This journey brings together two of Indonesia’s wildest and most ecologically rich environments. You begin with a Borneo orangutan safari deep inside Tanjung Puting National Park. After the river expedition, you fly onward to board your chosen Indonesia yacht charter, exploring Komodo and neighbouring islands with expert local crews.

Across rainforest, river, reef and remote islands, this combined route offers a rare chance to encounter the Indonesia Big Five: orangutans, Komodo dragons, manta rays, whale sharks (Saleh Bay), flying foxes and pygmy seahorses, alongside cultural insight into Indonesia’s sea-nomadic Moken/Sama-Bajau communities.

Borneo Orangutan Safari Along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park

Your Borneo expedition begins in Pangkalan Bun, where you board a private klotok, an upgraded version of the traditional Indonesian riverboat used for journeys deep into the rainforest. Designed for comfort without detaching you from the environment, the vessel offers air-conditioned cabins, modern facilities and wide viewing decks ideal for wildlife observation.

As you travel along the Sekonyer River, rainforest towers over the banks. Proboscis monkeys gather in the trees, hornbills sweep overhead, macaques appear along the waterline and the atmosphere grows increasingly remote. The pace is unhurried, allowing the landscape to reveal itself naturally.

On land, guided walks reveal Komodo dragons in their natural habitat. At dusk, thousands of flying foxes sweep through the sky, silhouetted against the volcanic ridgelines. Routes can allow for insight into the Moken/Sama-Bajau sea communities, whose culture remains deeply tied to the tides and reefs.

This experience-driven approach sits at the core of Pelorus expeditions: authentic, conservation-focused and built around genuine discovery in remote, wildlife-rich environments.