Down the River Sekonyer adventure, dare?

Borneo island is the island of a thousand rivers. Large rivers like the dragon snaking inland divide. River became the main transportation routes on the island.

However, more than just transportation routes, rivers in Kalimantan, also keeps the tourist potential. In Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, precisely in the area of Tanjung Putting National Park, West Kotawaringin, Sekonyer River, offers action adventure.

"Sekonyer River, a potential tourist objects. Therefore, this potential will be developed," said Head of Tourism Destination Development Division of Culture and Tourism Kalteng Meyarti Aida, SH, in Palangkaraya, Thursday (16 / 7).

According to Aida Meyarti, Sekonyer River had often visited by foreign tourists. Sekonyer River is a river transportation routes to areas where there is TNTP location of the orang-utan rehabilitation of endangered species.

The advantage compared to other rivers Sekonyer River is the beautiful scenery and the natural environment there is a unique animal species and interesting. Kumai River which is part of the path there Sekonyer type Irrawaddy River. There are also called local wildlife as the animals' dugong-dugong. " Dugong-dugong, also known as sea cows because their habitat is the area of sea grasses in estuaries.

In addition, the travel lane with a raft Sekonyer River (outboard) tour, will travel through the mangrove areas dominated by mangroves (Rhizophora spp), Sonneratia trees (Sonneratia spp) that grow roots breath (pneumatophore). Another tree in the travel lane that is kendeka (Bruguiera spp), and the tree nirih (Xylocarpus spp).

Citing a historical record, Aida Meyarti explained, Crocodile River was the original name of River Sekonyer, Sekonyer name derives from the name of a ship that is Sikuner ship. The original name of the vessel is modified based on the language of Malays into Sekonyer.

During Dutch colonial rule, in the Crocodile River estuary berlabuhlah a pirate ship or pirate. The ship was sunk right in the Crocodile River estuary because they were shot by a fellow named Bujang with a small cannon called "Palembang" belonged to an Islamic religious leader, "Kyai Gede."

Cannons can be fired only by the descendants of Kyai Gede or one ethnic Dayak Gambu, by people around then Sekonyer name is often used to refer to the original name of the Crocodile River.

Travel the path of this river and then find the area of plant palm (Nypa fruticans Wurmb) and area Rasau tree, then continue to Tanjung Harapan village Sekonyer, Pesalat place conservation education, tourism Tanggui Pondok, Pondok soar, Muara Ali, Long Lake to camp Leakey, site rehabilitation orangutans.