Bangkirai Hill, Stunning Natural Area Tourism

If you want to travel on weekends, Bukit Bangkirai natural tourism area which is located in District Samboja likely to be a choice vacation with family, relatives or lovers. In this Bangkirai Hill area, tourists can enjoy the atmosphere of tropical rain forest that is still natural and even the birds singing and the voices of other forest animals still can be heard.

Not only that, the tourists who have problems at altitude might be able to try the challenge to pursue a canopy bridge or bridges connecting the canopy suspended from 5 trees Bangkirai. Surely there's an eerie feeling, but exciting when down the suspension bridge at a height of 30 feet from the face of the land while the cool breeze enough chilling goose bumps, especially the swinging bridge at the moment we've only reached half way.

But for those whose souls do not have the problem of height, canopy walk down the bridge really fun. From the upper canopy bridge, tourists can freely view the panorama of tropical rain forest (tropical rain forest) Bangkirai Hill and watched from nearby stands of canopy formation "Dipteropcarpaceae" which is characteristic of tropical rain forests, which form the upper stratum of mutual connection connects.

Length overall canopy of existing bridge on the Mount Bangkirai is 64 meters long that connects the 5 trees Bangkirai. To reach the canopy bridge, there are two towers of ironwood trees established around Bangkirai.

"Canopy existing bridge on the Mount Bangkirai this is the first in Indonesia, both in Asia and the eighth in the world. Its construction was made in the United States, and in terms of security is also quite secure." said Ir Ruspian Noor, one of the officers of Inhutani I.

As a natural tourism area, a variety of facilities and infrastructure has been prepared for the tourists who come like a restaurant with a menu that is varied enough, Lamin for meetings that can accommodate 100 people, as well as lodging in the form of cottages with air conditioning and jugle cabin, the cottage is not equipped facilities electricity so that tourists who stay there can feel the atmosphere of an actual forest.

Bangkirai Hill area which covers 1500 hectares is an area of forest conservation has an important role to develop a wet tropical forest monuments that can be used as a means of environmental education and forestry.
The forest area of this tour aims to develop the tourism potential of natural and scientific research and improve the environment and the affection of the forest. On March 14, 1998, 510 hectares of this area was established as tourist areas by Djamalludin Suryohadikusumo, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia in the Sixth Development Cabinet as an effort to develop the tourism potential of natural and scientific as well as to increase the love of the environment, especially the flora and fauna.

Natural tourism area is named for Mount Bangkirai Bangkirai dominant tree species that grow in the protected forest area. Bangkirai tree was then used as the mascot of the main attractions which has worldwide this. In this area there are many Bangkirai trees older than 150 years to reach a height of 40 to 50 m, with a diameter of 2.3 m. Growth banir (root board), a large and powerful make this tree has a value of its own beauty.

Bangkirai Hill is located about 150 km from the town of Tenggarong or Samarinda and only about 58 km from the city of Aberdeen and 20 km from the capital district Samboja. To achieve this natural tourist area, tourists can take it by road using four-wheel vehicles and motorcycles.

Geographically, the area of Bukit Bangkirai including lowland (lowland primary) "dipterocarp forest" that is stable, so that this area be a place of invasion of birds from the Forest Park of Bukit Soeharto (approximately 30 km) and the surrounding areas affected by forest fires. From the observations that have been done, there are 113 bird species live in the area of Bukit Bangkirai this.

The types of fauna that exist in the area of Bukit Bangkirai is Owa-Owa (Hylobates muelleri), monkey (Macaca nemestrina), Red monkey (Presbytus rubicunda), Long-tailed monkey (Macaca fascicularis), Warthog (Susvittatus), Flying Squirrel (Squiler ) and Sambar (Corvus unicolor), which has ditangkarkan.

The area is also rich in Bukit Bangkirai wild orchids that grow naturally on trees that are still living and the dead. There are at least 45 species of orchids that can be found in this region, including the Black Orchid (Coelegyne pandurata) is very famous and became one of East Kalimantan's mascot. In addition to cultivation of natural orchids, as well as to develop a new hybrid orchid Orchid Kala, Apple Blossom and Orchid Orchid Vanda. In addition to the orchid garden, nature recreation area is also equipped with orchards covering an area of 4 hectares.

To maintain the integrity and preservation of trees bangkirai in this area, the manager of the Mount Bangkirai Tree Adoption program offers to its sponsors or donors to become "foster parents" for the trees bangkirai desired. Currently, the adoption of the tree is mostly done by the JICA Japan VIVO. You are interested in adopting a tree? Come to the Mount Bangkirai, recreation while preserving nature.