For boats
Kumai Town is the gateway to the
world famous Tanjung Puting National Park,
home of Camp Leakey
and the largest wild orangutan sanctuary in the world.
APPROACH
Approach
and entrance to Kumai river is shallow and narrow, but if you follow the routs
you can expect depths of 5 to 9 m. In one point there is a
shallow of 2.4 meters
(on LW) m.
Note that
some electronics charts are moved. Approach from the S. keep the green buoy to starboard and stay 300-400m
off the beach.
Waypoints
are as follows:
a) 003 09.54
S / 111 37.69 E
b) 003
00.33 S / 111 39.93 E
c) 002
57.12 S / 111 41.09 E
d) 002
56.58 S / 111 41.62 E
e) 002 54.73
S / 111 42.29 E
f) 002
54.24 S / 111 42.52 E
g) 002
53.54 S / 111 42.10 E
h) 002
53.26 S / 111 42.15 E
i) 002 51.42 S / 111 43.21 E
then follow
the in the middle of the river. Note there is a strong outgoing current on the
river (1 to 4 knots). The current change with tide, in-going current is weak (up
to 1-2 knots).
If you
approaching the river during the night or there is a strong current you can
anchor at the mouth of the river at position:
002 53.60 S
/ 111 42.10 E
ANOCHORING
Anchor
along the east shore opposite to town in 11-15m of water on mud bottom with good holding. Make
sure you give more room than usual, as boats tend to swing oddly with each
change of the tide.
We did it
on position:
02 44.53S
and 111 43.95E
DINGHY
LANDING
There is
few small wooden wharfs where Klotoks are moored. You can try to tie your
dinghy to one of them. Ask locals for permission. We did it to wharf belongs to
Tourist Office at position:
02 44.16N
and 111 43.87E
FORMALITIES
Kumai is a
port of entry, but I have no data about formalities. The Harbour Master's
office is close to the ferry dock. You can reach it via the only main road, it
is facing the river.
FUEL AND
WATER
Ask local
people (which come to your boat and offer tours. They can deliver water and
fuel in jerry cans.
PROVISIONING
There are
many small and medium size groceries in the town. Basic hardwires can be found.
Vegetables and fruit you can buy on local market in the mornings.
BANK AND ATM
There is 2
or 3 banks and ATMs in the town.
SERVICES:
If you need
to book a tour, take a fuel or do some reparation you can contact:
HARRY YACHT
SERVICE. KUMAI.
Jl.
H.M.idris No 911, Kumai Hulu, Pangkalan Bun. 74181
central Kalimantan. INDONESIA
Phone-Fax :
+62 532 61358
Mobile : +62 812
5086105, +62 8567 434 414 (24
hours service)
Email :
harryyskumai@gmail.com
Radio
channel : 77/16/17
For crews
Orangutan
in Tanjung Puting
National Park are the main attraction
in Kalimantan. When you drop the anchor some
local boats will come to greet you and offer a 1,2 or 3 days trip to the Park
by boat (Klotok). There is few tour offices in the town also.
Two and
three day trips up the Sekonyer river can be arranged and your agent will
organize all the park permits, the Klotok river boat, guides and crew. One day
trip is possible, but you will not see much, it's definitely to short.
I recommend
2 day trip.
Fees
anchorage -
free
fuel -
10.000 rupiah per liter
2 days trip
~2.000.000 rupiah
3 days trip
~3.000.000 rupiah