5 Beautiful Places in Samarinda

This is Samarinda, East Borneo, Indonesia. 

First came to this place, I think that this is a city that is quite dense and spatial not so good. Yes. Because this city is one of the most populous cities in Kalimantan. When compared to some other cities in Indonesia, Samarinda tourism is not widely known. But in fact this city has many tourist attractions worth visiting. Samarinda known tenunnya fabric that is checkered with various colors. In fact, this city have plenty of tourism potential in addition to its distinctive woven fabric.

1. Cultural Village Pampang

Cultural tourism demand because besides can see the local culture, you can also learn about other cultures. In London, there is a popular cultural attractions that Pampang Cultural Village.

The village is inhabited by the Dayak Kenyah. On weekends, this tourist spot visited by many tourists outside the city and abroad. Every Sunday, at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. held art shows in lamin or village meeting halls. This building is unique because it is a traditional house with carvings typical Dayak tribe.

2.  Telaga Permai Batu Besaung

Tourist attractions in Samarinda This is a green area which is used as a camping site. Although not camping here, but you can still enjoy the beauty of this Telaga Permai Batu Besaung.

Land in the region have varying heights so that the river through which so resembles a short waterfall. You can soak and play in the shallow water reservoirs. Additionally, you can also walk to explore the area to see its beauty.

Telaga Permai Batu Besaung just 15 km from the center of the city of Samarinda.

3.  Kumala Island

Kumala island is a tourist spot Samarinda in the middle of the Mahakam River. The island is derived from river silt deposition. If seen, elongated shape resembling an overturned boat.

These attractions are called like Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in Jakarta. This is because the island of Borneo Kumala also describe the culture ranging from traditional buildings, temples and also calf.

In addition to building local cultural value, here too there is a vehicle for modern games such as sky tower height of 75 meters, mini train, cable car and also komemdi swivel. If you want to stay, there DJS Resort which provides cottage and swimming pool.

These attractions are in the west of the city Tenggarong, Kutai district, or 27 from the city of Samarinda. To reach the island of Kumala, you can cross using a motor boat or cable car of Tenggarong.

4.  Beras Basah Island

Pulau Beras Basah (Wet Rice Island) is located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, precisely in the Makassar Strait. It takes about 3 hours from Samarinda to reach these attractions. The duration of the trip will be paid when you see for yourself the beauty of Pulau Beras Basah.

Views of the white sand and clear blue water will make you forget the long drive to get here. You will also be greeted by a tall lighthouse that has been unused. The beauty of the island is not only limited to the white sand and panoramic beaches, underwater world Pulau Beras Basah can not be missed.

Do not forget to bring lunch because the island is unspoiled and uninhabited. For lodging, you can find it in Bontang.

5. Green Valley Recreation Park

These attractions are not far from the Botanical Gardens Unmul Samarinda, precisely in the path of Samarinda - Bontang KM 15. Green Valley Recreational Park there are camping ground, flying fox, a replica of the forest, swimming pool, playground, gazebo, fishing ponds and the cafeteria. In addition to being a tourist Samarinda which is visited by many families, this park is also used as a location for outbound for school children and employees of many companies. Entrance to the Green Valley Recreation Park is IDR 5,000 per person. As for your outbound ticket charged IDR 180,000 per person.

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Labuan Cermin Lake

Can i tell you a story? This is the journey of backpackerborneo in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. this is amazing journey because that land. This is real story. He say.....

Ever heard of a lake that has two flavors and transparent like glass? If you do not come to Labuan Cermin Lake!

Labuan Cermin Lake located in the village of Labuan Kelambu in Kecamatan Biduk-Biduk East Kalimantan, which can be reached by land route approximately 6 to 7 hours from the capital of Berau Regency, Tanjung Redeb. To achieve Berau itself there are several ways as it is commonly done to achieve Derawan Islands. It is usually tourists who come here usually first visited the underwater paradise Derawan Islands.

Small Fish

The first morning I was in Biduk-Biduk greeted by sunshine looks shyly at the eastern horizon, shortly after breakfast of grilled fish as big as the palm of the hand as I mentioned in my previous article, (Guest First Specialty Sivia, Biduk-Biduk) I drove slowly by bike loaned by the innkeeper.

Follow signs Labuan Cermin lake, I went into a seemingly newly cemented road, almost missed when arriving on a bridge as banner information already looks dull, torn here and there and writing barely legible anymore.

Door to Lake

While waiting for the boat, I had a talk with the store owner's mother that I frequent, apparently she rents inner tubes to float and tools for snorkeling. In fact, he also briefly talked about the unfair competition by one of the owners of the ship. He forbade riding to hire a tire with him because he also had 3 tires rented at the lake.

Play in water like mirror

Apparently it is true that the mother complained, I myself heard when no one wants to hire a tire he said, "Do not just hire here, inside as well I also have a tire for rent".

"I knew it themselves heard" his mother said. I just smiled, the actual situation is different if he just suggested to the guests who come to pick hire here or within, not by banning. Sad indeed, greed can sometimes blinds people.

Labuan Cermin Lake

After the second boat came sayapun soon rise because it coincided with one family group who came. There are only two boats usually brings tourists here, after ushering guests to their lake back to the bridge unntuk waiting for a ride that want to the lake, only then they pick up the guests who were present inside.

As soon as the boat left the bridge boat departure point directly facing the swift currents of the inside because it coincided with the water began to recede. After passing under the iron bridge we will enter a lagoon that is not telalu in, to essentially be seen clearly.

Not far was a trip to the lake two flavors, about 15 minutes after a trip through the entrance obstructed by the pipe clean water to deter boat into the lake when the tide, we will enter into a lake with turquoise waters.

Two Sense Lake

There is a raft that was created for the tourists dressed and sat before getting into the water. I tried to dip their hands and taste it with my tongue,

Ah, tasteless.

"Below you salty, when ordinary just above the water" says a child beside me.

That's the first thing I did when I first got a glass-clear lake water, no wonder people call it the Labuan Lake Mirror. In addition to crystal clear water of the lake that is not wider than a football field also has a uniqueness that is not owned by any other ordinary lake, the water content in it. Seawater and freshwater live peacefully side by side like glass separated by invisible to the eye.

Feel the freedom

Light penetrating through the base

Swim around in clear water refreshing not only rejuvenate, but also my mind after a long journey that I went through to get here. Enjoy every moment of soaking in cold water, see the fish swimming with benign is called "Real Holiday".

Capitalised leased mask and fins I tried to swim to the other side of the lake. But the shadow of a water creature with sharp teeth tearing a thigh smooth bikini in the film "Piranha" made me reverse the body, is a kind of film that makes the image of animals such as sharks will not interfere with actual human beings if not interrupted, even tend to fear and shy when meeting a human being becomes terribly.

Around with boat

Schools of fish seem to swim freely in the timber submerged in the water, I tried several dives to feel the difference of water in the lake. My little friend was also dive to the bottom of the lake to fill bottles with salt water that is beneath for just membuktika to others who are not able to dive.

The sun started shining just above the crown of when we started leaving this lake, we should stir mercurial captain to look for the deeper parts of the water so that the bow of the boat we did not touch the bottom of the water.

Actually there are many other potential possessed by the Biduk-Biduk District, just unfortunately still has not worked and managed properly. Coastline that stretches all the way to have a clean white beach equipped with palm trees swaying as if calling for to put into the trunk hammock while enjoying coconut water straight from the tree.

 Biduk-biduk Beach

Relax in a hammock 

In addition there is a gulf Sulaiman landscape surrounded by green hills, waterfall, fast-flowing river that even an island which is said to have underwater scenery with beautiful coral reefs. Unfortunately I do not have time to explore further the potential hidden-owned by the Biduk-Biduk. The message "Do not forget to come back here ya" from the innkeeper's mother seemed to presage that one day I will come back to this place.

That his story. 

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