Bukit Bangkirai, Region Enchanting Nature in Indonesia

 if you want to travel on weekends, the area of ​​Bukit Bangkirai nature, located in District Samboja may be selected holidays with family, relatives or lovers. In Bukit Bangkirai, tourists can enjoy the atmosphere of the tropical rain forest of unspoiled and even the chirping of birds and the sounds of the other forest animals can still be heard.

Not only that, the tourists who have a problem at an altitude might be able to try the challenge to pursue a canopy bridge or bridges connecting the canopy that hangs five Bangkirai trees. Surely there is an eerie feeling, but fun if along the suspension bridge at a height of 30 meters from ground level while the breeze is cool enough bump in the night, let alone the more swinging bridge at the time we reached halfway.

Bukit Bangkirai, Kawasan Nature that MempesonaTapi for the soul does not have the problem of heights, walk down the canopy bridge is really fun. From the top canopy bridge, tourists can freely view the panorama of tropical rain forest (tropical rain forest) Bangkirai Hill as well as closely watching the canopy formations stand "Dipteropcarpaceae" which is characteristic of a tropical rain forest, which forms the upper stratum of mutually concatenated.

The overall length canopy bridge in Bukit Bangkirai is along a 64 meter connecting five Bangkirai trees. To reach the canopy bridge, there are two towers of ironwood established around the trunk Bangkirai.

"Canopy bridge in Bukit Bangkirai is the first in Indonesia, both in Asia and the eighth in the world. Its construction was made in the United States, and in terms of security is also quite secure." Ir Ruspian said Noor, one of the officers of PT INHUTANI I.

As nature tourism, infrastructures and facilities have been prepared for visitors who come as a restaurant with a menu that varies, lamin for meetings that can accommodate 100 people, as well as lodging in the form of cottages with air conditioning and jugle cabin, the cottage is not equipped with facilities electricity so that tourists who stay there can feel the real atmosphere of the forest.

Bangkirai Hill area which covers 1,500 hectares are forest areas of conservation which have an important role to develop a wet tropical natural forest monuments that can be used as a means of environmental education and forestry.

Bukit Bangkirai, Kawasan Nature that MempesonaKawasan forest tour is aimed at developing the potential of nature tourism and scientific research and to increase the love of society on the environment and forests. On March 14, 1998, 510 hectares of area was established as tourist areas by Djamalludin Suryohadikusumo, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia on the sixth Development Cabinet as efforts to develop the potential of nature tourism and scientific as well as to increase the love of the environment, especially on the flora and fauna.

Natural tourism area is named for the dominant tree Bukit Bangkirai Bangkirai types that grow in this protected forest areas. Bangkirai tree mascot was later used as the main tourist attraction that has worldwide. In this area there are many Bangkirai trees older than 150 years with a height of 40 to 50 m, with a diameter of 2.3 m. Growth buttresses (root board) a large and powerful make this tree has a value of its own beauty.

Bangkirai Hill is located approximately 150 km from the city of Samarinda and Tenggarong or only about 58 km from the city of Aberdeen and 20 km from the capital district Samboja. To reach the area's natural attractions, tourists can take it by road using four wheel drive vehicles and two wheels.

Geographically, the area includes low-lying Bangkirai Hill (primary lowland) "dipterocarp forest" stable, so that this area be a place of avian invasion of the territory of Forest Areas Taman Wisata Bukit Soeharto (about 30 km) and surrounding areas affected by forest fires. From the observations that have been made, there are 113 species of birds that live in this area of ​​Bukit Bangkirai.

The types of fauna in the area of ​​Bukit Bangkirai is Owa-Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), monkey (Macaca nemestrina), Javan Red (Presbytus rubicunda), Monkey Tail Length (Macaca fascicularis), Wild Boar (Susvittatus), Squirrel Fly (Squiler ) and Sambar (Corvus unicolor) that have been bred.

Bangkirai Hill area is also rich in natural orchids that grow naturally on trees that were alive or dead. There are at least 45 types of orchids that can be found in this region, including the Black Orchid (Coelegyne pandurata) is very popular and became one of the mascots of East Kalimantan. In addition to the cultivation of orchids nature, also made the development of cross pollination of orchids such as Orchid Kala, Orchid Apple Blossom and Vanda orchids. In addition to the orchid garden, nature tourism is also equipped with an orchard of 4 hectares.

To maintain the integrity and preservation of trees bangkirai in the region, the manager of the Bukit Bangkirai Tree Adoption program offers to sponsors or donors to become "foster parent" for trees bangkirai desired. This time the tree adoption of many carried out by the VIVO JICA Japan. You are interested in adopting a tree? Come to Bukit Bangkirai, recreation while preserving nature.