Lake Sentarum

Sentarum Lake National Park is representative of wetland ecosystem of the lake, freshwater swamp forest and tropical rain forest in Borneo.

Sentarum Lake as a seasonal lake in the park is located on the side of the Kapuas river basin, which is about 700 km from the estuary leading to the South China Sea. Bordered by hills and high plains around it, Lake Sentarum the water catchment area and as well as watersheds for the Kapuas River Basin. Thus, the areas located downstream of the Kapuas River is highly dependent on fluctuations in the amount of water collected in the lake.

Sentarum Lake National Park has a distinctive and original plants are Tembesu / tengkawang (Shorea beccariana). There are also plants such as the lowland forests (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), meranti (Shorea sp.), Keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), And ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwagerí).

Aquatic systems from freshwater lakes and flooded forests makes Lake Sentarum unlike other lakes. The water was colored dark reddish because they contain tannins derived from peat in the surrounding forest. In the rainy season, water depth can reach 6-8 meters and cause tergenangnya surrounding forest. However, during the dry season, where the height of water in the Kapuas river gradually decreased, water from Lake Sentarum will flow into the Kapuas River in the river so that water discharge is relatively stable. Finally at the peak of the dry season, the state of Sentarum Lake and the surrounding area will become a vast expanse of land. The fish that were at the lake, will be seen in small ponds.

People's lives around the national park which tribe Dayak Iban, Sebaruk, Sontas, Kenyah and Punan still traditional. Longhouse (Shopping), which is inhabited by various tribes such magnitude, there are five to eight inhabited and there are heads of households who occupied 15 to 30 heads of households. Longhouses inhabited by 15-30 head of the family, have an average length of 186 meters and a width of six meters. Life at home betang shows a harmony, innocence and the hospitality of the tribe, and usually the tourists will be treated to dance, dayak.

Some locations / attractions to be visited:
Lanjak hill, and the Mount Nanga Kenelang Tekenang. See the panorama of the lake, boating and bird and animal observation equipped for research laboratories.

How to achieve location: Pontiac-Sintang-Semitau using four-wheeled vehicle about 11 hours or Sintang-Semitau using Longboat (bandong) taken about seven hours. From Semitau to the location using motor boats Lanjak majors. Pontianak-Putussibau by plane about two hours and from Putussibau to Nanga Longboat Suhaid with about seven hours.