....
Katingan
Longhouse at Tumbang Manggu
WOW Borneo, Sep 9, 2026
0On the Samba tributary of the Katingan River sits this stunning longhouse or betang at Tumbang Manggu. Although ....
Sebangau National Park
The Grand Old Lady of the Kahayan River
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Recent renovations to the Rahai’i Pangun improved the cabins, added ensuites and replaced equipment. She is ....
Sebangau National Park
Mangkok & the Sebangau National Park
WOW Borneo, Sep 21, 2026
0Accessing this relatively recently declared wild orangutan National Park, although close to the provincial capital of ....
Sebangau National Park
The improbable proboscis monkey
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Nasalis larvatus is a large, exquisitely coloured and graceful monkey that is a native of the ....
Rungan
The Rungan Forests – Exploring the Natural Heritage of Ancient Borneo close to Palangka Raya
WOW Borneo, Nov 22, 2016
0At ground level, a green and brown humid world of fallen leaves, mosses and lichens, and ....
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Gagu Longhouse
wowborneo, Dec 25, 2025
0Tumbang Gagu Longhouse was founded in 1870 using the traditional Dayak method of releasing a chicken and seeing where it roosts. In an isolated area, on ....
Essential safety guidelines when encountering orangutans on forest pathways in Tanjung Puting NP
WOW Borneo, Sep 5, 2026
0On a recent viait to the Tanjung Puting National Park, Wow Borneo guests encounter a mature male orangutan, known as Roger Danuarta, the King in Tanjung Harapan. ....
Cruising the Sebangau National Park
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Close to Palangka Raya is the unique Sebangau National Park – it is home to thousands of truly wild orangutans. They are not easy to see, ....
Dayak carvings in historic Bukit Rawi
WOW Borneo, Sep 10, 2026
0The traditional sandungs or second burial houses of Dayak tribes around the Palangka Raya area, are brilliantly coloured, some with fantastic detail and finesse. The fearsome snake eater ....
Glassy reflections on the black water lakes
WOW Borneo, Oct 7, 2026
0Shadowing the sweeping bends and lowland forests of the lower Katingan River, canals and rivers draining the forests and stranded river bends form a web of ....
Longhouse at Tumbang Manggu
WOW Borneo, Sep 9, 2026
0On the Samba tributary of the Katingan River sits this stunning longhouse or betang at Tumbang Manggu. Although constructed over the last 3 decades, it is conceived on ....
Mangkok & the Sebangau National Park
WOW Borneo, Sep 21, 2026
0Accessing this relatively recently declared wild orangutan National Park, although close to the provincial capital of Palangka Raya, is a challenge through the dense and peaty ....
The Grand Old Lady of the Kahayan River
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Recent renovations to the Rahai’i Pangun improved the cabins, added ensuites and replaced equipment. She is returned, happily plying the river she has serviced for 50 ....
The improbable proboscis monkey
WOW Borneo, Sep 7, 2026
0Nasalis larvatus is a large, exquisitely coloured and graceful monkey that is a native of the rivers, swamps and coastal mangroves of Borneo. It is classified ....
The Rungan Forests – Exploring the Natural Heritage of Ancient Borneo close to Palangka Raya
WOW Borneo, Nov 22, 2016
0At ground level, a green and brown humid world of fallen leaves, mosses and lichens, and decaying tree trunks shelters under the towering canopy of a ....