National Park · North Kalimantan, Kalimantan

Kayan Mentarang National Park

National park in Indonesia

Description

Kayan Mentarang National Park is a densely forested national park located in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The national park is named after a great dispersed Mentarang mountain trails plateau of Apau Kayan which covers the entire park from Datadian area in south region to Apau Ping area in mid region until Long Bawan in north region.

History

Declared a national park in 1996 protecting vital endemic species of Borneo.

Local Culture

Preserves ancestral Dayak archaeological sites and cultural stone monuments.

Activities

✦ Jungle hiking
✦ Visit Dayak village

Culinary

Dayak rice wrapped in leavesSmoked jungle boar